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Proclamation on Winterfest

‘Hear ye, hear ye…’

I am pleased to proclaim that the ‘Winterfest’, thrown for the villagers of PSYC was a very well attended affair with 86 places set at the table. Fishermen and pirates alike, left their boats and ships to gather with the labourers of the land for a night of hearty comradery, eating drinking, dancing, and general merriment.

The village square was transformed by fairy lights and pennants, fishing nets stowed above, and the bench tables setup and assembled close together so that the village could congregate and trade compliments (or insults) about their clothes. What an effort everyone made; quite a sight to be seen. Some villagers were barely recognisable (you know who you are) and in a few instances , fishermen had kindly brought some fish around their necks to add to the feast:

‘Bravo Zulu’ (= well done! ed) to everyone.

The pirate group ,‘Jim & Splice the Main Brace’ kicked off the evening and kept up a good pace throughout,There was, however, an element of ‘head scratching’ before the meal when it became apparent that many in the village didn’t ‘know their knots’ and couldn’t easily establish their place at the table. It was interesting to watch some villagers take out those newfangled instruments called smart phones and photograph the knot, hoping that,the little person inside would give them the answer. This did give rise to a moment of concern for the head villager who thought people might tell her ‘to get knotted’ but, then again, her olde sea dog was on hand to help. Funny, I wonder whose idea that was?

Ration cards were handed out before the meal and the village folk made their way to the food stalls to collect their fayre, and very scrummy it was too. Sitting down to tables, bedecked with check tablecloths and tea lights, the chatter and banter continued, interspersed with laughter as ‘Ye Olde Photo Boothe’ caricaturist sketched some villagers in action.

Villagers Alan and Alison Bowie, playing guitar and drum, did a few songs to much applause and the night continued as the village dancers encouraged others into the square.

Winterfest also had a few side stall attractions to tempt the adventurous but clearly there was some ‘cheating’ on recorded scores. ‘Colouring the castle’ became a bit of a hit, particularly towards the end of the evening when a mixture of names, flowers, designs, and even a White Ensign were coloured onto the ramparts.

So, overall, ‘twas a good and memorable night in the village.

And, as someone so kindly wrote to me after the event, ‘a splendid start to the season…’

‘Hear Ye, hear ye…….’tomorrow we will sail’

Susan

Post Proclamation: A big ‘thank you’ to John S, John H, Sarah, Jane, and Steve who kindly helped with the set up in the morning. Building the castle did take slightly longer than anticipated. And in particular, to ‘my old sea dog’ who very patiently, sometimes not quite so, helped me place 258 colour coded stickers, in the correct order, onto 86 individually printed ration cards; perhaps not to be repeated!

Finally, the blue check tablecloths and tea light holders used in the village square, were pillaged by PSYC. If any rally

leaders would like to borrow them for forthcoming rally activities, then please let me know.

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Events

Winter Walk 2 - Fareham Creek

A group of 13 met up in the Cams Mill car park to walk along to The Salt Café, all well prepared for the possibility of a muddy walk due to recent rainfall. The sun shone and the most of paths were considerably dryer than expected. There were flocks of geese flying overhead and a wide selection of water and hedgerow birds along the way.

Arriving at The Salt Café, there was much debate on the differing distances covered as reported by members’ smart phones. However, we all agreed that sitting outside in the warm sunshine with tea, coffee and homemade cakes was a very pleasant way to spend a Sunday morning!

It was just a case of walking back by the same route, the only difference being that the tide had risen and some parts of the path were now under water necessitating a diversion around the edge of the golf course!

Among our jolly walkers we had a new member Ann, who has just moved to Port Solent and joined the Club. On return to the car park, some members headed to the Cams Mill for lunch or to other hostelries for refreshment.

A big thank you to all for walking with Nick and I. (Photos by Julie.)

Gail & Nick - Nick Nack


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