Musical Talents of Members

Following an introduction by President William he handed over to Secretary/Compere Mike.

Mike's contribution was the following poem:-

In March of 2020
Our World was put on hold
A virus stalked our Nation
And it seemed our blood ran cold
We could not hold our meetings
Amid the gloom and doom
And so with many others
Rotarians met on Zoom 

At first we were not many
And some found it hard to use
And some have used technology
As a feeble lame excuse
But we at least saw Nick Lewis
From the splendour of his room
As we once more joined together
When Rotarians met on Zoom 

Some had a quick tutorial
On how to get it on
Tony Berrow had help from Briony
Who helped him join the throng
And some, like Gerry Bassett
Emerged amidst the gloom
Late, but yet still welcome
As Rotarians met on Zoom 

Some had exotic backdrops
Like Roy's shelves packed tight with books
And Sonja always took great care
With hair and light and looks
And isn\'t it quite interesting
To see each others rooms
And catch a glimpse of their knick-knacks
When Rotarians met on Zoom 

Of course some people's decor
Aint to everybody's taste
But we all looked quite presentable
At least above the waist
We\'ve seen Gwyn Thomas' forehead
Hopkins' hair needing a groom
And Phil Davies' nether regions
When Rotarians met on Zoom 

And when all this is over
And we meet and swear like Hell
At the mediocre fodder
In the Heronston Hotel
In the stark and sterile ambience
Of a chilly Ibis room
ill we look back with fondness
To when Rotarians met on Zoom?

We were then entertained by Dr. Graham Hapgood, who had been helped through his lockdown and shielding by his love of music. His piano also welcomed the  opportunity to demonstrate yet another of Graham\'s many talents.  Tom Green and Cheryl had been patiently waiting for their party pieces.   They both performed with enthusiasm. Thank you Cheryl for supporting Tom.

Compere Mike closed the entertainment with one of Cyril Fletcher's (not Harold) "Pin back your lugholes" Odd Odes.