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Introduction
to Mary's Blog
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This
section of the website is created by Mary who has been organising
and acting as Hostess for the wednesday evening get togethers
for Northern Concord for many years. These pages are intended
to show that we are just a group of people who enjoy what we do
and hopefully to encourage any potential newcomers to come along
on any wednesday evening and make some friends
The
group that meets on wednesday evenings has now decided to run
themselves as an independent members club called Manchester Concord.
For further details see our new website at www.manchesterconcord.org.uk
If
anyone wishes to make any comments about these pages or has any
questions about the wednesday evenings that they wish to ask then
please email
mary@manchesterconcord.org.uk
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Note these pages eventually get too long so I
just start them again, but all the earlier pages are still available
to view by clicking on this link here See
old pages
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Lisa
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It
was quiet at the very start of the evening so we thought we would
use the time for a few photos. I took four of Lisa and here is the
one she liked best. As I was wearing something different I had myself
taken as well. Lucy was with us for our evening meal and Paula came
in very early on so here are the three girls Paula Lisa and Lucy
together.
Paula
had come in with a very serious look on her face and handed me a
letter addressed to miss Legs Mary. When I opened it I found it
was from her wife asking permission for Paula to be absent from
the club while she takes a holiday. I really dont think we should
allow this sort of skiving off but I suppose we will have to let
her go, just this once.
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Mary
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Tracy
& Elaine

Rosemary
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Pauline
Alison & Estelle
Elaine
in the top left picture only joined us about two weeks ago and this
week came along with her wife and they both enjoyed the relaxed
atmosphere of the evening meeting and talking to several new people.
Pauline, Alison and Estelle above are long time regulars at the
club so it is time they had a picture in this blog.
Trixie in the top right picture had the op about a month ago as
is now back in great form feeling marvelous. Rachel is an occasional
visitor but this week has joined Manchester Concord. Molly is a
regular member who gives us all the support she can, visiting about
one a month.
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Trixie
Rachel & Molly

Paula
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Rosemary
above has been a member from the beginning but can only get to the
club occasionally. Paula above on the right is a relative newcomer
who is wearing a very striking outfit which looks great on her.
Later in the evening Suzy and Gloria, two genuine girls who run
a business called "Totally Transformed" came in. They
had some samples of costume jewelry with them and asked if they
could come along one evening to sell items like this at the club.
We agreed that they could and have arranged for them to come in
two weeks time on the 27th of August. See coming events for details.
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Following
our White Dress theme night last week and Debbie with Virgin Vie
the week before, I was expecting a quiet week; but no, it was
as busy as ever, from early evening till 11 :30, long after we
usually finish it was still busy. I really can't thank you all
enough for the encouragement it gives the committee to keep going.
We welcomed back Tina, on the left, who had been away on holiday
for the last two weeks so she missed the white dress evening.
She decided to wear her white dress this evening instead.
The
first people in were Nic and her partner who had not been for
a few months as Nic works away a lot. About an hour later a new
couple Rebecca and her partner came in for the first time and
it was good to be able to introduce the two couples so that the
new people could quickly feel comfortable. They stayed all evening
and Rebecca joined the club before they left.
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I
was pleased to see Raymond again, along with Debbie and Christine
who was visiting from Scotland. It turns out that Christine and
Debbie used to live in the same street in Northwich 20 years ago
and they haven't met since then until they both came to the club
a few weeks ago.
I
was pleased to see Ruth, who has been on the scene longer than
I have, having a good old reminisce with Raymond about the people
who were around in the 70s and 80s.
Raymond told me that the next time he comes Chrissy, his partner,
is going to come with him, with a stock of large size shoes that
they have to sell, at very reasonable prices. I will put it on
the events page as soon as I know when that will be, so that anyone
looking for shoes can try and make it that evening.
Later
in the evening Estelle gave me an envelope and said have a look
at this when you have a moment. It contained a list of 50 different
suggestions for theme evenings here at the club that she had put
together as a brainstorming exercise. It is very comprehensive
and as we really do want to carry on these type of evenings every
few weeks, just to add a bit of extra interest, I think I will
start a new thread in the forum with this list and get your comments
about them. We will then try to use the most popular ideas. This
will also be a channel where you can input your own ideas as well.
We would like to have a theme evening about every 6 weeks so we
would need say 8 a year. Thank you very much Estelle, you are
a gem, you have actively supported each special evening we have
run so far. Any group would be pleased to have you as a member.
The
next special evening being planned will be a live entertainment
from some of the members of the club on the 17th of September.
Watch the events page for details.
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I
had a letter earlier this week from a new girl called Elaine who
had been out in Manchester for the first time last Saturday. She
had found out about Manchester Concord and was writing to say
that she was looking forward to coming along with her wife in
their white dresses. Unfortunately they couldn't manage the white
dresses but here they are on the left in fantastic matching outfits
all ready to join us. They spent the whole evening making new
friends and before they left Elaine became a member of the club.
So welcome Elaine life is just starting for you, have fun.
This
evening was our white dress and Hat theme night so here below
are as many pictures that I have been able to get hold of. This
time we didn't take a group picture so these are mostly individual
photos.
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Kathy & Sarah
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Bella, Fay, Jenny & Molly
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Jenny
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I
was very pleased with the number of you that made the effort to
find a white outfit but I am sorry that we didn't manage to take
a group photo. It was such a busy night that it got left out. Another
8 people joined the club bringing our numbers up to 118 people.
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Dont
forget that we now have a Forum on this website just for you, the
members, so do join, have your say and find out a lot more about
the other members.
The website now has a section that is intended to contain articles
written by our members for help or amusement. I put up the first
article by Abby two weeks ago and have just put up another by her.
I am hoping that some more of you will now come up with articles
that you think would be of interest to the other members, good luck,
Mary
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