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SVVS CHRISTMAS SOCIAL
2023
This is the only year so far that the SVVS has held two Christmas Socials
in the same year. Last year, in 2022, due to pesky rodents and the sudden very cold
snap in December, Church Farm had experienced three
major floods in three
places, at three separate times,
resulting in three separate cascades of water through the ceilings. All a
bit of a mess. It was therefore decided to postpone the Christmas Social
to January in 2023, hence two in one year.
This year's Christmas Social was
again held Chez Mr. & Mrs. President, Julie and Bozi Mohacek. Julie
again did
all the food catering and Chas and Janet Moody again organised and
dispensed all the beverages, and dealt with the commercial side. This help
is much appreciated as was the two trays of sausage rolls from Christine
and Ian Scott. Help also came from shepherdess Niccola in getting the food
out, and Michael Harvey who helped with the distribution thereof. We had
66 people book-in for the event and only three no-shows on the night. A
pleasing improvement on the 50 last time. We must be doing something
right.
The event took the normal format of
parking on the ample hard-standing all around the farm outbuildings and
then checking in with Chas to book in. The cost of the evening was £7 per
person which covers all the food you can eat and £2 per drink of wine or
beer. The food was served after nibbles and after most people had arrived.
There was no shortage of food or drinks, as you can see below. Sweets
after savories of mince pies and of Stollen, a tradition started by a previous
Mrs. President, the late Jacqui Wright, ex Holland.
After everybody was fed and watered, a lot of chatting ensued and moving
round the house to sit and meet with other new members who were welcomed
to the society. The Christmas Yuletide feeling was enhanced by the AGA in the kitchen
heating up the food, and the log fire which was burning bright in the
farmhouse inglenook fireplace. More with-it, underfloor heating was looking
after elsewhere.
The evening finished off with the Publicity Officer Tony Russell in flamboyant shirt
thanking Julie and Bozi for their hospitality and hard work in organising
the event, and presented Julie with a lovely potted plant, and Bozi with
Chateau Shoredich SVVS wine. This was followed by the drawing of the
Alzheimer Raffle.
As many of our Members know, Julie is an official ambassador for the
Alzheimer's Society throughout the year and we at Church farm have
organized events here in support. Julie had suggested a Raffle at this
evening's event and we are very grateful and pleased to announce that our
Members contributed £235 to the cause.
Thanks also to Michel Gosset and Chas Moody who took some of the photos.
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