Following the great success of the Club’s Charity Evening the club has received thanks for the donation to Westway Open Arms.
Charity Night Appreciation
30 October 2023 by
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Charity Night raises £3000
24 October 2023 by
In breaking news the updated figures show that £3,000 was raised for charity. A brilliant outcome.
After a break of a few years in deference to COVID, we resumed our run of 41 Club Charity Nights with a fund-raising event held at the Rugby Club on Saturday 21st October.
Chaired by Simon Lockley, the evening was organised over several months by a hard-working committee of:
- Charlie Hindle – Dept Chair
- Stephen Slade – Raffle
- Stuart Baines – Sponsorship
- Iain Johnston – Finance
- David Henderson – IT and Promotion of the event
- Mike Shingler – MC
The event was well supported, with 84 people attending it. Guest of honour was Bernie Brown – the Manager of the Westway Open Arms Centre and Food Bank. Health and safety announcements were made and their message emphasised with the assistance of Lisa Kellett and the incomparable Dominic Grunwell, They were treated to a hot buffet meal. Our entertainer, the talented Mark Gregory, arrived and sprang into action with a fiendishly difficult (for some of us anyway!) quiz, and then an hour of singing. Marks wise choice of old favourites soon had people lured onto the dance floor to strut their stuff. drink was consumed and the atmosphere was joyful, to the delight of many and bemusement of some. Steve Slade conducted a raffle then MC Shingler was away auctioning prizes generously donated.
Over £2000 was raised from a combination of entrance fees, a successful raffle and auction, plus generous sponsorship and donations, with the proceeds being divided between the Stroke Association and the Westway Open Arms Foodbank based at Eastfield.
Simon commented: ‘I would like to thank all those people who helped organise and promote the event, plus all those who attended, and the various individuals and companies who donated a substantial sum of money towards the above total.’
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2023/24 Meetings
19 October 2023 by
Dates and venues have been announced for future meetings.
November 23rd – New Members Dinner and Social at The Central Hotel
Saturday December 16th – Christmas Dinner Dance with live music from the Seasons at Scarborough Market Hall
Thursday January 18th – Dinner and Drinks with guest speaker Mr Robert Smith at the Marisco Lounge
Thursday February 22nd – Chinese New Year Dinner at Tops Restaurant
Thursday March 21st – Wine and Canapés Guest Speaker tbc, at the Brompton Forge. Transport from town to be provided
Thursday April 18th – AGM at he Crescent Hotel
Thursday May 16th – Tapas and Guest Speaker tbc, at La Rocca Tapas
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Signpost Helps Dutch Visitors Find Scarborough
16 October 2023 by
The signpost inaugerated at the last 41 Club meeting is already proving successful. Visitors Benny Gussinklo and his wife Anjo. and Masja van Dongen, the daughter of one of the founders of Aalten Round Table, Ben Westerweld, viewed the totemic memorial to our twinning Aalten. They were visiting 41 Club member Richard Grunwell for the weekend.
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September Meeting – Signpost
27 September 2023 by
The September meeting saw 41 Club meetings resume after the summer break. Chairman Charlie was sunning himself in a somewhat warmer and definitely more exotic climate, and so we were in the capable hands of Dominic for this meeting.
Richard Frank made a rare but welcome appearance, and introduced us all to the new Aalten signpost outside the newly renamed Central Hotel. As you will recall, the previous signpost was outside the Crown Spa Hotel, where it pointed somewhat forlornly to Denmark. The blame for this navigational error, and for the poor condition of the sign, was attributed by Richard to Ian Costello, who then in turn spent the rest of the evening vigorously denying this.
Anyway, the ceremonial duties performed, we retired into the Central for a most excellent steak pie main course, followed by an equally impressive sticky toffee pudding.
During the brief business, the secretary announced that Brian Heaps has retired from 41 Club at 93 years of age, after approximately half a century of membership, which is a most impressive feat. We all wish Brian best wishes for a well-deserved rest.
Details were also supplied about the next meeting, which is the Charity night at the Rugby Club on October 21st.
The meeting closed with a toast to both the memory of Richard Appleton, and to the usual RTBI.
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Charity Fund Raising Social Evening: Saturday, 21 October 2023
25 September 2023 by
Our October 41 Club meeting is something a bit different – a great opportunity to enjoy a night out with family and friends whilst supporting two worthwhile charities – The Stroke Association, and Westway Open Arms Food Bank at Eastfield!
Members & Partners:
Members need to use the opt-in menu item above or this link to book a place for themselves and their partners. The cost is £32.50 a head and this will be billed against members’ accounts for settlement at the year-end in the usual way.
Other Guests:
Want to bring additional guests? No problem.
Payment Options: You can now pay for your guests by credit card via our website.
Sponsorship:
Would you like to sponsor a table or donate to the event? Find out more by clicking the button below.
Alternatively, payment can be made by bank transfer direct to Scarborough 41 Club – sort code 20-75-92, account number 73150976 (NB please include your name as a reference) – or by sending a cheque directly to Simon (address in Members’ Directory).
Once payment has been received, tickets will be posted to you in good time to distribute to your guests.
Further NB: please advise details of any food allergies/special food preferences when booking.
Start the evening with a free drink, and then enjoy a hot tasty buffet with vegetarian option, then a choice of pudding, followed by a short quiz, raffle and dancing to the sounds of our professional entertainer – Mr. Mark Gregory – check out his video and photos here.
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November Meeting – Membership Drive
16 September 2023 by
We are all aware of the necessity to recruit new members thereby ensuring the continuation and survival of our club and that, historically, we have looked to Round Table to provide us with new blood. From discussions I have had with Dave Robinson, current (and previous) chairman of Round Table 88 it appears that this source of potential new members is in deep trouble. Dave tells me that RT have only 5 active members. This is something that should concern us all.
Having had discussions with various members of 41 Club it became apparent that something should be done. Accordingly, our meeting to be held on November 23rd will take place at The Central Hotel and will be a recruitment event for RT and, by extension, ourselves. Peter Wilkinson and his team at Scarborough Ambassadors have kindly allowed use of their data base to enable RT to target suitable prospective members and Dave Robinson has written a letter of introduction inviting those interested to come to the meeting and learn a little more about the RT/41 movement. I have made contact with York RT who have agreed to send a delegation to our meeting and they will also speak of their own experiences of revitalising a dormant club and making it a vibrant, relevant organisation once again.
I hope that we will achieve a good attendance from all quarters. I duly invited Wynn Parry to this event and advised him of our strategy and he was impressed with our vision and cooperation across the various clubs. Unfortunately he is unable to attend but wishes us well. Fingers crossed that it all works!
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Charity Fundraising Night 21 October 2023: Sponsorship
26 August 2023 by
Scarborough 41 Club is a social club for ex-members of Scarborough Round Tables. It has existed for over 50 years and during that time as well as providing social activities for members and partners, it has raised considerable amounts of money for both local and national causes.
This year we will be holding a Charity Night at Scarborough Rugby Club on Saturday, 21 October 2023 . The event will comprise a seated hot buffet dinner with wine, followed by entertainment provided by the multi-talented Mark Gregory.
Tickets are priced at £32.50.
We have decided that the two charities to benefit this year will be:-
The Stroke Association – a national charity dedicated to helping with the emotional, practical
and financial cost of strokes, by research into ongoing rehabilitation for stroke survivors.
Westway Open Arms – Westway is a local charity operating out of Westway House in Eastfield.
It provides a food bank and its premises host lunch clubs, craft groups, cooking lessons and
debt managements support for local people.
We would like to invite you to support this event and the two charities, if possible, either by
purchasing tickets, or sponsoring a table. Alternatively any donations would be most
appreciated.
Benefits for Sponsors:
Your name and logo (where applicable) will be added to both the table menus and the
large table plan at the entrance to the room.
We will place your company roll-up banner or similar prominently within the room
should you wish to provide it.
Please use the form below to sponsor the event or make a donation.
You can book your tickets here:
Best Wishes and many thanks for any support you are able to give to two such worthy causes
Charlie Hindle, Chairman
Simon Lockley, Event Organiser
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Charity Fund Raising Social Evening: Saturday, 21 October 2023 – book and pay online DRAFT only
25 August 2023 by
Scarborough 41 Club Charity Event 2023
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September Meeting – Central Hotel
18 August 2023 by
The first meeting after the summer break will be at the Central Hotel. A new sign marking the twining with RT88 Aalten will be unvieled. It is hoped that we will be joined by members of RT 88 for this occasion. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MEETING WILL BE ON THURSDAY, 14TH SEPTEMBER. Apologies should be made by Friday 8 September.
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