Bays Club Newsletter April 2015 2014 Wine Appreciation Group. For our future seating arrangements, we have divided those attending our tastings, into REGULAR ATTENDERS & OTHERS.REGULAR ATTENDER members will automatically have a reservation – UNLESS a prior apology is sent. OTHERS, i.e. Irregular attenders, new members, casuals and guests, MUST make a prior reservation. To send an apology or obtain a reservation or for more information: email: Val/ken@xtra.co.nz or phone Ken on 478 6711. Our next tasting will be held on Thursday 9th April at 6.45pm. This will be a tasting from some of the wide range of wines from TAYLOR BROWN LTD, incorporating Taylors of Clare Valley and Brown Brothers of Victoria & Tasmania. First wine will be a sparkling Prosecco followed by a Pinot Grigio, a Chardonnay, a Tasmanian Pinot Gris, a Brown Bros & a Taylor Estate Cabinet Sauvignon and a Shiraz. Those who wish can then enjoy a Muscat & Flora Desert Wine. This will be an instructive and friendly gathering. Well Done As at 28th March we have had 635 new members join. Information Booklets. These booklets are available from the club or you can read it on the Web Page. Entertainment. We are still looking at some top line acts so keep an eye on the Web/Noticeboards. Easter Monday. The Kitchen will be open for lunch but not for dinner. Service will stop at 4pm. Frozen dinners are always available. 6 Anzac Road Browns Bay Auckland www.baysclub.co.nz Facebook: Bays Club Inc E: gm@baysclub.co.nz P: 478 8171 F: 478 8177 What’s On Wed 1 st rd Fri 3 th Mon 6 Thurs 9th Sat 11th Wed 15th Sat 18th Fri 24th Sat 25th Sun 26th Wed 29th Thurs 30th Bingo 7.30pm Good Friday – Club Closed Warriors vs Storm – Sports Bar 9.00pm WAGS 7.00pm 70’s Disco Party - 7.00pm Warrior’s vs Eels – Sports Bar 5.00pm Bingo 7.30pm Wedding – Lounge Closed from 3.00pm Warrior’s vs Cowboys – Sports Bar 5.00pm Karaoke 7.30pm Anzac Day – Club Closed till 1.00pm Warrior’s vs Eels – Sports Bar 2.00pm International Buffet 6.00pm to 8.00pm $20 Bingo 7.30pm Quiz Night 7.30pm Quiz Congratulations to our March winners and lucky consolation draw recipients. Our Quiz for April will be as always on the last Thursday of the month which is April 30th at 7:30pm. Study up with our Quizmaster’s tip which for April is “Defending Walmington on Sea”. Bingo at the Bays Club Every fortnight from Wednesday 1st April at 7.30pm Come and join the friendly crowd Raffle Prices Margaret and Johnny the caller See you there Travel March saw us have a wonderful PowerPoint presentation by Heather on their recent trip to Vietnam and Cambodia which was received very well by our members. We still have several members away so we hope they will be back safely in April. This year we have welcomed three new members who I am sure will add to our travel trips discussions. Remember though you don’t need to be an overseas traveller or even do presentations to enjoy our group but just a passion for travel is all that’s needed. I now have a laptop that is available should you want to connect to the overhead projector. Looking forward to seeing you in April. Remember because of Easter it will be the 2nd Monday being the 13thApril. More on that later. Welfare I apologise for not making the newsletter last month. I had a family funeral out of Auckland and missed the deadline. February was a busy month visiting Candy Scott, Jude O'Neill, Vi Mark (Janet Angel's mother). Vi was run down by a backing motorised wheel chair. The operator failed to look back. I also visited Paul Wright, just before his operation. He is slowly recuperating, being lovingly nursed by Sue. I have also been helping Valerie Ballantyne, who had a fall and broke a bone in her right hand, and been taking Anthea Avery on her hospital visits. It was good to see Ian McAteer dressed up for St Patrick's Day in his traditional kilt. I have been out of action for 3 weeks, so sorry no visits. I rang Lynnette, who is being well cared for by Bob and family. Keep shining lovely lady. To those members who are unwell, and had falls, and who wish to remain anonymous, be gentle with yourselves. Remember, take care to avoid the falls. Walking up or down stairs, focus on that only and remind yourself to just concentrate on that. If you have a walker or cane please use them. Wishing you all good health Fishing Club, Snapper became a little hard to find in March, normal spots did not produce but drift fishing was above average. The Kaipara trip was unfortunately cancelled due to last minute incapacity of the skipper but we are rebooking at present, probably for later in the year. The NZ Sports council meeting was held on 29th March at the Bays Club, a large contingent of members attended as observers and later went into discussions with Legasea representatives, this being most informative as to their intentions. The club continues to thrive however there is still room for more members. The White Island trip is on the board so put your name up if interested, there are two dates, 16th and 23rd May. POOL We have little to report this month apart from a new ladder leader, Barrie Eynon, one win ahead of Marnie. Well done both of you. However, there is a long way to go yet. As we close in on the Club’s membership drive, we would like it known that we at Pool do have room for more people to join us on Wednesdays at 7 pm. You will be most welcome and all will be explained.