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The Last Post
Last night at the boat club’s AGM, Don and Linda were voted in and take over as Commodore and Commodore’s Lady. We wish them all the best, maximum fun and minimum hassle. Andrew was made a Vice President and I am officially a nobody. Well, I did get a Commerative badge so I guess that’s…
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NYE House Party
Our Riverside bar is most people’s favourite place in the club. This New Year’s Eve 34 of us decided to cram ourselves into it, and have a House Party. The menu was simple as facilities dictate and, as always, everyone was willing to muck in and help with the washing up. Thank heavens.
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Christmas Party with Style
The Club House looked amazing this weekend. A team of Club members spent last Friday night dressing the club in its Christmas finery, including an sparkly Christmas tree. The team running the Christmas Party then set the bar even higher and dressed everything from the chairs to lighting the flower settings. A turkey dinner was…
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Christmas Boat
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Geoff’s the man
Last night was the last quiz night of the year, and Geoff our quizmaster declared it the Christmas Quiz and surpassed himself dispensing Christmas cheer. Crackers, hats, chocolates, mince pies, Poinsettias, raffle prizes, oh and some Christmassy questions. Thanks Geoff. Heads down for the Christmas Quiz. Did you know there were 465 beans in a…
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Commodore has been rummaging in the attic
And found a VERY old photo for my Birthday card!
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Green Diesel
You may have read that the ECJ (European Court of Justice) has decided that the UK must stop the use of red diesel “for the purposes of prolusion of a private pleasure craft” and therefore switch to white diesel. The powers that be in the UK boating industry met with HMRC last week to discuss…
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Birthday Treats
We have just had a delightful night away, a treat for my birthday. What more could a girl ask for? Well…. This is my 65th Birthday and I am one of the generation of women who thought we would get our state pension at 60. But it kept being put back and put back and…
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Wet in Winchester
Today a coach had been organised to take some 30 odd of us to the Christmas Market at Winchester. It’s held in the Cathedral grounds, so a tour of the cathedral seemed like a good thing to do. And for me, the tour was the highlight of the day. We had two very knowledgeable guides,…
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I wanna be like you who ooo
This Saturday it was delightful to have a full house at the club, with over 80 members attending for Commodore’s Choice. This had been billed as a surprise evening and thank you to Fran and David for keeping the surprise! There were a few people who were a little confused by the waiters, especially when…