Kurdish Celebration Sponsor Zirak Hamad Saturday 21st March 2026 12 – 3pm The Trinity Centre in Sutton Coldfield Kuba, Kurdish Biryani & Flatbreads Mixed Salad Vegetable Dolma The dolma consisted of aubergine, mixed peppers & vine leaves stuffed with rice Baklava …
Siege of Paris Dinner Thursday 3rd April 2025 Edgbaston Golf Club, Birmingham Sponsor: Alysa Salzberg Menu Designed & Printed by Roger Hale The Club welcomed author Alysa Salzberg and her family to an evening devoted to the gastronomic curiosities of the Siege of Paris in 1870-71. Having used the…
Tony Hancock Dinner Date: Wednesday 13th November 2024 Venue: Edgbaston Golf Club Sponsor: Tim Elms OBE Tony Hancock Dinner – Chairman’s Speech Good evening everyone & welcome to our autumn dinner in honour of one of the country’s greatest comedians, Tony Hancock, who was born 100 years ago on Sunday…
“Fifty Not Out” Dinner Date: Wednesday 6th March 2024 Venue: Edgbaston Golf Club Menu designed & printed by Roger Hale As well as honouring fifty years of membership, the evening paid homage to many of the most memorable dinners enjoyed by Roger during his time with the Club …
Date: Thursday 9th November 2023 Venue: Edgbaston Golf Club Sponsor: Adrian Riddle assisted by his wife, Jenny Game Dinner Menu Menu design by Roger Hale Game Dinner Minutes Date: November 9th, 2023 First of all I’d like to congratulate Roger on 50 years of Buckland membership*, that’s longer than…
Date: Tuesday 7th March 2023 Venue: Edgbaston Golf Club Sponsor: Sam Bilton Members & guests gathered at EGC, and the evening began with many sampling Sam Bilton’s own creation a Runaway Ginger Cocktail, which consisted of a measure of ginger vodka plus dark rum topped up with sparkling cider. It was universally well received. …
Roman Feast 70th Anniversary Dinner Date: 19th October 2022 Venue: Edgbaston Golf Club Sponsor: Sally Grainger Menu design by Roger Hale Roman Feast – Minutes Writing dinner minutes that are informative, intelligent and hilarious sucks up enormous amounts of my time, indeed some of these speeches can take 15-20 minutes to write.…
Date: 23rd February 2022 Venue: Edgbaston Golf Club Sponsor: Catherine Borghoff Dinner Minutes With only one day to go before President Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson declared Covid over and less than two hours before World War 3 started, the intrepid and fearless Bucklanders gathered yet again at Edgbaston Golf Club. Thankfully…
Sponsor Michael Bell Edgbaston Golf Club Thursday 28th October 2021 Our sponsor for the evening was Michael Bell, Professor Emeritus in English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick. Michael has a special interest in Lawrence and was well placed to sponsor a very special ‘live’ evening, albeit in our new post- Covid…
Date: Saturday 12th March 2021 Venue: via Zoom Sponsor: Sally Grainger assisted by Dr Christopher Grocock Bucklanders gathered, via the use of 21st century technology, to study one of the lesser appreciated wonders of the ancient world of the Roman empire. On this occasion the hard grafting was done by respected food historian, author and…