Club night this week found us reading through Noel Coward’s Still Life with a view to auditioning for desired parts next week.

It’s a great play rather dated of course but that just adds to the piece. It was written in the mid 1930’s so it’s no wonder everything is so different regarding attitudes, the class system and yes I suppose morals.

Blow by blow report over future weeks on the progression of this masterpiece, which we intend to produce in November as part of our 60th anniversary as mentioned before.

Our quiz team ‘Dramarama’ was in action on Friday night in Faringdon at a quiz in aid of African Children. It was a good evening with an excellent selection of questions and modesty prevents me from naming the winning team but Eggheads here we come.

The group is rudderless at present with our chairperson, the talented Kate, throwing in the towel. There will be an extraordinary meeting shortly to discuss the situation, which will be interesting I’m sure.

No further news on old Chuffer who has not been in the best of health of late. He getting very short of breath these days and the poor old guy may have to have some surgery on his ticker. At least the single ladies of a certain age will be safe for a while. He’s a lad.

So until something exciting happens and we get Still Life underway all I can leave you with is a short story of a young lady of a certain hair colour: Three girls all worked in the same office with the same female boss. Each day, they noticed the boss left work early. One day the girls decided that when the boss left, they would leave right behind her. After all, she never called or came back to work, so how would she know they went home early?

The brunette was thrilled to be home early. She did a little gardening, spent playtime with her son, and went to bed early. The redhead was elated to be able to get in quick workout at the spa before meeting her dinner date.

The blonde was happy to get home early and surprise her husband, but when she got to her bedroom, she heard a muffled noise from inside. Slowly and quietly, she cracked open the door and was mortified to see her husband in bed with her lady boss!! Gently, she closed the door and crept out of her house.

The next day, at their coffee break, the brunette and redhead planned to leave early again, and they asked the blonde if she was going to go with them. 'No way', the blonde exclaimed. 'I almost got caught yesterday.'