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This year (2019) we went to the Carpenters Arms at Bransgore for our Christmas Party Lunch. Our attendance at our Christmas functions is always among the highest of the year and this is in spite of losing two active couples due to serious illness - we all wish them as well as can be expected. However, we welcomed a new couple into our branch, Paul Knight and Alison to whom we extended a very warm welcome.
We had a private room this year which was ideal for our celebration. The menu we were given for this year was for Christmas fare including a Christmas pie on the mains list and traditional dishes for those who wished to have something different. The food and service was faultless with more than adequate portions.
A good proportion of members wore Christmas sweaters and hats this year which all added to the fun.
We rounded the event off with the grand draw, following the success we had last year. Our thanks and gratitude to members who kindly donated prizes for this draw, which enabled everyone to go home with a prize. We all agreed that this final event of the year was a fun-packed very enjoyable party.
Coming up is the first event of the year which again will probably be held at The Green Dragon at Brook in the New Forest mid May.
Christmas Lunch 2019
Christmas Lunch 2019
Christmas Lunch 2019
Christmas Lunch 2019
On Wednesday 8 May 2019, our stalwart members made their way to a new venue for us, namely The Green Dragon at Brook, a lovely old thatched pub well into the New Forest. It was good to see that so many members had made the journey. The food was delicious and particularly the dolcelatte sauce with the chicken dish. For those who opted for the 'pie of the day' they were served with more than adequate sized portions. The desserts were varied with a spin on some English favourites, all very delicious. All in all, this new venue got the 'thumbs up' for coming up to our expectations.
Coming up - our Autumn Lunch, date to be advised in September, where we will pay a further visit to the Kings Arms at Longham. This is one of our favourite pubs where we hope to enjoy once again their award-winning cuisine.
Our Christmas Party Lunch,complete with Christmas Draw, has been booked at the Carpenters Arms in Bransgore, for Wednesday, 11 December 2019. Please make a note in your diaries.
On Wednesday 12 December our club members made their way to The Amberwood at Walkford for our annual Christmas Party Lunch. This is the second time we have been to this venue and we were not disappointed. The Christmas fare was delicious, well up to the high standard expected. We were down a bit on numbers due to various reasons - clash of dates with other functions, cruises, hospital appointments etc. Those present thoroughly enjoyed the event, as can be seen from the photographs below.
For the first time ever we had a proper draw with Mrs R-P doing a sterling job selling the draw tickets and folding the stubs with a little help from members. The star prize was a ticket to see Bournemouth v Spurs play at Wembley on Boxing Day. There was a pretty fair division of prizes with just about everyone going home with a prize of some sort. Thank you everyone who donated prizes. All in all it was voted another very successful event for Bournemouth & District.
Coming up - our next event will be our Spring get-together. This will be held at the Green Dragon Pub at Brook near Cadnam (a new venue for us) on Wednesday, 8 May 2019.
On the 12 September 2018 a very good turnout of members made their way to the award winning pub The Kings Arms at Longham for our Autumn get-together. We went to the same pub last year and we were not disappointed this year. We were honoured to have Colin Lambert and his guest - Colin is Secretary of the SPA for our area. The food was first class witih the Chicken, Ham and Leek pie being top choice from the menu. All the food was hot and all our lunches were served together. From the comments received around the table, our lunch was delicious and well up too the standard we have come to expect from the 'best dining pub' in Dorset.
Coming Up - Our Christmas Party Lunch will be held on Wednesday 12 December 2018 at The Amberwood Pub in Walkford. It's the pub we went to in 2016 for Christmas. A number of you have expressed the desire to have a raffle for this Christmas, so donations will be gratefully received for this on the day.