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was on a shroud? If you did, let me know, you can join
my team next time!... The obligatory general
knowledge round had some interesting questions, how
many people in the room do you think knew the name
of the British Prime Minister who was assassinated? I'll
tell you - TWO, the quiz mistress and Sue Smethers -
We were in awe of you Sue and gave you the point just
for knowing his first name, You deserved that point!!
Oh, you want to know who it was? Spencer Percival, in
1812 …!
In the midst of the quiz we were served chilli, jacket
potatoes and salad by Madelyn Turffrey, Sue Johnson
(and Paul who
looked rather
fetching in his piny)
decided that the kids and I were going to come to and Sue Smethers.
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I the quiz on the 7 September so I set about finding This went down very
myself more members for a team. I asked David Hurst well. Tasted
to join my table and also Jonathan Carter who joined wonderful. Thank
with his wife and son, I thought that these members
you for cooking
would help me with some adult knowledge as my table ladies and Paul Hills
was child heavy without them.
did an excellent job behind the bar keeping the room
The night saw the coming together of many great well hydrated and I understand that he was washing up
minds, (as in that great minds think alike and attended while the quiz carried on after dinner, thank you again
the quiz)... There were 4 Teams taking part, with quiz Paul!
mistress Caroline at the helm.
I for one hope that another quiz happens sometime,
The atmosphere was electric, the tension in the club Vinny is already trying to think of questions and has
house rose, drinks were served, seats were taken and decided he is going to help Caroline again!!
the first question was asked. From that moment there Amy
was great deal of competition. By the middle of the 1st
round one of my children dropped out, Vinny
disappeared off to the bar to plug in his phone (he HAD
to have enough charge to "harvest his crops") Poppy,
PW and Peter worked on the anagrams, Poppy and
Daisy worked on the o one really knew the numbers to expect on the
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logos together then the N 15 September for the Family Fun Day and
adults filled in the few Regatta, which never makes catering that easy. One
they didn't know, thing for sure was that the weather was going to be hot
Jonathan and David and it was with a nice breeze.
took on the famous By lunch time, we had over 65 members, families and
sailors round after I had friends at the Club and the BBQ and lunch went down
filled in the one that I extremely well. Thanks to Madelyn Turffrey,
knew... Popeye... Sue Smethers and Janis Dowling on the day,
It was really close all the way through the quiz. The Sue Johnson before hand and to ‘Master Chef‘ Richard
rounds were fun, Vinny neglected his crops and came Webb slaving away on the hot BBQ. By early afternoon
and took the role of quiz mistress’s assistant. Swapping it was reckoned that over 75 people had put in an
papers, handing out and collecting answer sheets. He appearance during the day.
also took on the role of reading out the answers. I know To cap it all, Ian Turffrey and his family celebrated his
I'm biased, but I think he did an amazing job! [Ed: Here, 70 Birthday well, it was actually the day after, but no
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Here!]
one was that bothered. Everyone gave him a rousing
The music round caused a lot of blank faces, all the reception and Madelyn provided a special chocolate
songs were sailing linked, but so obscure that I think all birthday cake.
teams struggled with that round... The sports round
wasn't our best round, lots of questions about balls and At the end of the afternoon, Jonathan Carter was seen
much hilarity... The sailing rounds, Jonathan and David practicing open water swimming as he disappeared
took ownership of these, who knew a baggy wrinkle over to Weybeards, fortunately returning to his starting
point, it was that hot!

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