NEW CHAIR ELECTED AFTER CLOSELY FOUGHT ELECTION. Kim un Lockley has been elected to the Chair of Scarborough 41 Club, he received 100% of the vote in a contest with himself.

20 April 2018 by
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St. Patrick’s Day Feast or Time for a Codle

28 March 2018 by

It was a dark and stormy night when 24 members and 2 guests turned up at the Scarborough Yacht Club, under the lee of the Lighthouse. Many members duly ignored the dire warnings of ‘High seas’, ‘Strong winds’ and ‘Death’ at the entrance of the pier to park their cars as close to the lighthouse as possible.
Inside were two long galley tables, providing convivial eating arrangements and lines of bunting of the flag of the Ivory Coast! (well it was if you stood on your head!). A free pint of Guinness was quickly acquired, and people marvelled at how Tom’s vibrating machine provided a perfect head (read into that what you like!).
The meal of ham and split pea soup, followed by Dublin Coddle was cooked by Tom, and his band of galley slaves, and was excellent. The Appel Strudel with cream, although not quite traditional to Ireland, made a tasty end to a hearty meal.
Tom then regaled us on the history of the Coddle, and kept referring to the Ring of Kerry. Whilst very few of us noted any ‘curry afterburn’, I was duly corrected by our resident travel Guru (Richard C) that this was in fact a well known cycle route which TC had been on.
Tom continued with an interesting history about the Irish Famine in the 1840’s. Evidently the average daily consumption of potatoes by grown men prior to the potato blight hitting the crop was 6.3Kg (ie almost 14 lbs -or 1 stone- in old money!)
The evening was to finish with a communal rendering of Finnegan’s Wake accompanying the Clancey Brothers, but due to technical difficulties (the bluetooth speaker was not talking to Spotify?!), this had to be abandoned. A collection was made for the RNLI.
It was a great night. Many thanks to Tom and his crew, and to the Yacht Club for hosting us all.Masterchef Tom gets ready to bring his Coddle Masterpiece up to the judges table

Richard C finds someone to listen to his latest travel dialogue. This picture is also one of the few in existence that shows John White buying a round
 

 

 

 

Mike S finds himself sat next to Malcolm, who has an uncanny resemblance to Michael Higgens (President of Ireland)
 

 

 

 

Chairman Mark explains to Richard why Guinness is Good for You and that Stottie Cake is way better than 6.3 kg of potatoes anyday.

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April Meeting – The AGM Thursday 19 April

25 March 2018 by

Gentlemen, please assemble in the bar of the hotel NO LATER than 7.15 because the AGM starts PROMPTLY at 7.30. The agenda for the meeting and the draft accounts will be on the chairs in the 1881 Restaurant which we have to ourselves. We eat at 8.pm.

MENU
STARTER    PLOUGHMANS TERRINE
Ham hock, mature cheddar cheese and pickled onion

MAIN           SHOULDER OF LAMB BARREL
with apricot and mint, sweet potato mash, pea a la
Francois and rosemary jus (gravy to you)

PUDDING    WARM STICKY PUDDING with vanilla ice cream

The wine on the table comes from Maule in Chile and i described by the hotel as ‘….. a Merlot with intense   fragrance and a mix of ripe fruit with a hint of oak( once the table wine has gone this can be bought at the specially agreed price of £19.95 a bottle)

DRESS CODE (No penguin suits)

Because this is the AGM and a pukka place to boot our illustrious Chairman Mark has requested that we wear ‘…. Lounge suits with shirt and tie preferably being around the neck..’ So, anyone currently using his tie to hold up his underpants will need to adjust his apparel.

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Chairman Mark addresses the AGM

25 March 2018 by
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A first look at the 2018/19 Programme

23 March 2018 by

19th April 18 AGM Wrea Head Hotel
11th August 18 BBQ – West Indian – John & Jenny Edwards, Pay Bar, with partners. RT have been invited.
13th September 18 – SJT & George Michaels Book own tickets for theatre – Ayckbourn / Greek mezes
18th October 18 Trafalgar Night Details tbc + Business Meeting
8th November 18 – WW1 Armistice talk by Dave Henderson at Rugby Club + Business Meeting
Friday 23rd Nov 18 – Charity Night
20th December 18 – Christmas Meal The Plough
24th? January 19 Burns Night
21st February 19 – SABA
+ Business Meeting
14th March 19 – St George’s Day Yacht Club – Bombadier (Charles Wells) + Business Meeting
25th April 19 – AGM Crescent Hotel
Date tbc  Meal on Wheels,

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National AGM Belfast Calling

17 March 2018 by

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 18.2, THAT THE

SEVENTY-THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
OF THE ASSOCIATION OF EX ROUND TABLERS’ CLUBS

will be held on Saturday 14th April 2018 at 9:00am at The Hall of the Spires, Presbyterian Assembly Building Conference Centre, 2-10 Fisherwick Place, Belfast, BT1 6DW.

The following items of documentation are available on this site:

* The Agenda and Order Paper   for the forthcoming AGM in Belfast
* Voting Delegates Form (for Clubs sending a delegate) FORM A
* Proxy Voting Delegates Form (for clubs not sending a delegate) FORM B
*   Information on Proxy Voting

*   Minutes of the 72nd Annual General Meeting – 22nd April 2017
*  Location Map

Please ensure that the person attending the AGM on your behalf has a downloaded copy of the Agenda and Order Paper . More copies will be available on the day. Please appoint a Voting Delegate, and discuss the resolutions and elections in the Order Paper with your members before they attend, so your Voting Delegate is qualified to vote correctly on your behalf. Copies of the Order Pape r can be downloaded from our website in PDF format should you wish to e-mail a copy to your members whose details are not fully registered on CAS.

For those attending the AGM as the Voting Delegate, please ensure the Chairman or Secretary completes and signs the Voting Delegate Form (FORM A ) and they bring the completed Form with them to the AGM to register. Failure to follow this may prejudice your Club’s vote.

If you are appointing a Proxy Voting Delegate on your behalf, you need to complete the Proxy Voting Delegate Form (FORM B) and send it to me to arrive no later than 09:00 a.m. on Wednesday 19th April 2016. Forms received after this date will be invalid. Please see the separate notes on Proxy Voting .

Please note anyone in 41 Club can attend the AGM and observe. There is no limit on numbers – everyone is welcome!

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Remember the AGM

15 March 2018 by

The 41 Club AGM will be held at the Wrea Head Hotel on Thursday 19 April. Remember to get your red hot motions to secretary Mike well in advance. Come prepared to quiz the treasurer about the club’s offshore investments, and to ask Tom why we have not celebrated St. George this year. We expect that the new chairman will update us as to the latest on drugs, while we cogitate whether Dr. Mark will follow Dr. Gordon into retirement. Alternatively just come and make merry.

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Last of the Summer Wine (41 Club)

14 March 2018 by

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 years ago, and beside the walk was now becoming a little strenuous for them.

Fred stirred, “we should be meeting our mates at 41 Club this evening for a good craic” he said. The others nodded sagely, “it folded two years ago” Dick mumbled a tear forming in the corner of his eye. “I remember those great evenings that young Cathcart organised, good food and great company always plenty to drink.“ Dick thought about those trips abroad to see his friends in Aalten.

The three stared at their drinks lost in a haze of pleasant memories. They remembered that 41 Club had simply withered for lack of new members. Harry exclaimed “and the shame is that we chose to let it die”. “Yes” said Fred, “we could have widened the membership, you remember those proposals back in 2018 to open membership beyond ex Tablers and perish the thought to our partners”. Dick nodded sagely, “but it was our choice, we did nothing, oh well time for Eastenders”

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Tom’s Guide to St. Patrick’s Day

17 February 2018 by

In preparation for our St. Patrick’s Day feast Catering Officer Tom has provided some helpful background.

Saint Paidric (aka Saint Patrick) was a 5th century missionary whose birthday is celebrated in every Catholic country but especially Ireland on 17th March each year. He was most likely English or possibly Welsh but he certainly wasn’t Irish. As a young man he was kidnapped by Irish pirates and spent 10 years as a slave in Ireland. He escaped, made his way home and went back to Ireland, having converted to Christianity and trained as a missionary. Because he could speak Gaelic he was highly effective and in a short period of time Ireland became a Christian country. As it mostly is today. Paidric didn’t drive any snakes out of Ireland because there weren’t any there in the first place!

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March Meeting Saint Patrick’s Feast

17 February 2018 by

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 Club at 7.30pm. There will be a complimentary pint of Guinness at the bar on arrival but all subsequent drinks must be paid for. We eat approx 8.00pm

THE MEAL

We start with ham and split pea soup with Irish soda bread.

We then move on to Dublin Coddle served with Colcannon (mashed spuds with cabbage)

Finally, cold apple pie served with cream

The food will be served from a “help yourself” table next to the kitchen.

 

FINNEGAN’S WAKE

Look, forget James Joyce (ed. I never remembered him Tom must have had a better education), the real story typifies mad Irish humour – it’s a song about a typical punch up at a funeral of all places! At Irish wakes it is customary for guests to get blathered and this happened in the song a copy of which will be provided – we will play The Clancy Brothers version of the song and lots of good!!!! Irish music during the evening.

As a concession to us we aren’t being charged for the hire of the Yacht Club but we are expected to lob donations into the RNLI bucket which will be on the bar, in lieu.

 

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