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Annual Garden Party

 

7 December 2023

The 153rd Annual Garden Party took place at the Grand Connaught Rooms with Adrian Stevens as Samuel Pickwick Esq.

Guest of Honour was "The Stig" - the original one from Top Gear. 545 dined.

 

 

 


 

7 December 2017

The 147th Annual Garden Party took place at the Grand Connaught Rooms with Ronnie Beale as Samuel Pickwick Esq.

Guest of Honour was Gary Marshall, a well know stand-up Comedian and After Dinner Speaker.

Again, around 550 dined.

 


1 December 2016

The 146th Annual Garden Party took place at the Grand Connaught Rooms with Brian Vandervilt as Samuel Pickwick Esq.

Guest of Honour was Dominic Holland, Stand-Up Comedian and After Dinner Speaker.

This year around 550 dined.


10 Decmber 2015

The 145th Annual Garden Party took place at the Grand Connaught Rooms with Frederick Parr as Samuel Pickwick Esq.

Guest of Honour was John Moloney, Stand-Up Comedian and After Dinner Speaker.

This year around 530 dined.


4 December 2014

The 144th Annual Garden Party took place at the Grand Connaught Rooms with Peter Legg as Samuel Pickwick Esq.

Guest of Honour was Ian Irving, Essex born Comedian and After Dinner Speaker.

Once again just over 600 dined.


5 December 2013

The 143rd Annual Garden Party took place at the Grand Connaught Rooms with John Mist as Samuel Pickwick Esq.

Guest of Honour was Fergus Slattery, former British Lion and Ireland Rugby Captain. Just over 600 dined.

5 December 2013
And the bar slowly fills...

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A properly attired Member...

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The trumpeters of The Life Guards requesting us to take our seats...

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The top of the top table...

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The table is set...

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The plum pudding arrives...

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A few of the 600 plus diners...

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Animated conversations...

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Bring in the Punch...

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The Punch is sampled...

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Did I tell you about...

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...and the toast is "The Immortal Memory... and The Pickwick Bicycle Club"

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That's it for another year...

5 December 2013
Just time to visit the official switching on of the gift from Norway.