A Robert Burns Dinner

Date: 25th January 2001* Venue: Staff House, The University of Birmingham Sponsors: Michael Brewer with Andrew Morris Assisted by: Alastair Kerr, Hamish Aird, Craig Smith, Bryer and Tessa Sidey Minutes of A Robert Burns  Dinner The Buckland Club decided to celebrate Burns Night at The Staff House Birmingham University on 25th January 2001*. So far as I…

A Moroccan Dinner

Date: Wednesday 1st November 2000 Venue: Staff House, University of Birmingham Sponsor: Anissa Helou   Minutes of the Moroccan Dinner On the 1st November 2000 the Buckland Club decided to risk a Moroccan dinner. Now travellers in that country have in the past returned in a condition near to death and requiring first a stomach pump and…

A Futurist Dinner

Date: Wednesday 3rd November 1999 Venue: The Vauxhall Centre, University of Aston, Birmingham Sponsor: Andrew P. Morris Background to the dinner The Futurist Dinner was my first appearance acting as sponsor at a Buckland Club event. Having been asked to join the committee, I arrived at my first meeting bright eyed and bushy tailed on…

Una Cena Piemontese – A Piedmontese Dinner

Date: Wednesday 18th February 1998 Venue: Berrow Court, Edgbaston Sponsor: Bruno Roncarati   Minutes of a Piedmontese Dinner Thoughts on the Piedmontese Dinner The minutes of the Piedmontese Dinner provide a rare insight to the working of the Club. Although they represent the views of the Dinner Secretary over twenty years ago, shortly before I became…