On With the Party

And what a party it was! I can tell you it was a huge success, without abandoning my natural modesty, as I, Bris, only played a small role. The success was all thanks to my lovely friend Yvonne and her willing band of helpers.

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

Preparing for a Party

We've been busy bears today helping to prepare for a party. Before we tell you what we've been up to, in true, Where's Bear? style, we want to ask if you can find us in our picture?


In case it's too hard we'll make it easier for you! Mind you, you might still want to enlarge the picture? Don't you think the colours are lovely and autumnal?


As you can see we've been helping to erect a gazebo in front of the Hindolveston village church. This is the clue to the reason for the party: it is to celebrate this Church's 75th birthday. It's actually surprisingly young for a Norfolk church and its nearest neighbour is over 900 years old. The reason why it is so young, is because it was only built when the old church fell down, on a Sunday when there should have been a service taking place. Thankfully the church was empty when the roof caved in, as the Vicar had forgotten to tell his parishioners about the service. Talk about a close shave!


Anyway old or not, 75 years is a good excuse for a party. The Bishop of Lynn and lots of other local people are coming to a special service tomorrow, followed by a lunch which can confidently predict (having seen the preparations) will be rather good.

We'll all be there armed with our camera, so will be able to give you a full report of this happy community occasion.

In the meantime we thought you'd like to see a clearer picture of some of us hard at work. Good job Henry and I have a head for heights.

Lots of love Chelmer and Henry xxx