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  • Next January 2014 meeting details and House of Commons trip

    Next January 2014 meeting details and House of Commons trip

    Stuart, The January meeting is on 23 January at  the Crown Spa. It’s Burns Night with Haggis and Piper. The dress code will  be Black Tie.  For information,  also below the list of people who are  going to The Houses of Parliament. At the moment we don’t know what vetting info  is required but will…

  • TC’s festive bit

    My Swedish friend Rude Ulf was having a heated argument with his Russian neighbour as to whether the sleet that was falling was rain or snow. Rude felt that it was snow whereas the Russian felt that it was rain. Rude’s wife was called to adjudicate. She held out her hand, felt the precipitation and…

  • Santa’s (Shingler’s) bit

    Santa’s (Shingler’s) bit

    Santa is busy on his Sleigh this month so no secretary’s bit just a Happy Christmas to you all !!!

  • December 2013 meeting update

    December 2013 meeting update

    The next meeting is at Jeremy’s, 33 Victoria Park Ave, YO12 7TR on the 12th at 7.30pm. As there appears to be continued slippage in members not apologising and not attending, it is getting more difficult to get good deals with the catering establishments, so please make every effort to apologise if you are not…

  • October 2013 at Wrea Head

    October 2013 at Wrea Head

    No meeting report, chaps, but a few pics to share with you.

  • Chairman’s bit

    Chairman’s bit

    Well, I have got half way through my year as Chairman of 41 Club and so far I have had nowt (“nothing” in Lancastrian speak) to do. Wonderful. This is however only because of the calibre of the standing committee of Messrs Ward, Shingler, Wilkinson, Slade and Baines who do everything. Great! One aspect of…

  • Shinglers bit (Nov 2013)

    Shinglers bit (Nov 2013)

    We have received a resignation from Brian Davison who is now working out of Manchester. Oh and I hope to get the new directory out before Christmas and therefore any alterations to your details not already given to me, would be greatly appreciated. On a more serious note, some of you may not know that…

  • Forthcoming meetings details – Nov and Dec 2013

    Forthcoming meetings details – Nov and Dec 2013

    The next meeting is on 21 November, 7.30 for 8pm at Fledglings, Yorkshire Coast College, YO12 5BR. It’s a Beaujolais Vieux et Nouveau Night! The speaker is John Atkinson, a man who knows about wines. John is also bringing along some other wines for us to compare, so leave the car at home! December’s meeting…

  • Meeting Report (September 2013)

    41 club report September 2013 at Biederbecke’s Hotel Speaker Peter Bleach the owner of Biederbeckes Your correspondent Michael Whiteley An entertaining evening at Biederbecke’s with our host Peter Bleach. The meal was interesting; we later found out that we were guinea pigs for a new simple menu. We had a vegetable soup, shepherd’s pie with…

  • Shinglers bit (October)

    Shinglers bit (October)

    The first meeting after the summer break has always been poorly attended, however the number attending the meeting at Beiderbecke’s was the lowest I can remember. I.e. 23 Club members which included our latest new members Mike Rought-Brooks and Darren Kellett, who were inducted at our AGM. We did however have two Round Tablers as…