More pics of us stuffing our faces...

...and it looks like Nicola is just praying that these calories won't count!

Looks like we're 'doing the season' this year!

Despite the rain, we were still smiling at Ladies Day with some lovely hats and friends from Tangent...and a good win for Eileen!

Ladies who lunch...or scoff cakes...or drink champers...

As usual (!), Sunday lunchtime saw 10 of us having tea at The Ritz. Determined to get our money's worth, we all scoffed as many sandwiches, cakes and scones as possible in 2 hours, washed down with gallons of tea. To celebrate Helena's birthday, we even sang 'Happy Birthday' accompanied by the harpist. Rolling out of the Palm Court, wishing we had worn relaxey pants rather than posh frocks, we decided that it was far too early to go home so we headed over to Covent Garden and spent the rest of the afternoon in the pub. It was a fantastic way to spend a Sunday and worth every penny. Many happy returns to Helena!

Starry, starry night (well damp anyway!)

On Saturday night quite a few of us walked the Starlight Walk in aid of the Watford Peace Hospice. It was a 13 mile route around Watford, starting at midnight. Despite the drizzle, it was a great night with lots of people coming out of restaurants, pubs and clubs (!) to cheer us on. We got back just before sunrise about 3.30am to a very welcome bacon buttie and cup of tea.

Here are some pics of us warming up beforehand and slobbing out afterwards! Well done to all who took part and thanks to all those who sponsored us: we'll count up how much we raised at the next meeting and compare blisters...

Fun and fundraising at the Radlett Festival

Yesterday saw many of us down at the Radlett Festival running our Ladies Circle stall. We offered temporary tattoos, nail decorating for kids and hairstyling and it was a big success, both in terms of raising some money for the Peace Hospice in Watford as well as publicising our Circle (thanks Steve for the lovely new banner!). The weather was extremely hot and the festival was very busy. Well done to all who took part and we now have 2 potential new members!