Little Shelford Safari Supper update
On 18th of May 2024 almost 100 little Shelford residents came together to reinstate the Safari supper after its pandemic hiatus. People from all parts of the village, old and young, those new to the village and those who had been here for many years took part.
We all met together for drinks on a cool but thankfully dry evening. Everyone contributed in some way to the evening, providing food, drinks and help to make it go smoothly.
The evening was kickstarted with drinks and delicious canapés provided by some of those who attended. Participants found out on the night where they would be going for main courses and desserts and at 8 o’clock set off for the first course. Those had kindly offered to host found out who they were hosting when they opened their front door.
At 9.15 it was time to move on for desserts at a different location with a different group of 8 people. At the end of the evening everyone met again to swap stories with old friends or continue conversations with new ones.
It was great to see new faces and have an opportunity to catch up with old friends.
A big thank you to all who took part and made it go so smoothly, hosting, helping, and getting involved. We are planning to repeat the event in 2026 so if you missed it this time and want to make sure you hear about the plans please let the organisers know at littleshelfordsafarisupper@gmail.com.
Posted July 22 2024
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The event is a great way to get people together in the village, to meet new people and to see old friends. Everyone makes a contribution in some way but not everyone needs to host or make any food, so we hope that means that anyone can take part - we just ask that you live in Little Shelford and that you’re an adult. We’ve run the event 4 times before and in 2019 had over 100 Little Shelfordians joining in, and many of these enjoyed it so much that they are already signed up to come again this year. We would love new people to join too.
The evening starts with drinks and canapés all together, where attendees will be given a card telling them 2 different locations for their main and dessert courses. We all head off to main course at the same time in groups of around 8, and then head on again to a second destination for desert with a different group of 8 people. Hosts don’t know who is coming until they answer their doorbell - although we do make sure that they have any dietary information in advance. At the end of the evening those who want to can come together again. This is a much loved part of the evening where people can see old friends and continue conversations with new acquaintances. We are hoping that we will be able to do this in the Navigator as we have before, but if that’s not possible we have a contingency plan.
The whole evening is aimed at bringing people together and creating an opportunity to get to know new people in the village, young and old. Hosts tend to find that simple food that can be left alone, such as casseroles, work best whilst they go to drinks or main courses - it’s all about meeting people and bringing them together rather than fancy cooking.
As well as needing volunteers to host main and dessert courses for groups of 8 or so we also need help by making canapés, helping with starter or end drinks and making a contribution of wine for main course hosts. If we are not using the pub we will need some non hosts to give contributions to end drinks, help organise these and some helping hands the morning after tidying up. So there is lots of help needed if you are not able to host.
We don’t need people to come as couples.
We will be sending out more information and requests for preferences of how you can help to those who’ve expressed interest in Mid March, and will need firm replies in by Mid April. We will let everyone know what they need to do by early May so that those hosting have plenty of time to get organised. We’ll also collect information of any dietary issues and let hosts know in advance.
If you are interested or want to find out more let us know now, do email katebeaton@me.com, or ask any of the committee below.
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Kate Beaton
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Shona Keene
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Liz Carrothers
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Jo Thorndyke
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Sarah Nye
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Susie Fraser
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Julie Martin
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Christine Ruffles
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Mel Chaplin
Posted Feb 27 2024