Free Town Hall Tea Dance
Friday 12th January 2018
(1.30pm - 4.00pm)
Friday 12th January 2018
(1.30pm - 4.00pm)
Ballroom Latin & Sequence Dancing
Spot Waltz
Complimentary Refreshments
Dance in the beautiful oak panelled Ballroom
The Lord Mayor of Chester, Clr Razia Daniels's Tea Dance.
To reserve your place:
Telephone Claire Cartwright 0151 337 4667
Email: conferencesandevents@qwestservices.co.uk
Telephone Claire Cartwright 0151 337 4667
Email: conferencesandevents@qwestservices.co.uk
New Year's Eve Dance 2017 (Chester)
Sunday 31st December 2017
The Venue,
Lache Community Centre
Hawthorn Road
Chester CH4 8HX
Tel: 01244 9725460
Ballroom Latin & Sequence Dancing.
Party Dances/Spot Prizes
Complimentary Glass of Wine on Arrival
£10 per person
Sunday 31st December 2017
The Venue,
Lache Community Centre
Hawthorn Road
Chester CH4 8HX
Tel: 01244 9725460
Ballroom Latin & Sequence Dancing.
Party Dances/Spot Prizes
Complimentary Glass of Wine on Arrival
£10 per person
New Restaurant / Café at the Community Centre (June 2014)
Lache
Community Centre
Hawthorn Road, Chester
Why not combine the Tea Dance with a Snack or Main Meal from the
Community Centre's newly opened Restaurant/Cafe (in the Lounge next to the
Ballroom) ?
The Restaurant is open from 10.00 am to 2.00pm (Monday to
Friday)
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A full selection of Snacks/ Hot Main Meals/Deserts with Tea
Coffee is available.
Some examples include:
Sandwiches, Bagettes & Rolls served with salad
garnish:
Cheese/Tuna £1.50 Ham/Chicken £1.60
Selection of Salads & Omlettes (choice of filling with chips
or salad) £2.50
Hot Main Meals (all at £2.99)
Fish or Scampi & Chips (with peas)
Chicken Goujons & Chips
Chicken Curry with rice
Pasta Bolognese ......................etc
Selection of Deserts £1.00
Refillable Tea/Coffee £1.00 per person
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Derek & Wendy's Golden Wedding Anniversary Tea Dance 19th September 2013
At the dance on the 19th September we celebrated Derek
& Wendy's Golden Wedding Anniversary and Eddie & Paulines 21st Wedding
Anniversary. Their Anniversary Dance (featuring both couples and members
present) is shown below:
August 2013 Ballroom Latin & Sequence Dance in Southport
The Annual Buffet Dance 29th August 2013 will be held at the Prince of Wales Hotel, Southport.
Ballroom, Latin & Sequence Dancing together with an Optional Dance Workshop and a Buffet provided by the Prince of Wales Hotel forms the programme for the day.
The magnificant ballroom is shown here:
http://chesterdancing.weebly.com/2013-southport-dance.html
If you wish to join us for the day complete the enquiry form:
http://chesterdancing.weebly.com/contact-us.html
(The cost for dancers using their own transport is £14.00)
New Years Eve Dance 2012
The New Years Eve Dance 2012 was held at St Mark's Church Hall in Chester.
Excellent hot party nibbles was prepared by Wendy Gorman and the New Year was celebrated with complimentary wine and a mixture of Party and traditional Ballroom Dances. Below is a short video of the Conga taken on the night.
Jubilee DinnerDance 7th June 2012
More than 60 people attended the Jubilee Dinner Dance on 7th June including Jim Turner from Australia. Jim had emailed (from Australia) for tickets for himself and his sister who he was visiting in England. Jim is featured below (3rd from left). Next to him is Roy Brockhurst with his grand-daughter Grace and to the far right of picture is Dorris Fletcher from Ellesemere Port. A full set of photographs are shown in the next header tab (see Jubilee Dance Photos)
Jim is third from left
A video of the Hokey Cokey (taken at the Jubilee Dance) is shown below:
Tea Dance 24th May 2012
At the dance on the 24th May we had a guest appearance of Roy Brockhurst who played a couple of songs during the tea interval.
A founder member of The Pathfinders Roy played in the famous Cavern and other Wirral venues in the 1960's appearing on the same bill as the
Beatles, Rolling Stones and the Searchers. We were privileged to see Roy in action at the Community Centre
For the first song Roy played Marie's Wedding:
His second song was the very popular Fields of Athenry:
For members who missed Roy's appearance there will be another opportunity later in the year when Roy has promised a repeat performance.
A founder member of The Pathfinders Roy played in the famous Cavern and other Wirral venues in the 1960's appearing on the same bill as the
Beatles, Rolling Stones and the Searchers. We were privileged to see Roy in action at the Community Centre
For the first song Roy played Marie's Wedding:
His second song was the very popular Fields of Athenry:
For members who missed Roy's appearance there will be another opportunity later in the year when Roy has promised a repeat performance.
Tea Dance 5th January 2012
Party Tea Dance 20th October 2011
Party Tea Dance (20th October 2011)
The dance on the 20th October was a designated Party Dance and
dedicated to Wendy & Tony Gorman who celebrated their 21st Wedding
Anniversary. Wendy provided an excellent buffet and anniversary cake which
everyone thoroughly enjoyed.
Photographs & videos taken at the tea dance on 20th October have now been added to the Members Login area . These include Wendy & Tony's Anniversary Waltz. Also recently added are the Skye Swing and Cindy Swing.
(To access the Photographs & Videos: Select the 6th Option on the left Hand Side of the vertical Menu Bar "Wendy's Anniversary Dance 20th October 2011" in the members Login Area)
Llandudno Tea Dance Wednesday 7th September 2011
Over fifty dancers attended the Llandudno Tea Dance on the 7th
September. These included not only the Lache members, but small groups from the
Ellesmere Port (Whitby Club) and from Queensferry (Garden City Club).
Feedback has been positive & the Queens Hotel proved to be an
excellent venue where a first class High Tea was served at 3.00pm
A full selection of photographs & videos taken on the day
are now available within the Members Only section of this Website.
September. These included not only the Lache members, but small groups from the
Ellesmere Port (Whitby Club) and from Queensferry (Garden City Club).
Feedback has been positive & the Queens Hotel proved to be an
excellent venue where a first class High Tea was served at 3.00pm
A full selection of photographs & videos taken on the day
are now available within the Members Only section of this Website.
Tea Dance 14th July 2011
We were pleased to meet a number of new visitors at the dance on the 14th July including Tom Murphy from the USA who is holiday in the UK for the next few weeks and is featured (left) with his sister and friends.
Tom was last here in the UK over 17 years ago and particularly enjoys Ballroom Dancing with some sequence, particularly the Saint Bernard's Waltz which was played for him at the dance.
Below is a short clip from Achy Breaky Heart, with Tom dancing on the second row.
Viv's Birthday 28th April 2011
Viv's Birthday was celebrated at the Tea Dance on the 28th April.
Thanks was given to Vivien, who ensures the dance runs smoothly each week.
From greeting people when they arrive, taking the entrance money, selling event tickets and making the tea & refreshments at the interval Viv is an invaluable member of the ChesterDancing team.
Further photographs of the event are shown in the Member's Login Area
The Pathfinders
On ITV, (last Wednesday 9th February) a programme titled "I was there when the Beatles Played the Cavern" was broadcast. Although the original Cavern was demolished in 1980 a replica (opposite in Mathew street) is now open and attracts visitors from all over the world. Towards the end of the programme it displayed a plague (covers a complete wall in the new Cavern)
with the groups that played at the original Cavern in the 1960's. and in particular the Pathfinders took a central spot. The
Pathfinders were a rock group that were on the same bill as the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Moody Blues, Searchers etc., and appeared at the Cavern on many occasions. We are privileged to have one of the founder members of this group as a member of our tea dance. Roy Brockhurst (Roy & Mal) was the bass player with the group for over six years in the 1960's and rubbed shoulders with all the groups above and appeared on the same bill as the last visit to the Cavern by the Beatles.
with the groups that played at the original Cavern in the 1960's. and in particular the Pathfinders took a central spot. The
Pathfinders were a rock group that were on the same bill as the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Moody Blues, Searchers etc., and appeared at the Cavern on many occasions. We are privileged to have one of the founder members of this group as a member of our tea dance. Roy Brockhurst (Roy & Mal) was the bass player with the group for over six years in the 1960's and rubbed shoulders with all the groups above and appeared on the same bill as the last visit to the Cavern by the Beatles.
At the 20th January tea-dance, Vivien & Rob gave a demonstration of the Milonga, Tango, & Tango-Vals
during the tea interval.
Click on any photo to view
Milonga
Milonga Demonstration by Vivien & Rob 20/01/2011
Tango
Tango Demonstration by Vivien & Rob 20/01/2011
Tango-Vals
Tango-Vals Demonstration by Vivien & Rob 20/01/2011
with music from our Accordion Player Charles Southhall
with music from our Accordion Player Charles Southhall