Club Christmas Lunches

Christmas 2008 at the Farnham House Hotel

On the menu were the usual roasts and a large range of desserts. There was plenty of wine and the atmosphere was very congenial. At the end of the main meal Gordon Sutton entertained us with a speech while we all finished off with coffee/tea and mince pies.

Christmas 2006 at Oak Park Golf Club

For the third year running this event took place at a golf club, but this year at Oak Park Golf Club in Crondal. The club has a large modern clubhouse which provided an ideal venue for our celebrations. There was a large bar on the ground floor adjacent to where we were to eat.

On the menu were the usual roasts and a large range of desserts. There was plenty of wine and the atmosphere was very congenial. At the end of the main meal Gordon entertained us with a speech while we all finished off with coffee/tea and mince pies.

Christmas 2008 at the Farnham House Hotel

On the menu were the usual roasts and a large range of desserts. There was plenty of wine and the atmosphere was very congenial. At the end of the main meal Gordon Sutton entertained us with a speech while we all finished off with coffee/tea and mince pies.

Christmas lunch 2005 held in Camberley Heath Golf Club

For the second year running this event took place at Camberley Heath Golf Club. The club has a large modern clubhouse built in the last 20 years. It provided an ideal venue for our celebrations. It has a large bar on the ground floor open to people enjoying Sunday lunches as well as club members. The drinks were at pub prices which pleased our members.

The Golf Club provided a 'carvery' lunch with the usual roasts, plus three ready-prepared dishes, with a large range of starters and desserts. There was plenty of wine on each table and the atmosphere very congenial. Bryan Harrison entertained us with a speech while we all finished off with coffee/tea and mince pies.

Christmas lunch 2004 in Camberley Heath Golf Club

This year it took place at Camberley Heath Golf Club, situated between Camberley and Frimley. The club has a large modern clubhouse built in the last 20 years, to replace the picturesque but rambling old building. It has a large bar on the ground floor open to people enjoying Sunday lunches as well as club members. The drinks were at pub prices which pleased our members.

The Golf Club provided a 'carver' lunch with the usual roasts, plus three ready prepared dishes, with a large range of starters and desserts. There was plenty of wine on each table and the atmosphere very congenial. Bryan entertained us with a speech while we finished off with coffee/tea and mince pies.

Christmas lunch 2003 in the Alton House Hotel

For the Christmas lunch December 2003. the club booked a room at the Alton House Hotel. The atmosphere was convivial and members were in good spirits. The WriteAngle group of the club had decided to ask members if they would mind taking part in a crowd scene for their latest film. Everyone seemed to think this was an amusing idea and rather different from the usual social get-together before a meal. The scene was simple: two long-lost sweethearts were due to meet up. In the crowd they couldn't find each other until the man got up on a chair and called out "Alice". Everyone paused their conversation and looked round to see who was calling out. Alice replied "I'm here" and the rest is history - or at least was captured for inclusion in the next film. The location for both the filmmaking and the lunch was superb. The discussions after the meal went on well into the afternoon and it was getting dark when the party finally wound up.

Christmas lunch 2002 at the Falcon Hotel in Farnborough

The venue for this year's Christmas lunch was the Falcon Hotel in Farnborough. We were fortunate enough to arrange to have the dining room to ourselves which made for a lovely warm social atmosphere. After pre lunch drinks in the bar next door we settled in for a leisurely relaxed meal with plenty of fine wine and good food. All members enjoyed themselves and as a result it was late when the celebrations reluctantly came to an end.

Christmas lunch at the Frensham Ponds Hotel December 2001
 

28 members and spouses had a very enjoyable Christmas Lunch at the Frensham Pond Hotel on Sunday 9 December in a most pleasant private room with a view out onto to lake. Mike Sanders presented certificates to winners in the Members’ Competition held on 7 December. Chairman David Jackson thanked Paddy Haines for his excellent organisation and Alex Dove made a short speech in reply. As an unexpected bonus, last minute price reductions meant that the sum of £79 was raised towards the new projector.