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Cheese and Wine Party. Friday 22nd January 2010.

 

Past Events

Christmas Meal 2009

Something different for our Christmas meal this year. A trip to the Zagora Morrocan Restaurant in the city centre. Excellent food and great fun with a belly dancer...

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Happy campers. Why is Richard the only one with any food?

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The belly dancer arrives

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Chris boogies on down...

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and Alan makes new friends!

 

Weekend Away to Criccieth. October 2009

Another successful weekend away for Fentham to North Wales. Most of the members and partners made a journey on one of the railways in Portmadoc and some even managed a free ride on the footplate. After our evening meal on the Saturday, we were treated to a special cabaret. Eighty strapping chaps from the North Wales Male Voice Choral Society sang their hearts out for ninety minutes. Excellent!

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Beryl on the footplate

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Footplate portrait

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Saturday dinner

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Unexpected cabaret- the male voice choir

 

Outing to Crich Tramway Village. June 2009

We enjoyed a very warm day at Crich for the 50's weekend, with lots of old cars and people in period clothes on show.

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Plenty of tram rides on offer of course...

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and lots of 50's cars

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Street sign orginally in Witton, not far from our clubroom!

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Two ladies in the swing

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Dave chatted up this couple to pose...

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...and showed them the results

 

Cheese and Wine Party. 23rd January 2009

An excellent turnout of lecturers, judges and visitors braved the cold to join us for the annual cheese and wine party.

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Guests gathering and socialising

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The bunfight begins...

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Drawing the raffle

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Happy table- with most of the prizes!

 

Weekend away to the Peak District. October 2008

About twenty five members and friends travelled to Castleton in Derbyshire for the annual weekend away. Although we had the usual Fentham weather on the Saturday, Sunday turned out bright and cold, ideal weather for landscape photography.

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Friday evening meal at the Olde Nags Head in Castleton

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Henley about to get his just desserts

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The view from Stanage Edge near Hathersage

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Typical Derbyshire scenery

 

Outing to Blists Hill Victorian Town, Ironbridge

For once, the rain held off and we were able to enjoy the attractions of Blists Hill, which included a display of beautifully restored Victorian showman's caravans. The working replica of the first steam locomotive also proved a popular subject.

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Dave gets up close to the lacemaking demonstration

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Interior of one of the restored caravans

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Man and machine

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Ken and Dave: technical discussion

 

Cheese and Wine Party 2008

Plenty of food, wine and good company at the cheese and wine party on Friday 25th January. This year there were a record number of visting lecturers and judges plus a good number of friends from Aston & Erdington PS and Yardley PS.

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Guests digging in

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Sweets ready and waiting

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Dave, Pat and Bill at the bar

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Peter Gennard trifles with a trifle!

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Happy smiling guests

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John and Dinah. Two of our regular speakers

 

Weekend Away in Devon

Lots of fun and photography for members and friends on the club weekend away to Dartmoor.

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Outside the hotel

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Alan and Pat: a wider view!

 

Outing to National Watersports Centre, Holmepierpoint

Several members were able to make it for this visit on Sunday 26th August, which was postponed from earlier in the year.

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Outing to RAF Museum, Cosford

There was a good turnout of members for our visit to the museum on Sunday 24th June. The weather was a bit variable, but most people seemed to get some good shots inside the hangers.

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Some of the Cosford exhibits
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Ken lines up another shot

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Ian outside the new Cold War hanger

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Getting out of the rain!

Cheese and Wine Evening

26th January 2007 saw our eagerly anticipated cheese and wine evening, which we hold every year as a thank you for our guest speakers, judges and other friends.

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Some of the cheese waiting to be eaten

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Friends from Aston and Erdington PS, our next door club
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Bill Green and Clive Atkins tuck in
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Treasurer Edna helps Dave with the raffle

 

Christmas Meal 2006

We were on familiar ground once again, with an excellent turnout for the Christmas meal at Moor Hall Carvery, Sutton Coldfield.

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Happy faces...
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Ian and his dad
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Richard and Henley get into the spirit
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Sharing a joke
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Pete with his new top quality lens- from a cracker
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Pat and her camera phone