More than 50 Twinners and their friends arrived at the Dunmow Day Centre on Saturday evening 29th October to be welcomed with the traditional glass of ‘bubbles’. Relaxed conversation (including experience of the recent trip to Arundel) blended with melodious background music provided by the talented Michael Hynds at the piano. Our sincere thanks to maestro Michael.
The meal consisted of an array of very fresh seafood – crayfish tails, prawns, mussels, cockles, poached salmon, salmon mousse, smoked salmon, smoked mackerel, rollmops, mackerel pate and pilchard pate. These were accompanied by salad and French bread, and followed by a delicious selection of desserts prepared by the committee. Wine and other drinks were available at modest prices.
The raffle featured a dozen valuable prizes generously donated by local Dunmow retailers and restaurants, to whom we are most grateful. They are, in alphabetical order:
Bakewell, Co-op, 2 Eddies Italian Restaurant, Luckin’s Wine Store, May & Brett, One Stop, Roper’s Chemist, Rose Garden Florists, The Star restaurant, Tesco, Willett’s Newsagents.
Concluding the evening Chairman Wendy Barron thanked everyone for the excellent turnout, and praised the committee for their hard work in preparing yet another successful evening. She also thanked members and guests for their help in returning the Day Centre to its usual pristine state.
Everyone seemed to enjoy their evening, and departed looking forward to an extra hour in bed!
Our next event will be the AGM on Friday 25th November. Unlike most AGMs this is traditionally very well attended, not least because it combines limited ‘formal’ business with a social evening and ploughmans’ supper.