After some initial confusion about dates and venues, we did all manage to arrive at Ann Evan’s home in Chesham Bois for our Summer Lunch on 6^th July.

The advance party arrived at 9:30am to put up the gazebos in Ann Evans’ lovely garden, and as there were only 4 of us and we were dealing with a new gazebo, it took a bit longer than expected.

At 11:30 we had erected all three gazebos and had laid out the table and chairs leaving us one hour to get home, shower, get changed and return. Thankfully we all made it in time.

As we arrived, Kay and Ann greeted everyone and supplied us with name labels.

It was lovely to meet with old friends again. In total there were 33 of us, and, after mingling and greeting everyone, we chose which of the four tables to sit at.

Once again Ann Tennant was our caterer and provided us with a choice of chicken or salmon salads (or a combination of the two), and a wide array of desserts.

We went up to the catering tent, table by table and sat down to our food.

The weather was quite variable, with bright sunshine, followed by light drizzle, then a rainstorm, then windy, then sunny again. Luckily the new gazebo stood up to the changeable weather and everyone stayed dry.

After the meal Kay Day thanked Ann Tennant for the lovely food and Ann Evans for coming to the rescue at the last moment with the offer to host the event.

We had plenty of help to pack everything away – the chairs and tables had to go back into Ann’s garage, and the gazebos had to be taken down, folded up and packed away. Luckily they had dried sufficiently to be rolled up.

Thanks once again to Ann, Ann and Kay for making the afternoon such a success.