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Pickwick Bicycle Club Magazine Volume 16 No.2 October 2019 !21
2020 Black Tie Dinner
Skinners Hall, 8 Dowgate Hill, Cannon Street.
Friday 26 June 2020 from 6.15pm onwards
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Dear Members
As your Captain I have been working with Peter Legg/Samkin, Past President, to bring you
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this exciting event. This will be the highlight of our 150 Anniversary celebrations and I
would encourage you all to make every effort to be there so that you do not miss out on this
memorable Club evening. We had a good initial response with over 100 members committing
to attend, but there are still spaces available.

In order for you to decide please see the proposed details below:-
Venue: The prestigious Skinners Hall near Cannon St Station, in the heart of the City of
London.
Reception: 6.15pm until 7.15pm, to include Pickwick Beer, soft drinks and Victorian styled
seafood stall.
Dinner: 7.15pm for 7.30pm. A delightful 4 course dinner to include wine, port and madeira .
Approx 10.30pm: At the conclusion of dinner Members will be able to finish off the Pickwick
beers!
Post Dinner: By kind permission of Skinners Hall, lighting of the Pickwick shag in the pipe on
the Terrace will be allowed.

Guest Speaker: Ian Irving, A comedian with a unique style of humour and charismatic
charm. You may have seen him before at one of our previous events. Entertainment: Gerald
Dickens and his one man show, & Ian Dickens entertaining us with some Dickensian readings.
Proceedings: Chelsea Pensioners, The Punch bowl Ceremony and Trumpeters.
Display: Pickwick Memorabilia Exhibition

The cost for this wonderful evening will be £125.00 with the Club funding the
balance. There are 3 ways of paying:-
1. In full in advance
2. A £50.00 deposit and final payment nearer the time
3. By monthly standing order to the club

Please do book your place as early as you can so that we can ensure that we get the
required numbers and I very much look forward to seeing you all there.

With Pickwickian Greetings
Dr Payne
Club Captain - Working Party 2020 Dinner Chairman