Memorylane Eastbourne - Newsletter of January

Hi Everyone

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. It is with a touch of sadness to tell you that I am moving on from Memory Lane. I have had a fantastic eight years and we have grown from a handful of members to where we are now. I leave you in good hands with a group of dedicated Trustees and volunteers. I will of course pop in to things if I am able too and will keep you all in my mind. But for now I wish you all the best for the future.

Carol xxxx

“A quick note from the Trustees for Memory Lane…..

We are sad to be losing Carol but want to reassure all our members that we are dedicated to ensuring Memory Lane will continue to flourish – even if not in quite such an efficient manner! We are fortunate to have a wonderful band of willing volunteers who support all our activities. We are confident they will help our regular events to continue as always. Deb will be stepping into the breach to coordinate things in the short term so all contact details remain the same. But please bear with us as we are all on a learning curve. In the meantime, we wish you all a very Happy New Year!

Meg, Jan, Deb and Sarah.”

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The winners in the cash draw for November were:

1st Prize £100 Keith Robinson

2nd prize £50 Madeleine Furminger

3rd Prize £40 Roger Francis

4th Prize £30 Marie McCann

December winners were:

1st Prize £100 Deb Crook

2nd prize £50 Margaret Jordan

3rd prize £40 Heather Clark

4th Prize £25 Sheila Speed

Thank you all for your support.

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Another fantastic Xmas party went ahead recently. Although it was a freezing cold day, and the car park was iced up, we had a fab time. Great food and the fantastic entertainment was provided by

The Ukeholics. Of course we had the obligatory visit of Santa. Lily pictured here, told us she had never had a hug of Santa!”!!

Bluebell Walk 2023

Please put in your diary as this will be our major fundraising event of the year. Last year we raised

nearly £2000 and we hope to do the same or even better this year. Cakes and help on the day needed. If you can help. Please ring and let us know. Thank you in advance.

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Meet and Greet

On a Saturday morning, once a month, we all meet at the hall for coffee and biscuits. It’s a good opportunity for a chat but we

also use the time for all sorts of reminiscing and activities. There’s something for everyone from flower crafts to football, visiting dogs, sweet tasting and card making … not to mention themed French and Italian mornings. It’s never boring! So do join us if you can. Just watching can be fun. The kettle is on anytime between 10.30 and noon and all are welcome!”

Thank you to….

Elaine Birch who organised a Quiz at Chiddingly £540 was raised . Thanks to all who went along and supported Memory Lane at the event.

Thanks to Tesco, Waitrose and Asda for donating food for the Christmas Party.

Madeleine and Roger very kindly donated their cash draw winnings to treat the singing group and towards the shortbread given out at the party.

Thanks to Dee Pearce for her kind donation.

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January - March 2023