August Club Meeting and BBQ

August Club Meeting and BBQ

​The scheduled club meeting on 12th August was replaced with a BBQ held at the Penton Hook BBQ area. This was a “bring your own food and drink” event, with the cooking facilities provided by the Commodore. Unusually for a British BBQ, the weather was excellent, almost too hot, in fact, and umbrellas were raised for protection from the sun, even as it sank as the evening progressed .

This event was very well attended. From memory, I think there were 18 members present ( though no formal attendance was recorded). It was particularly nice to welcome Ann Marshall, and also Martin and Amelia. As far as I know, nobody suffered food poisoning, so the cooking appears to have been a success, despite the fact that the cooking area available was rather limited for such a large number. As the event drew to a close, Vice Commodore, John ,made a presentation, on behalf of the club, to Tony and Sharon to mark their Golden Wedding Anniversary. This consisted of tickets to a Warner’s Hotel stay, at a venue of their choosing, valid for a year. And a bottle of our favourite ‘Guvnor’ sparkling wine. It’s fair to say that Sharon and I were completely blind-sided and very emotional at such a heart-warming gift. We were neither able to say much on the night, but I have included the text of our ‘thank you’ email to the club

A Thankyou to members from Tony and Sharon

Dear Albany Members,
Sharon and I would like to express our (slightly belated) thanks to everyone in the club for your wonderful gift for our 50th Wedding Anniversary.  We were completely blown away at the last meeting by your generosity. It was rather overwhelming on the night, and we could not really believe you had all been so thoughtful. Our 49th anniversary was marred by the events surrounding my accident, and I know Sharon has had a bit of an issue with wanting to celebrate this year. (Too many unpleasant memories of last year). However, with the idea of a Warner’s break, you have provided us with the perfect solution!

We've decided that a Spring break, just before the start of next year’s boating season, is going to be the best time for us to make use of your gift.  This also gives us time to research the various Warner’s resorts.  Sharon is all for the biggest pool and interesting grounds.  I am more into the axe throwing and gin tasting. It will be a great way to celebrate the start of our 51st year together. We will keep you updated on our choice of resort.
Thank you all, once again.

Albany really is the best club either of us have ever belonged to!
Tony and Sharon.