What do you get if you cross a bell with a skunk?
So
read the topical joke in one of our crackers as we celebrated our post
Christmas meal last night.
As
Christmas is our busiest time for performances we just do not have time to get
together and socialise and we have therefore traditionally had a post –
Christmas meal. Last year it was delayed until June by the floods but at least
this year we managed to meet up in January.
We
went to the Fisherman’s at Dowley gap where one of our band, Ashleigh, works.
This time she was on the customers’ side with us and not slaving away in the
kitchen. We had a lovely meal, a good catch up and a sneaky picture quiz
prepared by Pam. The hard work starts again next week with a practice on Monday
16th.
Christmas
was busy and as well as local events we travelled as far as Clitheroe one
December afternoon to perform to an audience of nearly 100 at the U3A Christmas
meeting. We must have made a good impression because a relative of one of the
audience has contacted us already with another potential booking.
We hope you all enjoyed our playing at the
All Saints Carol Service – we felt it was one of our best performances.
If your New Year’s resolution is to try a
new hobby what about joining us in the vestry for handbells on Mondays or
Wednesdays even if it is just to see what goes on. There is no commitment to come back, but we
hope you will!
Solna Burnham (07884233382)
Bingley Handbell Ringers
PS
– the answer is“Jingle Smells” – reminds
me of one of our favourite pieces
