Bryer Favourites
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.
Spring Lamb Dinner
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…
Rock n Roll Dinner
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…
Vegetarian Dinner
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…
A Dickens Dinner
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…
A Peruvian Dinner
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.…
A Horse Dinner
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…
A Summer Party in Honour of Harlan & Delia Walker
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…
A Trans – Siberian Railway Dinner
Date: Thursday 14th March 2013 Venue: Edgbaston Golf Club Sponsor: Sharon Hudgins assisted by husband Tom One of the most successful dinners in recent memory was the Trans-Siberian Dinner sponsored by renowned culinary author Sharon Hudgins. Below is a link to Sharon’s blog that gives an enormous insight into a tremendous evening, that is still…
An Evening with Elizabeth David
Date: 22nd November 2012 Venue: The Brasserie Restaurant, University College Birmingham Sponsor: Jill Norman Menu design by UCB students, with help from Hazel Riggall Background to the Dinner The students at UCB were assisted by committee member Hazel Riggall, who was the driving force behind the idea of a dinner based upon…