"S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y-Night! Keep on dancing to that rock and roll, on Saturday night...on Saturday night...dancing to the rhythm with our heart and soul...on Saturday night...on Saturday night!" Okay so sang the Bay City Rollers in 1976. Don't deny it...you remember it and could sing it virtually word for word if you had to. Well that could have been the theme song for Saturday evening's costume ball and charity auction at the Manor.
Close to 80 students stuck around for the weekend to be a part of the festivities. Amazingly, almost all of them were either in costumes or in evening attire. 
We had a very nice dinner in the refectory. Sadly this was originally planned for the state dining room but due to the lift being out of order yet again, the catering staff couldn't get all the food and drinks up there so the decision was made to just have dinner in the usual spot but with formal place settings and wine for a change. Afterward, the party moved up to the Great Hall for dancing and the silent auction. The auction was fairly simple...a date auction with eight or so students who put themselves on the auction block and a mystery date that turned out to be two of the British Studies faculty (Phil and David who's picture is in the Guy Fawkes Night blog entry) and one of the American faculty. It was one of my students who took the prize for fetching 95 pounds!
Everyone had a lovely evening. Here I am with a gang of my students. As you can see, I finally was able to wear my hunting kit that I lugged all this way. At least it came in handy this night.
Cal and Jo Cink did their best to represent Baker College from Kansas. Jo was a lovely bag lady and Cal was Oley...or was it Swen...from Lake Wobegon.
We had a very nice dinner in the refectory. Sadly this was originally planned for the state dining room but due to the lift being out of order yet again, the catering staff couldn't get all the food and drinks up there so the decision was made to just have dinner in the usual spot but with formal place settings and wine for a change. Afterward, the party moved up to the Great Hall for dancing and the silent auction. The auction was fairly simple...a date auction with eight or so students who put themselves on the auction block and a mystery date that turned out to be two of the British Studies faculty (Phil and David who's picture is in the Guy Fawkes Night blog entry) and one of the American faculty. It was one of my students who took the prize for fetching 95 pounds!
Everyone had a lovely evening. Here I am with a gang of my students. As you can see, I finally was able to wear my hunting kit that I lugged all this way. At least it came in handy this night.Cal and Jo Cink did their best to represent Baker College from Kansas. Jo was a lovely bag lady and Cal was Oley...or was it Swen...from Lake Wobegon.
We also had plenty of pirates including Joanne and Edward Bujak (the Vice Principal)
. It is amazing what all those charity shops in Grantham can produce when it comes to putting together great costumes. Jerrilee (who went with me beagling and to the Belvoir Hunt's opening meet) decided to go in the perfect costume for the countryside...an edgy cow with a pierced utter just out of frame in the picture.
The Parr's were a terrific pair: Judith as pirate (even her parrot was in costume coming to the ball dressed as a duck!) and John as Obi-Wan Kenobi complete with light sabre.
All in all, we had a terrific night. The faculty relinquished the Hall and the dance floor to the students and we adjourned to the Senior Common Room for port and cheese (again).
. It is amazing what all those charity shops in Grantham can produce when it comes to putting together great costumes. Jerrilee (who went with me beagling and to the Belvoir Hunt's opening meet) decided to go in the perfect costume for the countryside...an edgy cow with a pierced utter just out of frame in the picture. 
The Parr's were a terrific pair: Judith as pirate (even her parrot was in costume coming to the ball dressed as a duck!) and John as Obi-Wan Kenobi complete with light sabre.
All in all, we had a terrific night. The faculty relinquished the Hall and the dance floor to the students and we adjourned to the Senior Common Room for port and cheese (again).
Mr. Bill! After listening to the Bay City Rollers, I can see now why your started listening to the Sex Pistols! Happy Thanksgiving, my friend! Dan
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