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ACC ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER

Blackpool Reunion Dinner Evening 2022

Well, it was another great evening
at the Grand Hotel in Blackpool for
our Reunion Dinner on October 8th.
There were 82 of us that sat down this
year, and everyone seemed to have a
good time. Everyone seemed to enjoy
the food, and wine that went on each
table. It was great to see old friends
meeting up. Phil Howard managed to
get a group together from Cyprus that
had not seen each other since 1977
(5 in total). I also noticed lots of people
meeting up from last year’s dinner. Our
reunion dinners seem to be growing
each year which is great. I had a
great time putting faces to names
as I had only dealt with names as
people booked in by email. We
also had the pleasure of Eric Lewis,
the Association Secretary and his
wife who attended this year. I think
that might have been to see how we
are spending your Money which we
apply for each year. I must say a big

thank you to Eric and the Association
who always give us a generous grant to
help with the costs. That’s the reason
our prices have stayed the same for the
last six years. It was nice to see Arthur
Bradshaw back on home ground too as
he had recently returned from Australia.
Lee Ann James the Singer
Entertainer managed to get us all up
on the dance floor again and got us
singing some good old songs. And
once again Harry Barlow led the
Conga around the room.
We had a £50 note donated for
the raffle from Debbie Brooks whose
husband Dave had booked in and
sadly died of Cancer before the dinner.
The Raffle raised an enormous sum of
£539 which goes to reducing the costs
and paying for the very nice personal
Programmes and placemats and drinks
that everyone gets. I think that there
were a lot of Grandchildren getting
some good old Blackpool rock that
went along with each table setting too.
I must say that the Grand Hotel look
after us very well indeed and the room
and décor was beautiful. Everything
was in Corp colours and looked good.
I hope that they can do the same for us
next year.
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