Sole Bay Jazz line up 31st August…

Another good night in store on Thursday the 31st August at The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham.

With the Sole Bay Jazz Band and guests…

This week we have …

Tim Densham…Clarinet/Saxophone…

Dick (Trummy) Mayhew…Trombone…

Ray Simmons…Piano…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

Ron West …Drums…

Maybe Barry will come along and do some vocals…

That is sounding rather nice, so hope to see a good crowd coming along to support these fine musicians…

Raffle …Bar…Lots of friendly regulars, and of course great Live Jazz Music…

8pm-10.30 pm

Sole Bay Jazz with friends…

Last evening The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham rocked with a great night of talented playing…

It was not the usual line up nor was it the usual jazz, but what a treat for us who love talented musical people who gave the good crowd a rather delightful evening …

The second half Barry came along and gave us a couple of songs which everyone loved, some great solos from Ray and Phil as well, which were rather special.

We are so lucky every week to have such great live music , and it was also good to see some of the regulars who have been unwell come along to enjoy the evening.

Of course some of the regulars who like the trad jazz may not have enjoyed some of it as much but they could not fault the musicians playing …well done all. Me well I loved it all.

We also had Happy Birthday played for Jean and Terry very nice.

Thanks Clover and Chris for the raffle, and the boys and Jan for the ticket folding.

Heidi with her smile and lemons and coffee!!!! thanks Jon!

A few photos not great but Fudge has a good one of the whole band on FB.

Flowers …Cat

I was cleaning out my little green net area this morning and thought how good my friends are to me as the Hibiscus is several years old that Jazz Janet gave me also the Hebe from this year, and the little roses growing well thanks Sandy and Neil…

Oh yes and this dear boy was sleeping as usual, mmm apart from early mornings! when he likes to let me know he is hungry, but like me he is getting on a bit!

See you at Jazz tonight folks…

Sole Bay Jazz Band line up…

Alan has got together a nice treat for us this Thursday the 24th August…at The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham. Not that he does not provide us with some great line ups, but this will be a bit different…

We have ……

Tim Densham …Clarinet/ Saxophone…

Ray Simmons…Trumpet…

Phil Brooke…Guitar…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar Banjo…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

So hope to see a good crowd to support these fine musicians…

Raffle and Bar, hopefully some lemons and coffee!!! (sorry Jon but we do like our little treats…)

8pm-10.30pm

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Birthday flowers

Just had to redo my gorgeous flowers I have received over the past week, thank you family and friends…

Sole Bay Jazz Band…

Another good night of jazz and some fun, with The Sole Bay Jazz Band at The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham …

Nice crowd to support the band as well…although a few regulars missing…some that have not seen for a while so get in touch please??hope all is well.

Great solo playing as well from Tim and Tony P… some different vocals which caused a nice audience reaction! and Geoff on the harmonica for a number…Thanks Gary for sitting in on the drums…Some great tinkling on the ivories from Ray,  Alan and Tony J on the back line but playing well…Thank you all.

Thanks Clover and Chris for the raffle, and the boys for folding the tickets as always, and thank you Duncan for giving me your prize xx

Thanks Heidi smiling even though no lemons or coffee ah well…

As it was a day after I celebrated my birthday the band played Happy Birthday for me so thank you very much, I did take the first photo below of the band playing for me! 

Thank you all again for all the good wishes much appreciated.

Next week we have another great line up so keep looking in…

Thank You

Just wanted to say Thank You to all my blog friends who sent me best wishes for my birthday yesterday, actually had 34 cards beside all the messages on face book.

Have had a lovely week of birthday pleasure so thanks to all those who have been here for me…

I am so lucky to have such a great family and friends so again thank you all.

Keep Jazzing! Thanks Sandy and Neil for my surprise parcel thought as I do not make cakes now borrowed this one to put on here from the one I made Neil  Now how many years have gone by????xx

See you at Jazz tonight folks…

Sole Bay Jazz Band line up…

This Thursday evening the 17th August…at The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham… 

the Sole Bay Jazz Band line up will be…

Tim Densham…Tony Parsons…Ray Simmons…

Alan Cugnoni…Tony Jullings… Gary Durance…

So hope to see a nice lot of people to support these fine musicians…

Raffle and Bar… and lots of friendly fans…

8pm-10.30pm

Pre birthday party!

I have been spoilt again by my lovely family pre my birthday…

Lovely day in no particular order as love them all…David,Phil,Dawn,Pete,Tom,Emma…

I said no fuss but however am so thrilled as it was such a good day, meeting up at Phil and Dawns, we all went on to The Ugly Bug Pub it is called the Norfolk Lurcher now but locally known as The Bug!

What a great welcome we had such very nice people and rather special pub, (lovely clean loos! ex landlady so always check loos!)

The meals were so tasty we all ate too much but it was worth it, so thank you family it was very very good.

I took a few photos … then off we went back to Hockering… Dawn had made me a lovely sponge, we had tea and then sparkling wine! great…

Opened a few cards, then Tom and Emma said would I open their present to me, well how they managed to get it done they only arrived back off honeymoon on Thursday evening, photos in a frame with "Family" then the words 'is where life begins and love never ends', people looking in will not all know what that means to me from my grandson and his wife, but Phil and I  shed a few tears of happiness how thoughtful and precious after all these years.

Having a Kindle arrive soon I am told  as well from the boys and Dawn will seem strange not to hold a book! so as it is not yet my birthday have some nice looking parcels to open when it is!!!

It is nice to be able to write my blog diary and not be all jazz, although of course love my jazz posts! Even some nice Jazz bits at the pub!

Thank you all for a very special day I am so lucky to have you all in my life. And very proud of you all.

Sole Bay Jazz Band with friends…

A great night of live music at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham last evening…with the Sole Bay Jazz Band and guests , when you think the band just come together for the night and some maybe have not played together for a long time it was a remarkable evening.

A good crowd appreciated the  different line up, it was a really fun night as well and so much talent so thank you all …a super mix.

Some great solos as well… the balance in some of the music was extremely interesting and so melodic…

Well done Alan you always do a good job when Tim is absent on the mike!

Good raffle thanks Clover and Chris… also of course the ticket folders…

Heidi nice to see you again even though you were tired after your busy day x

A few photos still not happy with my camera at the moment, but could be the photographer! who cannot stop moving when the music is playing…Also sorry not a photo of them all think Fudge has one on FB but I could not get everyone in!

Sole Bay Jazz Band…line up…

This Thursday the 10th of August at The Sports Centre Ditchingham…

The Sole Bay Jazz Band has a different line up…all very talented…in no particular order these fine Gentlemen are…

Tony Parsons…Trombone/Vocals…

Pete Scott…Clarinet/Saxophone/Vocals…

Geoff Whatling…Trumpet/Vocals…

Ray Simmons…Piano…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

Hope to see a good crowd coming along to enjoy live music…

8pm-10.30pm

The Quartet…

Great idea Jan to go to Milestones  Sunday evening … To see and hear 'Jazz Unlimited' Thank you…

So nice to meet up with June and Duncan …about time …we have left it far too long…

Nice to see some of the Ditchingham jazz folk there as well…

Super night of live talented music, very enjoyable, only problem…first half it started to get warm, so had a giggle that it would be like Thursday night only hot air!!!! then when they had a break they put the air con on! thought it was very nice to start with (sorry Chris) but then they did not turn it off, so we gradually all got very cold!!!So Milestones think on looking after your customers!!!!

A couple of photos as was not sure I should be taking them there as did not ask…so they are a dark and moody!

Wedding Day…

A beautiful day dawned for the wedding of two very special people last Friday…

My precious Grandson Tom and his best friend and love Emma, how proud we all were to celebrate with them,  family and friends…

I think it may have been the most wonderful wedding with such love pouring out …the fun as well …that we have been to, and very very special to us as a family for many reasons. 

The little thoughtful things like the photo frame with dressing up tools, the children who were there had loads of things to play with so many special touches at The Duke Somerleyton. The staff and food (yummy) really great…

So thank you Emma and all the family and everyone who did all the little special things that made the day… firstly when we got to Church and the notice outside made the tears well up because this was such a precious day for us.

There were so many photos but David managed to get some of his to me and I thought I would share those and more for memories on here …hope you enjoy…In no particular order …still awaiting the photos from the service at the moment which was so moving but also even more special because the Rev.Canon Bob Baker made it joyful…

David, Phil and Dawn thank you…John was there in spirit because of you three…

Jade

superman style…

Speeches def. know you are a good teacher Tom kept them in order…

Our lovely Dawnie soon be you!!

The page boys looking cool…

last time I saw this beautiful girl she was about 5 years old Kate .

Tom/Pete

David Dawn Phil

Me with my Boys

More photos will be produced no doubt!!!!to capture the day…

Night of Jazz…

Sorry late on here with the report for Thursday evening, but have to say it was a great night of live music played by our wonderful talented jazz men and some vocals from Barry.

It is always good of course …then some nights the Sole Bay manages to pull out some extra special ones and Thursday night was one of them, sadly it was very hot so they, and us nearly melted, we must do something about doors being opened on these nights, as it will soon be winter and they can be shut!!!!!!But a lot of us really did suffer.

But how good was the music and singing also great the Barry got a good audience appreciation with hey de hey de ho!!!!!Good old Minnie!

A good crowd again which is always nice to see, as live music is soooo good…especially the Sole Bay sort! Still some of our regulars missing which is a worry hope all is well with them.

Nice to see Heidi back behind the bar that smile is catching… missed Fudge didn't we. ha ha.

Thanks Clover and Chris for the raffle great as always… of course for 'the boys' for the ticket folding.

A few photos…