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For
the third year running, Malcolm and Lynda Harding hosted
another
very enjoyable Barn Dance and Barbecue. Assisted by Andrew and Jane
Sealy, they hosed down the barn floor, laid a carpet and built an
extension to house the stage. It provided the perfect venue for an
energetic evening for revellers of all ages, with about a quarter of
the 130 participants having taken advantage of the special
concessionary rate for children. Music was provided by the Backroom
Band from Priddy, and caller Bevis Miller managed to get almost
everyone to join in. Come Dancing it may not have been, but
at least there were no serious collisions or twisted ankles.
The
Friendly Society would like to record its thanks to everyone
involved for making the event so successful that people have already
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Annual
Senior Citizen’s Outing
The
coach left the village hall at high noon in glorious sunshine to take
53 of Westbury’s senior citizens to a mystery destination. With
tour guide, organiser and commentator Ken Banwell in the courier’s
seat, the bus headed south-west, stopped for a break at Dunster, and
arrived at Lynmouth in time for cream teas. Meanwhile, the back-up
team getting supper ready in the village hall was made up of Irma
Cattell, Jo Atkinson and Helen Allen, ably led by Mary Banwell. The
Friendly Society is also grateful to Francis Stott for brewing the
tea, and Mick Fletcher for turning out on a Saturday night to help
with the washing-up. A shortage of musicians gave the Chairman his
first chance to play the piano in public for more than forty years.
Fortunately, the singing of
‘Auld Lang Syne’ and the National Anthem was loud enough
to drown him out, and there were no encores.
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