Curry Night Mark 3

Wow! We have just learned that Saturday night's fun-filled fundraising curry night raised £180. And we all had a ball into the bargain. Lynda and Steve as usual were excellent hosts, offering us the use of their lovely home and Martin and Caroline gave a unique childminding service! 14 of us crowded round the kitchen table and sat down to a feast of 5 different curry dishes, plus all the usual trimmings. Several bottles of wine and beer met with a happy end and the sound of laughter rang through the house until late in the evening. Thank you to everyone who came. You must recommend us to the staff at St Michael's; we are trying to persuade them to let us cook a curry for them too. And thanks of course to the Withers again. And to the Caldew Wanderers for cooking up such a mouthwatering menu!

Currying Flavours!

We’re just back from a lovely evening at Steve and Linda Withers. Linda very kindly offered us the use of her kitchen for this evening’s curry night. So we had a marvellous evening in a very special home with delightful company. Steve and Linda are fabulous hosts and gave everyone the tour of the house and garden. Very envious of those parsnips and onions, and even the sunset was to die for!

Curries went down a treat too and thanks so much to Dave for the chicken curry you sent in your absence. Very delicious! Diane and I are getting this down to a fine art now, and Ali and Lee have been perfecting their lamb rogan josh for next time! Next time? Well, we don’t know when yet, but Linda seemed to enjoy having us in her kitchen. The 6 kids had a great evening telling spooky stories on the trampoline. Steve, the Lidl wine went down very well. Thank you again for your more than generous hospitality.

Another £84 raised tonight. Thanks to Liz, George, Helen, Lesley, Joanne, Steve, Steve and Linda for coming, eating and making it such a special evening!

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Can we get to £1600 by the end of this weekend?

Curry night on Sunday could just take us up from £1460 to £1600. We have raised a huge amount of money with 2 car boot sales, 1 coffee morning, 1 Easter Egg Trail, 3 tea and cake sales for parents, and one curry night. Our efforts have paid off and many people have generously donated online as well. I’m thinking pub quiz in August. Any other ideas or help always welcome.

Curry Night!

We held our first curry night at Church House, Dalston last night. Chicken tikka massala, creamed butternut squash, curried potato and mushroom, some sparkling wine, poppadums and pickles, rice and naan breads, strawberries, cream and meringues followed by After Eights to finish the evening. Some fairy lights on the wall, and Nepalese and Indian music in the background. And money in Oxfam’s bank account. What more could you ask for?

Thank you to everyone who came and helped us raise around £80 for Oxfam and the Gurkha Welfare Trust.

We will definitely be doing another one!