https://thebucklandclub.uk Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:11:58 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.15 https://thebucklandclub.uk/2026/03/21/kurdish-celebration/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:35:26 +0000 https://thebucklandclub.uk/?p=4515 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  …

The post Kurdish Celebration first appeared on The Buckland Club.]]> https://thebucklandclub.uk/2025/04/03/siege-of-paris-dinner/ Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:52:30 +0000 https://thebucklandclub.uk/?p=4448 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…

The post Siege of Paris Dinner first appeared on The Buckland Club.]]> https://thebucklandclub.uk/2024/11/23/tony-hancock-dinner/ Sat, 23 Nov 2024 20:10:47 +0000 https://thebucklandclub.uk/?p=4395 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…

The post Tony Hancock Dinner first appeared on The Buckland Club.]]> https://thebucklandclub.uk/2024/03/06/fifty-not-out-dinner/ Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:55:34 +0000 https://thebucklandclub.uk/?p=4341 “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  …

The post “Fifty Not Out” Dinner first appeared on The Buckland Club.]]> https://thebucklandclub.uk/2023/11/09/game-dinner/ Thu, 09 Nov 2023 21:10:28 +0000 https://thebucklandclub.uk/?p=4281 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…

The post Game Dinner first appeared on The Buckland Club.]]> https://thebucklandclub.uk/2023/03/07/ginger-saffron-dinner/ Tue, 07 Mar 2023 11:49:28 +0000 https://thebucklandclub.uk/?p=3258 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.  …

The post Ginger & Saffron Dinner first appeared on The Buckland Club.]]> https://thebucklandclub.uk/2022/10/19/roman-feast/ Wed, 19 Oct 2022 15:09:46 +0000 https://thebucklandclub.uk/?p=3074 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.…

The post Roman Feast first appeared on The Buckland Club.]]> https://thebucklandclub.uk/2022/02/23/north-south-german-dinner/ Wed, 23 Feb 2022 16:46:30 +0000 https://thebucklandclub.uk/?p=3059 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…

The post North & South German Dinner first appeared on The Buckland Club.]]> https://thebucklandclub.uk/2021/10/28/supper-with-d-h-lawrence/ Thu, 28 Oct 2021 08:11:02 +0000 https://thebucklandclub.uk/?p=3025 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…

The post Supper with D H Lawrence first appeared on The Buckland Club.]]> https://thebucklandclub.uk/2021/03/16/fish-sauce-at-the-roman-table/ Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:09:08 +0000 https://thebucklandclub.uk/?p=2981 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…

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