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LEN VALLEY ACTIVE RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION
NEWSLETTER
April 2025 – ISSUE 175
| Emails @lenara.org.uk | |||
| CHAIRMAN | John Edwards | 01622 858439 | john.edwards |
| VICE-CHAIRMAN | Mike Compson | 01622 851763 | mike.compson |
| SECRETARY | Sue Compson | 01622 851763 | sue.compson |
| WEBSITE | Mike Compson | 01622 851763 | mike.compson |
| EMAILS | info |
CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE
Hello All
Well what a change in the weather we are experiencing at the moment, nice sunny and warm days plus light evenings, long may it last.
As you are all aware LenARA have only one day trip booked at present to London. This is because we don't know which way LenARA will be going until we have the AGM next month.
Hopefully if we can get some new committee members on board we can certainly get things moving, i.e. day trips, shows, possible holidays etc. I'm sure you must all be getting fed up hearing this from me but it's certainly a must.
Please think about this and let us all get together at LenARA to make it a strong association. We are now, if I am correct, into our 21st year, so please let's not lose it.
PAST EVENTS:
Not much happened in March apart from our pub lunch at the Flying Horse 🐎 which was very enjoyable and the menu was certainly my kind of food.
FUTURE EVENTS:
Apart from our weekly and monthly events we have nothing to actually look forward to except the trip to London on Friday 2nd May. We will be able to do our own thing when we get there as there is a good choice of Museums and even Harrods is not too far away.
This month's pub lunch is at the
WHO'D A THOUGHT IT
16th April 2025
13:00hrs
Click to see the menu details...
Our speaker this month will be Lindsey Barrell. Forget the Calendar Girls - we now have the Burlesque Bombshell, Miss Cherry Bombe! Lindsey Barrell (aka Miss Cherry Bombe) gives a fabulously funny and heartwarming talk about her discovery of burlesque and the WI, and how she brought the two worlds together.
Annual Subscriptions
84 members have already renewed their annual subscription, including a number of new members, and we will be collecting again at the April meeting. If you have not renewed your membership you will not be entitled to a vote at the AGM. So please make sure you pay your subs for the coming year. We are thinking positive but we are not banking the subs until we know if LenARA is to continue. All subs will be refunded if the club closes. If you wish to pay by bank transfer, please contact Sue Compson for our details.
OUR WEEKLY EVENTS:
Short Mat Bowls |
Tuesday |
2.00pm to 4.00pm |
£3 per session |
Phil Gooda 01622 851217 |
Zumba |
Wednesday |
9.30am to 10.30am |
£6 per session |
Barbara Kyprianou 01622 850468 |
Line Dancing |
Wednesday |
7.30pm to 9.00pm |
£4.50 per session |
Ann Rolfe 01622 859725 |
Petanque (this activity will resume in the spring) |
Thursday |
10.00am to 12.00pm |
£3.00 per session |
John Edwards 01622 858439 |
OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS:
APRIL
Wednesday 9th April 2025 |
Ten Pin Bowling at Whitstable – please note the change in venue |
Midday |
£7.50 for two games |
Pat Highsted 01622 743658 |
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 |
Members' meeting: Lindsey Barrell aka Ms Cherry Bombe! – Burlesque, me and the WI |
2.00pm |
Lenham Community Centre |
May
Wednesday 14th May 2025 |
Ten Pin Bowling in Ashford |
11.00am |
£7.50 for two games |
Pat Highsted 01622 743658 |
Wednesday 28th May 2025 |
LenARA AGM |
2.00pm |
Lenham Community Centre |
June
Wednesday 11th June 2025 |
Ten Pin Bowling in Ashford |
11.00am |
£7.50 for two games |
Pat Highsted 01622 743658 |
Wednesday 25th June 2025 |
The History of Champagne – Peter Griffiths |
2.00pm |
Lenham Community Centre |
Our meeting in May is the AGM. This is your opportunity to vote for the Committee that you want and to ask questions of the Committee members. Nomination forms will be put on the noticeboard at the next meeting and we will email out the minutes of the AGM for 2024 and the agenda for the AGM this year. LenARA is your club so please support it. If you have any questions it would be appreciated if you could email me at edwardsjohn19@sky.com before the meeting in May so that we can provide comprehensive answers. If you have suggestions for outings and holidays we will try to organise what you want. It is difficult sometimes to think of something different to do that will be popular with members. Again we need your help on the Committee so anyone interested in joining us would be very welcome.
It is impossible to lick your elbow!! At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!!
Regards John
