Look out Maidstone!

Met up with Lesley Dorking today who lives just outside Maidstone and is going to host a new group we are setting up there.


We are planning a coffee morning in October which will be on a Saturday and give anyone interested a chance to meet myself and Lesley and find out more about Hens Dancing.


Then there will be Saturday Lunch Club in November and a Christmas meal in December. More details will be on the website soon.

As we chatted today, Lesley said 'Im really excited about this!' So look out Maidstone ladies!

Fed up with work? So play!

Back in February I wrote a blog entitled:’ Do you love your job?’ and had quite a few emails about it. It came about because I met a woman in her forties who felt stuck in a career she hadn’t even chosen herself.

So when I saw an article in The Times last week: ‘Fed up of work? So play!’ I wanted to share it with you. It’s about an unconventional guy called John Williams who has written a book: ‘Screw work, Let’s Play.’ I told you he’s unconventional!
He’s basically talking about how your find the vocation that is right for you and he ends up with five interesting questions which help you find the answer. I dare you! Read more…

Guildford Group at the Seahorse

Reports on the Guildford groups June meeting were good.
Helen who hosted said: 'It was a perfect Summer’s evening for our June Supper Club at the Seahorse was and we enjoyed a a great combination of good food, companionship and lively conversation.

We welcomed two new faces to the group who fitted in straight away and had many stories and life experiences to share.

The Seahorse always proves to be a good venue for us – we have a table in the cosy stable area. The atmosphere is always buzzing but still allows for free flowing conversation ... an essential part of the Hens Dancing experience!'

Think I might pop along myself next time!

Who's Wearing What?!

Fabulous evening with the lovely Jan and Rebecca from Who's Wearing What who transformed our usual venue into a fashion boutique with some adorable designer pieces hand picked by them after scouring the fashion world and at affordable prices.

Everyone bought something and we all enjoyed a glass of wine and the relaxed social atmosphere in which to try on and admire.

Thanks to all the hens for making it a great evening. See more at http://www.hensdancing.com/past-events/

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Good times!

We certainly danced with life last night! As Strada buzzed into the evening the hens laughed and the conversation flowed. Jools Holland was playing up the road so town was particularly busy and Strada was having to turn out dish after dish of Italian delights.

We talked about how to cope with major stress and Kerry recommended Bach's Rescue Remedy. And later the discussion got onto plastic surgery including Botox in rude places!  Sounds painful!

Some were looking forward to the talk next week: Re-discover your Sparkle! and others were making plans to go to the Vintage evening (a chance to glam up!) or to do the charity walk on Sunday - nice weather permitting.

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Supper Club at The White Hart, Sevenoaks

Our first Hens meeting at The White Hart in Sevenoaks; we were a small but beautifully formed group of six which did allow for much chatter and gave us the chance to get to know each other better.

We talked about how the Volcanic Ash from Iceland had affected our lives, in particular Freda, who works on the Channel ferries and said they were incredibly busy with all the extra passengers.

The menu was varied: some had Crab Linguini, some had Coq au Vin and others Cheddar sausages which looked very colourful!

Overall a relaxing evening. Hope to see you at the next meeting: Re-discover your Sparkle on 19th May.

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Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter: Which one are you?

Katie Day, our speaker, was on excellent form last Wednesday and the Tun Wells group enjoyed a fascinating talk about what a difference different colours and even the shades of those colours can make to the way we look. Therese bravely volunteered to model some of the drapes and we saw how colours with yellow tones enhanced her skin tones. She was amazed that an orangey lipstick and scarf enhanced her look and she said Members at Katie's talkshe'd never have thought of wearing those colours.



She also talked about style and how clothes can make us feel so much better about ourselves as well as creating such a good impression.

The Hand & Sceptre were a bit slow to serve our food but it was good when it did arrive. I think we were all really pleased by the end of the evening that we'd come along and some were booking appointments with Katie to find out more.

Fingers crossed Katie will come and talk to us again one day soon.