My dear CADS,
CADS held its annual Jokathon on Friday 13th at the K.I.G.C.. We had the best attendance of my time as Chair – nearly 40 people. The event was dedicated to Mike Hayes, one of our fomer Chairs, (he even donated the current trophy). Mike Waters gave a lovely tribute to Mike and we were honoured to be joined by his widow, Geke who enjoyed, and was very moved by the experience. We presented Geke with a personalised photo candle to commemorate the occasion. Of course there was a high standard of joke-telling particularly from the ladies and even some of our guests were moved to tell a few jokes. Judith Hope showed off her prowess as an excellent raconteur, but it was Carol Waters who was the unanimous victor for the Mike Hayes ‘wedgie’ trophy. This must be the 3rd or 4th time that Carol has been victorious – she really is cracking good fun at our Jokathons.
Our January meeting will be on Friday January 17th at the KIGC from 12 noon. I will be the speaker covering a useful topic for the beginning of the year; – ‘Optimum Decision Making’. There is a lot going on in the CADS world at the moment (we even have a new Board effective 1 January) so expect a bumper edition of this newsletter in the New Year with all the news!
I hope that you are all able to enjoy the holiday celebrations in the way that you want, with the people you want to be with! Wishing you all a very merry relaxing time, and all the best for a healthy and happy 2025!
Calendar of events – 2025
Many of you are super busy and are often ‘surprised’ with the announcement of events and then cannot make it, so please put ALL these dates in your diary NOW!
Please note that we are always keen to get ideas for speakers and of course welcome our own members sharing their expertise at a CADS event. There are also events outside of the monthly meetings such as battlefield tours, and garden tours – please keep organising these very popular events and know that details can always be shared in this newsletter.
Thank you for your continued support and engagement with CADS. I look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events.
