18/10/2026
MASSEY FERGUSON DANCING CLUB
NEWSLETTER – October 2026
Charitable Donations
As you know it is now the Club’s policy that the proceeds from the raffles held during our periodic dances be donated to a charity of our choosing. For the recent Autumn dance (and what a night that was) we nominated the beneficiary as the Waverley Day Centre., Kenilworth, which provides a day care service and activities for the elderly. A cheque for £204, which will be gift aided, will be handed to the day centre accordingly. Well done everybody.
Halloween
We shall be celebrating Halloween on Wednesday 28th October. Please feel free to decorate your table and to wear whatever scary outfit you deem to be appropriate.
Christmas Dinner Dance
The Christmas dinner dance will be held on Friday 11th December when we shall be dancing to the music of Tony Roberts. The dinner will be a three course meal plus tea or coffee and there will be a complimentary welcome drink. The meat for the main course will be turkey and ham and there will be a choice of either crumble or trifle for the dessert. Vegetarian (vegetable lasagne) and gluten free options will be available. Don’t forget to nominate your selections when purchasing your tickets. You should plan to arrive at 7.00 pm for a 7.30pm sit down. Tickets are priced at £25.00 but will be discounted at £20.00 for regular supporting members of the Wednesday club nights. The tickets will be available from Wednesday 4th November. This is an extremely popular event so, in order to avoid disappointment, it is recommended that you purchase your tickets, or at least reserve them, no later than Wednesday 11th November. The proceeds from the raffle will be donated to the Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) Charity. PSC is a serious condition with no known cure and from which, most unfortunately, the grandson of Wendy and Brian Carruthers suffers.
Christmas Party
The Christmas party will be held on Wednesday 16th December. The refreshments will be in the form of our usual American supper whereby you are all requested to bring a plate of food to share. This may be savoury or dessert or a mixture of both. Please ensure that the food is plated and that selections such as quiches and cakes are divided into portions. That having been said it would be appreciated if you could refrain from swamping the table with quiches which seems to have been the case in recent years!! It might be wise for those of you with specific dietary requirements to bring your own food. As the dancing time will be diminished, it is likely that the evening will be extended to 10.30 pm.
Closures
We shall not be meeting on Wednesday 23th December or Wednesday 30th December for obvious reasons. We shall be reconvening on Wednesday 6th January 2027.
