Christmas Celebrations- Lakeside
Merry Christmas!!!! What a memorable start to this special day. Presents were exchanged and we all received gifts from JollyDays and chocolate delights from our hosts at Lakeside but we were all sure that Father Christmas and his helpers had something to do with that!
At the crack of dawn, we witnessed Father Christmas glide past our rooms on his magnificent sleigh, bells ringing and lights flashing.
We were keen to join in with the organised activities and we kicked off with a curling tournament. It was a fun, yet quietly competitive few games.
Our sporty group then played softball tennis and had a few very impressive rallies! We had certainly worked up and appetite for our Christmas feast.
We put on our Christmas finery for the best lunch with all the trimmings. The turkey was brought through the dining hall and shown off to all the guests, this has been a tradition for years. We loved watching as the chefs carved the succulent meat in front of us. We got in the party mood very quickly by pulling the Christmas crackers and putting on our silly hats and of course telling the funny cracker jokes. The finale was a delicious plum pudding with brandy custard! Luckily, we had saved some room! 
The beginning of our night started with a singalong with James Cooper playing all our favourite songs from the 70s and 80s. Call me Queen, kept us on the dance floor for the rest of the night, showing off our fabulous disco moves. It had been a Christmas to remember.
There was some nail biting action down on the pool table as we tried our best to pot the black. A friendly ping-pong tournament was a must and we laughed out loud as the balls went flying across the table.
We took out seats for the afternoon Pantomime of Little Red Riding Hood. The performance was full of laughs, silly antics, and plenty of “he’s behind you”. We were lucky to have some photos with the cast afterwards.
A morning was spent at the archery shed, where we did our best Robin Hood impression.
A fantastic Boxing Day evening meal was enjoyed with entertainment from the ever-talented team. This was then followed by the incredible James Benn, a graduate from the prestigious school of acting in Guildford.
We of course danced along to his dulcet tones before the evening drew to a close. With Union Jacks in our hands, we waved them in time to songs from Last Night of the Proms. We sung our hearts out as we celebrated our last night together.
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