TOM SPRINGS SWEET SURPRISE

ANYONE who has tried to plan a surprise party knows how hard it is to keep the details a secret from the “suprisee”.

A big tick to Mayor Tom Tate for executing a plan to perfection and surprising his wife Ruth at Cicchetti Restaurant on Monday night. Friends and family gathered early and were seated when Tom and Ruth entered the restaurant.

No loud cries of “surprise”, no spontaneous applause … the idea was for Ruth to walk in and take her seat at a table. Only when she looked around did she notice so many familiar faces and realised she had been “got”. Then the cheers and laughter began for an embarrassed but happy Mayoress.