The La Di Da Society
Daytime afternoon tea & cabaret events for the over 60s in Hove to reduce social isolation
Our annual Halloween Spooktacular ππ»π§πββ¬
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The gorgeous Jamie Heward hosted our Brighton Pride event this week π
The fabulous The Bowtie Boys performing at our Brighton Pride event π€©π
We are looking forward to being part of Ageing Well Festival with our event on 8th October π
Thank you to The Pebble Trust for awarding us this grant π€
We have given Β£4,000 to the La Di Da Society, a charity that aims to reduce loneliness, increase social connection and help people to feel part of a community. They host affordable, high quality, daytime cabaret and afternoon tea events for people over the age of 60 in Hove.
For a small cost, guests receive a delicious tea of sandwiches, cakes, scones and unlimited hot drinks served on vintage crockery by volunteer waiters in black tie. Also included are raffle entry, a glass of bubbly and performances from three professional cabaret artistes
The amazing Jamie Heward at our Out On The Town event at Hallmark Maycroft Manor Luxury Care Home this afternoon β€οΈ One of the residents was giving him a run for his money!
The La Di Da Society goes Out On The Town π We had such fun throwing a garden party for Somerset Centre in Kemptown this afternoon π€
With Chi Chi Revolver, Dolly Rocket & Chris Hide π₯
Week 2 of our line dance classes as part of our La Di Dance project π€
An afternoon of film, performance and disco for the over 60βs!
Come along to a fun and friendly singalong film screening of Grease with a cabaret host and DJ.
Wednesday 3rd July
Ralli Hall, Denmark Villas, Hove
12-3.30pm
Tickets are Β£8 and include finger food, hot drinks, popcorn, raffle entry, film screening, live performances and a disco!
Booking essential
www.trybooking.co.uk/CCXO or 07848 827806
Today was our first week of learning Burlesque at La Di Dance with the fabulous Cherry Shakewell π©·
Our first Annual Report, what a great first year we had! A huge thank you to all of our funders, Trustees, volunteers, staff, performers, partner agencies and venues π©·
Annual Report 2023 Check out this Brainstorm designed by Becc.
Our event on May 14th sold out in a record breaking 5 hours π€―
We have now opened a waiting list, we will give priority booking for June to anyone we donβt manage to get in from that. Please get in touch to join the list, or sign up via our booking site
The La Di Da Society in Hove (SOLD OUT) From March 2024 we will be moving to Ralli Hall, Denmark Villas, Hove BN3 3TH with events running on the following dates Tuesday 12th March -...
Bookings for our next event on Tuesday 14th May are now open. Be quick if you want to come, our events have been selling out very quickly recently!
Book online anytime via www.trybooking.co.uk/CCXO or over the phone on Mondays & Fridays 9am to 1pm 07848 827806
The La Di Da Society in Hove Our last event at King Alfred Ballroom on Thursday 22nd February has now SOLD OUT! From March 2024 we will be moving to Ralli Hall, Denmark...
Thank you to David from www.brightonpictures.com for volunteering to come and take some photos of our first event at Ralli Hall this week π€
Our first event at Ralli Hall, what a gorgeous venue π©·
The La Di Da Society is going Out On The Town!
We are thrilled to have received some funding to run 8 events out in the community this year at places like care homes and day centres, reaching those older folk who canβt quite manage the travel to our main events π
We are looking forward to working with The Pearce Foundation over the next 12 months! They will be supporting us behind the scenes to ensure the sustainable of The La Di Da Society π
We had an absolute blast today at The La Di Da film Society singalong film and disco event π
Hosted by Alfie Ordinary π§‘
The magnifique Andrew Farr as Edith Piaf at our final show of the year yesterday π€
Happy 1st Birthday to us π₯³ One year ago we ran our first The La Di Da Society events and just look what we have achieved since then π
Thank you to our volunteers, Trustees, staff, performers, The Posh Club, King Alfred Ballroom and our wonderful funders π€
We have put together a Festive directory that has information on β
β’ Meal delivery services and telephone shopping
β’ Brighton and Hove City Council services
β’ Mental Health Support
β’ Christmas and New Year Bus Services
β’ Online/Telephone Activities
β’ A timetable of Festive events across the City, including meals (in-person and delivered to peopleβs homes) and activities happening on Christmas Day
Visit: https://ageingwellbh.org/ - the directory is linked to on the homepage.
We will continue to update this directory until the 22nd December, so do keep checking back for the latest version.
Our sell out Halloween do yesterday afternoon was full of spooky fun, with some amazing costumes and of course lots of dancing ππ»
Today at La Di Dance we learnt to Charleston πππ»πΊ
Thanks to The National Lottery Community Fund for funding La Di Dance π€
Our first ever La Di Dance class today, learning to Cha Cha Cha with the wonderful Nicole ππ»πΊ
Next week we will be learning to Charleston π
Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund