Monthly Activity Pack

Issue 6 Winter/Spring Mar-21 Dear Member for September, the activities will

include 10 Pin Hello and welcome to your March newsletter. Bowling on the Another month nearer to freedom, especially now Nintendo Wii, A we have the governments roadmap out of Day at the Races, lockdown. How does it affect our group? Having plus lots of other studied the roadmap several times I feel confident fun interesting in saying that it looks hopeful we may be able to things to do. Or restart meetings from Friday 21st May, Mary has you can just sit provisionally booked one of our favourite with a tea or entertainers, “Johnny Victory” who, I’m sure coffee having a good old catch up. It’s entirely up to you!

Don’t forget we are now registered with Smile.Amazon.do.uk and you can use this sister website to make your purchases. Amazon will donate 0.5% of selected purchases to our fund with them. Tell all your family, friends & neighbours!!

you all remember. He is also booked for our birthday party on Friday Nov 5th.

Mary Robinson and myself are working on our program for the coming year, as soon as we have concrete confirmation of the ending of lockdown and meetings restarting, I will include the full program for you all to keep. It will be a mixed bag of Entertainers, Speakers and the activity sessions Co op Local Community Fund we had just started before the lockdown in March last year. Our Co-op Local Community fund it is doing We also have Alan & friends (Entertainers) Incredible. Since I last reported our balance in coming in July, Paul Newsham (Speaker) booked February, you can see from the picture above it

1 has literally “Rocketed”. It now stands at just mind. Anyway, there is an information leaflet as over £963.00. You must agree this is utterly you can see part of it below. amazing. We are due to receive our first payment by the end of the month. I will fill you in next Your practical activity this month month as to what the money is destined for. Thanks to Cath for this idea for a fun activity for In the meantime, PLEASE keep telling people everyone that can span a few months up until we about the scheme, the more people that support us are all able to meet up again! through it the more we get! All they need to do is You will find a white envelope with some Sun register for membership with the Co-op online for Flowers seeds. Sow them in a small pot following £1.00 they get sent a membership card. When they the instructions below. We will see who in the shop at the Coop buying their branded products group can grow the tallest one, for which, there with the membership card, we get 2p for every will be a prize for the winning flower. Good luck pound spent on their own branded products. The everyone and HAVE FUN!!!! scheme runs till 31st Oct 2021, so, keep shopping at the Coop! Census 2021

Have you had your census form yet? It is a huge undertaking digitally this time. But do not worry yourself about not being able to fill it out on-line.

You can request a paper form. Just call the free phone number 0800 141 2021 quoting your reference number, my Dad had already done this

and ordered the paper form, I told him he could have let me help him fill it out on-line, but never

1970s Television Trivia Questions

1. Which show featured two young women who shared an apartment and worked in a 8. In the TV show B.J. and the Bear, who was bottling factory? Bear? • Laverne and Shirley • B.J.'s pet chimpanzee • Joanie Loves Chachi • B.J.’s pet black bear cub • Two Broke Girls • B.J.’s pet Rottweiler

2. Which show featured the characters Jack, 9. In which show did Angie Dickenson portray Janet and Chrissy? Sgt. Pepper Anderson? • Charlie’s Angels • Baretta • The Partridge Family • Police Woman • Three's Company • Get Christie Love!

3. What was Grandpa's first name on The 10. Which show featured Dan Rowan and Dick Waltons? Marten and a cast of comedians? • Zeke • Laugh-In • Zeb • Laugh Off • Zak • Saturday Night Live

4. Which show followed the on-duty action and 11. Darren McGavin portrayed a reporter who off-duty friendships of three brand new investigated crimes of a supernatural police officers in the Santa Costa police nature in which TV show? department? • Kolchak: The Night Stalker • Police Story • Night Gallery • Charlie’s Angels • Dark Shadows • The Rookies 12. Which variety show ran from 1971-74 and 5. Nellie Olsen was one of the prime antagonists featured comedy sketches and musical on which show? productions from this husband and wife • Little House on the Prairie recording team. • Highway to Heaven • Tony Orlando and Dawn • The Waltons • Sonny and Cher • Pink Lady and Jeff 6. Which show featured a character whose closest companion was a grizzly bear?

• Wild Kingdom • B.J. and the Bear • Grizzly Adams

7. Which show featured characters Pete, Linc and Julie avoiding jail by helping police catch the bad guys? • The A Team • The Mod Squad • Police Squad

Here is the solution to last month’s crossword!

Here are the answers to last month’s Quiz.

No Questions Quiz 1 Answers 1 Carl and the Passions changed band name to what Beach Boys 2 How many rings on the Olympic flag Five 3 What colour is vermilion a shade of Red 4 King Zog ruled which country Albania 5 What colour is Spock's blood Green 6 Where in your body is your patella Knee ( it's the kneecap ) 7 Where can you find London bridge today USA (Arizona ) 8 What spirit is mixed with ginger beer in a Moscow mule Vodka 9 Who was the first man in space Yuri Gagarin 10 What would you do with a Yashmak Wear it - it's an Arab veil 11 Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans Judas Iscariot 12 Which animal lays eggs Duck billed platypus 13 On television what was Flipper Dolphin 14 Who's band was The Quarrymen John Lennon 15 Which was the most successful Grand National horse Red Rum 16 Who starred as the Six Million Dollar Man Lee Majors 17 In the song Waltzing Matilda - What is a Jumbuck Sheep 18 Who was Dan Dare's greatest enemy in the Eagle Mekon 19 What is Dick Grayson better known as Robin (Batman and Robin) 20 What was given on the fourth day of Christmas Calling birds 21 What was Skippy ( on TV ) The bush kangaroo 22 What does a funambulist do Tightrope walker 23 What is the name of Dennis the Menace's dog Gnasher 24 What are bactrians and dromedaries Camels (one hump or two) 25 Who played The Fugitive David Jason 26 Who was the King of Swing Benny Goodman 27 Who was the first man to fly across the channel Louis Bleriot 28 Who starred as Rocky Balboa Sylvester Stallone 29 In which war was the charge of the Light Brigade Crimean 30 Who invented the television John Loggie Baird 31 Who would use a mashie niblick Golfer 32 In the song who killed Cock Robin Sparrow 33 What do deciduous trees do Lose their leaves in winter 34 In golf what name is given to the No 3 wood Spoon 35 If you has caries who would you consult Dentist - its tooth decay 36 What other name is Mellor’s famously known by Lady Chatterley’s Lover 37 What did Jack Horner pull from his pie Plum 38 How many feet in a fathom Six 39 which film had song Springtime for Hitler The Producers 40 Name the legless fighter pilot of ww2 Douglas Bader 41 What was the name of inn in Treasure Island Admiral Benbow 42 What was Erich Weiss better known as Harry Houdini 43 Who sailed in the Nina - Pinta and Santa Maria Christopher Columbus 44 Which leader died in St Helena Napoleon Bonaparte 45 Who wrote Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell 46 What does ring a ring a roses refer to The Black Death 47 Whose nose grew when he told a lie Pinocchio 48 Who has won the most Oscars Walt Disney 49 What would a Scotsman do with a spurtle Eat porridge (it’s a spoon) 50 Which award has the words for valour on it Victoria Cross

See you all next month. Terry