Edwina Cooper and I were invited to the launch of the Poppy Appeal by the Royal British Legion at the Corn Exchange on Thursday 1st November 2007. The Launch was in the balcony bar and there we were met by the President of the Newbury Branch of the Royal British Legion Michael Westropp and his wife, the Chairman Robin Hicks and the Vice Chairman Bill Hopkins. The RBL does exceptionally good work for ex-servicemen and women and gives financial and practical support when needed. The annual poppy appeal raises millions of pounds and its members are regularly seen throughout the Newbury area with their collecting boxes in all weathers. People in Newbury are very generous and I have no doubt that the money collected this year will surpass last year’s total.
After the reception, we were invited into the auditorium to see a Chas and Dave performance. Now, this was a new experience for me but Edwina had seen them on television and had enjoyed
their performance. It turned out that there there were three in the group, with a drummer to give them backing. Chas and Dave began with some popular ballads with both on their guitars and they were very professional and had a great audience who gave them loud and prolonged applause. There was someone in the audience who was so carried away that he was gyrating in the aisles. After the interval, Chas showed how versatile he was by changing from his guitar to the keyboard. He said that he was self-taught and great credit to him for that. His keyboard skills were really appreciated by his audience and they finished with loud and continuous applause.
We met them after their performance and they had been mobbed by their fan who wanted copies of their CD. They said that they always get a warm reception when they come to Newbury and hopefully that it would not be too long before they visited again.
After the reception, we were invited into the auditorium to see a Chas and Dave performance. Now, this was a new experience for me but Edwina had seen them on television and had enjoyed
their performance. It turned out that there there were three in the group, with a drummer to give them backing. Chas and Dave began with some popular ballads with both on their guitars and they were very professional and had a great audience who gave them loud and prolonged applause. There was someone in the audience who was so carried away that he was gyrating in the aisles. After the interval, Chas showed how versatile he was by changing from his guitar to the keyboard. He said that he was self-taught and great credit to him for that. His keyboard skills were really appreciated by his audience and they finished with loud and continuous applause.
We met them after their performance and they had been mobbed by their fan who wanted copies of their CD. They said that they always get a warm reception when they come to Newbury and hopefully that it would not be too long before they visited again.
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