Answers to Fred by 1 January 2021; a winner will be drawn from a hat on 2 January 2021 to win a bottle of bubbly!Charity Christmas Card Shop ThankyoutoeveryonewhohassupportedtheChristmasCardshopatStMary’sChurchwhichclosedonFriday11 December.ItopenedattheendofOctober,andshouldhavebeenopenforsixweeksbutlockdownhaddifferent ideas!However,theshophasdonereallywellsincereopeningandinarecentarticleintheShropshireStarthe SecretaryChrisSowersaiditseemsmorepeoplearebuyingcardsthisyear,possiblyduetopeoplebeingabletosee lessofeachotherasaresultofthepandemic.Thefinalfigureisstilltobecalculated,butweestimatethatthe Branch has raised around £500.Christmas meeting - Regional volunteersJackieConn,Parkinson’sUKLocalNetworkSupportOfficerhasextendedaninvitationtothefinalRegional VolunteerCallfor2020,onFriday18December2pmuntil3pm.TherewillbeashortquizandAlisonLofas(Network Volunteering Manager) will be joining the call and answering questions. The Zoom details are:Topic: Volunteer Xmas Final 2020 callTime: Dec 18, 2020 02:00 PM LondonJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://parkinsons-org-uk.zoom.us/j/97243985049Meeting ID: 972 4398 5049Keeping active, keeping loudPhysioclassescontinueovertheinternetonZoom,andweweredelightedtobejoinedbytwonewmembers recently.Sandyhassaidthatshewouldbehappytotryandguidepeoplethroughthetechnology,ifthisiscausing any difficulties. Sandy can be contacted at sandyaramsay@aol.comNatalietooiscontinuingherSpeech&LanguageclassesonZoomandishappytotakeonnewpeople.Youcan email Natalie on natalie@speechadvance.co.uk or text on 07980 260234 to express an interest.Finally, Fred’s thoughts...The person that does things that count usually does not stop to count them.And a couple of festive joke to cheer us up!Why are Christmas trees so bad at sewing?A: Because they always drop their needles!Why was the turkey in the pop group?A: Because he was the only one with drumsticks!Why did the turkey cross the road?A: Because it was the chicken's day off!