Crowborough Beacon Golf Club

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RECENT EVENTS:

BURNS NIGHT......

The traditional Scots celebration took place on 21 January. Here's a few photos of the night:

NEW YEAR'S EVE......

To round off a our series of social events for 2011 we had the return of great local band 'Evening Star' who filled the dance floor all night after Richard's superb Celebration Dinner, only interrupted by fireworks and bubbly at midnight. Here's a few shots:

A few genuine quotes: 'fabulous party' - 'one of the best New Year bashes we've been to' - 'superb night' - 'brilliant food' - 'great musicians'

Regulars will be delighted to learn that we've already booked 'Evening Star' for next New Year

THE COMEDY CLUB.....

was another 'first' success. Over 60 members and guests enjoyed the show and were left clamouring for more. We'll be looking to provide more new events like this in the future.

THE 'BIG' QUIZ......

went well with 11 teams contesting £180 of cash prizes. The questions seemed harder than last year but Irene & John Toyne, Dorothy & Mike Turton and Wendy Long managed to squeeze out the two tables of former Westerham Members to take the honours.

Now we can relax and get used to the regular Winter Clubhouse Quiz & Supper evenings when the questions should be a bit easier (we hope!).

OKTOBERFEST WAS BRILLIANT! - So said lots of those who went

What a superb band! They played great Oompah music and were great at getting the audience to join in the fun. "It was just like being at home again with the food, the music and the atmosphere" said one German guest. Some adapted their clothes to dress in the fashion - others couldn't wait to get their lederhosen on!

Recognize anyone?

Can't wait until next October!

Summary of Spring & Summer Events:

Successful B-B-Q. Thanks for turning out on Club Championship Day in the sunshine. It was great to see a few families. The only worry we had was that we had a surge of last minute participants despite extensive advertising on the web and sign up in the lounge. Anyway, Richard coped brilliantly as ever, well done! We'll probably repeat the format next year.

Tom Butterworth Ali Nicoll + Giant T-Bone Great to see families & friends

Great Summer Jazz Party!

The return of the Kit Packham Quartet was another superb night at the club! Kit's swing jazz and Richard's superb buffet made a great finish to Captain's Saturday.

The Casino Night went well for a new event. The numbers weren't at capacity but all those who went said how much they had enjoyed it, particularly the cash prize winners who accumulated the most chips. The ladies in particular gambled the night away!

The Panto which had to be rescheduled from the December snow was a huge success - thanks to all who acted, produced, directed, scripted, stage managed etc.

Here's a few pictures of the cast and some of the action:-

EVENTS AT THE START OF THE YEAR:

The 'Taste of Italy' evening was a great success, particularly the wine tasting session led by our very own Nicholas. Here he is in full flow:

He really does know his stuff on wine and we should make more of this knowledge in the future.

LAST YEAR

A Sociable 2010 – A Look Back at Last Year’s Social Events

Murder Mystery Jazz at the Club 'Evening Star' on New Year's Eve

2010 was a very good year for the social side of the club. We had made the decision to try a few new things as well as keeping old favourites. We started well with a very successful Burns Night where John McCormack’s recitation was a scream. He’s back this year!

The Valentine’s Evening didn't have as many as usual but a romantic evening was had by all. The Murder Mystery Dinners were over-subscribed and hugely successful allowing our Captain to indulge in a bit of cross-dressing, switching between key witness Mrs Wisty and Dr Watson to assist Sherlock Holmes in solving the dastardly crime.

The Summer BBQ had a 60s/70s Disco theme and quite a few turned out in their period fancy dress, with Pauline Lucas picking up the prize for her Mary Quant outfit. We had to cancel the formal Summer Ball but we’ll be back with a Summer Party in 2011. The Battle of Britain Scramble in August saw drawn teams zoom round the course for a great piece of social golf. We consulted the membership on the social preferences via a Questionnaire to give us a clearer idea of what would go well.

Quizzes are popular (the Winter Friday Night Quiz Suppers have already started for 2011) and our idea for Jazz at the Club with 'The Kit Packham Quartet' and Richard’s superb Tapas was a sell out! They’ll be back this year. As for New Year’s Eve, well, what a great band we’ve found! ‘Evening Star’ really got the club dancing and we’ve booked them already for 2011.

It was a great disappointment to have to cancel the Draw & Panto night due to the snow which looks lovely but disrupts travel. We’re trying to get the Panto re-arranged, but there are cast commitments. We’ll also try to have another go in December 2011.

Thanks from the Social Committee for your support in 2010 and we hope you will join us at many more exciting events in 2011.

Iain Gibb – Chair of Social

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