PROVINCIAL SUMMER SOCIAL

Whilst some may have had difficulty finding the Cross Keys Inn at I patch wheel (Whitechapel) the effort once there was well worth it.  The inn started life as a farm in the mid-1700s and the hamlet of Whitechapel lies on the border of the Forest of Bowland, an area of outstanding natural beauty.   

The room in which we dined was large and spacious and we occupied half of it.  The buffet was exceptionally good with ample choices of food which allowed some to have seconds.  When it came to the desserts they were to die for.  Each table was supplied with two platters of delicious sweets, including meringues adorned with fruit and café Renoirs. The people on some tables couldn’t eat them all!  The staff were very pleasant and helpful.

There were two quizzes, one on places within Province 10 but in anagram form – an example is shown above; the other, photos of bridges in Lancashire.  These definitely got the grey matter going particularly the anagrams with missing letters!  All the people there had a wonderful time and those who weren’t there missed a splendid occasion.