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A NORTH Berwick couple celebrating their diamond anniversary might have missed out on a meal with the family but were still able to enjoy their special day with a tea party in their back garden.

Pat and Ian Anderson have lived in the town since 1967 and celebrated 60 years of marriage on May 14.

Pat, 84, was born in Turton, Lancashire, and Ian, 85, is from Kilmarnock.

The pair met at a dance in Kensington Town Hall while they were both working in London: Pat at Williams & Glyns Bank and Ian for the civil service.

The couple married in London on May 14, 1960 and have three children Carol, Jan and Chris and four grandchildren: Christopher, Lindsay, Art and Rudi.

Ian is a keen walker and cyclist, often taking journeys from North Berwick to Kingston and Yellowcraig.

Pat not only enjoys gardening and keeping fit but is also a sociable person who enjoys spending time with her family and friends.

Daughter Carol said: Originally we were going to book a meal at Osteria for extended family and friends but that was not to be.

The couple celebrated instead with a tea party in their garden at Marmion Road.

Carol said: Both enjoyed a glass of champagne with scones on the day.

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You are patriotically invited to attend an open meeting of the Saint Augustine Tea Party on Tuesday evening, May 26th at 6:30 p.m., held at the Growers Alliance Cafe and Gift Shop, located at 322 Anastasia Boulevard. The evenings special guest will be Stephen E. Grable, MD speaking about the Wuhan Coronavirus.

Dr. Grable is an internal medicine specialist located in Jacksonville Beach since 1996. Graduating from Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio in 1986, he has been practicing for 34 years. With his vast educational and clinical experience in both conventional and alternative medicine, he will be discussing the recent updated guidelines for the Coronavirus, including Vaccines.

Questions and answers will follow, time permitting. Please join us for a very informative evening. There is no admission charge and you do not need to be a member of the Saint Augustine Tea Party to attend and participate. Please arrive early as seating will be provided for social distancing.

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DANVERS The virtual tea party was held not on the roof of the Jeremiah Page House Wednesday afternoon, as it had been in 1770, but on its lawn.

Lisa Steigerwalt, chairman of the Danvers Historical Society's Tea and History program,came dressedas the tea party's protagonist, Sarah Page. Her guestswere wearing masks and sitting 6 feet apart to avoidthe possible spread of COVID-19. The public was encouraged to dress in their best tea timeattire and raise a cup to Page from home.

That's how the Danvers Historical Society marked the 250th anniversary of Page's famed tea party protest, which occurred up on the roof of the Page Street house three years before the Boston Tea Party in December 1773. The Page House today serves as the historical society's headquarters.

With the British imposing a tax on tea in 1770, Danvers patriot and prominent bricklayer Jeremiah Page made a promise not to drink tea. He told his wife, "None shall drink tea inside my house,"according to Beverly poet Lucy Larcom's famous poem, "A Gambrel Roof."

Sarah Page, not wanting to disobey her husband but still having some tea left over, invited friendsto tea when Jeremiah was away. When she brought them on the roof for a tea party, she famously told them: "Upon a house is not within it."

Sheila Cooke-Kayser, the society's interpreter and education chair,explained Larcom wanted to write a poemto mark thenation's centennial in 1876 and was looking for something different to talk about.Larcom heard the story from her friend, Anne Page, who had lived in the Page House and told her the story of her grandfather, Jeremiah.

In an event broadcast live on Facebook Wednesday, society volunteer Amy Driscoll played a reporter named Peggy Sampsonpretending totravel back in time to meet with Steigerwalt dressed as Sarah Page.

"I daresay, upon a lawn is not within a house," Steigerwalt said. "Had I thought of that earlier, it would have been a much easier thing to have the tea than upon a gambrel roof."

You can watch the tea party and learn more about the Danvers Historical Society atfacebook.com/danvershistory.

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An international rock band with roots in Windsor-Essex has put out a timely new song and video.

The Tea Party released a cover of the song Isolationby the British band Joy Division this week. The song was originally written bythe late singer Ian Curtis and recorded just months before his death in 1980.

Each member of The Tea Party recorded their elements of the cover separately.

According to bass player Stuart Chatwood, fellow bandmate Jeff Martin lives "in kind of a jungle setting in Australia," and therefore didn't have a strong enough internet connection for a real-time collaboration.

"We're a bit jealous of these people that can do live jamming with each other," Chatwood said.

The accompanying music video features recordings of the banddisplayed on smartphonescarried in desolate landscapes.

"We have this mutual friend in Australia, Bill Blair, who is an expert at shooting drone footage," explained Chatwood.

"[He] basically put the call out to a bunch of his friends around the world to go out with their cell phones and put our footage on the phones while they walked around different locations showing the isolation."

Tap to hear Chatwood'sentire conversation withAfternoon Drivehost Chris dela Torre.

The video's YouTube description asks viewers to donate to two charities, Conquer COVID-19, an organization that works to deliver personal protective equipment to frontline workers, as well as the Windsor-Essex County branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association.

"We feel that mental health is a logical place to support because you won't really feel the effects of this isolation until things get back to normal," Chatwood said.

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Marie Curies Blooming Great Tea Party is going virtual this year and the charity needs tea party hosts in Dorset.

The end of life charity is calling on residents to throw a Blooming Virtual Tea Party from home this summer, a fun way to stay connected to loved ones during this time and a great way to support nurses working on the frontline.

The charity is caring for people with terminal illnesses, as well as people with Covid-19, in peoples homes across Dorset and is protecting the NHS by keeping patients away from hospital. However, its fundraising income has been hit and it had to cancel its Great Daffodil Appeal and close its charity shops.

Natalie Garland, Marie Curie fundraising manager for Dorset said: Our Blooming Great Tea Party looks a little different this year but I think everyone needs an excuse to meet up with their friends and family - online of course - and check in on the people they love. If you can do that while raising some money for Marie Curie, then your generous donations will enable us to help even more people at the end of their lives get the care they need in this time of uncertainty.

Last year, Marie Curie provided care and support to over 1,600 people in Dorset, allowing them to die at home where they wanted to be.

We rely on the support of the amazing public to ensure our nurses can keep caring for people. And while the coronavirus crisis has badly impacted our fundraising events, we hope by going virtual well be able to raise the vital funds we need to keep supporting people in our communities across Dorset.

To register as a Blooming Virtual Tea Party host, visit mariecurie.org.uk/teaparty or call 0800 716 146 for a fundraising pack with hints, tips, recipes and fundraising ideas.

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