To attend, PLEASE REGISTER BY SATURDAY, NOV. 28 DEADLINE (NOTE: The registration period has not yet begun)
Our annual Christmas Holiday Luncheon will be held Saturday, Dec 5, 2026 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. - at the historic Storrowton Tavern, West Springfield, MA on the grounds of the Big E (Eastern States Exposition).
And because Dec. 5 is the first day of a free weekend of “Yuletide at Storrowton Village”, you will have from 3:00 - 4:00 (closing time) to visit the historic buildings, all decorated for Christmas.
See driving directions (with GPS caution) below.
WSWNE Christmas Past
11:00 a.m. Social Hour Meet friends old and new; enjoy Cheese and Crackers, Vegetables with Herb Dip, and Fresh Fruit in our private room decorated in the Christmas tradition. Cash bar available.
Find some stocking stuffers at our Welsh Shoppe and enjoy our beautifully decorated, cozy room at the Storrowton Tavern.
12:00 pm: Festive Luncheon, complete with the popping of British Christmas crackers! See menu below program description.
Our 2026 Holiday Season Program follows - featuring a long-awaited return visit by Welsh-American folk singer, songwriter, and Welsh tradition bearer Jodee James.
Jodee James - photo submitted
Jodee will be singing both traditional and original songs, including songs of the season, in both Welsh and English.
Other surprises await, including a visit by the Mari Lwyd.
Mari Lwyd - from 2023 WSWNE Christmas Luncheon video by Ed Brown
Our 2026 Christmas MENU
Fresh Garden Salad with Bread-Basket
Choice of Entree: all served with Garlic Whipped Potato and Green Bean Almondine
• CAPE CODDER - chicken stuffed with cranberry bread stuffing with a demi-glaze
• BROILED SALMON
• YANKEE POT ROAST
• VEGETARIAN: EGGPLANT ROLLATINI - stuffed w. spinach, basil, ricotta cheese, topped with marinara sauce and Asiago cheese
• CHILDREN’S MEAL (age 12 and under): Chicken Fingers and Fries
Dessert: Apple Crisp and COFFEE or TEA
Prices:
• Members: $40.00 All household members living at a member address are considered members.
• Guests (non-members): $43
• Children's Meal $24
To attend, we need your RSVP - reservation (with meal choices) and, payment by the SATURDAY, NOV. 28 DEADLINE.
This year, you can use our new Zeffy* service link button below to make your reservation meal choices and to pay online (or to alert our treasurer that you will be sending her a check)**.
• Zeffy charges no credit card service fee to you or to WSWNE. But it will ask if you would like to leave it an optional tip (like on a restaurant check). The optional "tip" amount suggested by Zeffy can be changed - even to zero (so it really is optional).
Explanation: Zeffy makes online payment services 100% FREE for non-profits like WSWNE. Zeffy has found that some non-profit supporters will say "thank you" by leaving a tip for them, at least some of the time. And that is how they can make a living by providing non-profits like us free services to help us survive.
** If you tell Zeffy, you are going to pay by check, it will repeat the information you see below:
Check made out to WSWNE
MUST BE RECEIVED BY SAT. NOV. 28 DEADLINE
Mail To: Annie Rogers, WSWNE Treasurer, 35 Somerset Rd., Chicopee MA 01020
Have questions?; please use our contact form..
DRIVING DIRECTIONS -
Storrowton Tavern is on the Big E (Eastern States Exposition) grounds. Enter via Gate 1.
• Using GPS to reach Gate 1, enter “Big E Gate 1” or 1761 Memorial Ave, West Springfield, MA 01089,
but NOT 1305 Memorial Ave (the business address on their website and Google search result).
• Without GPS:
From the North Take I-91 South to Exit 5B, Columbus Avenue,
- turn right over Memorial Bridge to traffic circle , second exit, to
- MA-147 West, Memorial Avenue to Big E Gate 1 (about 1.6 miles on the left).
From the South Take I-91 North to Exit 3, to US 5 North, to MA-147 West Exit to
- MA-147 West, Memorial Avenue to Big E Gate 1 (about 1.6 miles on the left)..
Map. Gate 1 to Storrowton Tavern
Enter Big E Grounds via Gate 1.
Go straight past an information booth.
Then turn left onto Hampden Ave (between buildings) then right onto the Avenue of States (with parking on both sides).
Storrowton Tavern arch - walk through to the main entrance at rear of building.
Storrowton Tavern will soon be seen on the left. Walk through the wooden arch with Storrowton Tavern sign above; follow the brick path around the side of the building to the main entrance at the rear of building.