Happy New Year Wizards, I trust you all had a wonderful Christmas. I can’t say I did as I’m writing this in good time but I’m looking forward to the holiday. I’m also looking forward to the events next year in our silly bus. One of the up and coming events is the Hey Presto Show on April 14th again at the Bingley Arts Centre. It boasts a strong line-up with a great balance of styles of magic. Nick Mohammed will be bringing a new dimension to the show with an intriguing and unique style of compering. The wonderful new style posters that have been designed by Paul Sunderland look great and should attract plenty of lay people so avoid disappointment by getting your tickets NOW! At the Dinner in November, I was saddened to learn that one of Ernest’s colleagues who had assisted us back stage at many Hey Presto Shows (and at the fairly recent Altofts Roadshow) had past away suddenly. A card was sent along with a donation to RNLI. We hope to be able to give you some up to date information about the Dinner next year and some feedback to those who attended the Dinner in November. There has been some discussion already with regard to the Dinner and particularly the meal itself. We will keep you updated with any developments. Well that’s it for the meantime. Sometimes I just can’t think of anything to write about. So here’s a joke to close with. A young lady joins a silent order at the Abbey and is told by the Mother Superior (one of the few entitled to speak freely) that she may utter two words every tenth year. Ten years of scrubbing floors later, she returns to the Mother Superior’s office and exclaims, “Bed hard.” The Mother Superior says she’ll see what she can do and instructs her to return to her duties. Ten more years, during which she polished the brasses and cleaned the windows, had past and she was again summoned before the Mother Superior. This time she said, “Food rotten,” and was again told by the Mother Superior that she would see what she could do before again returning her to her duties. Ten more years of work, tending the grounds of the Abbey, and she was once more summoned before the Mother Superior. This time she said, “I’m off!” The Mother Superior reflected on this for a moment and then said, “Well I think it’s for the best, you’ve done nothing but complain since you arrived!” See you next time. | 
