I went to a Promise Auction last night in Montgomery town hall, as I’d never been to one before I wasn’t really sure what to expect.
I ended up bidding for a £20 voucher to use in the Shilam restaurant in Newtown. I was a little confused when the auctioneer announced that the biding would start at £20 - I ended up securing it for £25! I think I’ve been done. I must point out that in my new role in Powys County Council I’m not sitting on any finance committees!
There were 36 items up for auction. These included 216 award-winning sausages in a box (why 216?), a Hopi ear candle session (what’s that?), one pair of curtains (that sold for £8 which I later noticed had an RRP of £49.99, perhaps I should have bought that and stuck it on ebay and made some money instead!
There was also a tour of the national assembly and the senedd donated by Nick Bourne AM…I cant understand why I wasn’t approached to donate a prize of a tour around Powys County Council chambers in Llandod with a mug of tea served at the Powys canteen!
Six distinct varieties. Three dozen to a box. And they are very good sausages.
Russ,
It would in fact appear that yes you were done! Only kidding – sounds like you had a lot of fun. I wish I’d been able to join you all but unfortunately not able to on this occassion.
Could you find out what the Hopi Ear Candle is though? Sounds interesting!!
Hopefully there will be many more events like this that all 9 of us (Welsh Conservatives in Powys) can attend together. Just one final thing thought I think I probably would of bid for the voucher as you did, so don’t feel too put out. All you need to do now is find someone to take with you, I’m sure it won’t be a problem.
Russ,
I was wondering what a Hopi Ear Candle was so googled it and this is what I came up with.
Hopi Ear Candles are an ancient and natural therapy handed down by many civilisations. The tradition of ear candling reached the modern world via the native American Hopi Indians of North Arizona. The candles are still made today on the basis of the old traditional formula originating from the Hopi Indians.