Meet & Greet

Our Main Event…

…is Meet & Greet which is held every first Friday of the month.
In addition, we organise outings and other functions throughout the year catering for both the minority and majority.

Meet & Greet was initially started on the first Friday of January 2017.

It is held at Shalford Village Hall every first Friday of the month between the hours of 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.

A light buffet lunch is provided consisting of plain food – sandwiches (egg, cheese, ham, chicken etc), savouries such as sausage rolls and quiche plus, of course, the obligatory home-made cakes all washed down by tea, coffee, or cold drinks.

A donation box is left out amongst the food as the cost of the food and hire of the hall is covered by the donations received on the day. This is to ensure that the function can continue in the future.

We also provide playing cards and board games for those that wish to play and Surprisingly some months everyone is playing a game and other months there is the continue hum of chatter – it changes month on month.

At Christmas we again offer a buffet lunch but buy food to place on a plate to eat and sit at a table. We decorate the tables and hall, provide a glass of wine or cold drink together with festive music and a free raffle. Coming at the beginning of December, it gets people in the festive mood.

Until Covid 2020 hit, our numbers had increased month on month. We started in 2017 with approximately 10 people and we have increased our group to a nucleus of nearer 60 with approximately 35+ attending every month.

The knock on effects of holding Meet & Greet in the village has been amazing. Comment has been made regarding how individuals now know their neighbours when walking around the village. Friends and contacts have been made and people have even teamed up to play musical instruments together.