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Virtual Whisky Tasting – Monday 25th January

As we couldn’t have our annual Burns Night celebration this year at the Club, we brought a bit of it into your home. The evening started with Club Member Robert Findlay giving a perfect rendition of the Address to the Haggis. This was followed by a delicious and informative whisky tasting hosted by Craig from GreatDrams. Members tasted a variety of five different, limited-edition whiskies; it was a relaxed evening in the virtual company of friends.

Here’s what you thought about the event:

‘Very many thanks for all your hard work organising yesterday evening’s whisky tasting. I thoroughly enjoyed the session and found it most informative as well as an imaginative celebration of Burn’s Night in this era of pandemic and lockdowns.’

‘Enjoyed the variety – ode to the haggis – and informative re types of whisky.’

‘We thoroughly enjoyed the whiskey tasting Zoom. More like this please!’

Virtual Talk with John Bercow, 2nd February – review

On Monday evening we were fortunate to have John Bercow give a virtual talk to over 140 Members. John is one of the most influential politicians of the last decade and he gave us an enlightening and entertaining insight into UK politics, US Presidential Politics, the pandemic and the effect of Brexit. John said he ‘hugely enjoyed the evening’, and here’s what you had to say:

JB never fails to entertain!

…the evening which we found most informative, particularly his insight into some of his former parliamentary colleagues

Tim and I would very much like to thank you for organising a really enjoyable and informative evening with John Bercow yesterday evening. It was very interesting to hear his views, especially in the Q&A section. It was also a great way to spend time in lockdown and feel connected with the Club. Let’s hope we can get back to some normality soon and be back at the club for our sports and exercise as well.

Thank you for organising the excellent talk from John Bercow. He’s such a splendid speaker not least because he says things I agree with !