We dragged five tables together to create one big enough to accommodate all of us who went to the Swanson Railway Cafe in February. Fortunately for a group of cyclists, suitably attired with fluorescent coloured clothing to make them highly Read more…
For the benefit of those not able to be there, the newsletters always provide a wonderful account of what the speakers talked about at the monthly meeting and this newsletter is no exception. At the January meeting, we had three Read more…
We are meeting at Swanson Café on 24th February 2021 at 10.00 am, for a coffee morning. At the Friendship Hall meeting, Ian Smith described it as a very nice café and one where you can go to on the Read more…
President Bill Mutch wrote in his President’s Prattle for this newsletter, “Our Christmas Meeting and Lunch at the Hall was not exciting; our caterer let the team down in a big way. Laurie (Vincent) was so disappointed as the menu Read more…
There were not many trips in the 2020 year due to the Covid-19 lockdowns, however, one trip members were able to make was to the Chelsea Sugar Refinery. If visitors to Auckland ask members who went on the trip, what Read more…
At the October meeting Grant Stevens, known best as the go-to man for computer repairs at Eden Computers, spoke on the life of Winston Churchill. This newsletter contains some gems about the life of Churchill, such as the fact that Read more…
This newsletter contains a report on the Friday 18 September 2020 coffee morning at Esquires in Henderson. There was a good turnout: 12 members and 5 partners. Because of the Covid-19 lockdown in September, the monthly meeting was cancelled. With Read more…
The next coffee morning is at 10.00 am on Friday 18 September. We are meeting at Esquires Cafe, which is located next to Kmart in “The Boundary” at the Waitakere Mega Centre (5 Vitasovich Avenue. Grant Robertson, the Minister of Read more…
Because of the Covid-19 lockdown, there was no August meeting in the Friendship Hall, the Chelsea Factory Tour was postponed and there was no coffee morning. The newsletter reported on the success of the grant application, advised of upcoming events, Read more…
Hats seem to have become a feature, no longer being just something that Andrew Geddes indulges in. Peter Cox has now also entered into the spirit of things hat. Jacqui Knight aka The Butterfly Lady, founder and driving force behind Read more…