Following the Prime Minister’s announcement this afternoon (Saturday), we are very disappointed but we now have to close the Club for the next 14 days – this is up to and includes Sunday 3rd January – as we are placed under the Tier 4 restrictions.

For several of you, this means you will unable to spend Christmas with your families after months of waiting to meet up.  This is very sad, but remember we are on the end of a phone if you need to talk to someone and as was said, “Not seeing your family this Christmas will give you a much better chance of seeing your family for many years to come.”

A Christmas Tree without decorations sums up 2020, doesn’t it?!

Send me snippets for the website – news, anecdotes, photos (clean ones of course!), poems – anything that you always enjoy at this time of year.

Gerry had his first dose of the vaccination today and has not had any side effects so far, so that’s good!

Strictly Come Dancing Final now – something good and upbeat to watch!