DVCA

Doagh Village Community Association has once again hosted its very popular Senior Citizens' Christmas Dinner and Social 2013. It took place on the afternoon of Saturday 14 December 2013 in the Torrens Memorial Hall in Doagh. There was a record attendance of guests, who numbered over 100 people including a team of enthusiastic and hard working volunteers, most of whom were also senior citizens!! All of this despite howling gales outside and road closures which were necessary due to road re-surfacing.

A full 4 course dinner was served which was cooked on the premises. This was:

Vegetable Broth, Turkey and Ham with all the trimmings, Christmas pudding, Apple tart or Pavalova and coffee/tea and mince pies.

The volunteers who included MLA Danny Kinahan, NBC Councillor Jim Bingham and Duke of Edinburgh Award volunteer Olivia Andrew plus staff members of the South Antrim Community Network slaved away serving meals and washing the mountain of dishes which seemed to be never ending!!!

Music was supplied by the Country Fiddlers who are very popular with those who attend and have grown to learn the musical preferences of local people.

There was the usual Christmas Ticket Ballot which was drawn for the table full of prizes, all provided by local people and businesses.

The DVCA committee would wish to thank the contractors for adjusting their timetable to allow access to the hall, Doagh Primary School for providing parking and Newtownabbey Borough Council and local businesses for their support.

The DVCA St Pat's Stew Night and Social was as usual a successful event held in the Torrens Hall.

The steaming hot Stew and Apple Tart and Cream were especially welcom on what turned out to be a bitterly cold evening.

However the stew followed by an hour or two's dancing soon warmed people up and everyone forgot their inhibitions, let their hair down and enjoyed the craic for the rest of the evening!

Music was as usual provided by the Country Fiddlers who played just the right music and created the atmosphere necessary to make the evening a resounding success.

Proceedings ended with the usual draw for prizes donated by DVCA members and by regular attenders at the functions.

Photographs can be viewed in the Gallery in the left-hand column.

DVCA held its annual Senior Citizen's Christmas Dinner and Social on Saturday 8 December 2012.

This year there was a huge turnout with the Torrens Hall filled to capacity not to mention the DVCA "Catering Staff", who were kept really busy providing more than 80, 4 Course Turkey Dinners!

Music and Dancing was provided by the immensely popular "Country Fiddlers". The evening was rounded off with the annual Christmas Draw and the distribution of Santa's Christmas parcel to each family.

A round-up of photographs can be viewed in the Christmas Dinner and Social 2012 Gallery.