March Meeting Report – We Love Wine

27 March 2024 by

The meeting was a logistical challenge for catering officer Dom as given the out of town venue transport was offered to club members with some members meeting at the Lord Roseberry in town and a second group at the Nags Head.

It was the first time for years that I been in the Lord Roseberry and I understood why the pub is so popular when I was charged £ 1.79 for a pint of hand pulled quality bitter, given the price I thought I had been transported back to the 1980’s !

Once we got to We Love Wine at Brompton the atmosphere was very convivial with the host and hostess.

Canapes were served with food being a mix of Tapas and English the highlight was excellent pork pie and plenty of it.

Chairman Charlie introduced four guests John Price, Nick Taylor, James Denton and Simon Bull, Simon and John were then formally inducted to 41 Club.  

Simon Ward kindly provided a quiz which as ever was hotly contended.

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February Meeting Report – Chinese New Year

25 February 2024 by

The February meeting took the form of a pre meal drink for those who chose in the Tap and Spile after which those already across the road were joined in Tops Chinese restaurant.

There were three guests Venkatesh, John Price and Simon Ball.

The meal consisted of the usual Chinese crisps think oversized Quavers! Followed by a mixed platter of starters, Spring Rolls, Spare Ribs etc and then by a main course individually chosen. The meal went well with good service given the numbers present.

Chairman Charlie wished Simon Lockley well on his forthcoming operation and congratulated Steve Slade in his absence on the birth of a new grandchild.

Personally, I thought the evening showed one benefit of an opt in event as we did not have many embarrassing empty chairs.

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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:

Simon relaxes, his work done.
  • 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.

Our MC for the evening, Mike Shingler

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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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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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.

Book and pay online

Sponsorship:

Would you like to sponsor a table or donate to the event? Find out more by clicking the button below.

Sponsor

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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Charity Night Details Annouced

17 August 2023 by

41 Club Charity Dinner – Saturday 21st October 2023

Venue – Scarborough Rugby Club

Enjoy a hot and tasty buffet, with vegetarian option, a quiz, raffle, dancing to professional entertainer Mark Gregory. Tickets are a very reasonable £32.50 per person which includes your first drink to ‘get in the party mood’.

Monies raised from this event will be divided between the Stroke Association, a national charity dedicated to helping with the emotional, practical, and financial cost a stroke can cause, and Westway Open Arms, a local charity providing a food bank and premises to host lunch clubs, cooking lessons and debt management, supporting local people.

Provisional Order of Events

7.00pm – Drinks in the bar area

7.30pm – Guests take their seats (Seating plan by door)

7.45pm – Welcome by the 41 Club Chair

7.50pm – Representatives from the Stroke Association & The Westway Open Arms food-bank invited to say a few words

8.00pm – Hot buffet – savoury selection

8.45pm – Desserts

9.00pm – Quiz

9.30pm – Draw of raffle prizes

10.00pm – Mark Gregory – singing (and people invited to dance if they wish)

11.15pm – Vote of thanks. Final few words by the 41 Club Chair. 

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Charity Evening – book and pay online

2 August 2023 by

Scarborough 41 Club is pleased to announce the revival of its Charity Evening, on Saturday, 21 October at Scarborough Rugby Club – 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm.

We will be raising money for the Stroke Association and Westway Open Arms Foodbank. There will be professional entertainment and a hot buffet. See here for full details.

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Aalten Club Weekend Visit

23 April 2023 by

Past Chairman Peter’s post hot off the press.

The recent medieval themed Aalten visit Saturday evening dinner at Ox Pasture Hall turned out to be a splendid, if somewhat chaotic, evening out. After a little light prinking at Chairman Charlie’s abode, your humble correspondent arrived in time to hear Table Chairman Dave Robinson deliver a speech detailing the understandable difficulties of organising such an event with only 6 members. The Aalten table is a little more fortunate with 15 members. 41 Club mustered 8 members and their significant others for the evening, although Dominic and Nicky Grunwell were accompanied by members of their family, and a visiting Dutch family. The acoustic medieval band played throughout, which left me wondering when they might get around to plugging in. Judging by the reception this comment received, this was something they had clearly heard before! So far the only thing that wasn’t medieval was the bar prices, which put a dent in several wallets. 

The meal for the evening was enjoyed, and then after that the band insisted that all should do some medieval style dancing, an invitation that was enthusiastically taken up (by most).

After enjoying this, we got to the start of the ‘entertainment’ we had been promised. Scarborough Round Table’s presentation was a sword in the stone fantasy (well in this case not a stone, but a barrel), with the sword finally being released by the Aalten Chairman. The Aalten effort was difficult to decipher, being the visiting tablers lined up dressed in boiler suits, wearing enormous wooden clogs. They then proceeded to stomp the clogs in an increasingly frantic fashion. What did it all mean? Haven’t a clue. Anyway, the Aalten Chairman then delivered his speech, which was enthusiastically received. He then presented an enormous single clog, which presumably will now reside in the back of someone’s garage. Incidentally, I did notice that Charlie came home with a pair of the regular size large clogs, which he has promised to wear at the next 41 Club meeting (stomping optional).

Owing to alcohol being taken, this description only bears a passing resemblance to the actual evening, but you get the general idea. Overall a fun evening, and hopefully the whole weekend has nicely set up the next visit of the Scarborough Table to Aalten in a few years’ time. 

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New Chairman for 41 Club

18 April 2023 by

At the recent AGM Charlie Hindle inherited the mantle of chairmanship for the 2023/24 year. Charlie is seen here taking over formally from past chair, Peter Calow.

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Why are Aalten Round Table Visiting Scarborough?

20 March 2023 by

A reminder of the background to the connection between Aalten Round Table/41 Clubs and their counterparts in Scarborough.

The first visit to Holland in 1963 was marked by a particular kindness that has remained one of the key features of all such visits since. All seven Scarborough Tablers were able to stay in the homes of Aalten Tablers. The Scarborough contingent still benefited from the impressive linguistic skills of the Dutch and their impressive fluency in English, conversely matched by the poor efforts in Dutch by various Scarborough speakers!

The original English party of ‘1963 spent a week in Holland and built up such a friendship that, before long a return visit by the Dutch to Scarborough was planned. So it was that, in May 1964, four Dutch Tablers from Aalten 88, with their wives, made the crossing to Scarborough.

The fellowship and friendship engendered from those early visits was so warm and mutual that they continue to this day. The two Clubs meet every two and a half years, alternating location. Now visits last over a long weekend, and Round Tablers past and present, with their partners, enjoy a weekend of events to help them to get to know their hosts’ area better and to meet socially. On the Saturday evening there is a formal dinner and dance, although formality soon wavers as liquid hospitality is shared and enjoyed. ln another tradition of the Saturday evening, members of each club ln turn perform a light-hearted (and often badly-rehearsed) sketch or song. Most importantly, the tradition of staying in each othe/s homes has endured since 1963, cemented by many long-lasting friendships, which continue beyond the regular twinning visits.

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