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Every Monday 3pm – 4 pm Jess Collins hosts intermediate Jazz tap classes. Just drop in!
Shannon Rewcroft has recommended these one to one online counselling sessions for creatives and performers. If you need to clear and marshall your thoughts, give it a try. Special discounts available for CAA members.
It is with great sadness that the committee announce the passing of Kay Carman, past Chairman and Vice President of the CAA.
Kay would want to be remembered as bright, bubbly and a consumate professional at her job. She was proud of her contribution to the Royal Variety Charity as Queen Ratling for three years and, of course, for her enormous contribution to the CAA. It is in tribute to her work with these organisations she was awarded a BEM in the King’s Honours list.
As you may know Kay had been in recovery since early this year following a major stroke. However, she would not want us to dwell on the last nine months of her life. Compromise was not something she tolerated either professionally or personally. She is finally reunited with her beloved and much-missed Howard. May she rest in peace.
There was a flurry of activity during the August closure with contractors coming and going at all hours, working hard to give the bar a much needed facelift! There is a fresh new colour scheme, giving a modern but theatrical feel. Variety posters now adorn the walls, joining the members’ headshots, bringing colour and celebrating what the club is all about. We’re still working through the archive to get more club history up on the walls – 127 years is a lot of history to get through!
A big thank you to Chairman Nicholas Robinson who over saw much of the works. Also Simon Bashford who led the charge on the new furniture and patiently liaised with the supplier on the installation. Further thanks to Malcolm for coming in very early to let contractors in and committee members who dropped by to help.
Chris Hare
