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BAND Big Bad Wilf raised over £1,700 for the Leicester Hospitals Charity in June by performing at the Forest Hill Golf Club in Botcheston.

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Sharman, Senior Community Fundraising Assistant, from Leicester Hospitals Charity expressed her thanks for the fundraising effort: “On behalf of our patients, our staff and everyone whose lives are touched by Leicester’s Hospitals, I’d like to say a heartfelt thank you for your recent concert, which raised a total of £1,710.66 for your local NHS Hospitals here in Leicester.

“Wilf, the band’s lead singer has had treatment across all three of our hospitals over the years, and the gig is his way of saying ‘thank you’ for the amazing care he received.”

STOP PRESS: The band has been invited to play at Desford’s Scarecrow Festival this coming August Bank Holiday on Monday 28th August.

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WELL, IT’S been a soggy, cold and dismal summer so far, I can’t remember the last time I had to water the plants in the garden.

Never mind as here at the Mayflower Club we have manged to bring a ray of sunshine, warmth and laughter for members over the last few months. At least most of the sunflowers provided to mark the King’s Coronation have survived the autumnal weather and have flourished.

The last two months have been really busy with lots of events, talks and competitions to keep us all amused and enjoying ourselves.

Back in June we held a “bowling for booze” competition, a presentation on the latest scams provided by Independent Age and a wonderful Well Being event at Glenfield Council Offices gratefully provided by the Bradgate Rotary Club. We also had a humorous blind fold biscuit tasting session though it was a bit bewildering when some thought that the raisins in in shortcake biscuits were “mouse droppings”!!

In July we started off with our annual Wimbledon “tennis