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Area newsNORTHERN HOME COUNTIESHappy birthday Dave!After their November meeting, membersof Court ‘Lina Stradling’ held a partyto celebrate the 75th birthday of DaveWithers. Everyone enjoyed a glassof wine and a fish-and-chip supper,followed by a special birthday cake.Christmas at Freddie’sEighteen members and friends of Court‘Perseverance’ met for Christmas lunchat Freddie’s Restaurant in St Albans.Presents were exchanged and everyoneenjoyed an excellent three-course meal.Starlight WalkWell done to AngelaRobertson of Court‘Brownlow’, who tookpart in the StarlightWalk for the PeaceHospice in Watford.The 13-mile walk,which took placeduring the night,raised £200,000.Angela showsoff her medal!Shakespeare’shouse in Stratfordupon-AvonVisit to StratfordMembers of Court ‘Unity’ No9286 enjoyed a trip to Stratfordupon-Avon.Many made the mostof the sunshine and went on a boattrip before enjoying an excellentdinner at their hotel.The next day everyone stopped offin Evesham to see the sights, beforeheading to the Royal Oak in Grettonfor lunch, where they enjoyed theviews of the countryside and watchedthe steam trains going past. Manythanks to Malcolm Prechner for drivingthe minibus.SOUTHERN HOME COUNTIESA trip to rememberRichard Bourne reports on the areatrip to Paris:“Meet in Hove bright and early,” said ourleader Trudy. Early yes, bright no – withthe alarm set for 4am there was nochance of that. So our coach trip to Parisgot off to a quiet start.We drove to the Eurotunnel terminalwhere the coach boarded a train toCalais. After negotiating the Parisiantraffic following the long run to Paris, thecoach dropped us near to our three-starhotel and we were left to do some localsightseeing before finding a restaurant.After a good breakfast on the Sundaywe decided to see asmuch of Paris as wecould in a day, firstheading to the EiffelTower, where the viewswere fantastic, andthen for a guided tripon the river Seine.Having found that museums werefree on the first Sunday of every month,the Louvre was a must. The size of themuseum was hard to believe, and althoughwe only had time to see a small part wemade sure we saw the Mona Lisa. Thiswas followed the next day with a ratherrainy trip to the Sacré Coeur.Then we headed back to the coach andon towards the train. A very enjoyable timeTrudy – when’s the next one?The Eiffel Towerand Sacré Coeurcouldn’t be missedMiscellany Winter 2010 15