2023 OUTINGS
MARCH 2023 - CLUB RIVERS' FOR LUNCH
2022 Christmas Lunch Meeting
1 November, 2022 - Melbourne Cup Lunch Meeting
And the ladies winner is:
And I believe all the men were winners:
11 October, 2022 - Lunch at Panania Hotel
17 Members attended the lunch at Panania Hotel and all enjoyed the food, wine and beer but most of all the pleasant surroundings and interesting conversations. Unfortunately the photographer did her usual trick and only managed to take one photo.
20 September, 2022 Tulip time at Bowral
There were 10 of us scheduled to go to the Bowral Tulip Festival. Unfortunately, at the last minute, two members had to cancel due to I’ll health. Then there were eight. We received a report that trains from Campbelltown to Bowral had been cancelled due to emergency track work. However, when we reached Campbelltown we were advised that the bus that was supposed to take us to Bowral had also been cancelled, and…….. the next one wasn’t due for another hour. At that stage three more members had enough and said they were going home. Who could blame them? The remaining fearless five decided to hop onto the next train to MacArthur and have morning tea at MacArthur Square. In the interim it was discovered that the trains would start running again ahead of schedule. We made our way back to the station and caught the first train going south west available. What a shambles. We met at Revesby at 9:00 and made Bowral at 1:05. (We could have driven there and back, twice.) Oh I’m not finished yet. When we arrived at the Festival there was a queue to get in going all the way back to nearly Mittagong. The five of us then joined that queue. Fortunately, Avril was seen using her walking stick as a weapon, so a Marshall at a side gate took sympathy on us. At first I thought it was only for Avril and myself. Then I told the Marshall that there was five of us. With that all five of us were saved from waiting at least another half hour in the queue. The first thing that went in our favour all day. But Wait………. There’s more. We left the festival approximately 2:45 to catch the 3:13 train back to Campbelltown. Yes you guessed it, we were informed at 3:10 that the 3:13 had been cancelled and the next train was due in an hour. The station master then advised that he was arranging for coaches to take us back to Campbelltown. Two coaches arrived. The first was filled up before the bus had stopped. So we thought, that’s okay, we’ll hop on to the second bus. We were about to do that when Mr Cranky Pants Driver told us that he was going on his 45 minute break. There were many mutterings going on by now. None of which can be printed in this newsletter. So our coach eventually left Bowral at 4:05. Believe me, you can’t make these things up.
9 August, 2022 - Ferry to Manly for coffee then lunch
Who is that with her back to us? There she is again
Straight of the ferry and into the nearest cafe, shame they ran out of cups and some had to wait forever to get theirs. A case of first in best dressed not occuring this time. Two free cups of coffee and one lamingtion given in apology.
Ah, that's who it is!
Lunch at the Steyne and then a leisurely stroll along the promenade before the ferry and train back home
10 May, 2022 - Sydney Zoo - Great day out was had by all
12 April 2022 trip to Hydro Majestic at Medlow Bath
Easter Meeting 5 April 2022 - Easter Bonnet parade
And the winner of the box of chocolates was .......Avril's bright and sunny floral display
Christmas 2021
2 November 2021 - Melbourne cup
And the winner is!!!! - Veronica R with her hat of many horses and colour co-ordinated, Barbara K came in second.
Julie, or is it My Favourite Martian, with Rhonda in her finest frills
11 June 2021 - High Tea at Stranger's Restaurant Parliament House
Members trying out the Speaker's Chair While the front bench look on
in the Lower House
Waiting for High Tea
Who's that not sitting in her chair There she is again
There she is! Was this before or after she went walkabout?
High Tea has arrived with a visit from the Queen
Who's trying out the spare Speaker's chair Waiting to go into Strangers'
or is she just leaving?
13 April - Anzac Memborial - Hyde Park
6 April 2021 - Guest Speaker from WIRES
9 March 2021 - Watson Bay for fish n chips
2 March 2021 - AGM guest speaker Wendy Lindsay MP for East Hills
Wendy giving her talk Avril, Wendy, Tony and Jean
Wendy talking to members
9 February 2021 - Morning Tea Lambeth Reserve
John, Sheila and Barry
Tony, Avril, Valda, John and Sheila
Barry, Anne, Karen, Veronica, Tony, Avril, Valda (in between the posts}
John, Sheila
Anne, Karen, Veronica and Tony
2020 Christmas Lunch
John and Sheila having a cracker time.
Our guest speaker officer, Lauren, having a fit of giggles as she receives her Christmas gift from Santa ( haven't we seen him somewhere before)?
Pretend Melbourne Cup Luncheon - Fancy Hat Competition
Ladies winner Lauren Lewis with her blue feathers on her boa and hat (apparently she left a trail of feathers throughout the club). Mens winner Fred Haynes in his Tam O'Shanter. Tho John McGibbon looked the part with his mexican sombrero.
Due to Covid-19 we have had morning tea outings in parks around the area
October 2020 - East Hills Park (sorry Tony, cut you in half)
September, 2020 - Lambeth Park, Picnic Point but no-one took photos!!!
August, 2020 - Playford Park, Padstow
July,
2020 was raining so went to Revesby Workers
June, 2020 - Panania Reserve, Panania
March, 2020
Accepting a kind offer from Padstow Combined Probus, 4 members attended an outing to Tanglin Lodge Alpaca Farm where moring tea of scones was enjoyed by all. After a great lunch at the Tate's Hawkesbury Hotel we returned home full of praise for the trip.
Christmas 6th December 2019
Many thanks to Lorraine for all the hard work put in to make the table settings and gifts and for making it a memorable first Christmas lunch
19th November 2019 - Botanical Gardens -Smoke from bushfires and 32°
Koala sculptures
Farm Cove with the smoke haze from the bushfires. The Calyx - Plants that bite and vertical garden
26th September 2019 - Bowral Tulip Festival
24th September 2019 Behind the scenes with the seals at Taronga Zoo
With Marlo - a Californian fur seal
27th August 2019
Tram Sheds and Jubilee Park - Look closely and you can see the Harbour Bridge and the Glebe Bridge.
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