Anyway, we filled the time with a couple of quizzes, both of which were won by Reg's table - well it is his birthday, so that's OK! Audrey has been made an honourary member for all her hard work in running the group so well for so long, and we all signed a card and gave her some flowers and chocolates.
Gerald excelled himself with the Christmas decorations with his illuminated eiffel tower complete with moving airplanes; his moving train with passengers, a Christmas Tree Father Christmas, a giant cracker, lots of coloured fairy lights and a vintage Bambi! We're so used to Gerald's special effects that I don't know what we'd do without them now! He and John spent ages decorating the hall, we didn't think they'd have any time to sit down and enjoy the tea. But they finished at last and left the decorations up for a while after the meeting ended so the group of children who use the hall after us could enjoy them too - they all seemed delighted with the lights and train and little airplanes.
We were all so busy that we didn't get round to thanking all our lovely, generous members who made our Christmas Tea such a feast! So thank you all for your wonderful contributions!