Dear Editor,

as Vice President of Windermere and Ambleside Lions club I was invited to attend a rehersal at Peat Lane House, Peat Lane, Kendal. Some of the residents have organised themselves into a Concert Troupe and with the help of The Sunbeams Trust they are off to St Martins in London to give their performance.

To be honest I expected to stay for a polite 20 minutes and them make the proverbial sharp exit, after over an hour I was still there being thoroughly entertained. some of the acts on Britains Got Talent and the X Factor are no where near as good.

Early on in the rehearsal there was some discussion as to how to let the blind keyboard player know when to stop, someone suggested they could tip him the wink, the laughter carried on from there really.

Trouble with the mic. didn’t prevent the rendition of ‘Jake the Peg’ going on without a word being missed. ‘What a Wonderful World’ was great as were various medleys. The professional / volunteer musicians were very good especially the keyboard player – brilliant solo performance. We finished up with ‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life’.

My Lions Club has helped with the cost of the trip to London but a bit more assistance is needed.

If any of your readers would like to contribute they can contact The Sunbeams Music Trust at 1 Greystoke Castle Estate, Greystoke, Cumbria CA11 0TG I can assure them it’s money well spent, some excellent and very worth while work is being done.

Readers who may like to join The Lions they can get in touch with us via the Hydro Hotel where we meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 8.00 or by ringing myself on 015394 34081

Yours Sincerely,

David Tams.