My role might have been small but the gateaux I cut up certainly weren't!
As you can see from my first picture, I really had to put my back into the task of cutting the gateaux as they were still well frozen (we weren't joking when we said we got there early).
Henry and Chelmer came in to admire the food table once we had loaded it up.
What you can't see, however, are the tonnes (or so it seemed) of steaming jacket potatoes and the vats of very spicy chilli to be served with them. It was hard to wait until the end of the service.
Although Henry and Chelmer hadn't helped with the food they had done a great job with helping decorate the hall and the decorations really helped create a party atmosphere.
We all thought the 75th birthday balloons were really cool. Even so they were surpassed by the fantastic entries in the children's painting competition (they had to paint the church). They were so good that it was really hard for the Bishop to choose a winner.
Talking of the Bishop again, he was kept very busy. Not only did he have to judge the paintings he had to cut the birthday cake which was in the shape of the letters 75.
We were going to help Bishop James with the cutting, but when we heard that two ladies were present, whose father had built the Church, it was of course only right that they should help with cutting the cake. We had a chat with the ladies and learnt lots about what the Church was like when they were girls. It was one of the best history lessons we've had for a while.
We will certainly remember this birthday party for a long time to come. True we had some lovely food and enjoyed the bubbles from the Bucks Fizz going up our nose, but the thing that really made it, was the great atmosphere and all the chat and laughter. We like spending time at Hindolveston as there is a great community spirit.
Lots of love, Bris, Henry, Chelmer and all at Bears Unlimited xxx
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