Brent's Bunch cancelled Thursday March 26 due to Hall cancellation

Hi everyone, 

Hope that you are enjoying Spring weather today and more days to come.  We missed a few of you on Thursday but know that the weather and road construction has caused some issues.  We had a nice evening with some visitors, thank you Daphne for the treats and Shelley Brown for her yummy sweets. 

Unfortunately, we were contacted by Burnaby Parks that Thursday, March 26, is cancelled due a conflict with another rental for the same day.  They are filming at the centre and are running behind already so they need to extend their time.

So no dancing this coming Thursday. If you had purchased a package, I can give refunds or credits which ever you would prefer. 

Brent and I will be going dancing at Abbotsford Grand Squares to dance to Bryan Clark instead on March 26.  They dance at the ASAA Hall,  33889 Essendene Avenue, Abbotsford, from 7:00 to 9:00.  Please come and join us if you would like, it should be lots of fun. 

Royal City Dancers are also dancing on Friday,  March 27 7:30 -9:30 at Edmonds Community Centre,  7433 Edmonds Street for some more fun and dance time.  

Its hard to believe we are almost to April which is our last month of dancing before summer.  Some of you might know but for those that don', this will be Brents 60th Birthday on May 11 so I thought we could celebrate him on April 30.  I have made a flyer that I was hoping I can get some help with inviting others to it.  I was hoping to have some volunteers for some food and some door prizes. Please let me know if you can help. I have attached the flyer. I will also change the times of the hall so we can dance longer and socialize as well. 

Next Brent's Bunch will be on April 2.  

If you have any questions or ideas please let me know by email, text, or phone call 604-690-8622.

Thanks again for all your support with Brent's Bunch. 

Therese

St Patrick’s Irish Songs Dance

Look at all that green!

 

 

 

 

Lovely green goodies galore!

 

Gord selects a door prize while Brent looks on

 

Thanks to Bruce for rallying the troops to make green contributions for a great St Patrick's Dance! As always, Brent did a wonderful job, with Danny Boy as the stirring grand finale.  And thanks always to Therese, the glue and hard worker. 🍀 

 

Reminder - Brent’s Bunch is DARK tonight

See you next week at our March 12 St Patrick's dance.  

Please remember to let Bruce know how you will help him make it a fun event!

 

Daphne

Lots of Valentine’s Love!

We had a wonderful dance Thursday, with Brent's heart-meltingly beautiful singing of love songs.

We celebrated 80th birthdays of Don and Marguerite, who have both contributed so much to square dancing.

We took the opportunity to present our very own living legend Chuck Jordan with his age 90 badge; a milestone we celebrated with him last October.

Don, Marguerite, Daphne (for FVSRDA), Chuck, Brent

Can you believe these two are 80?

The whole gang with the Festival 2026 Poster

We send greetings to Don's wife Dianne, also turning 80 this month.

Daphne

Brent's Bunch with Love Songs & Cake on Thursday Feb 12

I love singing love songs and will share some with you at BRENT'S BUNCH this Thursday, February 12. Join us for Plus Dancing & Rounds from 7:30-9:15pm (doors open at 7:15pm). Special Bonus -- We will also be celebrating some milestone birthdays, so we will have cake!

Alan Emmott Centre, 6650 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby, BC
Hearing Assist available & solos welcome
Check out brentsbunch.blogspot.com

Cheers,

Brent

Brents Bunch Dark Jan 29, 2026

Hi everyone, 

Just a reminder that Brent's Bunch is dark tomorrow night, and we will resume dancing Feb. 5th. 

Please join Abbotsford Grand Squares for their Penguin Dance tomorrow night.  Bryan Clark will be calling.  They dance at the ASAA Hall at 33889 Essendene Avenue.  Please call 604-768-6049 if you have any questions. 

See you next week. 

Therese

Come Celebrate the Best News Ever!

Therese has asked me to share that Brent just got the news he is in remission! 

Come celebrate with us at Brent's Bunch tonight!  Therese will pick up a dessert.

See you later!

Daphne

Visitors from Olympia WA

We were delighted to welcome Gary and Cindy from Olympia WA to our first dance of 2026. Above are Cindy, Therese, Brent, Gary and Chuck. Happily, they will be back to dance with us again in February, and are registered for Festival 2026 in Penticton.

Chuck is modelling the black and blue club colours we had while named the Chuckouts, ten years ago.

Brent’s Bunch Spring 2026 Session Schedule

Hi Brent's Bunch Members & Regular Guests,

 

Happy New Year!  We hope you all had a Merry Christmas and enjoyed the holidays.  We look forward to seeing you all again, and more regularly, this spring, starting with our first dance next Thursday, January 15. 

 

All dances will be at the Alan Emmott Centre, 6650 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby, BC.

 

Brent's Bunch dance schedule for the Spring 2026 season will include 13 Thursday evenings as listed below and in the attached PDF document. 

 

Session #	Date	Notes / Special Events
Spring 01	January 15, 2026
Spring 02	January 22, 2026
--	January 29, 2026	Dark - Brent Not Available
Spring 03	February 5, 2026
Spring 04	February 12, 2026	Valentine's Love Songs
Spring 05	February 19, 2026
Spring 06	February 26, 2026
--	March 5, 2026	Dark - Brent Not Available
Spring 07	March 12, 2026	St. Patrick's Irish Songs
Spring 08	March 19, 2026
Spring 09	March 26, 2026
Spring 10	April 2, 2026
Spring 11	April 9, 2026
--	April 16, 2026	Dark - Brent Not Available
Spring 12	April 23, 2026
Spring 13	April 30, 2026	Season End Party

 

We will maintain the current schedule of doors open at 7:15 pm, with Plus dancing with rounds from 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm.  We do not plan to provide any drinks or have a food break except on special occasions to be determined. 

 

The nightly dance fees will remain the same at $8 / person for prepaid sustaining members and $10 / person for guests. 

 

The sustaining member prepaid rate will be $8 x 13 = $104 / person.  If you were a prepaid member for the Fall 2026 session, we owe you for one missed session in December 2025, so your fee will be $8 x 12 = $96 / person. You can pay at the dance by cash, check, or tap (credit or debit card), or e-transfer to Brent.Mawdsley@gmail.com.    

 

We value and appreciate your participation in any way that works for you. 

 

Please let us know if you have any questions or suggestions. 

 

Best Regards,

Brent & Therese

 

Brent Cell: 778-984-2811

Therese Cell: 604-690-8622

Home: 604-594-8622

 

Check out our club blog: http://brentsbunch.blogspot.ca

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