BRANCH TEAM GOING TO HUNGARY

The Branch display team is going to Hungary this August to take part in the Gyongy International Folklore Festival, in the town of Gyongyos, which lies on the edge of the Matra Mountains to the North-East of Budapest.  The festival runs from the 8th - 13th August and there will be teams from another seven countries taking part. Hopefully it won't be quite as hot as it was four years ago when the branch last travelled to Hungary - on that occasion Budapest recorded it's highest temperature (42C) for over 50 years! 

David Hind

MEDAL TESTS

Arrangements have been made for some of the young people in the area to take further Medal Tests. This not only keeps their interest in dancing but ensures that they reach an acceptable standard of dance. It is anticipated that the tests will be held at Heddon-on-the-Wall on Saturday 5th July.

We wish all the girls who take the tests the best of luck and above all hope they keep dancing.

Carol Sanderson

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

SUMMER CLASS - WEDNESDAYS commencing on 7th May from 7.30 to 9.30 p.m. at All Saints Church Hall, Gosforth. Teacher Rene Fidler

9th MAY 2008 - 7.30 TO 11 P.M. MORPETH DANCE - Chantry Middle School. Music by Robert Whitehead and the Danelaw Band. Tickets from Sheila Trafford.

16th MAY 2008 - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 7.30 p.m. La Sagesse School

17th MAY 2008 - 7.30 TO 11 P.M. - HEXHAM DANCE - Queen Elizabeth High School. Music by Nicol McLaren. Tickets from Carol Sanderson.

21st JUNE 2008 - MID SUMMER SUPPER DANCE - Northumberland Hall, Alnwick. Music by James Coutts. Tickets £10 (Members) £12 (Non Members). Tickets from Sheila Trafford.

19th JULY 2008 - DANCE IN AID OF NORTHUMBERLAND WILDLIFE TRUST - Hexham Community Centre. Tickets from Rosemary Newton - Tel. 01661 843163

13th SEPTEMBER 2008 - TYNEDALE COUNTRY DANCE CLUB will be holding a buffet dance in the Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham to celebrate their Diamond Jubilee. Music will be Robert Whitehead and the Danelaw Band. Tickets from Carol Sanderson price £10. Please make cheques payable to Tynedale Country Dance Club.

4th OCTOBER 2008 - BRANCH DANCE - Washington. Music by Gary Donaldson. Tickets from John Ferguson.

17th OCTOBER - LANCHESTER SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE GROUP will be holding their 40th Anniversary Dance in Lanchester EP School from 7.30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Music by Robert Whitehead. Tickets available from Mrs. Angela Horsley - Tel. No. 01207 520764

1st NOVEMBER 2008 - HIGHLAND BALL - Wallsend. Music by Robert Whitehead and the Danelaw Band.

6th DECEMBER 2008 - BRANCH DANCE - Blackfriars. Music by Marian Anderson.

DANCE SCOTTISH WEEK

We have been informed that following the success of the 2007 Dance Scottish Week that this will become a yearly event.

The 2008 Dance Scottish Week will be held from the 12th to the 20th September. If Members have any thoughts on what the Branch might contribute to this, please speak to one of the Committee.

As a start to the week, there will be the Tynedale Country Dance Club’s Diamond Jubilee Dance at Hexham and following contact with Dance City, they have agreed to run a Scottish Country Dance Workshop and Ceilidh to be held on the afternoon of Sunday 14th September.

Carol Sanderson

A BIG THANK YOU

As we approach another AGM to mark the end of our year of dancing I think we should remember all the hard work of the people who run our branch. At a time when many organisations are struggling to get people to keep things going we are lucky to have so many people willing to give up their precious free time to look after our dancing affairs. We have the Office Bearers and Committee members who run branch dances, look after the finances, check Health and Safety concerns and legal requirements, keep our records straight and organise other events for us to enjoy. Many of our teachers are volunteers too, giving up their time to plan classes and spread the dancing message. Others are involved with the publications our branch produces, often in advance of Headquarters doing these things. So a big thank you to all the hard workers from one who knows what it takes to do these jobs.

Maureen Barlow.

FOUND

After the January Ponteland Dance a pair of ladies black dancing pumps,

Approximately size 6 were left behind. It would be nice to reunite them with their owner. Please contact Roger Hall

ARTICLES FOR THE NEWSLETTER

I would welcome any articles which would be of interest to members.

Carol Sanderson, Editor (15 Dilston Avenue, Hexham NE46 1JE)

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