Party at the Proms



John and Grace organised a superb evening which was thoroughly enjoyed by all.John is clearly relishing the close contact and is looking forward liaising with Grace in the future!!!

Great atmosphere was created with bunting, flags and suitably attired Lions

Tony and Barry modelling the outfits - good job we ordered XXL

Come on Anne its not that funny - you have to live with him

One of the many student musical groups who were enjoyed by the 250 who turned up for the Proms

The Lions organised some side games to keep the youngsters occupied. Ian came up with this 'human fruit machine'. It's the most exercise they've had for the last 6 months  (in total). If they pulled out 3 pears they had to have a 'conference' - boom! boom!

The Theatre Deli supplied the food - fabulous pork cobs.

A lovely atmoshere was created throughout the evening. Looks like Mike is trying to explain to David how the fruit machine works - clockwise rotation - otherwise the machine will clog up.

The school orchestra preparing to start the finale

The usual crowd on the back row but joining in enthusiastically with the Dam Busters March - they even went for a fly past.

A fitting end to a great evening. Look forward to next year.

 
 








Ceiladh, Callee or Kalie - March 2012

Big thanks to Mike for organising the event he even had time to enjoy a few dances - any excuse to hold hands with another female!

The excellent band and caller produced, yet again, a very enjoyable evening
Riemie and Wendy looking totally bemused - 'what do we do next??'
Tony and Gill going clockwise - what a mover!!

Ian is a Gay Gordon specialist - I'm now going to leave the rest of you to make your own comments from here.

BREAKFAST AT LIZZIE'S

A new venture for the Lions.
A short walk or drive to Upton followed by a 'Full English' and then a longer walk back to Southwell to diminish the impact of 1500 calories. It's believed that some even had breakfast before meeting up.

I couldn't make it because too much cereal gives me my grain!!!!

Senior Citizens Party 2011

What a fine body of men, waiting to 'entertain' the senior citizens. Bit like taking coals to Newcastle - the elderly entertaining the slightly more elderly. In fact if it wasn't for the penguin suits I'm not sure we would be able to tell the difference.

A very good barber shop quartet, 'Special Blend' started us off followed by 'Voice Versa' who gave us some amusing and seasonal poems and stories. Worryingly, for the Lions male voice choir, both groups were very professional and slick and were appreciated by the audience.

Even more worryingly they were followed by Hayley Rice who sang beautifully. Apparently she made the final selection for the TV programme X-factor. No pressure then!!

As usual these events wouldn't work or be as smooth without the help of the ladies. The men just wouldn't be as organised or efficient besides which they had their minds focussed on their musical extravaganza.

Just too good a picture to leave out. Mike's finishing his cup of tea before turning round and doing his warm up act. Few people are aware that he is a member of the magic circle or is it the magic roundabout - I always get mixed up.

It has to be reported at this stage that the Lions performance didn't go quite as well as expected. Marion, on the piano, couldn't keep up with the pace set by the choir and at one point the song sounded more like a round with everybody singing different parts. It's a good job that most of the audience had turned down their hearing aids.

Fireworks & Halloween 2011

I feel that I have to be very careful with how I phrase things in this blog - I could get into deep trouble. The ladies made a great effort to get into the spirit of Halloween and looked suitably scary and 'witchy,' some even dressed up!Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble - a little coven hover over the burgers whilst grand wizard Robbo ensures they are burnt in a regular and consistent manner.

I'm not allowed to make any derogatory comments about these two young and attractive ladies who are doing such a fantastic job.

Two very jolly Lions, Martin and Roger who had the very responsible job of being in charge of mushy peas. Roger has been doing the same job for 10 years and he still can't stop them sticking to the bottom of the pan. The peas are more runny than mushy more like a 'jus' - does this makes Martin the 'saucerers apprentice'?

And finally Sheila and Gill who have a very healthy glow and a ring of confidence. These two are such good friends they have become broommates. Thankyou and goodnight!!!

This is what it's all about. A meal fit for Lady Lions. The men have toiled away for months, selecting a menu, buying the food, coordinating the cooking of all the different elements - how the ladies do it in half an hour 7 days a week, we have no idea.

The air is full of expectation. What will the men cook up? Will it be out on time? Will it still be hot? So much depends on how quickly they can open the cans and work out how to use the microwave.

The ladies cannot believe that their menfolk are actually making and serving such a delicious meal. But are we making a rod for our own backs? I think they are plotting how to make this a biannual event.

The backroom staff are vital to the smooth running of the operation. Brian and Tony, scrubbers with marigolds , as someone unkindly described them.

Barry and Ian showing intense concentration. I hope Margaret and Margaret are taking note - the lads can cook when they really want to.
' The Magnificent 7' ready to prepare a culinary delight for expectant lion's wives. 'Chefs' is probably too strong a word, 'snack technologists' possibly or could they be snow white's little helpers: Happy, Grumpy, Sneezy, Doc, Sleepy, Dopey and Bashful. Whether you feel that matches up, by pure accident, from left to right is entirely up to you.

Duck Race 2011

Is this the origin of the phrase 'like a duck out of water'? If ever there was an event misnamed it must be the 'Duck Race'! Ought to be 'Duck Float', 'Duck Dawdle', 'Duck Drift' or 'Duck Dribble'.
1,000 plastic ducks negotiating a route down a weed choked stream helped along by a swift smack with a canoe paddle. Could this be an olympic event? Sychronised ducking.

Try and sort a winner out of this lot. It must be a mass photo finish.

This should be an RSPCA matter. Mass culling of yellow ducks, caught in a crude net, thrust into black bin liners and locked into a backstreet garage for a whole year. The Lion president was questioned but he ducked the issue.