Completed meetings and events 2013-2014

Tue 24th June 2014 Club Handover

Meal at 20.00 in the vain hope that we shall all be watching England win in Brazil!

Grace & Bottle: George Klepp
Steward : Lawrence Davies

Annual General Meeting

Sat 21st June 2014 Club B-B-Q

B-B-Q at Presidents House/Barn

Bring your own food and drink he will supply the flames.

Tue 17th June 2014 Club Council

Meal @ 20.00

Grace & Bottle: Mike Hedges
Steward : Richard Curtis

Talk by Maurice Parry, "An understanding of rhetoric".

Tue 10th June 2014 Committees

Meal @ 20.00

Grace & Bottle: Barry Gillett
Steward : Vic Clarke

Club Assembly

Tue 3rd June 2014 Meeting

Grace & Bottle: Leslie Fox
Steward : Richard Clarke

Presentation of the Community Award to Steve Croucher

Talk by Roger Owen, "Driving in Turkey in 1971".

Tue 27th May 2014 Meeting

Grace & Bottle: Jim Farmer
Steward : John Butler

Talk by Jean Lord, "What Magistrates do".

Tue 20th May 2014 Club Council

Meal @ 20.00

Grace & Bottle : Lawrence Davies
Steward : Steve Tanner

Talk by Lawrence Davies.
"Cops and Pops in the Sixties."

Tue 13th May 2014 Committees

Meal @ 20.00

Grace & Bottle: Richard Curtis
Steward : Tim Waller

A talk by Hugo Pike on the Bristol Savages.

Tue 6th May 2014 Meeting

Grace & Bottle : Vic Clarke
Steward : Ken Biggs

Talk by Mike Chipperfield:
"Big Feet in a Tall Hat."

Tue 29th April 2014 Dining at Cameley Lodge

Grace & Bottle: Richard Clarke
Steward : Graham Robinson

Talk by Dr. Denis Kirkhope, "Tales of a cruise ship Doctor".

Tue 22nd April 2014 Club Council

Meal @ 20.00

Grace & Bottle: John Butler
Steward : Tony Quinn

Talk by Jerry Coles "Ducking and Diving".

Tue 15th April 2014 Committees

Meal @ 20.00

Grace & Bottle: Douglas Nash
Steward : Colin Robinson

Update by Rob Taylor and Colin Robinson "The Marafun."

Tue 8th April 2014 Meeting

Grace & Bottle: Bob Wright
Steward : Andrew Martin

Talk by Sue Thomas about the "For Eithiopia" charity.

Tue 1st April 2014 Meeting

Grace & Bottle: Ken Biggs
Steward : Adrian Miller

Talk by Spike Parker:
"How to look after your computer."

Tue 25th March 2014 Meeting

Grace & Bottle: Tim Waller.
Steward : Roger Owen.

Talk by John Poling: "Military Service in Berlin."

Tue 25th March 2014 Factory Visit

Vist to the Wizzybug factory at the RUH Bath.

Tue 18th March 2014 Club Council

Meal @ 20.00

Grace & Bottle: Steve Tanner
Steward : Hugo Pike

Talk by Nigel Harris about the Wizzybug

Tue 11th March 2014 Committees

Meal at 20.00

Grace & Bottle: Graham Robinson
Steward : John Poling

Talk by Ray Lithgo
"Two in a bed plus others."

Tue 4th March 2014 Club Skittles Evening

Has been arranged by Jim Farmer.

19.30 at Red Lion, Paulton.

£6 to include pie, peas and chips.

Tue 25th February 2014 Meeting

Grace & Bottle: Tony Quinn
Steward : Lawrence Davies

An up date by Flora Myer & Alison Leyland on "Healthworks"

Tue 18th February 2014 Club Council

Meal @ 20.00

Grace & Bottle: Adrian Miller
Steward : George Klepp

Talk by Graham Robinson
"Walking into retirement."

Tue 11th February 2014 Committees

Meal @ 20.00

Grace & Bottle: John Poling
Steward : Mike Hedges

Talk by Barry Gillett
"Why men make perfect husbands."

Tue 4th February 2014 Meeting

Grace & Bottle: Roger Owen.
Steward: Barry Gillett.

Talk by Hugh Norton.
"The fight for Everest."
1922 and 1924 Expiditions.

Tue 28th January 2014 Meeting

Grace & Bottle: Adrian Miller
Steward : Leslie Fox

Talk by Hendrik Bebber
"What's under the beach towel?"
Anglo German misunderstandings about each other.

Tue 21st January 2014 Club Council

Meal @ 20.00

Grace & Bottle: Steve Tanner
Steward : Jim Farmer

Talk by Andrew Martin.
"From Concorde to Hen Houses."

Tue 14th January 2014 Committees

Meal @ 20.00

Grace & Bottle: Colin Robinson
Steward : Lawrence Davies

Talk by Jim Farmer: "A stage too far."

Tue 7th January 2014 Meeting

Grace & Bottle: Andrew Martin.
Steward: Richard Curtis.

Speaker Roy Ackrill.
"'Elf and Safety - Facts and Myths."

Tue 17th December 2013 Club Council and Special General Meeting

Meal @ 20.00

Grace & Bottle: Ray Lithgo.
Steward: Vic Clarke

Tue 10th December 2013 Christmas Meeting with Ladies

Black Tie.

Meal at 19.30 prompt!

Grace & Bottle: Leslie Fox.

Talk by Derek Worrall.
"Impact of the Japanese Banking Crisis on NHS reforms."

Tue 3rd December 2013 Committees

Meal at 20.00

Grace & Bottle: George Klepp.
Steward: Richard Clarke.

Talk by Chew Valley Explorer Scouts.
Deanna Payne, Justine Brunning, Kezzy Strong.
"A Month in Madagascar."

Tue 26th November 2013 Meeting

Grace & Bottle: Mike Hedges.
Steward: John Butler.

Talk by Simon Chubb- Whittle.
"Ultra fast fibre broadband in rural North East Somerset - by the community for the community."

Tue 19th November 2013 Club Council

Meal @ 20.00

Grace and Bottle: Barry Gillett.
Steward : Ken Biggs.

Talk by Richard Clarke, "An English built Dutch barge in France."

Tue 12th November 2013 Committees

Meal @ 20.00

Grace & Bottle: Ron Lewis
Steward : Tim Waller

Talk by Mike Hedges:
"A funny thing happened on the way to the station."

Tue 5th November 2013 Meeting

Grace & Bottle : Jim Farmer
Steward : Steve Tanner

Talk by Billy Burns
"Surviving the gunman."

Tue 29th October 2013 Meeting

Ladies Night @ Cameley Lodge
Meal at 19.30 sharp.

Grace & Bottle: Lawrence Davies.

Talk by Dr. Chris Lovell.
"Ethiopia, Land of Mountains, Legends and Red Hot Pokers."

Tue 22nd October 2013 Meeting

Grace & Bottle: Richard Curtis
Steward : Graham Robinson

Talk by Steve Greenhalgh and Dave Robinson " Route 60+"
How vehicles have changed over the years but also how our own driving skills and habits may have changed.

Tue 15th October 2013 Club Council

Meal @ 20.00

Grace & Bottle: Vic Clarke
Steward: Tony Quinn

Talk by John Butler -"History of Port Wine"

Tue 8th October 2013 Committees

Meal @ 20.00

Grace & Bottle: Richard Clarke
Steward : Colin Robinson

Talk by Ken Biggs: " My Life and Times."

Tue 1st October 2013 Meeting - Artifacts Evening

Grace & Bottle : John Butler
Steward : Adrian Miller

Members to bring in artifacts

Tue 24th September 2013 Charter Night

Charter Night at Cameley Lodge

Grace & Bottle : John Poling

Talk by District Judge (Rtd) Dudley Thomas. "My Life of Crime"

Tue 17th September 2013 Club Council

Meal @ 20.00

Grace & Bottle: Ken Biggs
Steward: John Poling

Talk by George Klepp
"Flying the Spitfire."

Tue 10th September 2013 Committees

Meal @ 20.00

Grace & Bottle: Bob Wright
Steward: Hugo Pike

Talk by Roger Berry (R.C. Bath)
"My Time in the T.A."

Tue 3rd September 2013 Meeting

Grace & Bottle: Dennis Warren
Steward: Roger Owen

Talk by Roger Owen : "Cycling Sur Le Continent"

Tue 27th August 2013 Meeting

Grace & Bottle: Tim Waller
Steward: Bob McKeegan-Brown

Visit and address by District Governor Brian Kirkup

Tue 20th August 2013 Club Council

Meal @ 20.00

Grace & Bottle: Adrian Miller
Steward: Andrew Martin

Talk by Colin Robinson , local and useful websites

Tue 13th August 2013 Committees

Meal @ 20.00

Grace & Bottle: Graham Robinson
Steward: Ray Lithgo

Rob Taylor wishes to address the club.

Tue 6th August 2013 Meeting

Grace & Bottle: Colin Robinson

Steward: Mike Hedges

Talk by Mike Chipperfield "Starfish - The Decoy Town on the Mendips during WW2"

Tue 30th July 2013 Meeting with Ladies at Cameley Lodge

Meal to be at 19.30 sharp.

Grace & Bottle: Tony Quinn

Talk on "History of the Bristol Sand Boats"

Tue 23rd July 2013 9 hole Competition

Annual 9 hole at F.G.C.

Organised by Colin Robinson

Meal after at the Farington Inn

Sun 21st July 2013 THE BIG BREAKFAST

The Clubs Annual Big Breakfast
Stanton Drew Village Hall

Tue 16th July 2013 Club Council

Meal @ 20.00

Grace & Bottle: Roger Owen
Steward: George Klepp

Talk by Les Fox "Jazz"

Thu 11th July 2013 Club Visit

Wells Cathedral High Places Tour

Tue 9th July 2013 Committees

Meal @ 20.00

Grace & Bottle: Hugo Pike
Steward: Barry Gillett

Talk by Rob Taylor "My Life and Times"

Tue 2nd July 2013 Meeting

Grace & Bottle: Bob Mckeegan-Brown
Steward : Leslie Fox

Talk by Peter Cabble
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