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The
weekend of March 9/11th was the second annual Gathering
of Queens in the United Kingdom. The venue chosen was Thoresby
Hall, an 18th century stately home on the edge of
Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, standing in acres of beautiful
parkland.
The
Hall has been converted into an adults only hotel, with spa
facilities, beauty treatments and outdoor activities for the more
active break.
The
presence of 24 purple clad, red-hatted mature ladies sparked a lot
of interest from other guests, with questions about the
significance of the red hats, something we were all happy to
answer.
On
Friday afternoon some of the early arrivals met for a cuppa while
others went off to explore. Dinner was the time to meet those that
attended last year and to introduce ourselves to the new Queens on
their first visit.
There
were 8 of last year’s chapters represented, and the other QM’s
and Queens were from 8 new chapters.
(excerpt
from Report by Maggie Shannon & Jackie Riley)
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