The annual Party was held on Tuesday 16th January 2007. There was a total 85 senior citizens who attended the evening in the presence of invited civic dignatories:- The Mayor and Mayoress of Medlar with Wesham, Cllr Geoff and Mrs Joan Dixon; The Mayor and Mayoress of Kirkham, Cllr Peter and Mrs Sheila Hardy; Father Bootle and Rev Paul Bennett.
A warm welcome was given by the Chairman of the 'Medlar with Wesham Old Folks Christmas Party Committee', Cllr Mrs Linda Nulty, who then invited all to partake of a delicious meal. Thanks were later expressed to Cllr Nulty and the committee for their hard work in preparing the food.
The evening's entertainment commenced with singing from the two local primary schools; St Josephs' and Wesham C.E. The children gave an excellent performance, under the direction of Mrs Wright (Head of St Josephs'), Mr Hulme (Head of Wesham C.E) and Miss Groves. The children received a well deserved round of applause from the audience ....followed by the receipt of a chocolate bar and lollies from the committee as a 'thank you'.
Entertainment continued with two talented vocalists: JJ Phillips and Marie Jayne plus an impromptu and very entertaining rendition by Father Bootle.
During the evening many raffle prizes were distributed, some of which were part of the 'free' raffle ticket provided by the committee.
The evening concluded with a combination of disco
and traditional dance music. All in all everyone appeared to have had an enjoyable and entertaining evening, due to be repeated in January 2008!
Our thanks to our Chairman Cllr Mrs Linda Nulty for organising the party, buying and cooking the food, and the helpers who prepared the meal and set up the Community Centre.