MACLA Newsletter no. 4 - Autumn 2001

Metheringham Over 60’s Club

The Over 60’s Club meet on the first Wednesday of each month from 7pm until 9.30pm.We have entertainment from September to May. In June, July and August we go on coach outings and try to cater for all people’s tastes.

In the various months so far this year we have enjoyed:

* Country Contrasts singing duo and an outing to see Calamity Jane put on by the pupils of Branston School
* AGM plus quiz and bingo, plus an outing to see Danny at the Palace Theatre, Newark
* Cool & Country singing duo, plus outings to Lincolnshire Concert Band’s spring concert, Oklahoma at the Theatre Royal Lincoln, and shopping plus Old Time Music Hall matinee at Newark.
* Free afternoon tea, entertainment and outing to Melton Mowbray and Rutland Water
* Outing to St Peter’s Church Whaplode Flower festival and Baytree Nurseries.
* Coach outing to the Royal Armouries in Leeds
* Outing to Yarmouth, and our very first weekend away - to Beamish and Durham, which was a Huge success.
* Terry Barnett / stained glass window and wildlife slide show plus a coach outing to the Black Country Museum at Dudley.

For the rest of the 2001/2002 season, we look forward to enjoying :

October Harvest Service & Auction, and Theatre trip to see the Pyjama Game

November PC Richard Parker on Safety in the Home, and a talk by John Campbell (the Dean’s verger); Lincolnshire Concert band’s Remembrance Concert, and Christmas shopping in Doncaster

December Christmas draw and entertainment by the Guides; outing to Lincolnshire Concert Band’s Christmas Concert

January New Year Dinner, which is free for members, entertained afterwards by a magician

February Entertainment by David St Paul, who is a singer

March AGM

April Caistor Male Voice Choir

May Ladies Barber Shop Singers

Each month we go to the Bowling Alley in Lincoln to have a friendly game of bowls. Three times a year year we hold a Coffee morning to help a charity and also help with our fund raising.

Our contact names and phone numbers (all 01526) are:-
Chairman, Margaret Amos 321049; Secretary, Rita Bell 320895 ; Treasurer, Rita Blow 320892.

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