The 29th traditional Christmas Concert with our guests, the wonderful AD Concert Band, took place on 16 December 2011. There was lots of audience participation - singing - and of course the traditional punch and mince pies to help things along in the second part !

Our very popular Quiz Night was on Saturday, 29th October with an excellent attendance. As well as the questions, there was the usual jacket potato supper with a range of toppings included in the price.

Barbecue July 2011

The rain held off until mid-afternoon, by which time we had eaten our barbecued chicken, pork and sausages accompanied by some delicious salads and, of course, followed by strawberries and cream. As Malcolm was away in foreign parts, the event was relocated to Paul and Heather's garden. Some photos can be seen by clicking here. Our thanks to all who worked so hard to make the day possible.

The Twinning Visit to Chassieu took place between 25 and 29 May 2011. For details of what happened and some accompanying pics click here

A Wine Tasting Evening - Friday, February 23 An evening during which we tasted 6 different wines - 3 red and 3 white - led with his usual mixture of humour and information by our old friend Tony Souter, the oenologist.

The 2011 Annual General Meeting took place on Friday 15 April at the Town Hall. After the business there was the usual glass of wine, chatting with friends and the making of plans for the forthcoming visit to Chassieu.  Click here to see the up to date list of committee members

The 28th traditional Christmas Concert with our guests, the AD Concert Band was on Friday 10th December at 7:30 pm. There was singing and of course the traditional punch and mince pies to help things along!

Our very popular Quiz Night was on Saturday 16th October 2010 at 7:30 pm. With a good attendance, the evening went very well and, of course, the usual jacket potato supper with a range of toppings was included in the price.

On Friday 17th September, Peter Rafferty told us about the visit which he and Eileen paid to Iran. The tak was illustrated with the photos which they were able to take in that very controlled country

The Twinning Visit from Chassieu took place at the beginning of June. The volcanic ash did not after all prevent our guests from arriving and they flew home on Sunday 6th June after a most enjoyable visit. Click here to see the photos and to read Brian's report.

The Annual General Meeting took place on Friday 30 April at the Town Hall. After the business there was the usual glass of wine, chatting with friends and the making of plans for the forthcoming visit from Chassieu.  If you would like to join the committee - we could do with two more members - please give Anita a ring on 01675 471443 Click here to see the up to date list of committee members

An Association Evening was held on Friday 19th March at the Town Hall. There was an excellent talk (with slides) on canals and canal walks by an obvious expert in the field, the usual glass of wine and an opportunity to catch up with our friends. We must have enjoyed ourselves - there were still people there at half past 10.

As part of our programme, we went to a Concert at the newly-refurbished Butterworth Hall at Warwick Arts Centre on Saturday, 30 January at 8pm. The concert started with Elgar's Cocaigne Overture, which paints a picture of the bustling London scene of Elgar's day. It continued with Mendelssohn's beautiful violin concerto and finished with Elgar's wonderfully written and very British Enigma Variations, which of course include the famous Nimrod Variation. Vladimir Ashkenazy (the world-famous pianist) was conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra and the violin soloist was the young Canadian, James Ehnes. He played superbly. It was a great concert and the thirty of us who went were delighted with our night out.

The traditional Christmas Concert, now in its 27th year, with our guests, the wonderful AD Concert Band was on Friday 11th December at 7:30 pm. The Town Hall was packed and a great time was had by all. The traditional punch and mince pies helped to warm things up even more during the second part!

Our very popular Quiz Night on Saturday 17th October at 7:30 pm. was sold out. A good time was had by all and we went to a tie-break in order to find the winners - a group of 4 illustrious and knowledgable persons consisting of Pam and Jim Thomson and their neighbours. Congratulations!

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A Wine Tasting Evening - Friday, September 11th 2009 This was an evening where, led by our old friend Tony Souter, the oenologist, we tasted seven 'celebrity wines'. That is to say, wines made by celebrities. Now you'd think that with all the money they can pour into their wine production that they'd produce some outstanding stuff. Well, some of them do. But not all of them. If you're a Cliff fan, my recommendation is to stick with his songs! For me the hot tip of the night was the 'Vin de Pays d'Oc' Viognier made by Gérard Bertrand, the former French rugby player. I think that almost everyone thought that it was delicious. It is obtainable from Majestic Wine Warehouses at £5.49 each for a purchase of 2 bottles.

Barbecue - July 2009

This time, there was no rain !  Instead, we had a wondeful sunny day with a turnout of almost 70 members and friends. A big thank you to all who organised the event and to Malcolm and Anita for hosting the barbecue in their garden. In order to see some more pictures of the barbecue, please click here. The photos will open in a new window.  In order to return to this page, simply close the new window.

These are a few photos from the 2005 Barbecue - which I think was the last time when it didn't rain !   To enlarge any photo (if using Firefox), right click on it and select 'view image'