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Last of the Summer Wine (41 Club)
It was early evening on the second Thursday of March, 2030 at the Marchesi Retirement home on Scalby road. Three of the newer residents, Fred, Dick, and Harry were sipping a half pint of shandy. They had used to walk to the nearby Nags Head but it had been revamped into a coffee shop some…
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March Meeting Saint Patrick’s Feast
The theme for the evening is Ireland, past and present, and the meal is wholly Irish on purpose. After the meal there will be a short talk on Irish history which, amongst other things will explain the origins of Dublin Coddle and soda bread which we will be having We meet up at the Yacht…
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February Meeting – Chinese New Year
THIS IS AN OPT-IN MEETING WITH PARTNERS The Chinese have their own calendar where their New Year starts mid February and is based on the 12 year cycle of their Zodiac. This year is the Year of The Dog. Previous Dog Years were 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982 etc. Superstitious Chinese believe that bad luck…
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January 2018 Meeting: Burns’ Night
Club members and guests from Round Table 88 arrived at the Crescent Hotel to be greeted by an imposing figure with ginger hair poking out from under a Tam o’Shanter. This person, on closer inspection, turned out to be Tom Cathcart, or Tommy Burns as he became known later in the evening. Due respect was…
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Mark’s Chinese New Year Greetings
Welcome to February (we’re already through the 1st month- time does pass quicker with age!) Our next event is a banquet to celebrate the Chinese New Year 16th February-( this is the official date not the day of the banquet!) as usual it follows the 12 year animal cycle and this year it’s the year…
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New Year Greetings from Mark and Aalten Twinning Weekend
Happy new year and here’s to good health, happiness and prosperity for 2018. STOP PRESS Aalten Round Table 88 and Aalten 41 Plus Clubs will be hosting their counterparts from Scarborough over the weekend of 13/14/15 April 2018. This will be a weekend of great fellowship, will cement many longstanding friendships and generate many new…
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David Henderson’s talk on the Battle of Passchendaele
The second club meeting of November took place at the Rugby Club, always a good venue the laid on a simple but satisfying meal of Steak Pie with lovely short crust pastry, chunky chips and Peas followed by a cheeseboard, all was gladly received and consumed. The after dinner speaker was our own David Henderson…
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Successful Charity Night
Thanks to all who organised, attended and contributed to the extremely successful charity evening held at Scarborough Rugby Club in aid of Scarborough Disabled Swimming, the evening featured dancing and music by along with an entertaining interlude by “Twylight“ a high quality entertainment package including a large choir at the start of the evening and continuing…
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November Meeting – Date Change
Reflections on Passchendaele. A talk by our very own David Henderson on the subject of this momentous battle that took place one hundred years ago this year. David will bring a fresh and informative view to the subject. The meeting will be held at the Rugby Club. “Passchendaele is synonymous for mud and blood and…
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Indian Banquet Evening October Meeting or (an evening with the other Ian Burnett)
On Thursday 12th October the October 41 Club meeting was the ever-popular Indian meal outing at the Eastern Paradise, for those that were thirsty a few pints at the Scarborough Flyer on St Nicholas Street started the evening off well. The meal itself was excellent as ever including unusual fish curry although the speed of…
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