Burns Supper celebrations
Our second year of organising this celebration was just
as popular as 2017 with 39 people coming along to enjoy
themselves. Burns Night runs to a formula so last year’s
photos are not dissimilar to 2018 but highlights for this
year include Pete Stott’s rendition from memory of Tam
O’Shanter (how could we not be impressed?), Helen’s
brilliant violin playing and unforgettably David
Shipstone’s bagpipe playing - with a few weeks to
practice the 3 notes he achieved seemed to be quite
sufficient for the assembled gathering and caused a
considerable amount of hilarity - thanks David (he
promises to play the full version next year)! Peter
Friend gave an very entertaining Toast to Lassies,
matched by Jane Johnstone’s Reply. Interspersed with
Scottish songs for us all to join in with throughout the
evening it was agreed by all to be very successful -
thanks go to all those organising and taking on the tasks
to make it run so seamlessly.
Photos below give a taste of the evening (click for larger
images).
Well Dressing and Festival Weekend
The Festival coincided with the celebration of the
centenary of Cutthorpe Cricket Club, hence the topic for
the well dressing. The weather for 2018 was hot and dry
and despite competition from the World Cup and
Wimbledon tennis over the same weekend we had a good
turnout and everyone enjoyed themselves. The clear up
on Sunday morning was hectic as it had to be ready for
the cricket match later, but a good turnout of helpers got
it done - more would be welcome next year!
Other Activities
The Village boasts a wealth of activities that keep the
residents busy throughout the year including book
clubs, motorbike group, walking group (Chumps),
Creatives group, Choir, Pool Team, Flower arranging,
plus committees who arrange the annual Festival, litter
picking and bulb planting, production of our calendar,
and much more. Photos of these may appear from time
to time.
Christmas Party
We are very grateful to Paddy and John Robinson for
allowing us to hold our village Christmas party in their
beautiful farmhouse, right in the centre of the village. It
was a fun filled evening for everyone. The party food
laid out straight onto the foil covered table was a
particular feature and talking point. Thanks to everyone
for making it such a good evening.
