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The next meeting of the Survivors Group is scheduled for 10:30am Tuesday 23rd January at the Cliffhanger cafe in Highcliffe. Come and join us for a natter and a cuppa – and the biscuits and cakes are very tempting! The club is open to members who have been an in-patient in a local hospital. Please… [Continue Reading]

On a typical November morning, six of us assembled in the car park at Milford and kitted up for what we feared might be a muddy walk.  Heading off down the High Street, we successfully avoided the temptation to window shop – although longing glances were cast in the direction of the cake shops! Our… [Continue Reading]

On the eve of Beaujolais Day, members of the wine tasting group met to taste, not Beaujolais Nouveau, but four rather better quality wines. During the course of the evening our Wine Master, Alan Parker, guided us through wines from Chile, Argentina, Portugal and South Africa. We started with a very drinkable 2022 Carmenere from… [Continue Reading]

Find out how crews and lifeguards are trained with a behind the scenes tour of the RNLI College. During our 90 minute guided tour, we will be given the chance to explore the RNLI College and its training facilities, including their world-class Sea Survival centre, which hosts the wave tank and Lifeboat simulator (subject to… [Continue Reading]

PLEASE NOTE – This is 1st Tuesday NOT 2nd Tuesday Date: 5 December 2023 Time: 10:00 Location: Bentleys Restaurant at Dudsbury Golf Club Click here to Sign-Up Topic: How Do You Take Yours?Speaker: Jane GlennieVenue: Bentleys Restaurant at Dudsbury Golf Club, Hotel & Spa, 64 Christchurch Road, Ferndown, Bournemouth BH22 8ST Wives and Partners are welcome. The menu… [Continue Reading]

Once again the snooker evening was a tremendous success. Our thanks go to Stephen and Ruth for hosting the evening and making us all very welcome. We split into two teams and battled it out.  A great time was had by all.

MJ’s Restaurant is part of the Catering School at Brockenhurst College and it has long been on our list of places to visit and always been very popular. Following last year’s most enjoyable lunch, we have booked again for this year for Friday 26th Jan 2024. Although we have booked the whole restaurant, places are… [Continue Reading]

Another very successful quiz night was held in the Village Hall on Friday the 27th October 2023. 4 teams competed for the Doug Patterson trophy. Quizmaster Len did a sterling job of both setting and asking the questions on subjects as wide ranging as Oscar Winners, Music, Authors of major literary books, and the last… [Continue Reading]

Our Annual General Meeting preceded our October lunch meeting at Dudsbury Hotel and Golf Club. Reports from the Club Officers had previously been made available on the website and were, essentially, a summary of the year’s activities from each Officer’s perspective.  Members were also given access to the annual Financial Report and audited Accounts, which… [Continue Reading]

A fascinating talk by Barry Jolly.  He explained a funerary hatchment is a depiction within a black diamond shaped frame, generally on a black background of a deceased person’s heraldic achievements – a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled. Funerary hatchments… [Continue Reading]