Dear all,

A huge thank you to everyone involved in the Met department’s first hybrid Panto, where story-time with Wendy Neale took us on a highly enjoyable tale of QUEEN developing ‘A Semi-Lagrangian Rhapsody’. The show was a great success, well done to all!  There was stunning acting (plaudits particularly for the scene with an inconsolable Keith Shine), brilliantly creative songs, and some very funny bloopers, enjoyed by everyone in the audience and at home. 

Thanks to everyone involved in the various aspects of putting on the show, especially to Charlie, Hannah, Natalie, and Isabel for leading the event coordination. The enormous amount of work you have all put in is hugely appreciated, especially in continued difficult circumstances, and what you’ve all achieved is such a big contribution to help keep our Met community thriving. Thanks also to our admin team, including Dana and Kathryn for helping with sorting out building/room access, Chris Holloway and Keith Shine for organising the staff interval singing (I still can’t get that song out of my head!), and to Jon Shonk for Mr Mets.  

A reminder that there are carols and mince pies after WCD today. Have a lovely Christmas break everybody!

Merry best wishes,

Joy and Sue

Prof. Joy Singarayer (she/her)

Joint Head of Department (finance and facilities)

Professor of Palaeoclimatology

Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, UK

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