Christmas Meal

Our Christmas Meal as usual was very popular with 33 members meeting at La Cucina, Sidcup on 8 December.  It took a while for everyone to be seated before they took our food orders but this gave Judy time to collect all the Secret Santa presents which were distributed later on during our meal.  We had taken up most of the restaurant and hope that the other diners weren't too bothered by all our chat and laughter.  The evening was a great way for members to speak to each other, something we don't always have time to do during our meetings.  Judy gave thanks to Joy & Chris for organising our quiz in October and to Margaret for all her help over the last year.

Deansfield Xmas Fair

Over the past few months members have been collecting baskets which they then filled or donated items, these were then all collected, decorated and sorted ready for our tombola last Saturday November 28th.  A team of volunteers arrived at their allotted slot to set up tables, organise tickets and lay out all the baskets ready to sell.  A total of 116 items very rapidly disappeared once the fair opened at 1pm and by 2pm we were ready to pack up! The amount raised was £193 so well done to everyone who made this possible.  Below see pictures of members who helped to decorate baskets at Joy's one afternoon and the finished baskets on display before the rush.

November Meeting

Our last meeting saw David Sleep give us a very enjoyable talk about our namesake, Eltham Palace. David spoke with great enthusiasm about the history of the Palace and its most recent encumbants, Stephen and Virginia Coultauld. We much enjoyed learning about the royal connection with the Tudor kings and queens  and what a very special place Eltham Palace is!
A very big thank you to all our Members who had taken time to fill and decorate baskets for our tombola stall which we will have at Deansfield Christmas Fayre on November 28th, they all looked wonderful. I am sure it will be as successful as it was last year.
We meet in December for our Christmas meal and will share a glass of wine or two!