2007 Pepper News

St George would have been proud!

Our inaugural St. George's Day Pepper Ball held at Pendley Manor in Tring, Hertfordshire, was a huge success. In fact we were lucky to be joined by St. George himself in the guise of a full size mannequin, complete with sword and armour and he even brought along his dragon - but we won't go into that!

As people gathered in the bar area for pre drinks, The Second Impulse Sax Quartet entertained everyone as they arrived and set the mood for an enjoyable evening.

Dinner was grand affair as everyone dressed up in his or her evening finery sat down to an excellent three-course banquet and when coffee was served a very professional cabaret performed by the pupils of the Arts Education School took to the stage.

Pepper is always in the front line when it comes to recognising young talent as has been proved over the years through the Pepper Youth summer show auditions, so it was good to see girls under 18 with such musical talent.

The auction that followed created quite a lot of interest as guests bid high and generously for a wide range of items brilliantly orchestrated by Amersham Auctioneer, Simon Knowles.

During the evening there was an opportunity to win a prize on the tombola table and to round off the evening everyone took to the floor to dance to Mr. Kites Benefit Band, who as always were absolutely excellent.

All in all a good time was had by all but Pepper could not have done it without the help and generosity of so many volunteers who were too many to mention all by name but we would like to make an exception, namely Ken Lennon our MC for the evening and Maureen Lennon who organised the event with Linda Horsfall.

Until all the receipts come in from the auction and various quarters, we do not have a final figure to present, but suffice to say we hope to have made in excess of £8,500!

Congratulations everyone involved, a great team effort.

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