Jan 30 2009
Corringham Thameside Celebrates The Year Of The “Ox”
The Chinese New year – this year it is the year of the Ox – was greeted by the Rotarians of Corringham Thameside with a Chinese themed evening at Ye Olde Plough House in Bulphan on Thursday 29th January 2009.
More than sixty rotarians, together with family and friends sat down to a “Chinese style” buffet meal together.
After the meal they were entertained with a lavish and colourful display of dragon dancing. The costumes were both colourful and spectaculor and the dragon wound its way around the tables to collect the traditional New Year gifts that were placed in its mouth and quickly devoured. The dragon danced to the rhythmial throb of the accompanying drum and cymbals. It even pursued Rotarian and Thurrock councillor Eddie Hardiman around the floor in an attempt to get his head into its mouth. Egged on by all those present, who undoubtedly enjoyed the sight of a local politician backtracking as fast as he could move. It all added to the fun of the evening which was undoubtedly a huge success.
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