There’s a limit on numbers  -  so it’s “first come first served”, with priority given to Club Members.

To make sure of your seat you first of all need to get a message to Penny Scott as soon as you can,

on 01582 584756 or at pennyscott100@sky.com, preferably by Friday 22 August 2025.

Once Penny has let you know that she’s booked your place(s), please complete the booking form below and send it to reach her at the address shown by no later than Friday 29 August 2025.

Don’t forget to include your cheque for the appropriate amount, payable to BBLDPC.

As we have to pay the venue in advance, cheques will still be processed

for any cancellations received after that date.

Booking Form

Travel Directions

On the other hand, you could concentrate on which delicacies to eat first from the

selection of sandwiches, freshly baked scones with strawberry jam and

Devon clotted cream, and the selection of mini cakes on the table in front of you  -

while washing them down with unlimited cups of coffee or a variety of teas,

and exchanging the latest news and views with your fellow Pensioners.

Tea will be served promptly at 14.00 and (weather and agility permitting)

you can have a stroll round the grounds afterwards.

So, while you’re enjoying your

AFTERNOON TEA

in the Mountbatten Room at Putteridge Bury on

TUESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2025

you can look up at the chandeliers on the ceiling and meditate

on the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything.

If all that you read on the Internet is to be believed, chandeliers not only represent power,

wealth, and social status, but have long been associated with deeper meanings.

As well as being functional, the central light source and the way it disperses its glow

symbolize the spreading of knowledge and the pursuit of enlightenment.

THE ANSWER