Christmas Dinner Celebrations

8 January 2023 by

The original date for our Christmas Dinner having been snowed off members gathered at the Grainery Harwood Dale on the 4th January, when the weather was fortunately fine for travelling.  

It was great to have a seasonal meal out of season as it can be turkey and tinsel overkill prior to the big day.

We enjoyed a champagne reception on arrival andsat down to a great meal of well cooked food in generous proportions with wine included and the usual seasonal trimmings. Some folks had forgotten their menu choices but Chairman Peter was available to put them right.

After the meal we were treated to a excellent quiz created by Simon Ward with increasing random questions (and random answers) which were real mind benders.

All in all a great Christmas Dinner albeit delayed. 

Quizmaster Simon
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Another successful Christmas for the Round Table Sleigh

6 January 2023 by
Santa comes to Scalby Village.

Takings were excellent again this year, despite some quite adverse weather conditions which meant rearranged outings for Santa, Rudolph and his team of Elves. These were the sums taken in 2022:

Eastfield              £326

Ayton                   £344

Gladstone           £555

Woodlands         £418

Peasholme         £617

Falgrave              £512

Crossgates          £294

Newlands            £336

Victoria Rd          £349

Newby                 £330

Total                      £4,081

Congratulations to Scarborough Round Table 88 and their friends and families for raising this sum, and to the members of 41 Club who contributed in different ways to the fundraising.

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January 2023 Meeting – Date Change

5 January 2023 by

The January meeting will be held on Thursday 26 January. Details to follow but the speaker is rumoured to be our own Stuart Baines.

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Christmas Dinner Rearranged

16 December 2022 by

After the unfortunate postponement of the Christmas party owing to the snowy conditions, I have arranged with the Grainary that we will celebrate Christmas 2023 very early on the evening of Wednesday 4th January at 7pm for 7.30pm. It will simplify things if we keep all the details from the postponed dinner the same, and hence stick with the menu choices already made. I will initially assume that those members on the list to attend the original date will attend the new date. If anyone cannot manage the new date, it is imperative you let me know within the next 7 days. Alternatively, if you were unable to attend the original date, but now wish to attend in January, please let me know in the next 7 days with your menu choices from the menu below. If there are any questions please contact myself. We do need a certain minimum attendance to make this event viable for the Grainary, and so I hope we can maintain the original numbers, and hopefully add to them. If we fail to make the minimum number needed then the event will be cancelled, and some cost incurred. This event is a good one for guests, and so please do share the invitation as appropriate. The Grainary have been very understanding of the postponement, and so let’s have good numbers for them, and for us to wave Christmas goodbye and welcome in 2023 in good style. Just no more thick snow please. Merry Christmas!

This will be an Opt-In meeting. Please use this link to let us know your are coming. https://www.scarborough41club.co.uk/opt-in/

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November 2022 Meeting Report – Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

18 November 2022 by

The November 41 Club meeting took place at the Blacksmiths Arms Cloughton, the Blacksmiths offers great pub grub and beers.

The evening started with a speaker, Shean Duggan representing the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust who gave members an interesting overview on the Trusts activities and issues facing wildlife around Yorkshire and beyond including oyster farming which were unfortunately not on the menu to eat !  A vote of thanks was given by Simon Ward.

We enjoyed a good old fashioned 41 club meal comprising Minestrone soup, Steak Pie chips and peas all rounded off with apple crumble and custard.

There was one guest on the evening attended the meeting, Clive Welburn.  

Chairman Peter inducted two new members Martin Walker and Brian Davidson.

New Members Martin and Brian

By way of reports secretary Mike Shingler mentioned the the Round Table sleigh would again be running before Christmas and 41 clubers were asked to help as collection elves, dates of the evenings concerned would be circulated.

Catering officer commented that the Christmas meal will soon be upon us and asked for confirmation of attendance asap if not already given along with menu choices, overnight accommodation is offered at discounted rates. General comments were that the evening was a great old fashioned 41 club meeting including both a speaker and a hearty pub meal.

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October 2022 Meeting Report – Turkish?

28 October 2022 by

The last meeting at Askim’s featured a particularly meaty feast which left your humble correspondent feeling somewhat bloated, and allegedly exuding an odour of garlic. The meal itself tasted excellent, however. Don’t think I‘ve ever come across any restaurant proprietor less keen to make money by selling drinks, if it involved paying with the credit card machine. I’m sure we would have consumed more alcohol if he had been less bothered by his transaction charges.

Is it Turkish, is it Lebanese, who cares it tasted good
Chairman Peter receives the bar bill
The happy gathering
Can you remember when Scotland were in the World Cup?
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November Meeting – Blacksmiths Arms

27 October 2022 by

The next meeting is on Thursday November 17th, when we will have a speaker, Shean Duggan from the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, who will discuss the state of play regarding current issues relevant to conservation in Yorkshire. The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust look after over 100 reserves around Yorkshire, with 4 in the immediate Scarborough area. Venue is the Blacksmiths Arms in Cloughton, for a 7pm start by our speaker. Meet in the bar beforehand from 6.30pm onwards. 

Apologies by midday Friday 11 November https://www.scarborough41club.co.uk/apologies/

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Chairman Peter Peaks Too Soon?

17 October 2022 by

Your esteemed chairman achieved yet another mega goal on the 5th October. In true explorer fashion, he completed the last two of the 214 Wainwrights ( hills over 304.8m -1000ft in old money- in the lake District). Ably accompanied by his sherpas, Stuart Baines, Ian Brabbs, Simon Ward and Mike Whiteley (unfortunately our other usual walkers, Richard Coulson and Gordon Hayes couldn’t make it), he choose one of the  wettest and windiest days seen in the Lakes all year to undertake the task. The 8 mile circuit included peat haggs, raging torrents and rutting stags. To celebrate, we had a tot of whisky at the top. Funnily enough, it is perhaps the only time we’ve been on a trek in the Lakes and not seen another walker at all!!

Well done that man, and as promised, I haven’t mentioned the following day’s ramble in brilliant sunshine around Low and High Force in Upper Teesdale!

As Peter and Ian try to navigate out of the car park, Mike indicates the verticality of the ascent.

Rest Dodd from the route up via Heyeswater Gill (described in wainwright as a gentil babbling brook)

Wainwright 213 Rest Dodd (696m)

Route to The Nab from Rest Dodd- note peat haggs  and rutting stags ahead

Wainwright 214 The Nab (576m)

Can it get any wetter? Yes it can!

All smiles on the way down, but we have to go up to go down. For Richard Coulson’s benefit- its technically all downhill from here

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October 2022 Meeting: Askims

5 October 2022 by

The next meeting is on Thursday 20th October at Askim’s on Huntriss Row, 7.30 for 8pm. The Chairman has never heard of it, but it’s a well-reviewed Turkish/Mediterranean restaurant. In his never ceasing quest for good food, Dominic has checked it out, with a resultant glowing report. Your web editor has also visited and can report that the food is innovative and filling. Now the holiday period is over hopefully we will get a good turnout to this one. If you are not coming please apologise using the following link. https://www.scarborough41club.co.uk/apologies/

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September 2022 Meeting Report; Crescent Hotel

18 September 2022 by

After a bit of shenanigans with where the meeting actually was, our illustrious catering team of Dominic and John did a great emergency manoeuvre and managed to get us in at the Crescent. Despite it being prime holiday time for ‘silver surfers’, some 22 people attended, including 3 guests, John Price, Andrew Hayes and Bob Heaps.

The evening opened with Chairman Peter asking for a minute’s silence in respect of the Queen. He had received a missive from National setting out protocols for any meeting around this sad time, but decided that, as we were such a ‘well behaved club’, we would meet all the requirements without him having to read them all out!

The meal comprised Veg soup, Boeuf bourguignon and a very large cheese board, all of which your correspondent found to be very good.

There was no major business reported, other than the Secretary reporting that Gordon Hayes had resigned due to his heavy commitment related to his charity work. The Chair reported that he had heard unofficially that the Aalten weekend (with Aalten coming here) was conceivably likely to maybe possibly perchance be in late April 2023, but he wasn’t sure. Watch this space for further information.

The meeting finished with the usual toast to RT. Brian Pidd then had a gentle rebuke for the Chair forgetting to toast the new King.

It was good to meet up again after the summer recess.

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