Tea party recipes

I think it depends on the participants really. There isn't one size fits all.

And why ask us?

My thoughts exactly kittylester!

Oh go off and google recipes and fun games, we're busy!

There was a blog recently
www.gransnet.com/forums/blogs/1211518-Tea-and-time
I see Contact the Elderly actually have their own forum on GN now.

Actually I think it is a very worthwhile thing and once I've recovered from my travels I might volunteer.

I think it's a really good thing too Jane - I just wondered why they asked us in particular.

It seems a bit mean to be so crabby towards an organisation that befriends lonely older people.

kitty Perhaps they've noticed the GN obsession with and

Perhaps they think we will be the guests at these tea parties and they would like to know what we'd like to eat, eg recipes we used to make?

My ambition is to go to a local hotel 5* and have afternoon tea, but diet always stops me.

Hi everyone

Just a note to say we are now hosting forums for volunteers at Contact The Elderly as you can see. This topic is intended to be a place where those volunteers can chat about issues and upcoming events. But equally we hope they will find the wider forums useful and supportive.

It would be wonderful to make them all welcome and feel included

Thanks and have a lovely Friday x

Sorry if I contributed to a "crabby" respobse . The word "elderly" just did not chime happily with me this morning! Grovel, grovel.[smile|

Me too Soutra - sorry, crabby, elderly and chime! Not prepared to grovel though as I am not in a good mood and I felt slightly patronised.

Werll, I would say cake, cake and more cake. Buttercream filling essential. And pretty pink icing. You don't need games.

And chocolate biscuits.

I would just point out that I am generally very helpful and kind and now I'm beginning to sound like jings again.

Gigi, it might have been a good idea to tell us that was what was happening then we would have been more polite! You told us when we were being invaded visited by MN.

And crisps.

And jelly.

Dome fine. Where is my invite?

do me. not dome.

I can't believe some of the earlier posts on this thread!

"now I'm beginning to sound like jings again"

Pardon?

I'm sure a selection of sandwiches, scones, cakes, biscuits would suit everyone. It would me . If you go down the road of a 5* afternoon tea that would include champagne!!

Cards, board games? Good luck with your events.

Oh flipping heck - I'm going before I offend anyone else.

I agreed with you on another thread and then I posted what seemed to me to be a nice 'jings' type thread!!

I am not sure there is any one answer to the original question, because everyone is different. Some people love playing games, some don't. Are they the same people coming back for repeat visits? If they are, why not ask them what they particularly liked about the visit, and whether there is anything that would have made it better?

I would imagine that the one thing they would all agree on as an essential is the chance for a good chat, to each other and to the organisers.

(By the way - please excuse the rather unfriendly sound of a few of the posts. We are not usually as sharp, honestly, but we do get rather protective of our gossip patch, and the arrival of Contact The Elderly was bit sudden.)