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Club Sunday Lunch 20th November
It was good to see so many members with their respective MGs meeting up at the Plympton B&Q car park. We were very pleased to see four new members (two couples) also coming along for their first outing with the club. This is never easy for newcomers when meeting members for the first time and trying to remember names.
So just to help settle them in a bit, let me introduce you to them to you all.
Neil and Pam Marks – They were in quite a rare vehicle, a silver MGZR van. Apparently, it is a wolf in sheep’s clothing and goes like something off a shovel (these are my words and not Neils) but you get my drift.
Peter and Jenny Lannin – Hopefully, I have got the surname right as I am reading it off the lunch check list (If not, my apologies to you both). Peter and Jenny were driving a very immaculate looking primrose MGBGT. It looked if it had just come out of the showroom.
Nigel and Naomi Aston (who were organising the lunch) offered to lead the way to the Smithaleigh Hotel via an indirect route. Quite a few joined their convoy whilst others either bombed straight up the A38 or blazed their own route to the hotel, via the lanes.
Anyway, everyone finally assembled in the hotel car park and watched anxiously as John parked Gerald and Irene’s MGBGT V8 for them in a very congested car park. Obviously, John found it easier to drive than the dear old Duchess and we were able to give a collective sigh of relief once the keys were passed back to Gerald.
Twenty-six members and four guests sat down for lunch. Six of our members had to drop out from the lunch date due to other commitments. I am unsure whether we would of found room for everyone if they had managed to come along as well. As you would expect the conversation was soon in full flood and the noise was something else. The arrival of the food soon silenced everyone as we tucked in. The lunch was excellent and the service couldn’t be faulted.
All too soon we all had to head off home. I think everyone enjoyed the lunch and hopefully we haven’t scared our new friends away.
Nigel and Naomi are to be congratulated on finding such a great venue. Well done!
Our next Sunday lunch will be on January 15th 2012 at ‘The Skylark’, Clearbrook. Please put this date in your new diaries.
Alan & Alison
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Club Sunday Lunch 25th September
Sixteen of us met at the Tamar bridge car park but we had to wait for the two stragglers from far off Ivybridge and the two who could not find their way to the bridge namely Paddie & John. We all had a very good chat about the weather etc. and we travelled over the bridge to far off Cornwall and found a waif and stray broken down in his Morris 1000 that’ll teach him to bring a proper car. We travelled down in broken convoy to avoid congestion at Menheniot crossing and arrived at the Hayloft pub. Eventually all 21 of us were seated and Dear John took pity on the old ones on the top table and let them order first. (you have to be considerate now to the olduns.) They were very noisy and all were having a jolly good chat and then John told me I should be taking a photo from the doorway (we didn’t even have our food yet, he is bossy) even poor old Clive ad it in the ear when he was taking a photo early. Eventually we received our meal which was excellent, served by very pleasant staff, at last them up the top were quiet and we all enjoyed our meals as I am led to believe. Us on the quiet table especially enjoyed our apple crumble with ice-cream or custard it was ANSUM (what a shame there wasn’t enough for them there up the top table (Ha Ha). Anyway after the meal we said our goodbye and thanks for good company and a really enjoyable meal and went our separate ways. On behalf of everyone we would like to thank Paddie & John for organising another successful meal.
Many Regards Julia & Terry
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