Waggoners celebrate the Coronation of    King Charles III

Monday 24th April 2023 - As Waggoners do not dance on Bank Holidays this was the closest Monday to the actual Coronation Day on Saturday 6th May.

Members came dressed in patriotic "red, white and blue" or with a "royal" theme and brought Pot Luck for our (indoor) "Street Party". We decorated our dance hall with patriotic bunting and had a table where members could show memorabilia from previous Coronations and photos of themselves, or family members taken around June 1953. We are very fortunate at Waggoners to have a balloon artist among our members and he made numerous red, white and blue crowns which added to the decorations. 

Half way through the evening we went to the Dining Hall, where the tables had been arranged in a long line, decorated with Union flags, red, white and blue napkins and Coronation celebration cakes and enjoyed our Pot Luck. After the meal Simon, our Caller, proposed a loyal toast and we all raised our glasses to King Charles III. Although by now very full from the Pot Luck we returned to dancing for the rest of the evening which even included some "Hot Hash" for our more experienced dancers.