Xmas 2004 at Oak Tree Hall, Treorchy

The Members of Treorchy Senior Citizens Club met at Oak Tree Hall for their Annual Christmas Buffet Lunch.

Special guests for the afternoon were three members of staff from The Treorchy Co-operative Supermarket. Mr Mark Evans (Manager), Mr Rob Wilson (Deputy Manager) and Mr Winford Matthews (Grocery Manager), who presented the club with a refrigerator, a microwave oven, and a table and four chairs.

Mrs Worman thanked the guests and all their staff for their generous donations.  She told the members that this week alone the Co-operative staff had presented a hamper and a floor standing hair dryer to Ty Ross, 170 selection boxes to Rhondda Special school and Cwmparc school had been rewarded with a hamper for plates they had produced to decorate the Supermarket.  Llwynypia hospital had also received a microwave oven.

A Buffet lunch followed grace, which was said by Mrs Beryl Rowe.  

Before the afternoons entertainment commenced...

twenty-one members were lucky winners of the free Christmas Raffle...

and the members enjoyed their festive fare...  

along with the friendly company.

Thanks to Mrs Beryl Rowe for the table decorations....

and to everyone who contributed towards the raffle.

Entertainment for the afternoon included Mr Alf Picken, who delighted everyone with ‘Oh!  Holy Night’ and ‘Walk with Pain in Your Heart’.

Mrs Kath Davies, accompanied by Mrs Sheila Ellis, gave a splendid performance of ‘Mary’s Child’ and ‘Christmas Night’ 

Thanks to Mrs Kath Davies, Mrs Sheila Ellis and Mr Alf Pickin for an excellent programme of entertainment.

The afternoon concluded with Sheila accompanying the members...

in a festive sing-along to a selection of Christmas Carols...

with plenty of gusto in evidence around the hall...  

 and a genuine reluctance to leave from those who had to go early...

and as the festivities drew to a close at the end of a most pleasant afternoon... 

a vote of thanks was given to the committee by Mrs Josie Elias.

   Thanks to all the male helpers who are always available to lend a hand and give support.  Finally thank you ‘Staff and Customers’ of the Treorchy Co-operative.

The Committee would like to wish everyone ‘A Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2005’.

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Thanks to Robert (Bob) Knape of Treorchy.net for the photos. 

(Please note: The time displayed is 1 hour late, as the camera had not been reset after the end of British Summer Time.) 

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