The picture below was taken by Graham Kates, of the FOPS Ensemble doing its first 'gig' down in Chorleywood for Christmas Late Night Shopping in early December (left to right its Jimmy Boy the deputy chairman, then Julian Shah our Vice President then Old Bob and Young Bob.)

Mikey our organiser is playing keyboards behind us. He did a great job because this was a dress rehearsal for three other events leading up to Christmas when we sang and went on singing - as we found we were in so much demand. First at the Baptist Church in Harefield when the staff cooked a delicious pre Christmas Lunch for their fifty or more senior citizens whom we serenaded, both before and after lunch till way into the afternoon. Then we sang after Morning Prayers on Sunday 22nd in St Michael's Church Chenies, where the congregation insisted on clapping us and kept us singing till we ran out of carols. Finally we had Christmas early eve in the Peppermill and collected quite a fan club of tiny tots whilst their families sang along with us, way into the evening