With The Mayor at The Town Hall Spring Ball.
9 March 2008
The Mayor's Charity Night Raises £1600.
The Blue Lamp: Mayor Bob Markham and Mayoress Lyn Young under the spotlight! As they took to the dancefloor for the first time, they were suddenly picked up by the beam of a magical spotlight from on high, it caught the moment in true Hollywood style. Bob looking every inch the latter day Humphrey Bogart as he shimmied Lyn across the floor in that inimitable style.The popular duo were great hosts.
Colette Boland doing her Doverforum PR visitations. In the pic on the left with the very pleasant trio of Pam Drew and Peter Drew, well known local enterpreneurs, with Georgette Rapley of the Mayor's Goodwill Fund, all enjoying the occasion. The pic on the right with of course our very own Terry and Maureen Nunn. Doesn't Terry scrub up well. Yes indeed he does, so we are for sure putting him forward as the next James Bond. Looking Great!
Mayor Bob presented flowers to a few notables who had helped him greatly during the year. Here we see the ever lovely and glamourous Hotelier Adeline Reidy with a gorgeous display after just being presented. A huge round of applause rang out across the hall, so a well done Adeline, and many thanks for all the work you put in quietly on behalf of Dover.
A welcome group of visiting dignitaries but alas alas my notes have failed me on this one....
If anyone knows who they are exactly please let me know. Clive Wire of course on left as per picture below.
Just had the following in from our good friend the Town Sergeant Bryan Walker...
"Hi Paul
Looking through the photos from last Friday, the names that you are loooking for in the photo next to Cllr Clive Wire, The Right Worshipful the Town Mayor of New Romney and Speaker of the Confederation of the Cinque Ports (!) are:
Mrs Frances Wire (Mayoress of New Romney) Cllr Peter Gane (Mayor of Folkestone) and Mrs Gianna Clarke (Mayoress of Folkestone)
Best regards, Bryan, Town Sergeant." Many thanks Bryan.
More flowers were presented and this time to Councillor Ronnie Philpott. Ronnie is another one of those tireless workers behind the scenes and instrumental too in organising these events for charity at the Town Hall. A lovely person too and well deserved of course of the excellent bouquet.The picture on the right shows more of the visiting dignitaries, the Mayor of Lydd and escort, Cllr Vicki Dawson and guest Mrs Pat Waddell.
The pulsating rhytmn, the swirling dancefloor, the throbbing beat, and that was just my head after a fair few glasses of the house grape. But no I jest I do...I speak of course of the fantastic dancing. Just look at that gorgeous dress and shoes shimmering and swirling in the low light.
Mayoral reunion. Former Mayor, our very own lovely Cllr Jan Tranter, meets up again after some time with Cllr Clive Wire the Mayor of New Romney. Then on right we have the superCool Nordic blonde Alison Williams with ColetteB and both looking lovely as ever. These girls are great fun and know how to trip the light fantastic!..or so Ive been told!
The Mayor's Charity Night Raises £1600.
If anyone knows who they are exactly please let me know. Clive Wire of course on left as per picture below.
Just had the following in from our good friend the Town Sergeant Bryan Walker...
"Hi Paul
Looking through the photos from last Friday, the names that you are loooking for in the photo next to Cllr Clive Wire, The Right Worshipful the Town Mayor of New Romney and Speaker of the Confederation of the Cinque Ports (!) are:
Mrs Frances Wire (Mayoress of New Romney) Cllr Peter Gane (Mayor of Folkestone) and Mrs Gianna Clarke (Mayoress of Folkestone)
Best regards, Bryan, Town Sergeant." Many thanks Bryan.
The pulsating rhytmn, the swirling dancefloor, the throbbing beat, and that was just my head after a fair few glasses of the house grape. But no I jest I do...I speak of course of the fantastic dancing. Just look at that gorgeous dress and shoes shimmering and swirling in the low light.
- Ah yes Roger twas an amazing night. Thanks re the photos..how I manage to get home still having a camera about my person not to mention a few photos inside it is a feat in itself.
Yes the women were fantatsic. It's worth going just to see all the girls in all the finery, not that I pay much attention to that sort of thing myself !!...(cough!). The drink was good, the food was good ( one D Hannent, councillor faboloso, will be writing to the establishment concerned saying how good it was ) and the company was great with all the usual suspects. Missing you and Jean at these things Roger, looking forward to you two being back ontrack real soon.
Lots of money raised for charity. - Your fantastic picture of Bob Markham dancing the night away with Lyn under a 'cool blue moon' captures the evening perfectly as the food, music and ambience shared with 'like-minded souls' made it an excellent evening. Well Done to the organisers, you surpassed yourselves!
- Wow! What a super picture of Bob and Lyn, every inch an 'Officer and a Gentleman', Hollywood will be calling! Well Done PaulB, Excellent pictures as usual even under the influence lol!, a Great Evening.
- Not forgetting the DCAL girls who worked like little beavers selling raffle tickets during the evening. I was very proud of how they all conducted themselves.
- Some really lovely photos there, looks like it was a fantastic night.
- really good evening had to get them shoes off after all that danceing though, yes mandy the girls did well nice total rised for charity nice to catch up with some old faces to good pic,s as always.
- Once again I loved these social photos and reading about the event and for such a good charitable cause. Everyone looks like they are having a really good time.
- Bob and Lyn, work so hard for the people of Dover, they deserve every success- A Great Night - one of the best Evenings with a lovely atmosphere. well done to Everyone for making it a very memorable night for them both
- Yes, a fantastic evening in our very own, superb venue...aren't we lucky to have such a fabulous building in our midst to hold these enjoyable and important evenings?
I also would like to thank the organisers of the event. It isn't until you organise an event like this yourself that you realise how much hard work, worry and sweat goes into it all. It is all to easy to take for granted the work behind an evening like that. Well done, well done! I always enjoy getting together with the wonderful people of Dover.
Talking of which, please, please try and support the Medieval Banquet at the Town Hall on the 29th March. (I believe there will be more info on here soon regarding this evening.) It promises to be an hilarious evening with medieval entertainers. I have heard that it will be an event full of real belly laughs...something we all need and deserve!
Those Ladies certainly look great don't they.
Hope lots of money was raised for the Mayor's good causes.
Roger