{"id":10761,"date":"2021-12-13T10:56:24","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T09:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=10761"},"modified":"2021-12-14T01:03:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T00:03:53","slug":"tuckers-christmas-reindeer-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=10761","title":{"rendered":"Tucker\u2019s Christmas Reindeer Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">TUCKER\u2019S CHRISTMAS REINDEER EVENT<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"Default\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; color: #282828;\">The local community was treated to a really lovely day on Saturday 20 November when Glenys and Mike invited everyone to spend time with friends and neighbours at their Christmas Reindeer event. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; color: #282828;\">Preparations had been underway for many months and a group of volunteers worked with Mike and Glenys throughout the day to make sure that this was again a success. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; color: #282828;\">Joyce Hoy was one of the first at the venue for a very important role. Assisted by Mike, she marshalled Randolph\u2019s extended family into their positions ready to catch the eye of people who were eager to select their favourite reindeer and give them a new home. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\">Some people were returning for a third year and wanted a special reindeer to add to their collection. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; color: #282828;\">Knowing all the reindeers\u2019 individual characteristics, and understanding that need for a perfect match, Joyce was at hand to advise<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10699\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=10699\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Picture6ww.jpg?fit=250%2C512\" data-orig-size=\"250,512\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Picture6ww\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Picture6ww.jpg?fit=146%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Picture6ww.jpg?fit=250%2C512\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10699\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Picture6ww.jpg?resize=250%2C512\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Picture6ww.jpg?w=250 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Picture6ww.jpg?resize=146%2C300 146w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10698\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=10698\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Picture6w.jpg?fit=500%2C598\" data-orig-size=\"500,598\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Picture6w\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Picture6w.jpg?fit=251%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Picture6w.jpg?fit=500%2C598\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10698\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Picture6w.jpg?resize=500%2C598\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Picture6w.jpg?w=500 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Picture6w.jpg?resize=251%2C300 251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wenvoe crafters supported the event and there was an opportunity to buy good quality Christmas cards, decorations and gifts. Raffle prizes had been generously donated. Charities and local groups will all have benefitted from peoples\u2019 kindness.<\/p>\n<p>The warm and welcoming atmosphere at Venwood Drive and the appearance of Santa, unexpected at such a busy time for him, meant that people were in no hurry to leave. And, there was a very tempting variety of delicious homemade cakes to take away to have with a cuppa later.<\/p>\n<p>The \u00a31,221 raised from the sale of the reindeers, the raffle, cakes and jams will be donated to the Wenvoe Wildlife Group in order to support the many on-going projects that we read about regularly in the monthly \u2018What\u2019s On\u2019 update.<\/p>\n<p>Glenys and Mike would like to thank all of the people who supported the Christmas Reindeer Sale and made the day such a success.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10700\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=10700\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Picture8w.jpg?fit=500%2C264\" data-orig-size=\"500,264\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Picture8w\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Picture8w.jpg?fit=300%2C158\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Picture8w.jpg?fit=500%2C264\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Picture8w.jpg?resize=500%2C264\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Picture8w.jpg?w=500 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Picture8w.jpg?resize=300%2C158 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">A very special \u2018thank you\u2019 on behalf of the village to Glenys and Mike for hosting the Christmas Reindeer event. You created such a lovely day and the money you have helped to raise will have a lasting impact on the continued hard work of the Wildlife Group.<\/span> <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. TUCKER\u2019S CHRISTMAS REINDEER EVENT The local community was treated to a really lovely day on Saturday 20 November when Glenys and Mike invited everyone to spend time with friends and neighbours at their Christmas Reindeer event. Preparations had been underway for many months and a group of volunteers worked with Mike and Glenys throughout the day to make sure [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[334],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6cWjO-2Nz","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10584,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=10584","url_meta":{"origin":10761,"position":0},"title":"Tucker\u2019s Christmas Reindeer Sale.","author":"Alan Williams","date":"19th November 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"TUCKER\u2019S CHRISTMAS REINDEER SALE. 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