Archive for the ‘Social’ Category

  • Wow, our first follower who is actually a member of the club! Might be some incentive to start tweeting again. It's @Dean_the_Madden, btw! #
  • Well, our first apart from the obvious, of course. #
  • The 'A' team are busy coming out on the wrong side of a lot of close matches tonight. It's what they do best. #iBad #
  • Here are 2 of them at the purpose built, state of the art facilities of Torrisholme methodist church. #iBad http://t.co/YcGM1rT3 #

With Phil’s successes at the tournament (mystery mixed and doubles handicap), two teams promoted and one team scabbily missing demotion, we have got some things to celebrate as the season recedes into memory.

Rebecca has organised a simple, yet nourishing, night out for us.

Friday 8th April

  1. Meet at Superbowl in Morecambe Prom. The 3 lanes booked 6.30 – 7.30
    (I can book more if extra people want to play)
  2. Meal at Babar Elephant (Indian)
    on Morecambe Road 8pm

All welcome including partners!

Sorry, meant to post these ages ago – I took a few snaps around the table at the meal we had at The Dalton Rooms – You may be able to recognize some of the people through the filters applied to the pictures, you may not…

Go look at the set on Flickr.

Here’s a nice one of Keith to whet your appetite, wish it wasn’t so blurry, it’d be a cracker…
Keith is surprised!

  • Wasting my youth playing iBad. This is Salt Ayre, where we played Overton tonight. http://twitpic.com/3bqnii #
  • About to hit the Lancaster tundra for the iBad Xmas meal and drinking sesh. Will be in The Dalton Rooms; what's good to drink in there? #
  • Final score for our A team versus Ripley A, 10 – 8 to us. #iBad #result #
  • Xmas meal booked. Thursday 2nd December at The Dalton Rooms. £18. Details will follow on the website and via team captains! #
  • Anne and Steve tearing it up in the 'A' team match at Ascension. They won. Current match score 8-5 Torrisholme. http://yfrog.com/jthnydj #

Sorry to mention XMAS when it’s only October, but, social committee débutante Rebecca has only gone and booked the Xmas meal. This year’s venue is The Dalton Rooms in Lancaster, with a very tasty looking set menu of 4 courses for a remarkably austere £20.

  • When: Thursday, 2nd December, 7pm
  • Where: The Dalton Rooms, Lancaster (I just said that already)
  • How Much: £20 per person
  • Who: Club Members, partners (i.e. sexual life partners, not badminton partners), friends of the club
  • Usual rules apply. We need a deposit of £10 per person to secure your place. Places are limited, obviously, so it’s first come first served.

    You can email your interest and menu choices to ku.oc.notnimdab-emlohsirrotnull@yraterces or to ku.oc.notnimdab-emlohsirrotnull@kcorBaccebeR – all monies to Rebecca or James or via team captains (if your captain is one of the ones we can trust).

    Menu – Also, click here. Ignore the price on their website, it’s £20…

    STARTERS

    • CLASSIC FRENCH ONION SOUP
      Home-made using a beef and brandy stock, topped with a gruyere cheese croute.
    • HAM HOCK TERRINE
      Pressed with buttered leeks & fresh parsley
      served with pea & mint mayonnaise
    • HOME-CURED SALMON GRAVLAX
      With a honey, dill and wholegrain mustard dressing
    • SCALLOPS ST. JACQUES
      Seared queen scallops in a white wine & garlic sauce, with shallots, fresh basil, pomme purée &
      finished with freshly grated parmesan
    • HORSE CHESNUT, PARMESAN & GOATS CHEESE TWICE BAKED SOUFFLE
      Drizzled with caramelised lemon dressing

    MAIN COURSES

    • TRADITIONAL ROAST CHRISTMAS TURKEY WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS
      Including Yorkshire pudding, sausage meat & apricot stuffing, pigs in blankets, roasted potatoes, parsnip & carrot mash.
    • PAN FRIED FILLET OF SILVER BREAM
      With roasted curried parsnips &
      dauphinoise potatoes
    • CONFIT DUCK LEG
      Crispy duck leg with buttered fondant
      potato, sticky red cabbage & mulled
      wine sauce
    • INDIVIDUAL HOME-MADE FISH PIE
      Topped with cheesy mashed potato & served with buttered greens
    • BEEF BOUGIGNON
      Traditional slow braised beef in a rich red wine sauce, with home-cut chips & fresh bread
    • CHICKEN GALANTINE
      Rolled with apricots, sage & garlic, served with dauphinoise potatoes and butternut squash puree
    • WINTER VEGETABLE COBBLER
      Mixed root vegetables in a creamy white wine sauce with a crumble topping, with fresh bread

    HOME MADE DESSERTS

    • TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS PUD
    • TIRAMASU
    • SHERRY TRIFLE
    • WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE
    • BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING

    TO FINISH

    • FRESHLY GROUND COFFEE & MINTS
    • Don't forget the selection session at Salt Ayre this afternoon, 2:30 til 4:30. #
    • I have been playing iBad. I am very tired and currently very sweaty. Let me know if you'd like more information about the benefits of iBad. #
    • Off to play iBad for the first time in a couple of months. We'll be practicing the 'new' scoring system coming to our league this season. #
    • Anyone had experience of transitioning from traditional scoring to RPS at local league level? Interested in impact on *matches* #badminton #
    • RPS news from Badminton England, and it's coming to Lancaster & Morecambe in 2010/2011: http://bit.ly/aVNThO #badminton #rps #
    • Well, I'd tweet that it's our AGM tonight round at D&J's from 8, but there's not much point since no club members actually follow me… #
    • Looking forward to seeing @DMiliband in Morecambe: "I will begin a conversation [w/ the] public…in seats we lost…" http://bit.ly/bCH5bC #
    • Jan Moir thinks it's because he's a dirty foreigner RT @RichardLVaughan: That's Not Good! http://bit.ly/b68ues. Might go to the GPs' Monday! #
    • Is your backhand rubbish? It is? RT @YonexCoach: badminton coaching blog: 7 Common Causes Of A Poor Badminton Backhand. http://bit.ly/90WrvU #
    • Bad bad bad badminton. Aaaargh. Having a shocker. Forecast: broken rackets. #
    • http://twitpic.com/1a11sy – Lancaster & Morecambe Badminton League tournament, live! #