Christmas Eve

Lovely family day yesterday with some of my family… I forgot to take the photo of food, and as you can see those that know me some fizz had been taken as my face is bright red! or it could have been from cooking the meal? ha ha Great Jumper Tom and hope your cold improves Emma…

Thank you for your company… more today… Tom and Emma  and have another great day with more family and more for me with Dawn Philip David Pete, hope you are not too tired Dawn after working on Christmas Eve…

Christmas…

I have no idea where the year has gone, it has flown by I know that.

I wish all my lovely blogger friends (who even though they may not comment I know they are looking in) a Very Happy and Wonderful Christmas and  Healthy New Year…

My thoughts as I prepare a lovely Christmas meal for family to all those who are lonely, alone, sad or unhappy for many reasons …just to remember… Yesterday is gone (apart from all good memories) tomorrow is in the hands of God …so remember to just enjoy the day you are in and try to make it the best you can.

Thank you to all my lovely friends and family for always being there for me.

Have a lovely Christmas xx

Sole Bay Jazz Party time…

Thank you to everyone for a lovely Christmassy Evening with The Sole Bay Jazz Band…

Great music and singing lots of food and  good company, just the way to start Christmas…

Must mention Jenny how good it was to see you get up where you belong in the band, and you have been through so much but we do love to hear you sing, so do not leave it so long next time. Thanks to Barry as well without the hat… ha ha and for Tim who each year finds his bah humbug hat!

Thanks to Clover and Christine for the raffle and for the lovely lady who provided that special prize that Jan and I won thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Thanks for the "boys" who always fold the raffle tickets.

To those of our lovely people who are now missing from our family of jazz, hope you are all celebrating up there in the sky we miss you all.

Heidi for all your help and lovely smile, in fact everyone there… Have a wonderful happy Christmas and really look forward to seeing you all in the New Year.

This is a short report but after having got over my ailments now have to make haste as they say to get ready for Christmas eats!!!!

Sole Bay Jazz Band line up…

Christmas party time at The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham on Thursday the 21st December … 

with those rather great talented musicians called the Sole Bay Jazz Band!

Line up will be…

Tim Densham…Saxophone/Clarinet…

Dick (trummy) Mayhew…Trombone/Euphonium…

Ray Simmons…Piano…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Of course one never knows but we may have more and a singer, 

but whatever it should be a great evening…

Do not forget you can bring some goodies for your tables…

Bar…Raffle… and lovely friendly folk…

8pm-10.30pm

SOLE BAY JAZZ BAND line up…

This Thursday the 14th December… 

at The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham…

The Sole Bay Jazz Band and friends line up will be 

(hopefully depending on the weather)!!!!!

Tim Densham…Derek Cubitt…

Ray Simmons…Bill Brewer…

And our great back line…

Tony Jullings…

Alan Cugnoni…Craig Hipperson…

So hope to see a good crowd to come along and support these talented musicians…

Raffle & Bar…

8pm-10.30pm

Sole Bay Jazz Band…

Sad to say I have just heard  that another of our gang …Brian Thirtle …passed away yesterday, his son was playing him Bourbon Street Parade just before he died as that was what he loved hearing played the last time he came to jazz… what a lovely way for him to pass on for him, love to all the family…

Another great night of live music from The Sole Bay Jazz Band… 

at The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham…

Thanks to the band with some rather good numbers that they dug deep to find, very nice! thanks Barry for the vocals… 

A really good crowd as well which was nice as been a bit thin on the ground of late.

Thanks to Clover and Christine for the raffle and as always the  'boys' for folding the tickets, and of course for you all digging deep so that we can keep the band coming along each week, have been checking around and most charges on the door for live music is £10 so think we all are very lucky at Ditchingham with the talent of our musicians…

Thanks Heidi for always smiling and pleased to see the christmas jumper coming out getting us in the mood!!!

Just wanted to say how sorry to hear that one of our regulars is very ill lots of love and prayers for you Brian. Also for all of our merry band of folk who are under the weather at the moment please take care and get well soon.

Just a reminder that on the 21st December it is our Christmas Party Night… feel free to bring some food for your tables, we have had some great evenings getting us in the mood for the season of santa in the past so let us make this a good one to.…and the raffle will be great!

A few photos… Think check shirts must be in fashion!

Sole Bay Jazz Band line up…

Thursday the 7th of December at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham, The Sole Bay Jazz Band will be playing live for us all, so come along and support these fine musicians…

The line up will be…

Tim Densham…Saxophone/Clarinet…

Dick (trummy)Mayhew… Trombone/Euphonium…

Ray Simmons…Piano…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo…

Maybe Barry will pop in to sing ?

Raffle…Bar… Friendly Folk…

8pm-10.30pm

Sole Bay Jazz and Friends…

Sorry late in writing a little report this week… been very busy with family commitments…

But a lovely night of live happy music on Thursday at The Sports Pavilion…Ditchingham with the Sole Bay Jazz and Guests. Great playing so thanks to all…

It was a miserable weather night, so not as many folk turning out, but thanks to all that did…

Thanks as always to Clover and Christine for doing the raffle and the boys for folding the tickets, and those who were there for digging deep in your pockets for the raffle.

Heidi for her lovely smile…

Some rather different vocals from Barry and thanks to Mick for his very melodic guitar playing…Tim, Derek and Ray on the front line married well with Craig and Tony who always keep the beat.

A few photos…

Sole Bay Jazz Band line up…

This Thursday the 30th November (where did that month go!)

At the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham… The Sole Bay Jazz Band line up will be…

Tim Densham…Saxophone/Clarinet…

Derek Cubitt… Saxophone/Clarinet…

Ray Simmons…Piano…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

Special guest Mick Betts on Guitar…

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Hope we get a good crowd to support these fine musicians…

also that the snow stays away…

Raffle…Bar…

8pm-10.30pm

Footwarmers Fun Sunday Lunchtime

A really good live music lunchtime with The Footwarmers at The Beccles Conservative Club on Sunday.

Feeling like Christmas with the lovely decorations… A good crowd to support the band as well.

Lovely to meet up with some friends that I had not seen for a while, and yes I will get back to regular visits!

Very well done to all the Jazzers some great numbers played and sung…
A few photos…

Gary…Stu…Peter…

Barry adding some melodic trombone…also some great vocals…

Peter with the banjo!

Only Ian's back sorry…

John…Great clarinet and Sax…

The two Pete's… love guitars…

The Footwarmers live music…

This Sunday the 26th November The Footwarmers are playing live Jazz and Blues at The Beccles Conservative Club…

The line up should be…

Peter Pease…Guitar/Vocals…

Stu Gooch…Bass…

Gary Durance…Drums…

John Temple…Saxophone/Clarinet…

Ian Murray…Saxophone/Vocals…

Also one never knows by chance a few talented guests…???

Hope that a good crowd can come along and support these fine musicians… I do hope to get along this weekend have missed a few sadly…

12noon-3pm

SOLE BAY JAZZ BAND EVENING…

Every Thursday evening at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham The Sole Bay Jazz Band plays for some dedicated regular friends and new comers… It is always really good… wonderful talented playing and vocals…sometimes exceptional, and last evening was one of those.

Everyone in the band looked so happy and loads of interaction some terrific numbers played with gusto…Which of course brings forth some really good reaction from us lucky listeners… 

One would have to pay a good entrance fee to hear such talent, we just buy raffle tickets…so well done Band you were on a roll…very enjoyable.

The raffle and the bar help to get these fine musicians every week to entertain us, so pleased that so many of you dig deep to get your tickets thank you, Clover and Christine do a great job each week collecting  your money, thank you as always to 'the boys' who fold the tickets.

Heidi with always a smile serving us drinks etc so what more can one want…

Some very nice people who are not as well nowadays this is to tell you we do miss you all …

A few photos so many in the band so could not get them all at once, and will have to go and find one of our drummer who does not appear on here!!!oh dear not good photos Craig sorry will do better next week!!! although Fudge did manage a good photo on the Sole Bay Jazz Band site on Face Book.

Thank you to all those who do still follow my blog, I do sometimes wonder if it is read but every week someone mentions they do and have lots of followers without names on the stat counter…so have decided to keep it going for the time being.

found one of Craig whoops…

another little one of Craig!

Sole Bay Jazz Band with friends…

Looks like yet another great night of live jazz music from the Sole Bay Jazz Band 
with some guests to entertain us…
at The Sports Pavilion…Ditchingham 

on Thursday the 23rd November…

Hope to see a good crowd to support these fine musicians.

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Tim Densham…Saxophones/Clarinet…

Dick (Trummy) Mayhew…Trombone…

Simon Nelson…Cornet/Trumpet/Vocals…

Ray Simmons…Piano…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

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Bar…Raffle

8pm-10.30pm

Sole Bay Jazz night…

Good evening of live jazz music with some fun thrown in at The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham last evening… with The Sole Bay Jazz Band and friends…

Some great playing from everyone… 

Good raffle thanks to Clover and Christine… and for the 'boys' for folding the tickets. We are so lucky to have live music each week, so if you have not been yet! come along and join in.

Thanks to Heidi always a big help and a smiling face.

Not as many folk there this week, but  nice to see a few new faces… Sending hugs to all those who could not be there because of illness. Come back soon, we are a real family of live music lovers and we do miss those who cannot be with us.

Today a few of us went to say our farewells to one of the 'gang' …a nice send off to Ray… gone to listen to the jazz in another world with all the others. 

For some reason my camera is not behaving but here is one that was not too bad.

SOLE BAY JAZZ BAND… line up…

This week the line up for The Sole Bay Jazz Band at The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham…will be a small one but hopefully a great one  … maybe Barry will come along and give us a few vocals… 

Hope to see a nice lot of folk coming along to enjoy live music and support the band … enjoy the bar/raffle and meet up with some very nice people! …

Tim Densham…Derek Cubitt…Saxophones/Clarinets…

Bill Brewer…Trombone…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

8pm-10.30pm

Remember…

Remembering all those who are lost but always in our hearts…

I hope that the young people remember that they do have it so good… and that they have a choice to go in the forces unlike the many who lost their lives did. 

Also they think about what has happened in the past and still happening in the present wars.

Today so many bad things are happening in our country. I just pray that somehow everything may improve, but we can all do our best to ensure that we love family and friends… that is so important.

Sole Bay Jazz Band line up…

This Thursday the 9th of November…The Sole Bay Jazz Band will be playing for us at 
The Sports Pavilion…Ditchingham.

Alan has got us another good line up for our pleasure, so hope to see a good crowd coming along to support these fine musicians.

Tim Densham…Clarinet/Saxophones…

Tony Parsons…Trombone/Vocals…

Ray Simmons… Piano…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

Bar/Raffle/

8pm-10.30pm

Sole Bay Jazz Band…

Another great night of live music by the Sole Bay Jazz Band at 

The Sports Pavilion…Ditchingham…

I  love the band and appreciate them very much but I did not feel it such a fun night between them this week … maybe not as laid back as usual ( as always do not bite this is my opinion only… ever the critic me) However some great music and always so talented… we all much appreciate that every Thursday they come along and play for us…How lucky are we.

A good crowd turned out some new faces as well which is always good to see…thanks to one and all who contributed to the raffle as this helps so much with getting these fine musicians to play for us every week.

Great raffle as always thanks Clover and Christine for that, and of course the 'boys' for the folding of the tickets.

Lovely smile Heidi thanks for your help as always… 

Hard to get them all in this week!

Our great
back line and Ray with a couple of numbers by Mark Adams very good…

Tony P

Oh the flash did not go off and would have been the best ever of our Tony.

Sole Bay Jazz Band line up

This Thursday evening the 2nd November (whoops another month gone by)…at The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham…The Sole Bay Jazz Band will be playing with a line up of seven…

Tim Densham…Saxophone/Clarinet…

Derek Cubitt…Saxophone/Clarinet…

Tony Parsons…Trombone/Vocals…

Ray Simmons…Piano…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Hope to see a good crowd to come and support these fine musicians…

Bar and Raffle and lots of friendly people…

8pm-10.30pm

Sole Bay Jazz Band Halloween …

Another great night of live music by talented musicians at The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham.

It certainly gelled last night…some really wonderful playing and lots of fun as well, from all six players…

Halloween is not something I agree with as too commercial …however always nice to have a fun night, and we have such great people who come along regularly to the jazz so we like to make it magic!!!

Not such a big crowd however nice that you all dug deep for the raffle, well done to Clover and Christine and you looked good! Thanks to the boys as always for the ticket folding…

'The Coven table' always dress up so good to see them do that and some extra  ghoulish things on the table this year…I do not mean the people… well I know how some people read things on here!!!!! I know several folk took photos and hope some came out better than mine but it was a laugh.

Thanks Heidi always smiling hope the children have a good halloween…

Missed you Fudge, however Dad made me have a good laugh he was great…

I do hope all those who are not feeling well soon improve, as we lost another nice gentleman who sadly passed away this week, the music keeps us young but sadly ill health seems to be claiming some of our dear friends this year again.

So always look to having fun while we can…

Tussle!

Nice smile Tim lovely witch clover xx

Sole Bay Jazz band line up…

This Thursday the 26th October at The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham…

The Sole Bay Jazz Band line up will be…

Tim Densham…Saxophone/Clarinet…

Dick (Trummy) Mayhew…Trombone/Euphonium…

Ray Simmons…Piano…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo…

Looks a good line up for another great evening of live music…

Come along and support these fine musicians …

Raffle and Bar and lovely people…

8pm-10.30pm

Sole Bay Jazz…

A good night at The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham with a smaller version of The Sole Bay Jazz Band…But some great jazz…

Nice to see a good crowd to support the musicians.

Thanks Clover and Chris for a good raffle again also for the 'boys' folding the tickets. Heidi and Cloe behind the bar.

Good company as always…Missing a few of the regulars, and as always sending good wishes to those who are too ill to come along, get better soon.

A few photos for those who still look in on here…

A little heads up of Tony!