Hi It was lovely to see so many friends, new and old, at the Dreamers 25th Birthday Party last Sunday. Some lovely performances, many reminding us in one way or another of past days. Many thanks to all who came along or sent messages and, particularly to those who organised the evening. Special thanks, firstly, to Pip Franklin for lots of preparation and hard work as MC on the evening and, secondly, to all those who contributed...

Welcome to the Dreamers Newsletter in the week of the Club’s 25th Anniversary. Many things have changed over the last 25 years. Few of us were around for the early nights so we’ll all have different memories of different venues and different evenings not to mention the range of characters who all contributed to getting the Club going and keeping it going for a quarter of a century. Unfortunately we’ve not been able to get to the...

Hi and welcome to this week’s Dreamers Newsletter, likely to be short after last week’s marathon. It’s guest night again at the Club this coming Sunday, 9th March, when we welcome Jeff and Elaine Gillet from Gloucestershire (also known as Discovery) with a mix of familiar, serious and humorous songs and a range of instruments (guitar, concertina, dulcimer and mandola). Jeff has accompanies numerous well-known names including Sarah...

pologies for the absence of the Newsletter for the last few weeks. As many of you know, I went into hospital for a simple (same day) gall bladder removal and ended up staying for 17 days. Now at home and recovering but it’s a slow process – we’ll be back at the Club as soon as we can, of course, though at the moment this weekend feels a bit soon. In the meantime, I’m sure we’ve missed lots of good guests and singers nights, hope it’s...

Welcome to this week’s Dreamers Newsletter. I’m afraid I have to start with some sad news. Pat Farmer who many of us remember as a very regular supporter of Dreamers for many years and in many venues (along with her husband Mike who died in 2003), has died at the age of 91. “Queen Pat” managed to get along and join in the choruses even when she had to get a taxi after giving up her own licence. The funeral is at St John the...

A cracking evening at Dreamers last Sunday with a packed room to hear Baldricks Plan (in their new form) and Out of the Wood. Many thanks to them, to Ruth for organising a very busy evening with two guests and the usual number of floor singers, not to mention a lively audience and brining it all to a close around the usual time. Truly an evening to remember and best wishes to Baldricks Plan and to Out of the Wood for the future. It...