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Easter Egg Hunt and Lunch
To mark the Society’s 50th Anniversary, a new village event was held at Taplow House Hotel on Easter Monday.
An uncertain time of year weather-wise and a popular time for families to go on holiday, this was a leap in the dark and we had no idea how things would turn out. We need not have worried – the event was sold out. Over 100 people attended, in the age range 9 months to 90 years, those new to the village and those who have been residents for many years.
Hunts were organised for different age groups and over 30 children searched for brightly coloured eggs which proved difficult to hide nearly well enough! The eggs were traded in for prizes so that everyone ended up with the same amount of chocolate.The excitement was so intense that we had to start five minutes earlier than scheduled to avoid a stampede. Present in full white costume throughout, the Easter Bunny was a great hit.
The Taplow House Hotel grounds were the perfect place for the event with lots of wooded paths and hollowed-out trees in which hunters could scramble around. The organisers only found one egg that had been missed (out of over 400)! With the children safely occupied running around, parents and others who had come to watch had plenty of time to enjoy the drinks and Easter cakes.
Just before lunch there was a champagne hunt for the adults. This had the potential to be the most competitive part of the day. In the end there was no (obvious) foul play and the adults, who were helped by their now-expert hunter children, found all the bottles of champagne donated by the Taplow House Hotel.
After the champagne hunt was over, lunch was held at the Hotel in the room overlooking the terrace, a truly fantastic setting. It was a very happy event, with many generations of Taplow residents present and all having a good time. Gill Blundell had baked a cake (bunnies and balloons of course) to mark the Society’s 50th anniversary. Eva Lipman gave a few words of thanks and with help from many of the children drew the raffle. The raffle was generously supported by local businesses and the prizes included a voucher for one hour of water sports at Taplow Board & Ski, a month’s free membership at La Roche Health Club in Maidenhead, a plant from Roots Nurseries, Waitrose vouchers and wine and chocolate from the Society.
Our initial aim was to break even rather than raise money from the event. Now with the money raised by the raffle on the day and the money raised by holding a spinning class (indoor cycling) at La Roche, Maidenhead (16 local residents took part one Saturday afternoon in March, and the “Taplow Spinners” was born!), we are hoping to have some funds left over to give to Thames Valley Adventure Playground.
A special thank you to Sam Goss and his team at Taplow House Hotel whose enthusiastic support for the event is greatly appreciated. They made the day a success certain to become an annual event. Here’s to 2011!
Many more pictures may be seen on the website of the photographer who covered the event (password “Taplow”) http://www.people-photography.net/apps/links/