PRESTON CIRCLE 14 HOG ROAST 14 JULY 2018

The Catenian Association

Preston Circle 14 

Charity Hog Roast, Bar and Live Music Night

at Chris and Viv Kerr’s home, ‘Briar Croft’, 203 Preston Road, Grimsargh, PR2 5JR

Saturday 14^thJuly 7pm onwards (food served at 8pm)      
   

                      

  Please come along with family and friends and support Brother President Tom and Gillian’s chosen Charity for the year 

St Clares Parish in Fulwood

Emergency Aid for Christian Families in Syria

This most prestigious event is exceptional value for the all inclusive price of £25 to include food, bar, dancing and live music

(Non drinkers and drivers £15 and for children, a suitable donation to the Charity please)

Bookings should be made with

Brother President Tom McAuley 01772 788401 or email Thomas583@btinternet.comor

Brother Charles Webb            07870 492936 or email cccawebb@googlemail.com

If you have fold up chairs and any raffle prize donations, please bring them along

Preston & District Circle (144) Charity BBQ 2018

LSA Ladies Evening

Last weekend Lytham St Annes Circle held its annual Ladies Evening to which the Presidents and their Ladies of the other circles in the Province were invited.  The evening started with members attending the 6pm Saturday mass at St Joseph’s, Ansdell.  Fr David not only welcomed us butalso spoke of our aims and values in his homily.  We were then mentioned in the Bidding Prayers as well as in the newsletter. Following mass we assembled at the Glendower Hotel, St Annes for an excellent meal.  After the brief speeches and toasts there followed dancing to local entertainer Michael Cosgrove.

The photograph shows Circle President Robert Thompson with a number of his guests prior to joining the other diners.
 

A number of events followed Garstang Circle's monthly meeting recently

at the Garstang Country Hotel, which was a ladies evening:

Following a very successful President's Charity Evening in March this year in aid of St. John's Hospice, Lancaster, a presentation took place immediately following the meeting, when, for the second year in succession, Brother Steve Masterman, who was

 President at the time of the Charity Evening, presented another cheque for £1,000-00 to a representative of St. John's Hospice, Mr.Chris Pilkington.

(left to right) Brother Gerard Power, President of Garstang Circle,

Mr. Chris Pilkington, Immediate Past President of Garstang Circle Brother Steve Masterman.

Following the Charity Presentation the Circle's Annual Putting Competition took place on the green adjacent to the hotel and the winner was Brother Frank Morlidge of Garstang Circle.

The photograph shows Garstang President, Brother Gerard Power presenting the  Putting Trophy to Brother Frank Morlidge.

This photograph shows some of the attendees at the event..The evening concluded with an excellent buffet.

LONGRIDGE CIRCLE THEATRE VISIT

At the outbreak of World War One, Joey, young Albert’s beloved horse, is sold to the Cavalry and shipped to France. He’s soon caught up in enemy fire, and fate takes him on an extraordinary journey, serving on both sides before finding himself alone in no man’s land. Albert, who remained on his parents’ Devon farm, cannot forget Joey. Though still not old enough to enlist he embarks on a treacherous mission to find him and bring him home.

Based on the beloved novel by Michael Morpurgo, this powerfully moving and imaginative drama, filled with stirring music and songs, is a show of phenomenal inventiveness. At its heart are astonishing life-sized horses by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company, who bring breathing, galloping, charging horses to thrilling life on stage.

On Thursday 14th June 2018, 100 years to the day after a British successful midnight attack north of Bethune along La Bassee Canal, on the Western Front, Longridge Circle, with some friends, went to The Lowry Theatre in Salford Quays to see the superb production of "WARHORSE".

Some of the Longridge contingent enjoying a fabulous play.

STRENGTHENING FRIENDSHIPS HAVING FUN!!!

Furness celebration

There were many visitors (dozens) at Furness Circle's meeting to congratulate Bro. Brian Tate on reaching 50 years with the Association.  He was presented with his scroll by GB National President Bro. John Hogan and is seen here with his wife Collette. 

ANOTHER CRACKING NIGHT AT LONGRIDGE CIRCLE

With 71 booked in for the Circle meeting and meal and 27 of those from Brooklands Circle there was warning signs of an eventful evening.

The meeting opened routinely enough with prayers, but then took an unexpected turn with Acting Vice President Ted giving notice of some health and safety issues recently published by National Council pertaining to meetings with the number of visitors exceeding 12.

To pre-empt any misunderstanding, I quote these guidelines in full:

“In the event that a Circle adopts the procedure of introducing visitors and requesting that they remain standing until all are announced, the following are issued by National Council for guidance only:-

      1. The VP and Registrar shall observe all visitors as they sign in and walk to their seats and shall carry out a Risk Assessment as to how long the visitors may reasonably be expected to stand.

       2. All visitors are advised that to prevent swelling of the feet they loosen their shoe laces.

       3. As the VP announces the name of the visitor, the visitor shall stand by planting two feet firmly on the floor and engage his core muscles.

       4. In the event that a visitor is unaware of the location of his core muscles or being aware, is unsure if he has engaged them, he shall, before he attends another Circle meeting, seek medical advice.”

The above was greeted with great hilarity and much guffawing but set the tone for the rest of the serious business of the night …ENJOYMENT and FUN.

(See If you can spot the members in T shirts and jeans!!!!!!)

President Mike calls all to order, not easy in a bay view window.

It's the way you tell 'em Jim

Barbara's got her eye on that view

Mary posing for the camera!

Have these two gone home? All the more for Peter!

I think I'll try the rice pudding says Nina.

"Food tastes better when you eat it with your friends."

"Drinking good wine with good food in good company is one of life's most civilised pleasures."

 The Brooklands contingent with Mike and Bridget

All agreed that the night had been a great success and hopefully will become an annual event.

Friendships were made, some strengthened, the spirit of our great Association is alive and well in Longridge Circle (and of course, in Brooklands Circle). 

FRIENDSHIP AND FUN THROUGH GOOD FOOD, GOOD WINE AND GOOD COMPANY.