Thank you to everyone that came along to support our musical themed ‘Top 40 Singles’ Speed Dating night last night.  The night raised over £200, which is enough to buy four goat couples for a family in need.  The night was a first for the OxjamBrum team and we are happy to say was a great success. With lots of first time speed daters the atmosphere to begin was little tense, but after the free Pimms had been drained and the first track – the Proclaimers, I wanna be (500 miles), had been spun, the conversation (and drinks) were flowing.

The songs provided a great conversation starter (or stopper in the odd case) and its a braver man than us that admits to a Will Young track as his favourite tune.  The night continued onto the Vic as new friendships began and people tried to ply us with alcohol to find out who’d given them a yes.  But we were keeping schtum.  So the matches have been made and now we’ll just wait and see, we’re not rushing out to buy a new hat just yet.  But watch this space.

Missed out?  Speed Dating not your thing?  Already Taken?  Then join us at one of our other events, not an awkward silence to be heard.

Next up: Floods of Music: Oxjam Fundraiser for the Pakistan Humanitarian Disaster

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