Lichfield 41 Club

The press has never been hotter. Whilst HonSecRob suns himself in Spain, President Donald* has once again stepped unto the breach (breech? **) and created what can only be described as Minutes. They’re here to view at your convenience.

Despite his absence, aforementioned HonSecRob has asked to remind us that the November 4th meeting will feature speaker Les Martin from Lichfield First Responders, talking about Resuscitation. Take a deep breath!***

*no, not that one. Our President

**no, that’s a birth

***but don’t hold it until the meeting, or you will actually need resuscitating. And its not for another 7 weeks

Gentlemen,

At the Vice Chairman‘s barn dance on 17th October, there will be a Raffle – and what’s more, you can buy tickets in advance!
Just click on this link to choose how many raffle tickets you would like to purchase. The more you buy, the more chances there are of you going home with Champagne, Cognac, a Radley Handbag, sheepskin, two sliding doors, a conveyor belt….all proceeds to charity of course.

If you haven’t already booked in to the barn dance itself, please do so and pre-order your food and drink as well: see below for details and ticket-booking links. Nice to see you, to see you … nice

Please buy your tickets and order food and drink in advance through this link , or click either image

When you have booked in and paid, please email Mick Lavenstein to let him know

Any queries, let Mick know. He’s looking forward to seeing you all do-si-do-ing and stripping your willows. If you need more encouragement, here’s a Boston Dynamics Atlas robot practising some moves.

Gentlemen, you will be delighted to know that our October meeting has been passed over to the Entertainment team to organise, and we have something special planned.

This will be a whisky tasting event, together with a talk from one of the experts on English craft whisky, Richard Lock, from Retribution distillery.

As well as several drams of quality whisky, the price includes a welcome drink and food platter. For those of you who prefer to remain teetotal, mocktails will be provided, and Jez also stocks local craft beers.

I have tried to supplement the basic package with extra food and talk, and you will find Jez and his Wife excellent hosts.

Welcome to the world of English whisky*.

Cheers!

Price: £36 pp,  payable in advance when booking, to David via sum up – please click here to make your payment.

Location: Mercia Distillery, Curborough craft centre (near the entrance)

Time: 7.00 for 7.30

Dress: No jacket required 

See you there 

John Ward

• to whet your whistles, here’s Thin Lizzie’s rendition of Whiskey in the Jar, a traditional cautionary Irish folk song about the fleeting thrills of an outlaw lifestyle and the devastating sting of romantic betrayal and then getting pissed.

Our next meeting is the Formal on Wednesday 9th September, The Schoolhouse 7:00pm for 7:30pm.

Please confirm attendance or absence to John Godson by 6pm Thursday 3rd September (that’s today!) so we can keep up to date. Our speaker is Paul Dancer, Clay Pigeon Shooter. The evening should go off with a bang.

Elford Hall Garden today witnessed the annual Lichfield 41 Club Boules contest. The event was organised by Rob Carter, who had also set the weather, fair with a threat of thunder. The 13 contestants arrived at noon, with Boules, sandwiches, liquid refreshment, backed up by umbrellas.

The heats were strongly contested, until just two formidable Boulers remained, Pete Chapman and Ernie Murray. After four ends and some discussion over the rules, Ernie was declared winner for 2026. Rob presented Ernie with a bottle of wine, followed by a much smaller version to Pete.

A good time was had by all, who remained dry from the threatening rain.

Congratulations to Ernie, commiserations to Pete and a big thank you to organiser, Rob.

Perfectly formed minutes from HonSec Rob. Shouldn’t take you too long to read them, if that.

Don’t forget, it’s time to polish your boules – this Wednesday 12 noon at Elford Hall Walled Garden. Don’t forget to bring your own food, drink and a crisp £5 note (other notes are available) otherwise you’ll go hungry, thirsty and become a spectator.

If you have a set of Boules, please bring them along, otherwise it could be a very short tournament. Rob Carter has been compiling names – if you are coming but haven’t booked in with him, please do so now.

Chairman David received this from Dan White, Chairman RT250, in the last few days. 

Hey all,

This coming Sunday, 16th August I will embark on a mammoth walk from Billericay to Barry, over 190+ miles to raise money as part of my area 35 chairman’s year of fundraising for CALM.  CALM is really important to myself as without them, I would not be here.

Please share far and wide and help me start conversations around mental health and wellbeing, in particularly around suicide prevention. 

Please consider a donation to the lifesaving service they provide and find all the info on the fundraisers on the link below. 

Thank you.

Daniel White

https://gofund.me/4245570cd

Should any any 41 Club member wish to make an individual donation, please click on t the link above. The fundraiser is currently at £3793 out of a target of £4500, so every donation will help Daniel across the line!