Golden Wedding celebration

On Thursday 27th February Val and Bill, together with friends went to the Adelphi Theatre in the Strand, London for an Italian meal and to see a performance of the musical “Waitress”. It was really funny and entertaining. A brilliant night out.

The date on the last post should read 2020 not 2010.

Oxfordshire Gang Show 17 -22 February 2010 Val and Bill are heavily involved in Scouting and this week devoted their time    to the Gang Show. The Gang Show is more than just a Scout and Guide activity it provides terrific entertainment to all. Val and Bill’s role is front of house “meeting and greeting” all the visitors ensuring they are made welcome. On on night they have a specific responsibility for ensuring the local dignitaries are looked after. One such dignitary was Tim Stevenson, Oxfordshire’s Lord Lieutenant, who upon hearing about Val and Bill’s celebratory year agreed to be photographed with them..  Bill, Val and Mr Tim Stevenson

Exmouth Devon. 14-17 February 2020 On Friday 14th February 2020 Bill and Val drove down to the Imperial Hotel Exmouth for a long weekend organised by the International Police Association (IPA). On arrival they checked in and later met up with other IPA members mostly from West Country forces though there was another couple from Thames Valley. The problem with the weekend was that Storm Dennis had chosen to arrive at the same time so this limited their choice of activities. On Saturday they chose to go into Exeter on the bus, at least there would be cover from the atrocious weather. On arrival in Exeter they wandered though the city visiting the cathedral and some shops. They returned to Exmouth and during the short time they were out some of the roads they had travelled in on had flooded but fortunately not impassable. On the short walk from the bus stop in Exmouth town centre to the hotel they got completely soaked, back in their room they changed and warmed up. They then joined the r...

London’s West End.     13th February 2020 On Thursday 13th February Val and Bill went to see Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward theatre, Old Compton Street,Soho, London. The show as superb with new songs written especially for the stage show. The special effects were phenomenal.

Like Como Italy. 5th - 11th February 2020 On Wednesday 5th February Bill and Val drove down to Bristol, calling in at their daughter Terri’s home in Chippenham on the for lunch. After lunch they continued their journey to the Winford Manor hotel. They deposited their car and checked in. The following day they were transported to Bristol airport from where they flew to Milan (Bergamo) airport. They were collected and taken to the Hotel Bazzoni in the resort Tremezzo on the shore of Lake Como. On Friday 7th February they were taken to the city of Como ad took a trip on the funicular railway to the little village of Brunate. From here they witnessed some spectacular views across the lake. They returned down the mountain and ambled around this picturesque place. The following day they took a coach trip and crossed the border into Switzerland to a town called Laguna. They toured the town on a land train then spent time wandering around looking at the beautiful surroundings. Sunday 8th Febru...