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About 80 Drakes descendants attended and some came from as far as the south coast and London. It was a really successful event with a buffet, tea and a wine for the toast to 'The Drakes family'. Many members of the extended family met for the first time and considerable interest was shown in the family tree and photos on display. We saw lots of names and addresses being exchanged and lots of photos taken.</div> <bR> <div> Many thanks to Chris & Mary, who so successfuly hosted the event. There were also many 'unsung heros' who worked hard behind the scenes towards such a successful day; these included their families and friends - one couple weren't even related! Thanks also for the support given to the event by everyone who attended, especially those who travelled great distances. The event was set for 3.30pm to 5.30pm, but, as often happens with such a good event, no-one wanted to go home, so it lasted a bit longer. There will be many letters and phone calls over the coming months as a result of conversations begun there, and many new friendships formed for future years.</div> <bR> <div> I would love to see another such event in the near future, but such events take a lot of time to organise, and require someone who lives in the north Lincolnshire area, and who is willing and able to organise one. Whilst the organisers this time kindly covered the costs themselves and several people, having travelled hundreds of miles had travelling costs as well as accomodation to pay, I don't believe that there would be any objection to a small 'ticket fee' to cover costs for any future event.</div> <bR> <div> Please contact me if you would be interested in coming to a future event, stating your link to a Drakes if not your present surname, and I will contact you if we are having another gathering.</div> <bR> <div> So, what we now need is a willing volunteer, preferably with lots of willing friends and family, and living in North Lincolnshire!</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="4a5f4740.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="628" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> (from <I>Ducks & Drakes</I>, by Vernon Stokes & Cynthia Harnet)</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>