The Bonfire Meet - Fallcliffe 3 - 5 November 2006
05 November 2006 21:46, | Club Meets
The Bonfire Meet - Fallcliffe 3 - 5 November 2006
Neil Brindley reports:
Fallcliffe was busy. Friday was cosy, Saturday was packed solid.
Saturday was a work day. Numerous people cut hedges, felled trees, cut grass, collected leaves, cleared paths and generally tidied up. Keith Mott gave the car park a spraying just before he left so the weeds should not grow too much.
Indoors, in the sink area, two plate racks were fixed to the wall. People can now leave the plates where the mice are unlikely to get to them. The old wooden structure housing the saucepans was removed. Young Alex was just the right size to stand on the stone shelf to paint the walls, which he did with some enthusiasm. Stainless steel racking was affixed to the wall, two and three inch screws should stop them being taken down too quickly. Please put saucepans back either with matching lid, or base up. It will stop the aforementioned mice. A couple of wall bars will be put in to allow the frying pans to hang from them.
Lunch was a game broth, rabbit, pheasant and Morrisons finest broth mix. It fed eighteen hungry workers.
No one went on the hills or rocks on Saturday, work took precedence.
Dinner was the now expected multi-course affair; melon, four cheeses with salad and some people managed to get a piece of Joy Parsons tandoori chicken.
Keith started the bonfire, complete with a pink trousered Guy. Firework were set off. Some were amazing, most agreed that it is better to buy one big firework with huge impact rather than the selection boxes of previous years. Sparklers must be available for the many children of all ages who like these things.
Return to the tables for a pasta feast from Frances followed by a selection of puddings; bilberry cobbler, apple crumble, apples from Bill Towlsons trees and a couple of bread and butter puddings. There were two 5 litre flagons of red wine that were also consumed.
The caterers had known that 16 people were booked in, so planned for 24, but actually served over thirty. We had to eat in shifts, children first, grown ups second.
Remo Rossi turned up with his banjo and another guest, Cliff Etherdon, provided a song book, live entertainment. The youngsters finished off their evening by toasting marshmallows on the fire.
A cramped night was had by all, two people were reported as sleeping in their cars and one on the floor, two downstairs.
On Sunday more tidying up and some people actually went walking in the hills. We are a mountaineering club after all!
Neil Brindley reports:
Fallcliffe was busy. Friday was cosy, Saturday was packed solid.
Saturday was a work day. Numerous people cut hedges, felled trees, cut grass, collected leaves, cleared paths and generally tidied up. Keith Mott gave the car park a spraying just before he left so the weeds should not grow too much.
Indoors, in the sink area, two plate racks were fixed to the wall. People can now leave the plates where the mice are unlikely to get to them. The old wooden structure housing the saucepans was removed. Young Alex was just the right size to stand on the stone shelf to paint the walls, which he did with some enthusiasm. Stainless steel racking was affixed to the wall, two and three inch screws should stop them being taken down too quickly. Please put saucepans back either with matching lid, or base up. It will stop the aforementioned mice. A couple of wall bars will be put in to allow the frying pans to hang from them.
Lunch was a game broth, rabbit, pheasant and Morrisons finest broth mix. It fed eighteen hungry workers.
No one went on the hills or rocks on Saturday, work took precedence.
Dinner was the now expected multi-course affair; melon, four cheeses with salad and some people managed to get a piece of Joy Parsons tandoori chicken.
Keith started the bonfire, complete with a pink trousered Guy. Firework were set off. Some were amazing, most agreed that it is better to buy one big firework with huge impact rather than the selection boxes of previous years. Sparklers must be available for the many children of all ages who like these things.
Return to the tables for a pasta feast from Frances followed by a selection of puddings; bilberry cobbler, apple crumble, apples from Bill Towlsons trees and a couple of bread and butter puddings. There were two 5 litre flagons of red wine that were also consumed.
The caterers had known that 16 people were booked in, so planned for 24, but actually served over thirty. We had to eat in shifts, children first, grown ups second.
Remo Rossi turned up with his banjo and another guest, Cliff Etherdon, provided a song book, live entertainment. The youngsters finished off their evening by toasting marshmallows on the fire.
A cramped night was had by all, two people were reported as sleeping in their cars and one on the floor, two downstairs.
On Sunday more tidying up and some people actually went walking in the hills. We are a mountaineering club after all!