Garden again…

This is really for the sake of my friend Lynn who is starting her garden from scratch and so here we go odd corners around this afternoon…goodness my John did put everything in our garden…

Sole Bay Jazz night…

Another different evening of live music at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham…

Such talent, and a good line up, nice crowd although not as many this week…

Simon gave us some great songs did not get a photo of him, but he has sent me some from his phone of the band which I will put on here with a few of mine. Light not good for my little camera…

Ron and Tim on the front line giving us some great duets on Clarinet, and Saxophone, they play so well together… backing them well our usual three …some great music from them…We also had a harmonica a nice piece of music thank you. Not always all jazz but nice to have a change…

Thanks to Heidi as always smiling…lovely to meet up with good friends, thanks Jan for driving us, and thanks to Keith for sorting the raffle, and for all you folk who give as much as you can each week so Alan get bring a different line up each week for us to enjoy…

Hope all who are not well get better soon… 

A nice different take from Simon, and one of Craig as well ha ha thirsty work this drumming…Thanks Simon very good.

Garden 2015

Well here we go again I do love my cottage garden, but a lot of work with a bad back! however…Think John would be pleased I have kept it going…

The reason I do try not to moan is… this is my neighbour who is 89 + and if she can do it so can I…Yes I did go and help her sweep up…

Sole Bay Jazz…

This Thursday 28th May at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham we have a small but very talented line up …Maybe Simon will sing?  I am sure it will be a lovely evening of live music…

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Tim Densham…Clarinet/Saxophone…

Ron Hockett…Clarinet Saxophone…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

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8pm-10.30pm

Jazz at the Sports Centre…

Every week I think the line ups that we have at the Sport Pavilion  Ditchingham on a Thursday night, cannot get much better, they always surprise me, and this week was no exception… thanks Alan you did another good job.

This week was different not only with the line up, but with a good menu of music and singing we have not heard for a while…Some great playing as always from our back line, and Ray, back even though not fit, but his playing on that piano was brilliant…

Guests Pete, Geoff, and Bill, played us up a storm great playing from all…

Simon came along and gave us some really great vocals… and Geoff did a song as well…
Some wonderful solo playing, maybe that was a really good thing as everyone had such a load of fun in the band, which in turn made us all feel good.

Nice to see Heidi back smiling her way through the night and coping well with another big crowd.

Sad that someone had one of those e cigarettes going again at the bar, which brings my allergy on, so a bit wheezy today, however, people say nothing is bad about them so suppose will either have to put up with asthma or not go to the jazz unless they are banned! Not sure of the law, but we have such a great crowd of people there every week, so must not let one spoil it…and it does not seem to bother anyone else…

Thanks to Keith who is not in good health but still  sorting the books and the raffle, and as always thanks to you all who dig deep each week to enable Alan to get such good line ups for our pleasure of listening to Live Jazz Music…

Jazz line up…

This Thursday the 21st May…at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham…

Hope to see a good crowd to support these great musicians… looking forward to another great night of live music…

Maybe Simon will come along to sing?

All being well…at the moment this is the line up…

Geoff Watling …Trumpet…

Pete Scott…Saxophone/Clarinet…

Bill Brewer… Trombone…

Ray Simmons…Piano…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

8pm-10.30pm

Moonalk…

As many of the jazz friends know Heidi our lovely young bar lady, has been on the Moonwalk in London… to raise money for cancer research…

Heidi and one of her friends at the start…

It has been a very hard slog of 26 miles, and she has just finished in the time of 8 hours 37minutes… so a great big hug to you Heidi, thanks to all who put some money in for Heidi and those who did not may want to do so next week at Jazz????? all in a good cause.

Well done to all the girls you all deserve a cheer… Back to hubby and those lovely children and a nice foot bath!

Cake…

Long time since I have made cakes but a friend asked me to do one for her daughter and as they were good customers when I used to do them a lot, cannot manage the sugar flowers now but hope the cut outs will be ok…so Happy Birthday Susan enjoy…

Thursday night Jazz…

Another great night of live music at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham…Thanks Band…

Line up was Allan Bradley…Derek Cubitt…Tony Parsons…Alan Cugnoni…Tony Jullings…
Craig Hipperson… Lots of different music, Allan B certainly seems to bring out the best in the  band, everyone has a chance of a solo, and they were great fun as well…

We had Allan B and Tony P singing, and of course great to have Simon Denny back again what a star, such passion with his singing. Keep him well Kim!

A good crowd, many new faces and not so many regulars due to illness etc, so hope they all soon improve and be back with us.  Nice to have our lads back from their holiday to help fold the tickets.

Thanks Keith for all your hard work with the books and raffle, I do try to get as much for the band as I can, as long as they do not mind me being cheeky, always a joy to help and thanks to everyone who digs deep… after all I managed an extra £ out of one and he won the whiskey … so a good night when people can watch Live music with no entrance fee…just have to get those £'s out for the raffle…

Thanks to our lovely barmaid, you did well…nice smile…(Jon's Daughter) who stood in for Heidi who tonight will be on the Moonwalk in London with some friends, good luck young lady.

Lovely to be amongst so many friends, I am lucky…Thanks Jan for taking us last night, we must start taking a cushion!

Great fun as I have said with the band, Allan B always cheeky but last night the three 'Boys' got caught in the act of reading the notes on Alan C's computer while Tony P was playing his solo…because they had to play…

This is what went on while Tony P was playing solo…

Naughty Boys had their computer taken away by the boss! ha ha

Peregrines…

Looks like the little chicks are not so little now, they are such fun to watch, hope more success this year with them…

Took this off screen this morning…How lucky are we to watch these wild birds…

Sports Pavilion …Jazz night…

This Thursday the 14th May…at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham. the jazz line up will be…

Derek Cubitt…Saxophone/Clarinet…

Allan Bradley Cornet/Trumpet/Vocals…

Tony Parsons…Trombone/Vocals…

Alan Cugnoni… Guitar/Bass…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

And maybe Simon will come along and give us a song or two…

Looks like another fun night of live music, so hope to see a good crowd to support the band…

8pm-10.30pm

More Flowers

Another lovely bunch of flowers this time from Dawn and Phil, should have been me buying flowers for them as they helped me! thanks for all you did at the weekend you worked hard… glad you enjoyed the dinner…

Peregrines

As you know I am a fan of the Hawk and Owl Trust, one of the great photographers is Skip and these are a couple of wonderful shots from the weekend…He gave me permission to post these…

The 3 remaining chicks are all doing really well…

Thanks Skip great shots…

Jazz with Fun…

The evening at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham, saw another good crowd attending to hear the jazz, and several newcomers, some of the regulars could hardly find a seat…I Suppose we ought to try and get people to bring there own. Some of them do already I noted.

Great that people are turning up for Live Music and they certainly got it last night, Allan who was heading the band  kept the party going, and each member of the band did some great solo music, really wonderful playing some I had not heard for ages. so thanks band you did great. Craig Tony Alan beating out at the back with Trummy the man with so many notes that come from the trombone and the arsonium as Tim calls it, Derek  as always giving his all, great round of appreciation for you well deserved. Thanks Allan B well done.

Thanks to everyone who came to me for raffle tickets, (thanks for Jazz Janet who helped with some, and Jan and Don who helped with the folding…) hope the old back improves so I can come to you again in future, still Allan had a real laugh about me, all in fun! well at least I hope it was…Thanks as always to Keith and Sheila it takes a lot of arranging these raffles.

So good that Simon was able to come and sing for us again, thanks Simon always a pleasure … Allan did not do so bad either with his songs… although he did put our Alan through the mill, with some remarks but all taken very well, not sure about some of the jokes but no one took offence! Least of all Alan with his computer full of different keys to play the music from.

Not so much talking this week so everyone able to listen which is good.

Nice to see Jean back even with her broken wrist hope it gets better real soon Jean. Hope the music cheered you up.

Hope to see you all next week, another line up Alan will be finding for us.

Good luck to our Heidi who is doing her Moonwalk for Cancer next week we all wish you well my dear, and look forward to hearing all about it.

Fudge may have some photos as I did not get my camera out, if she manages to send them I will add them otherwise you will not see our merry band if you were not there!

Oh yes and thanks Neil for thinking I looked demure and small in my old school photo, I was very quiet and shy once, now then no comment!   that is a great site The Views of old Beccles, especially as I now seem to be one ha ha…

Fudge sent me some of her photos…Not bad at all Fudge thanks so much… just picked a few…

Line up Jazz Thursday 7th May…

This week Thursday 7th May at the Sports Pavilion… Ditchingham, the line up will be…

Derek Cubitt…Saxophone/Clarinet…

Dick (Trummy) Mayhew…Trombone…

Allan Bradley… Trumpet/Cornet…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Another different line up of talented musicians, so hope to see a nice crowd to support them, hopefully people that are there to listen to the jazz…

Alan informs me that our Ray Simmons is not very well and is having tests at hospital, so I am sure you will all join me in hoping that he is soon back to good health, and back with us at the jazz as soon as possible…Get well soon Ray…

8pm-10.30pm

Flowers…

Thanks Amelia for the lovely flowers they smell so good… Lovely to see you and your lovely daughter on Sunday, hope we can make it more often…

Thought you would all like a giggle… I have joined a lovely site on Face Book, Old Views of Beccles… Born and bred here of course I am loving to see all the great old photos and to be re united with some old friends…

We were chosen to stay on an extra time at school some for Shorthand and Typing, and think the boys were doing woodwork…so we were called Class 4a. Ah memories!