Time to get Ship Shape”
2017 – Glevum WIs turn to host the
Robinswood Group Rally! What should we
do? I know, we will ask our Members.
One of our members said she knew of
someone who could sing – he used to work as a cruise ship entertainer – so that
was the birth of our research for the big night. The committee all agreed that if he could
come, we would have a “Cruise” theme.
The date of Thursday 27th
July was chosen, the hall was booked, and our entertainer, cruise ship singer
Robert Knight was free. Hooray! First
and second hurdles jumped!
The only problem(third hurdle) was
that there are only five of us on the Committee – hardly enough people to
organise such a party. But, in true
fashion, when all the cards are on the table, our members come up trumps – the
“dream team” was ready to go!
All sorted! No more hurdles thank goodness. We had a
volunteer catering team who worked in the galley and cooked the salmon, quiches
and potatoes, whipped the cream, smashed the meringues and hulled and chopped
the strawberries; a volunteer decorating team who beautifully decorated the
hall; and last but not least members of the committee arranged and decorated
the tables. A willing and glamorous “crew”
waited to serve their guests.
The invitations had gone out with
directions that guests should wear “anything you would wear on a cruise”. That of course could be anything from a
bikini and towel to full evening dress so we waited in anticipation!
After several sleepless nights with
the hall beautifully decorated and the stage turned into an idyllic tropical island
resort (with boat, palm trees and drinks shack!), we welcomed 128 WI ladies
from Glevum, Quedgeley, Severn Vale, Twyver and Hempsted to our event. They all
looked stunning and were all very appropriately dressed for their cruise
experience.
We had a wonderful night and some of
the comments after the event were: “What
a fabulous night, the room looked fantastic, the food was very tasty and Robert
Knight entertained us royally”; “he certainly knew how to sing, and how to work
his audience of ladies”; “thanks for a
really memorable evening”; “just fabulous” and, “I think that’s the best one
we’ve ever had”. Everything turned out
better than we had planned and we all sighed a sigh of relief when it was all
over. Wow, what a fantastic night!
Viv Woodger
President, Glevum WI
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