Senior Guests' Summer Party

Our Senior Guests’ Summer Party took place on the afternoon of Saturday, 29 June 2024, in the Chelmsford Cathedral Chapter House as usual. We fed and entertained 25 guests of mature years. In many cases we also collected them from their homes and took them back afterwards.

As each guest arrived they were handed a glass of sparkling elderflower cordial with a strawberry at the bottom. We had a number of tables set up for them.

The afternoon started with entertainment provided by Steve Moriaty, the husband of our member and District Governor Elect Anne Moriaty, and their daughter Pippa. They sang a variety of songs which would have been well known to those attending.

They then took a break while we served the guests with sandwiches, sausage rolls, cakes and other light refreshments. The kitchen was staffed by some of our lady members and they and other members made sure all the guests had something to eat.

When everyone had eaten their fill we held a quiz while the tables were cleared. Steve Moriaty set the questions and Graham Furnival acted as Question Master. The winner managed to get a very creditable sixteen questions right out of twenty. There were prizes for her and for the next two places. Three guests shared third place.

After that Steve and Pippa took the stage for more songs, inviting the guests to join in the more familiar ones. The afternoon ended just before 16:30 with the final song that has become traditional on these occasions, “We’ll Meet Again”.

Our thanks to Alison Moses for acting as organiser this year, to all the Club members who helped on the day in various ways, and to the Cathedral vergers for getting everything ready for us.