Daniel Trepat

BD’s Birthday“BD Linedancers in Coatbridge Scotland wasstarted 16 years ago by Joy Wright along withthe help of Mary Reid, Sadie Chalmers andMargaret Elliot who is sadly no longer withus,” Lindsay McNeill says. “Over the yearspeople have come and gone but the faithful havealways remained and we also have some newmembers this year too. The group have donemany charity nights with local and some not solocal groups benefiting. The one thing that we allagree on is that the dancing is always fun andwe are delighted to see our group going fromstrength to strength. We celebrated our birthdaywith a party. As usual there was dancing, fun andlaughter and to round off the evening a lovelyfish supper was provided. So a huge thank youmust go to everyone who makes the effort on aWednesday evening as you all make our danceclass such a special place to be.”Gay “Loved Life”“Sadly our friend and club member, Gay(Gaynor Jeanne Garton) lost her fightagainst pancreatic cancer recently,” Janefrom Steps ‘n’ Stetsons told us. Gay startedLine dancing in 2000 when she joined JustFor Kicks in Arborfield and was in theirdemo team for several years. When JFKbecame Steps ‘n’ Stetsons, Gay was oneof many original members who becamesteadfast supporters of the new club,becoming one of the support team,helping decorate the hall for socials andcollecting the money on the front desk(which she loved because it meant shecould talk to everyone). The photo showsGay surrounded by two of her closestfriends (from left to right Wendy, Gay andJill). Gay loved dancing from the momentshe started, enjoyed all the weekendsaway and was always ready to take partin everything. In class she always lovedthe ‘sing-along’ dances and in particularCome Dance With Me. Gay’s joy was herfamily but the service held in her memoryshowed how much she affected manyother people. The chapel was crammedfull with family, members of the book clubshe belonged to and the choir she lovedsinging with, her Line dance friends andof course many friends that she had metalong her 64 years. She will be sadlymissed but she will be rememberedas someone who (as the minister said)“loved life.”Jubilee Demo“Here is a picture taken of the Easy StrollersDemonstration Team who danced at aResidential Home in Clevedon for their JubileeStreet Party, the street had to be insidebecause of the rain,” Val Vella told us. “Wedanced Dancing in the Dark to ‘Singing inthe Rain’, London Rhythm Swings, Caballeroto ‘I Can’t Tell A Waltz From A Tango’, ‘I SawLinda Yesterday’, ‘Crepes and Drapes andDrainpipes’, ‘Just A Memory’, finishing up withTil Forever, our favourite dance.”14 • August 2012 www.linedancermagazine.com