Dyserth Tuesday Morning Community Group

Ze French way!

Like most folks we have been away during our summer hibernation! We took the road to the south coast and ‘Fair stood the wind for France’. A dear good friend of mine died on my birthday – 26th August. We were invited by long term French friends to their golden wedding and I was to make a speech (‘un discourse’) at the celebration on that very day. I made the 80 plus guests laugh with a good story or two and was about to sit down, when they sang ‘Bon anniversaire’ to me. It was lovely but I also thought that it was my late friend’s anniversary so it was also quite moving.

The French have a little nickname for me –‘Monsieur Catastrophe’ – which needs no translation!!! I confess I do have little accidents or perhaps moments of absentmindedness. For example the French were tickled pink when, on a very rainy day, I walked into a very large store in Lille and was well into the store when it was pointed out to me that I was still holding my umbrella up!!! Ooh la la.

On a sad note, we attended the funeral at St Bridget’s Church in Dyserth of a lovely member of our Dyserth Community Group, Keith Sanderson. Our editor Mr Peter Robinson has printed Keith’s son’s eulogy elsewhere in today’s issue. We send our sincere condolences to Freda and all his family. We shall miss him.

Just a little repeated reminder - our new season opens with the interesting tale of ‘The Canadian Riots at Kinmel Bay’. Come and hear all about it if you are free on Tuesday 3rd October and I promise you we have a great programme for each following week.

See you 10.15am next October 3rd at Dyserth Community Centre, Cwm Road, Dyserth.LL18 8BD

Michael Corfe Secretary DTMCG
01745 585110