Category: Scarborough 41 Club News

It is with great sadness that I have to inform you that my great friend and stalwart of Scarborough Round Table, Eddie Gregory, passed away on Thursday evening. I am sure that we all have wonderful memories of Eddie. When something needed doing for Round Table, Eddie was always to the fore, particularly if it needed…

When we are in isolation, and with the threat of a greater lock-down imminent, it is important not to lose contact with family and friends. One of the excellent tools to do this is Zoom, an app built from the ground up as a video-conferencing tool. It is cross-platform, and will run on all machines,…

There is a growing requirement for self-isolation during the current crisis. Support is available from other members for any 41 Club member if, through the requirement for social distancing, you need help for shopping, other supplies, or for any other matter. Please don’t feel you need to bear this problem without friendly support. Please contact…

Dear Member, The Club’s AGM, originally scheduled for 16 April 2020 at the Crescent Hotel, is now cancelled. The Chairman and Secretary, with our committee, will be making suitable arrangements for revised arrangements as and when matters become clearer. We are all moving in uncharted waters. Keep safe and we will meet again when the…

Dear Members, I have discussed matters regarding the Coronovirus with our committee and I have spoken with Tom concerning the virus issues. It has also been confirmed that other organisations in town such as Rotary Cavaliers have cancelled all meetings until at least Easter. I have now made the very sad decision that the Anton’s…

A message from Richard Grunwell: Please convey to Club Members the proposal, as sanctioned by our Chairman and our Catering Officer, for as many members as possible to congregate on Marine Drive on Thursday, 19 March, by the statue of Freddie at 6.20pm on our way to Anton’s Restaurant. This is to have a photograph taken,…

Eagerly anticipated, your Catering crew have organised a steak dinner at Anton’s Restaurant on Sandside, to sit down 7.30pm on Thursday, 19 March. Anton specialises in chargrilled steak where all the meat comes from Stepney Hill Farm. Lip smackingly tasty (just invented that expression). Snake head soup from Hueiw province China is temporarily off the…

There have been 5 meeting so far (ignoring the BBQ in August) and we have 50 members so it’s easy to work out percentages of attendances by club members. Even I can do that! The details are as follows: 100% attendance 4 members80% attendance 3 members60% attendance 12 members40% attendance 6 members20% attendance 15 members0%…

Thursday, 20 February 2020 Anyone in 41 Club who relishes good seafood will enjoy our forthcoming trip to John Senior’s Golden Grid fish restaurant on Sandside. It’s a great little restaurant where we will be eating in the upstairs dining room. The EveningWe meet at the Golden Ball from 6-ish to sample Sam Smiths’ finest…

41 Club member and past Chairman Richard Grunwell is about to become first Honorary Freeman of the borough in five years. Scarborough Council’s cabinet has agreed to recommend that Richard be given the borough’s highest honour in recognition of his years of service and good works. The honour is only awarded in “very exceptional cases”,…