Stanford-Le-Hope & District

Annual Christmas Lunch 2023

We held our u3a 2023 Christmas Lunch for around 150 of us at our usual venue, Ye Old Plough House in Bulphan.

On arrival, our names, with our fellow table members and table number, were displayed.

Once we had all gathered at our tables, had drinks and were seated, our pre-ordered meals of starter, main course, and dessert, were delivered swiftly and efficiently by the Ye Old Plough House staff. To round off the meal we self served a cup of tea or coffee.

When we had finished our meal we were entertained by Chris Colman a guitar vocalist specializing in all the best music from the sixties. Chris is a versatile singer/guitarist playing music from the 1950ā€™s through to the 1990ā€™s, covering big band and swing, classic rock ā€˜nā€™ roll, pop, funk, disco and country. Chris had entertained us before at a General Meeting in February this year. His music encouraged many members to round off the afternoon with a bit of social dancing and singing to the music of our youth.

Good food, good company, in pleasant surroundings ensured our Christmas festivities for 2023 started well as can be seen in the pictures.
Pictures taken at the event are at the side and below this text. They are in table number order with the dancing last. Enjoy,

Finally on behalf of all our members attending, I would like to thank the Ye Old Plough House staff for their service. Also many thanks to Christine and Jean for all the planning and organisation they did to achieve another successful Christmas Lunch; it is very much appreciated.

Thank you.
Michael Farman

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