Oh what a night. on May 21st 2005. Goodrich Village Hall came alive and the rafters were raised for a brilliant night of entertainment. What all began as a flippant comment, during a night of skittles, resulted in a most enjoyable and successful evening for all concerned. For those unlucky in their hunt for tickets (for it sold out even before it had been advertised), let me try to describe the events of the evening.

People arrived to find the hall set out as a café, with red and green table covers and a bar run superbly by Richard Webb. The team of waitresses, led so well by Camilla Constance, served guests with freshly prepared spicy meatballs to accompany the delicious prawn crackers already on the tables. Jacki Tay prepared the most delicious chicken curry, black beans and prawns, whole baked salmon, rice and was stir-frying fresh vegetables in his wok to serve each table in turn with an exquisite buffet. More was to follow. The wok was utilised to the full to prepare deep fried banana fritters laced with treacle. During this time, Jacki worked at a frenzied pace and made sure that everyone had a sumptuous feast. The outcome was plain to see. Smiling faces all around and a very happy and contented atmosphere. at half time the audience was entertained by plate jugglers Oz and Jack.

During the meal, each table considered the song menu provided and listed their top ten favourite rock and roll tunes. These were then compiled to form the Goodrich Top Twenty, and the list given to the resident band to play down from twenty to number one. Very favourable comments have been received about the high quality of the music provided. the music rocked – and the people rolled!! On drums, Oz Webb (his high spot of the evening, playing Peggy Sue right through) kept a strong dancing rhythm. This was built upon by the superb bass playing of Andy Herbert, and added to with the exquisite keyboards of Oz’s friend Jack (you should have heard his Good Golly Miss Molly). Tom Richardson played lead guitar, aided by his son-in-law Matt Park on rhythm. The vocalist was Brian Fisher and the whole sound energised those present so that they danced the night away – you should have seen the conga to Is this the way to Amarillo! After encore after encore, the band finished with Money for Nothing and the long clear up began. the proceeds will go towards putting on the next event in december