Toys for Tots

We had a magical evening dancing to Brent's stupendous calling and singing, catching up with friends, and enjoying the delicious assortment of treats. Thanks to Brent & Therese for providing the party favours, door prizes and the decorations.

We are pleased to show off the terrific collection of donations for the Burnaby Christmas Bureau. Thank you for your thoughtful generosity!

Brent's Bunch Season WindUp Thursday, December 15 / Toys for Tots

Our final dance of the season is this Thursday, December 15, 7:30 - 9:15 pm, Burnaby Lake Pavilion.  Doors open at 7:15.  Come enjoy the magic of Brent singing seasonal favoutites.  Coffee, tea and treats will be available through the latter half of the dance.  We hope to welcome our former dancers for a visit.

Square dancers have a long history of donating toys to needy children through the Burnaby Christmas Bureau.  As in the past, if you bring a new, unwrapped toy to our season windup dance, Chuck and I will deliver the collected toys to the depot at Brentwood. If you would like gift ideas, here is a link to their suggestions:

https://www.bbyservices.ca/pdfs/2022%20Wish%20List%20Burnaby%20Christmas%20Bureau.pdf

We will also deliver cash donations or cheques - we suggest you put it in an envelope with your name and address provided, so that a tax receipt can be issued.  You may prefer the convenience of donating online at www.BByServices.ca/Donate

Hope to see you Thursday!   

Daphne  

Brent's Bunch Thursday, Dec 8, see you there

Hi Brent's Bunch members & friends,

I'm pleased to report that my sore throat has gone away and I'm feeling fine again so I look forward to seeing you all at our next dance on Thursday, Dec 8, at the Burnaby Lake Pavillion.

Doors open at 7:15pm with Plus dancing & rounds from 7:30pm to 9:15pm.  

See you then and thank you for all your well wishes last week.

Best Regards,

Brent

Brent's Bunch Cancelled for Dec 1

I've got the flu with a sore throat so will have to cancel Brent's Bunch for tonight, Thursday, Dec 1.  Sorry for the short notice.  

See you next week on Thursday, Dec 8.

Take Care,

Brent

Brent's Bunch Change of Location for Thursday, November 3, 10, & 17, 2022

Hi Brent's Bunch Members & Regular Guests,

We received notice today that our regular hall, the Burnaby Lake Pavillion, will be closed for the next 3 weeks for repairs.  The City of Burnaby thought they told us but they did not.  

Fortunately, we were able to book the Confederation Community Centre (Program Room 3) for Thursday, November 3, 10, & 17, 2022.  

The address is 

Confederation Community Centre 

4585 Albert Street

Burnaby, BC   V5C 2G6

Doors open at 7:15 pm with Plus dancing and rounds from 7:30 pm - 9:15 pm.  

We look forward to seeing you there this Thursday.  

Best Regards,

Brent & Therese

Welcome Back to “Brent’s Bunch” Plus Dancing Thursdays Starting Sept 15

Hi Everybody,

 

I’m pleased to announce and remind you that “Brent’s Bunch” Plus dancing with rounds is resuming this Thursday, September 15. 

We dance at the beautiful Burnaby Lake Pavilion, 6871 Roberts Street, Burnaby, BC.  

Our schedule for the Fall 2022 Session is below.

Session #	Thursday Date	Special Event
Fall 01	Sep 15, 2022	Welcome Back
Fall 02	Sep 22, 2022
Fall 03	Sep 29, 2022
Fall 04	Oct 06, 2022
Fall 05	Oct 13, 2022
Fall 06	Oct 20, 2022
Fall 07	Oct 27, 2022	Halloween Party
Fall 08	Nov 03, 2022
Fall 09	Nov 10, 2022
Fall 10	Nov 17, 2022
Fall 11	Nov 24, 2022
Fall 12	Dec 01, 2022
Fall 13	Dec 08, 2022
Fall 14	Dec 15, 2022	Christmas Party

 

Doors open at 7:15 pm with Plus Square Dancing and Rounds from 7:30 – 9:15 pm.   I'll review anything that is required.  

There will be no drinks or food provided so please bring your own beverages or snacks if desired.  

 

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or face masks are NOT required but face masks are welcome as your personal choice.  

 

Visitors are always welcome, and we’d love to see you. 

 

The visitor fee is $9.00 per person per night and can be paid by credit card, debit card, or cash at the door.

 

Therese and I look forward to seeing you again soon. 

 

Best Regards,

Brent

 

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Brent’s Bunch Last Dance of Season May 5 and COVID Notice

Hi Brent's Bunch Members & Guests,

This is a reminder that our last dance of this season is this Thursday, May 5, at the Burnaby Lake Pavilion.  Doors open at 7:15 pm with Plus dancing from 7:30 – 9:15 pm.  I look forward to seeing you. 

So that you can make an informed decision to attend or not, I would like you to know that I called for the Abbotsford Grand Squares on Monday, May 2, and have been informed that two people that were in attendance, but were not dancing, have since tested positive for COVID-19.  One of these persons used my microphone briefly.  I'm feeling fine, am fully vaccinated, and had COVID in January so am not too worried about myself.  I'll self-monitor for symptoms, test myself on Thursday afternoon, and not get too close to others at the hall.  We will all continue to wear masks while in the hall at all times.  As a reminder, if you feel "off" of ill in any way or have any COVID-related symptoms please stay home and see us next time.

Brent's Bunch will resume dancing in the fall on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at the Burnaby Lake Pavilion.

Best Regards,

Brent

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Brent’s Bunch Change of Location for Thursday, April 21

Hi Brent's Bunch Members & Guests,

As mentioned at our last dance on March 31, the Fortis gas line construction will close the access road to the Burnaby Lake Pavilion on Thursday, April 21, so that hall is not available. 

Therefore, for Thursday, April 21, we have arranged to dance at the  

Confederation Community Centre (Activity Room) 

4585 Albert St., Burnaby, BC, V5C 2G6

As usual, doors open at 7:15 pm and we will dance Plus with Rounds from 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm.

We will return to the Burnaby Lake Pavilion on Thursday, April 28. 

The revised schedule for our remaining 3 dances this season is below.  I hope you will be able to join us for each of these. 

 

Session #	Thursday Date	Location
Spring 6	Apr 21, 2022	Confederation Community Centre
Spring 7	Apr 28, 2022	Burnaby Lake Pavilion
Spring 8	May 05, 2022	Burnaby Lake Pavilion

 

As preferred by the majority of members, Brent's Bunch will continue to operate under our current COVID Safety Plan for the remainder of this season.  All attendees will be required to provide proof of vaccination (if not already on record) and to wear a face mask at all times while in the dance hall, including while dancing. 

 

The guest dance fee is $8.00 per person and can be paid in cash with exact change, or by debit or credit card with a chip.

 

Best Regards,

Brent

 

Brent's Bunch Information: https://brentsbunch.blogspot.com/

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Brent's Bunch is DARK April 7 and April 14, 2022

Reminder - Brent's Bunch is DARK for 2 weeks.  The hall is not available April 7, and Brent is away April 14.  We recently learned the road to the hall will be closed on April 21 and Brent & Therese are looking to see if there is another hall available.  More to follow.

 

The Royal Swingers are starting up Friday, April 8 and have reached out to see if we would like to do a club visit.  I have details for those who are interested. Please use the Contact Us section in the sidebar to request further information.

  

Daphne

Brent’s Bunch Spring 2022 Schedule Change

Hi Brent's Bunch Members & Guests,

I was informed today by the City of Burnaby that the Fortis gas line construction will close the access road to the Burnaby Lake Pavilion on Thursday, April 7, so we will have to cancel our dance that night. 

 

To maintain our revised plan for 8 dances in this Spring 2022 session I have added an extra dance for Thursday, May 5, that will now be our last dance for this season. 

 

The revised schedule for our remaining 4 dances this season is below.  I hope you will be able to join us for each of these. 

 

Session #	Thursday Date	Special Event / Notes
Spring 5	Mar 31, 2022
DARK	Apr 07, 2022	CANCELLED - Hall Not Available
DARK	Apr 14, 2022	CANCELLED - Brent Away
Spring 6	Apr 21, 2022
Spring 7	Apr 28, 2022
Spring 8	May 05, 2022	Last Dance of Season

 

 

Best Regards,

Brent

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Visit to Stardowners

Thanks to the Stardowners for inviting us to visit them Thursday, when our hall was not available. Ray called a lively Plus dance. Brent guest called a tip, entertaining us with his fine rendition of September with covid lyrics. It was very nice to reconnect with old friends. Here is a group photo taken by Nicholas.  Don't worry - a lot masks were only off for the photo.

Daphne

Reminder: Brent's Bunch is DARK this week

Due to a rowing event, we were not able to rent Burnaby Lake Pavilion this coming Thursday night, March 24.  We will resume dancing Thursday, March 31.

You can catch Brent on Tuesday evenings at Chilliwack Rhythm Reelers. 

Two local clubs who dance Tuesday evenings have guest callers this week.  Chuck Jordan is filling in at the Singles Beginner/Mainstream dance and Krista Baird is filling in at Surrey Square Wheelers Plus dance. 

Hope to see you on the dance floor soon!

Daphne

Brent’s Bunch In Person Plus Dancing Resumes Thursday, February 24

Hi Brent's Bunch Members & Friends,

As you have probably heard on the news, many BC Public Health restrictions were eased last week which means that we are now able to resume square & round dancing in person. 

Therefore, I'm excited to invite you back to Brent's Bunch each Thursday evening starting this week, February 24, at the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion (6871 Roberts St, Burnaby, BC, V5B 3C1).

Doors will open at 7:15pm, with Plus dancing and rounds from 7:30pm until about 9:15pm. 

The guest fee is $8.00 per person and can be paid in cash with exact change, or by debit or credit card with a chip. 

As required by BC Public Health Orders and the City of Burnaby, safety measures will still be in place and we will continue to follow our COVID safety plan put in place in the fall. 

Key components to the plan include:

• If you are experiencing any potential COVID-19 symptoms please stay home.
• Everyone entering the hall must show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination in the form of a BC Vaccine Card (digital or hard copy with QR code that can be scanned) unless you are already on our verified list.
• Everyone must wear a suitable face mask at all times while inside the hall, including while dancing, except when drinking, eating, or for the caller/cuer while instructing the dance.
• Everyone must sanitize their hands when they enter the hall and must wash or sanitize their hands before each square dance tip.  Hand sanitizer will be provided.
• No food or beverages will be provided by the club.  Attendees are encouraged to bring their own water or beverage in spill-proof containers, and snacks if they wish, but do not share them with people outside your household "bubble".
• Chairs will be available around the perimeter of the hall but tables for sitting at will not be available.

The full COVID safety plan is available at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iaxIX4xFc8HE6A_o-JiGSLsVeahjJDyl/view.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

I look forward to seeing you again soon.

Best Regards,
Brent

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Virtual Square Dancing with Brent Thursday, Feb 17 & Brent's Bunch Resumes in Person Thursday, Feb 24

Hi Brent's Bunch Members & Friends,

Updates to BC Public Heath Orders this week now allow dancing in person again.  Yeah! 

The Burnaby Lake Pavilion is also now available for our use starting next Thursday, Feb 24.  I will review the rules for the facility and our COVID safety plan and give you an update over the weekend and hope you will consider joining us for Plus square dancing in person again next Thursday, Feb 24.

Meanwhile, I invite you to join me for virtual Mainstream dancing over Zoom on Thursday, Feb 17, using the link below which is the same as last week.    

Virtual Mainstream Square Dancing (for 1 or 2 Couples) with Brent Mawdsley

Thursday, Feb 17 (7:30 PM PST Vancouver Time)  

On your computer -click the link below

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86081733936?pwd=NWdybmJzTWFGVU0waE55c0N0OUxZUT09

Meeting ID: 8608173 3936 

Passcode: BRENT 

 

On your home Phone- Dial by your location

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kc6RHyrAKX

Meeting ID: 8608173 3936

Passcode: 766223

 

I look forward to seeing you online or in person again soon.  

 

Best Regards,

Brent

Brent’s Bunch Dancing Postponed to Thursday, Feb 17

Hi Brent's Bunch Members & Friends.

I apologize for the late notice, but as you have probably heard on the news, the BC public health orders were updated again this week and now prevent us from dancing until at least February 16, 2022.

Under the revised orders, group exercise is possible but basically, all individuals must be at least 2 meters from each other and there is a maximum of 25 people per room. Also, the City of Burnaby is not renting the Burnaby Lake Pavilion again until this order is lifted.

Therefore, our next possible dance night is Thursday, Feb 17, 2022. I'll get back to you that week with any updates.

Unfortunately, I'm not available for virtual "Zoom" dancing this week or next but will let you know if I resume this in February.

I hope you are all staying well and that we will be able to get together again sometime soon.

Best Regards,
Brent
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Virtual Mainstream Square Dancing with Brent - Cancelled for Thursday Jan 13

Hi Everyone,

It was great to see so many of you over Zoom at our virtual dance last week.  Unfortunately, I'm feeling a little under the weather today so have decided to cancel our planned virtual dance for tomorrow, Jan 13.  

I'm waiting to hear about BC public health updates as to whether we can dance in person again after Jan 18.  I'll let you know as soon as I find out.  If we are not able to dance in person on Thursday, Jan 20, I'll offer a virtual dance that night.  

Stay tuned and I look forward to seeing you again soon,

Brent

 

Brent’s Bunch Dancing Postponed to Thursday, Jan 20

Hi Brent's Bunch Members & Friends,

Happy New Year everyone! 

I hope you all had a good Christmas, celebrated the holiday season as best you could under the current public health orders, and are doing well.  It looks like 2022 will be another year where we will have to keep our plans flexible and have patience with the ever-changing public health landscape affecting our social, dance, and travel activities. 

Dance Schedule Change

As you have likely heard, under the BC public health orders issued in late December, adult indoor individual and group fitness or exercise activities are currently not permitted.  This includes participating in group exercise, fitness classes, and dance classes, and therefore includes square and round dancing.  This restriction is in place until January 18, 2022, so the City of Burnaby has cancelled our rental of the Burnaby Lake Pavilion for Jan 6 and 13.  If the restrictions affecting square dancing are not extended, our next scheduled dance will be Thursday, January 20.  I'll let you know by email the status of this dance as soon as I know, which I assume should be at least by Jan 18.  

Brent's Bunch Membership

For those that have said they would like to support the club with pre-purchased dancing membership, please hold your payment for now and let's see what happens by Jan 18.  We have the option of extending our dancing through May so when we know if we can resume dancing in January I will survey our members to decide if we shorten the season or extend it into May.     

Virtual ZOOM Dancing

I'd like to stay in touch and give us all chance to keep active so I will offer virtual, one or two couple dancing, via ZOOM on Thursday Jan 6 & 13.  Jan 6 will have an Elvis music theme as we had planned for this week already.  I'll email you details for the ZOOM dancing soon.  

 

Best Regards,

Brent

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