AGM - officers confirmed

 Following last night's AGM, the following officers have been appointed:

• Bagman and Bursar     Dave
• PR and Recruitment    Edwin
• Captain and arbiter     Martin

Now begins the work to decide which bookings to accept for the year!

AGM tonight

A reminder to all that the AGM starts at 7:30 sharp in The Star.

Anniversary Crawl Finally Happens!

After a couple of months of delay, last Friday saw our Twentieth Anniversary Crawl finally take place, and what a corker it was!

We only took in eight pubs, mostly because one of us decided that it was more important that everyone tried the beer from his village's brewery rather than dance [which was a good idea - Martin], but nevertheless it was marvellous throughout.

First dance was in the Rose and Crown, where Mike managed to trap his leg between the bar and the foot-bar during the dance, leaving him unable to walk for a good half an hour. This meant he missed out on Edwin inadvertently wrapping himself in curtains in the Bladud's Head, which was of course comedy gold for quips along the lines of "Pull yourself together, man." How we laughed. Luckily, so did the audience.

The Larkhall Inn was next, then the Piccadilly. After that the packed King William, where we had the tiniest of spaces with Tommy holding the chandelier out of the way of the dance. This is where we came across the Devilfish beer which delayed us so very much.

The Curfew followed that, then we interrupted a sixty-fifth birthday at the Barley Mow before heading off the The Star for a final, triumphant dance.

So there we are. We've now officially blooded our new swords. With real blood. What a night.

Northgate AGM 11th January

Our AGM will be held in The Star on Wednesday the 11th of January, starting at 7:30pm sharp. Be there or... well, miss out on an interesting and in-depth discussion with many people making some very valid points.

Twentieth Anniversary Crawl THIS WEEK

OK, Christmas is out of the way, our presents have been opened (see previous post) and all our injuries are now healed, so it's time to get back into the pubs and finally hold our Twentieth Anniversary Crawl.

Starting at 8pm in the Rose and Crown in Larkhall, we'll be weaving our way back into town along the London Road. Pubs included so far are:

• The Rose and Crown
• The Bladud's Head
• The Larkhall Inn
• The Rising Sun
• The Picadilly
• The Prince William
• The Curfew
• The Crown
• The Barley Mow
• The Star

Frankly, this list is a little short so we'll no doubt add a few en route. See you there!

A late Christmas present

Given that we were very good last year, Father Christmas has rewarded us with a shiny new set of swords. And what a joy they are: fixed handles either end like our short set, but they're a couple of inches longer which makes all the difference.

Kudos to Frank Lee for making yet another fine set!

Return to Grove Street

Following the sudden closure of the Royal Oak, we'll be returning to our old practice venue in Grove Street from this Wednesday, 7:30 onwards.

Sadly, although there'll be plenty of space to practice, the choice of beers will be severely limited. To none.