Category: Scarborough 41 Club News

Greetings Gentlemen and thank you for your various good wishes and enquiries about my health. A week ago, I was lying in a hospital bed awaiting my angioplasty (medical speak for ‘Dyno-Rod’ operation) to clear a blocked coronary artery. No one likes operations but I was relatively calm until the doctor arrived. ‘Ah, Mr Lockley,’…

Gentlemen – your Catering Officer has arranged an interesting new venue for the next meeting the newly revitalised Grand Hotel on St Nicholas Cliff on Thursday 15 October 2026 with the meal to be followed by a talk entitled “ The Birth of the Grand Hotel” by local expert and historian Stewart MacDonald. Will members…

Gentlemen – your Sports Officer Darren invites you to join him at Scarborough Rugby Club on Saturday 31 October 2026 for a 2 course lunch followed by the Regional North East 1 match between Scarborough and Sandal. Scarborough were promoted at the end of last season although they have met Sandal in previous seasons with…

Gentlemen – why not celebrate the start of another 41 Club year with your new Chairman Simon on Thursday 17 September 2026 at the Crescent Hotel on the Crescent. Will members please gather in the bar of the hotel from 7.00 pm for a 7.30pm start. For anyone interested in having a proper pint before…

Gentlemen, ‘Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink!’ to paraphrase the famous line from the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner. Living on the coast it does feel a bit like that at the time of writing, and we have actually been more fortunate than those living further south. Anyway, with September looming no…

With money raised from both the Charter Night held in March and the Charity Box Immediate Past Chairman Richard and myself recently set off on a road trip to make the charitable donations previously approved by the membership. The first stop was Saint Catherine’s Hospice where Richard and I were joined by Stuart armed with…

Gentlemen – Why not relive your childhood dream of becoming Robin Hood for a few hours by participating in the annual Archery Competition organised by your Sports Officer Darren at Scarborough Archers in Osgodby Lane on Thursday 23 July starting at 6.30pm. Darren has promised that this year the archery will be more testing with…

Gentlemen – why not join your Sports Officer Darren and members of Round Table and Farts for the annual Quoits Match to be hosted by members of the Beck Hole Quoits Club at Beck Hole on Wednesday 12 August starting at 6.00pm followed by a beer and a pie at the Birch Hall Inn. The…

Gentlemen, Following a very enjoyable evening at Gianni’s we are approaching our traditional summer break, and do not reconvene until September. May I therefore take this opportunity to wish you all a good summer, and to thank members for all their efforts in supporting the club. In the meantime, Bridlington 41 Club are celebrating their…

Gentlemen – why not attend the first meeting of our new Chairman Simon’s year to be held at Gianni’s Italian Restaurant in Victoria Road on Thursday 21 May 2026. The meal will comprise a selection from the pizza or pasta menu followed by dessert. For those interested the meeting will start with drinks at the…