On a cold, wet Sunday afternoon Carol and I attended the Contact the Elderly Christmas Party at the United Reform Church Hall. Contact the Elderly is a national organisation but is co-ordinated at a very local level. A group of about 12 elderly people, who would otherwise not get out and about, are collected from home by volunteer drivers and taken to the home of a volunteer hostess, who then gives them tea, and they play bingo etc before being driven home again. The meetings are monthly, and a great way of making friends. There are three such groups in the area, and they came together for the Christmas Party.
We were entertained by the Good Companions who gave us a glimpse of their extensive repertoire of music hall songs, and a lovely rendition of the old Benny Hill song about the milkman! After a delicious tea of home made sandwiches, nibbles and cakes, we were also entertained by a group from the Liberty Ballroom at Greenham who danced to some wartime favourites.
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