Date: Sunday 16th October 2016 Sponsor: Henry Ashby Report written by: Hazel Riggall Prior to A Forager’s Feast, in the autumn of 2016, committee members Hazel Riggall & Christopher Firmstone were sent to forage with sponsor Henry Ashby. Forage = search widely for food or provisions A delightful couple of hours was spent in the…
For the Dickens Dinner Hazel Riggall provided some superb homemade gingerbread. Due to popular demand the recipe is reproduced below.
Cullen Skink was a favourite, often cooked by Bryer, as on the occasion of a Buckland committee meeting at Crosbie Road. Here is his take on the dish, for all to enjoy.
Date: Thursday, 7th April 2016 Venue: Edgbaston Hall Sponsor: Roger Brown Minutes of the Buckland Club Spring Lamb Dinner The notice of the Meeting of the Buckland Club for A Spring Lamb Dinner, at Edgbaston Hall, on Thursday, 7th April 2016, requested prompt attendance at 6.45pm. We were told that there was to be a demonstration of…
Above, Roger Hale (centre) talks to Bill Hunt of Wizzard (right) Date: Thursday 22nd October 2015 Venue: Edgbaston Golf Club Sponsor: Dave Travis This was not the first occasion the Buckland has chosen a musical theme. The lives and music of Rossini and Beethoven formed the conceptual spines of earlier events.. Now, it…
A Vegetarian Dinner Venue:The Walker Memorial Hall, Ampton Road, Edgbaston Date:19th of March 2015 Sponsor: Anthony Scaroni from The Warehouse Cafe, Digbeth The text below was members’ first indication that their next dinner was to be meat free. It was presented in the form of a flyer to create interest. -oOo- The spring dinner will be…
Date: Wednesday, 12 November 2014 Venue: Edgbaston Golf Club Sponsor: Hazel Riggall with Lucinda Dickens Hawksley 84 members and guests assembled – at the Edgbaston Golf Club – no Bleak House this – on the evening of Wednesday, 12 November. Dry it was, so we did not need our gamps. We arrived with Great Expectations…
Date: 19th March 2014 Venue: Edgbaston Golf Club Sponsor: Tony Tidmarsh Minutes of a Peruvian Dinner Having returned from a holiday in Peru, impressed by the cuisine, the Honorary Secretary brought his customary persuasive charm to the Committee with the suggestion that the Buckland should have a dinner based on the gastronomy of that land.…
Date: Wednesday 23rd October 2013 Venue: Edgbaston Golf Club Sponsor: Graham Smith Members were first tempted to attend a Horse Dinner with this teaser: Attendees can expect an evening of fine dining with an equestrian bent. New member Graham Smith is earning his spurs by acting as our sponsor, while Ed Orchard, from…
Date: Sunday 30th June 2013 Venue: Forest Hall, Meriden Minutes of a Summer Luncheon Party in Honour of Harlan and Delia Walker. Sunday 30th June 2013 On Sunday 30th June 2013, the Buckland Club held a luncheon party at Forest Hall, Meriden, the headquarters of The Woodmen of Arden, England’s oldest archery society, in honour…