KFA Moves North East (North East Keep Fit Association) Spring 2016 Newsletter. Dance and Fitness.

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The Mover
North East Region
I see dance being used as
communication between body and
soul, to express what is too deep to
find for words
Ruth St Denis~
Looking back on happy keep fit
moments spent together…
Looking forward to many, many
more keep fit moments spent
together …
Cherishing the support of the keep fit
and dance community.
Catherine
Spring 2016
DOLPHIN CENTRE, DARLINGTON DL1 5RP
Saturday 14th May 2016
Tickets: £10 (Adults) £5 (Children)
First performance 2pm – Second performance 5.30pm
For more information and tickets contact your Branch Rep
or Marilyn Laverick
Tel. 0191 3888125 Email: marilynlaverick@yahoo.com
Our show is almost here!
A Panorama of
Movement and Dance
Volume 5, Issue 2

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More News
YouthMoves Panorama and National Festival rehearsals are going well. Lots of fundraising going on to
help with costs. Look out for our youngsters at these events. Plus, Northern Lights have been invited to
perform at the KFA National AGM in October which will be hosted by KFA Yorkshire and held at the
English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.
Spectrum Dance - They performed
brilliantly both at the Pulse on
Sunday 20th March at Durham
Johnston School, and at "Feet First" ,
the Durham Secondary School Dance
Showcase at the Gala Theatre,
Durham, on Monday 21st
March. We are so proud of them
they are certainly a credit to the KFA.
Dance Electric - All KFA Youth
Move Members. They have been
dancing together for 7 months and
have so far performed at
Extravaganza 2015 last November,
The Pulse, a Youth Dance England
Event, in March, “Feet First”, a
Secondary Schools Dance
Performance Showcase and two
school shows.

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Review
The 59th
AGM of KFAMoves North East Region took place at Park View School (North
Lodge), Lombard Drive, Chester le Street. This was a new venue for the AGM, and it seemed
to work well.
Joan Holmes, Vice President, opened the meeting.
Teachers – Sharon Batty, Lisa Clarke, Bernadette Rogers
Teacher Training Session – Ruth McGrath and Ann Brown
Thanks also, to Christine Chapman and Carol Yeomans and Margaret Weetman for the
refreshments and afternoon tea, and Joan Holmes for the raffle.
Regarding officer roles, all current Executive Committee Officers were elected to stand
again. However, no-one had come forward to take on the roles of Chair and Secretary for
2016/2017. The Chair asked for urgent nominations from the membership to come forward and
shadow both the Chair and Secretary roles, with a view to taking on those roles effectively in
2017.
Following the AGM, everyone was treated to Youth Moves performances. All the girls
stayed after their performances and thoroughly enjoyed their tea. They would like to thank the
North East for making them so welcome.
“Crystalise” – 4 little twinkling stars.
The girls performed with such confidence,
given their age, and were proud to have the
opportunity to repeat this dance which they
first performed at Youth Moves
Extravaganza

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“Revolting Children” from Matilda. The girls, who are 8-10years old, performed
this fun dance drama at Youth Moves Extravaganza in November 2015, and
really enjoyed performing it again at the AGM
Stephanie Wareham dances
to “Love Me Like You Do” by
Ellie Goulding.
It was great for Stephanie
Wareham (now aged 17
years) to be invited to
perform her amazing
Championship solo at the
North East AGM. She would
have been one of - if not the
youngest - competitor at
Nottingham last year. She is
indeed talented and we are
extremely proud of her!

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Winner of Volunteer Recognition Award for Teacher
– Ethel Ramsey
Ethel has produced 11 South Tyneside Branch items at
Panorama, and has taken many workouts and sessions at
North East AGM and Bede Weekends. She currently
teaches classes at Womens Health in South Tyneside
(WHIST), and at AGE UK (seated). She also
undertakes many the unseen, extra roles as teacher (such
as organising and cooking for social events)
As Ethel was not able to attend the AGM, Barbara
Carter, South Tyneside Branch Treasurer and Executive
Committee Representative, accepted the Award on her
behalf, from Lynne Casey (Chair of KFAMoves North
East), and Marilyn Laverick (Secretary of KFAMoves
North East).
SHINING STARS !
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Winner of Volunteer Recognition Award for
Member – Audrey Bachelor
Audrey has been a KFA member for 42 years, and
is still very active at 81 years – attending weekly
class, offering support to others, and recruiting and
welcoming new members helping them relax and
meld into the group. She has given a considerable
amount of time and energy to the development of
KFA in South Tyneside. She was a regular
performer in Panorama for over 20 years, and still
travels to watch every year.
As Audrey was not able to attend the AGM, Ann
Brown accepted the Award on her behalf, from
Lynne Casey (Chair of KFAMoves North East),
and Marilyn Laverick (Secretary of KFAMoves
North East).
Winner of Volunteer Recognition Award for
Committee Member – Sandra Laidler
Sandra became Teacher Rep and Membership
Secretary of South Tyneside Branch in the early
1990s. To date, she is still Membership Rep, and
also deputises for the Chair when necessary.
As Sandra was not able to attend the AGM,
Norma Forte accepted the Award on her behalf,
from Lynne Casey (Chair of KFAMoves North
East), and Marilyn Laverick (Secretary of
KFAMoves North East).

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Winner of Grace Taylor Membership Trophy – Bishop Auckland
This year marks the 21st
anniversary of the Grace Taylor Trophy being awarded to a KFA Branch for
achieving the highest annual percentage increase in membership within the North East Region.
Although overall in the North East, numbers fell by 28, two Branches increased their memberships.
Stockton (+6.97%) were narrowly beaten by Bishop Auckland (+9.61%), who won for the third time in
the trophy’s history.
Judith Cossavella, Regional Membership Registrar, was delighted to present the trophy to Maureen
Hankey, a supporter of the KFA for many years. Maureen, as Chair of Bishop Auckland, was thrilled to
accept on behalf of her Branch.

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Fundraising Workout
In aid of
Performance Fund
-
St Tho as’ Church Hall, North Road
Darlington DL1 2PU
North East Region
With
And

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With Lunchtime Drinks Reception and Meal
Sunday 16th October 2016
Bishops Suite, Ramside Hall, Durham
Carrville, Durham, DH1 1TD
Sheer Elegance, my dears!
See your Branch Rep for:
- Tickets (£26.50)
- Pre-order menus
(both will be available shortly)
(or contact Marilyn Laverick)
0191 3888125
marilynlaverick@yahoo.com
Entertainment by singer
Natalie Durkin
 Drinks Reception(with
nibbles):
12 noon for 1pm
 2 course meal
with menu choices
(pre-ordered)
 Jewellery Stall
 Accessories Stall
 Beauty Products Stall
 Cake Stall
An
to
At

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Would you like the North East to organise a coach
to go to this event?
If so, contact Joan Holmes on tel. (0191) 4877526

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In 2015 we celebrated our 55th
Anniversary. We enjoyed a
wonderful get-together during the Summer, but rounded
off the year with a themed 50’s evening. Marjorie Rocket
cut the cake on behalf of the Branch, and we danced away
the evening to favourite songs of the decade sung by Janie
St John. Many thanks to all our members for their
continuing support.
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It’s all about Fitness and Fun – and
especially Friendship
My name is Beverley Foster and I am a member of the Chester-le-Street Branch Keep Fit
Association. I attend regular classes at both Chester-le-Street and Framwellgate Moor.
As a result, I have made new friends. We enjoy doing exercise, movement and dance
while working together as a team. We have lots of fun and I am building my confidence.
Lesley, our teacher, is kind and caring. She makes us all feel part of the team.
Encourage your friends to join the K A. It’s the est move I have made.
Chester le Street

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IN & AROUND
Blue Workout Raises Heart-Rates And
F F Alz ’ c
By Rebecca Scott
Posted on 1st December 2015
In support of the Alzheimer’s Society, fitness instructor Lesley Colwill painted
Chester-le-Street Parish Centre blue with a special work-out…
Me bers and friends of the town’s Keep Fit Association Moves branch got together
for a ‘Blue’ Workout fundraising event, the colour chosen to re resent the charity.
Participants packed out the Parish Centre, off Church Chare, to enjoy a great
evening of exercise, movement and dance to a variety of music led by KFA Moves
instructor, Lesley.
The fitness group was also treated to a top-class performance from the North East
KFA Young Adults Cha ionshi Tea ‘Northern Lights’.
A raffle and refreshments were available afterwards, with blue cakes and buns to get
the energy back after a great workout. All in all, the association raised a fantastic
£ 00 for Alzhei er’s Society.
Rebecca Scott, Alzhei er’s Society co unity fundraiser in the North East said:
“We are extre ely grateful to Lesley and KFA for all of the time and effort they have
ut into this event for Alzhei er’s Society. As a charity, we rely on the generosity of
individuals like Lesley and the group to help us support people to live well with
dementia, and to fund research to find a cure.”

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Long time KFA member Alison Balmer with mum, Stella Hirst and daughter,
Katherine Hewes enjoying keeping fit together at the Chester-le-Street Parish
Centre. Alison introduced her mum to the KFA Moves class in March 2013 and
she has een attending regularly ever since. Alison’s daughter,who joined the
class last year, comes along on her days off from working in Newcastle. It’s
wonderful to see all three ladies dancing and exercising at their Wednesday
Dance and Fit Moves class run by KFA Teacher Lesley Colwill.
Three Generations of KFA
Movers

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President / Member
Liaison (RMLO)
Ann Bayley
Tel: 01642 815562
Email: ann@thebayleys.com
Vice-President
Joan Holmes
Tel: 0191 4877526
Email:
janicemcandrew06@aol.com
Equity
Sylvia Hocking
Tel: 01207 520580
Email: jandshocking@aol.com
Membership
Judith Cossavella
Tel: 01642 535307
Email: jucoss@ntlworld.com
Chair
Lynne Casey
Tel: 0191 5202422
Email: lynne.casey@btinternet.com
Treasurer
Nicola Pilmoor
Tel: 07890242055
Email: thepilmoors@yahoo.co.uk
Events
Christine Chapman
Tel: 0191 3884205
Email:
christinechapman4@btinternet.com
Youth Moves
Janet Balfour
Tel: 0191 3890544
Email: janetbalfour@hotmail.com
Secretary
Marilyn Laverick
Tel: 0191 3888125
Email: marilynlaverick@yahoo.com
Minutes Secretary
Carol Yeomans
Tel: 01207 232780
Email:
carolyeomans1@btinternet.com
Publicity
Catherine Gilsenan
Tel: 01325 332572
Email:
catherine.gilsenan@yahoo.com
Training
Faye Doorbar
Tel: 01748 449191
Email: doorbar@swaledale.org
2016
KFA Moves North East Region Panorama of Movement and Dance
Saturday 14th May (Dolphin Centre, Darlington)
KFA Moves North East Regional Rally
Saturday 18th June (Darlington)
KFA Moves North East Recreative Weekend
Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th September (Southport)
KFA National AGM and Dance Fitness Yorkshire
Saturday 1st October (EIS, Sheffield)
KFA Moves North East Ladies Day
Sunday 16th October (Ramside Hall, Durham)
KFA Moves North East Regional Rally
Saturday 22nd October (Chester le Street)
(For further details of these and other events visit www.keepfit.org.uk)
KFA Dates for Your Diary
Your Contacts on the Regional Committee
Got any news or events to publicise?
You can send me content for this quarterly newsletter at any time!
Email to: catherine.gilsenan@yahoo.com