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2010
Lovely outingsMeeting other organisersAn exciting tripFirst class hospitalityVery high standard
2009
Mobile theatreIroning out nigglesNo complaintsSaying it with flowersHartland Hotel is a star turn!A medical storyWant to share a holiday?Birthday celebrations abroadThumbs up for Arbour HotelChocolate surprise!Entertaining the entertainersImpressed by East MidlandsA magical weekend
2008
Not just another meal ticket!Tailor-made holiday is best yetWith a song in my heartGreat river viewsFit for a queen!Torquay is a winner!Getting it rightNew holiday ideasCatering for special needsHelp was on handGood time had by allHotel is a winner!Dancing the night away






Mobile theatre
Star LetterOur star letter this month comes from Ruth Venn of the West Hertfordshire Branch of the Parkinson’s Disease Society of the United Kingdom.  Ruth wins £20 in gift vouchers for her branch.  Ruth and Bill Kirkpatrick organised the branch’s ninth annual holiday at The Auckland Hotel at Morecambe.  Sadly, we don’t have room to publish the whole account of their holiday but here are some excerpts from a report forwarded to us by Ruth.
The theme for the holiday was ‘Mobile Theatre’ with the coach dressed all over with small union jacks and silhouettes of Eric Morecambe in favourite skipping pose stuck to the windows.  The organisers and helpers wearing clown attire complete with red noses and pointed hat with a bobble on top completed the theatre theme.  The itinerary for the week was divided up into seven acts plus intermission.  Each act referred to a day in the holiday with the intermission being a day without an excursion.


…the party boarded their coach for a morning trip to Carnforth, a small town a short distance away, for a visit to the railway station where the well known classic film ‘Brief Encounter’, featuring Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson, had been filmed in 1945.  On arrival at Carnforth Station the party was spilt into two groups, each with their own guide.  They were shown not only mementos of the film but also memorabilia of the bygone days of steam railway.


…The Eric Morecambe statue situated on the promenade was another popular site to visit.  He was sculpted in his favourite pose – on one foot with one hand in the air and the other behind his back as though he was skipping.  Surrounding him in concrete were the names of all the people who were guests in the ‘Morecambe and Wise Show’.  Well worth a curtain call.


…All aboard for Ulverston for sightseeing and to visit the Laurel and Hardy exhibition.  Having got there, the party was greeted by who other than the Mayor of Ulverston who welcomed them and said he hoped they would enjoy the amenities of the town.


Ruth Venn, Hemel Hempstead