1  No matter how hard I peered, there were no words to be seen.  Whilst the e-mail had pointed towards a successful posting, the cave itself - the blog itself - was empty.  Still what is empty is there to be filled.  So fill it we will, a confident assertion, I know, but one which is prompted by the news that you had accepted the offer of membership by way of your gmail address.  With Google on your side, how can there be failure.


2  Let me pass on this morning's story from the Chartham Park member who is a point of contact for distressed British drivers in faraway places.  A call from Portugal from a driver who had lost his keys on the beach.  No, he didn't have a spare set.  Ah.  Whilst it would be easy to organise the forced entry of his car, he might be able to secure a spare set from England.  Outcome: a spare set to be sent from a daughter in Birmingham.  A wonder: what was the man doing on the beach so early in the morning.


3  Two following meetings.  A brief meeting about Armed Forces Day to choose a revised programme, one which would accommodate the presence of the Grenadier Guards Band.  The accommodation was made.  


3.1  The offer of the Band was a surprise.  The organisers of AFD in East Grinstead was a winner in a lottery which the organisers had not heard about.  So there will be a march from the Queen St car-park to the Meridian Hall, a fanfare to open the celebration, and 30 minutes of band-playing ahead of our own dear Concert Band.


4  The following meeting was about the proposed improvements to the Upper Room and the participation of the RBL in the Jubilee parade and celebration.  I missed much of the meeting.  The part I experienced was attended by the usual round of elderly men, and one elderly woman. It was about the Jubilee celebration.  However there was nothing to discuss because there was no information.  Yet the absence of information did not impede the flow of the meeting to the appointed time.  The allotment committee?  Yes.


5  Liam and Hannah are going to Greece at somewhat short notice for a week.  Her family celebrated her birthday on 15 May.  Greece in turbulent times?  Liam will take the chance.  What is certain however is that they will enjoy the sun; what is likely is that they will be able to enjoy their meals, prepared though they will be by others.


6  Post on.


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