A Social Gathering

 Wednesday 22nd June 2022.               A Social Gathering 

It was a kind of Uncle Tom Cobleigh scenario for the lads today, has they took the old grey mare to Morley so to speak. Seriously this was a meeting up of eight of the lads in the town of Morley, mainly due to the fact that various transport systems were not available because of industrial disputes, so far off ventures were off the agenda for this particular week . However the lads overcame this problem and duly gathered at the Cocina restaurant situated on the high street here in the town. Most of the lads arriving by car while a couple trusted the transport system to get them there. Midday was the scheduled meeting time with John arriving first, shortly followed by Derek and Dave , then Keith,  John Howarth and Brian then Malcolm with Colin finally taking his place at the table some 10 minutes later. The staff at the restaurant had arranged an appropriate outdoor seating area for us all with plenty of shade as it was a rather warm sunny day. 

It was great to see everyone and enjoy the various conversations that were taking place finding out what stages of fitness we were all in considering what up evils several of us have had to confront over the last few months-and years ,non so much more than Brian poor lad who has suffered  the loss of his dear wife in the past few days, our thoughts are with him and his family at this particular difficult time. Even though his spirits were at a low ebb he appreciated this gathering and thanked us all for our concern. 

Hopefully he will join us in more future adventures when the time is right.

For now thanks to everyone for making the effort.