The Daily Splash

Jesmond Cricket Club was surprisingly the venue for one of the most exciting events of modern times on 20th June 08—Catherine and Simon’s engagement party. Most of the guests entered into the spirit of recreating renaissance Venice (although, sadly, without any of the orgiastic connotations that that may suggest).

The Bellinis flowed with great abandon and the bar staff served with such skill that it was almost possible to forget the swirling patterns in the carpet for a while and be transported back in time to one of the most sophisticated cities in Europe. The musical entertainment was provided by the Baghdaddies, Balkan-soul-funk- jazz masters who, as usual, were fighting off the groupies (left) between songs. Their music provided the backdrop to some of the most memorable scenes of the evening, when Simon attempted to dance with his mum, who later needed treatment for severe bruising on the feet. The evening reached a climax when Simon and Catherine mounted their trusty cow parade cow and rode off unsteadily into the Jesmond night.