Our Christmas Big Night Out 2022

Eighty people gathered on a very rainy night to celebrate the 2022 Christmas Big Night Out on Saturday at the Corbridge Parish Hall. Hosted by the Corbridge Youth Initiative and ourselves, the revellers enjoyed a three course buffet meal, one of Bill Cunningham’s fiendish photo quizzes and dancing to music from Tapestry. The hall and tables were beautifully decorated with festive lights and the substantial raffle was made up of some very generous prizes from Corbridge traders and villagers. Over £1,300 was raised, to be split between the Charlotte Straker Project and the Corbridge Youth Initiative.

Berenice Groves, Chair of the Trustees said, “thank you to all who worked so hard to make Saturday night such a success. The food, dancing and company was fabulous and it was wonderful to see everyone enjoying themselves. One aspect of the night stood out to me personally – the wonderful warm welcome given to our new Ukrainian neighbours and how much they joined into the spirit of the evening. Thank you to all those who donated raffle prizes, those who helped set up and clear away and all our hardworking volunteers. The whole event was an inspiring example of the young and older members of the Corbridge community working together to organise an excellent fundraising night.”

Thank you to Bill C for the photographs – you can view them all by clicking on the link below https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAhLKH