Champagne Charlies have fun 20 years of enjoyable, friendship and fabulous hats

ARGUABLY the Nambucca Valley’s most glamorous group of girls, the Champagne Charlies have lately celebrated the spectacular milestone of 20 years of enjoyable, friendship and red-hatted revelry.

The Champagne Charlies are the native chapter of the worldwide Red Hat Society, a motion devoted to ladies over 60 embracing life, laughter and color, all whereas proudly sporting pink hats and purple apparel.

Since their first gathering in October 2005, the Charlies have lived by the society’s motto of “growing old disgracefully”.

What started as a little bit of curiosity at a Bowraville race assembly, the place a couple of native girls noticed one other group of vivaciously dressed Red Hatters, rapidly became a motion of their very own.

Enthralled by the concept, they based the Champagne Charlies, able to carry a splash of glamour and pleasure to the Mid North Coast.

“From our inaugural meeting to now, we’ve shared two decades of laughter and true sisterhood,” the Champagne Charlies’ Margery Boylan instructed News Of The Area.

“We thank all our past members for their friendship and flair.”

Over the years the group has made month-to-month lunch dates at venues inside a 60km radius, a convention that has delighted quite a few locals and venue workers with their joyful presence.

From resorts and RSL golf equipment to wineries, golf programs and even the Bowraville Theatre, few native venues have remained untouched.

In addition to native jaunts, the Champagne Charlies have joined Red Hatters from across the state at particular gatherings, connecting with like-minded ladies who share their ardour for dwelling life boldly and with a way of humour.

The Red Hat Society started within the United States and has grown into a global sisterhood.

Its mission is to empower ladies to take pleasure in life on their very own phrases, nurture lasting friendships, and remind the world that rising older is one thing to be celebrated.

If you occur to see a flurry of pink and purple sweeping by way of a restaurant close to you it could be the Champagne Charlies, dwelling their greatest, boldest lives.

To discover out extra in regards to the Champagne Charlies you may e mail Margery Boylan, referred to as “Queen Brash with Panache”, at llanboylodge@hotmail.com

By Mick BIRTLES