Jazz night…

This Thursday evening the 18th October at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham…

The Sole Bay Jazz Band will be playing for our entertainment.

This week all the money given including the band plus  raffle and more will be for the benefit  of Ron Hockett who has to have a lung transplant in America… 

so know you will be generous as you always are.

We have Tim Densham…Dick Mayhew… Ray Simmons…

Alan Cugnoni…Craig Hipperson… 

and hopefully Tony Jullings…

Plus I know a few guests will be appearing at some time!!!

So do hope to see a good crowd coming along to support the band for this  benefit of dear Ron.

8pm-10.30pm

Family …

Yesterday Emma my grandsons wife received her BA Honours Degree in children's care and learning development at Lowestoft St Margarets Church amongst many others who have been working so hard, well done to them all.

So proud to be at her graduation dinner and to meet up with all the family again, after last years wedding… time has flown by…lovely meal  thanks to everyone, so thought would share with my blog diary, although photos not good and did not get everyone at the nice long table packed full… trust me to forget to take photo when it was full of family…as most had gone to get their meals,  ha ha but of course we had ours as you can see.… great family time. Love the new specs Dawnie …I did borrow one from Emma's  photos so that is a bit blurred, but after all that hard work both her and Tom are so proud of one another…as we are of them both.

Jazz at Ditchingham…

Ignore the line up from the last jazz post… it did not turn out quite the same…this week at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham, we had a great line up in the end…suddenly no drummer, but the gentlemen  that played for us turned the evening into a very different but rather yummy playing and singing time…

We had our Tony Parsons again playing and singing…with him on the front line Martin Eaton who had not played for us before …please come again… you gave us a great bit of entertainment as well as the spectacular singing of Skylark so thank you for that. Ray Simmons decided to sit in the middle instead of the side so that again was different, Mick Betts thanks for coming again Mick great bass playing. and Alan Cugnoni who got the line up altogether. Our Barry the man in black who wears a hat sang really well even without the hat!!! amazing how they all gelled together so well. So thank you all so much.

Lovely to see a good crowd, and once again thank you for digging deep to support the band.

Thanks also to Clover and Christine for doing the raffle and the boys for folding the tickets.

We did have a little confusion when the amp of Ray's played up and we all thought it was the microphones again however Alan has got lovely new mikes so all was well in the end.

My little niggle once again how sad I was that people near us did talk loudly through most of the night, so if you read this please we do like to hear the band, that is why we sit at the front…we all chat but not constantly we love to see you but if you talk please talk softly. It is a social club but when these fine musicians come to entertain us it is not nice for them to be talked over.

Thanks Mia lovely smiles …

Now next week the 18th we have the benefit evening for Ron Hockett, who sadly has to have a huge operation in USA, I know the band has got some good surprises for us for the evening to try and give some help for Ron as of course they have not got our NHS there. So we will wish him well and have a good evening to see what we can do. So put it in your diary's please.

Jazz at Ditchingham…

Not sure of the complete line up at the moment… but this Thursday the 11th October at The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham…

So far…

Tony Parsons…Trombone /Vocals…

Martin Eaton… Saxophone/Vocals…

Ray Simmons…Piano…

Alan Cugnoni…Banjo/Guitar…

Gary Durance…Drums…

? Mike Betts Bass??? as not sure if Tony J well enough yet…

So hope you can come along and enjoy live music…

Bar/Raffle…

8pm-10.30pm

Autumn stroll…

Thanks Jan suggesting lunch… good one at The Wherry Geldeston…

Then a lovely walk down by the riverside…pity the tide was up so could not go far…

A few photos…

Sole Bay Jazz Band…

Last evening at The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham the Sole Bay Jazz Band who were only going to be 5 in the line up ended up with 7 plus a singer how about that for a surprise.

Thanks to Tim…Derek…Ray…Tony P…Alan…Craig…Mick…Barry…

Nice to see a good crowd again to support the musicians…Thank you all for digging deep for the raffle, which helps towards getting the band playing each week.

Thanks to Christine and Clover for doing the raffle and the 'boys' for all the ticket folding.

Happy birthday to Tony Parsons, and last Tuesday to Tony Jullings… get better soon Tony.

Thanks also to Mia for looking after the bar, and helping me as well while our Emily is away…

Sole Bay Jazz Band

This Thursday evening the 4th October, The Sole Bay Jazz Band will be playing at The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham…

The line up so far is …

Tim Densham…Derek Cubitt…Craig Hipperson…

Alan Cugnoni…and not sure if Tony Jullings will be well enough or maybe Mick Betts will step in again…and one never knows if any guests will appear…

Now we have Ray Simmons as well with his piano and the trumpet!!!

So it is a "please turn up and support the band" whoever is playing…

Raffle Bar…

8pm-10.30pm