- Sorry, matches upon us and I haven't yet added the fixtures to the club calendar yet. Not that anyone from the club uses it. Or follows me. #
- I'm getting worried about @AlistairCasey. He started tweeting in spanish and then disappeared. Hope he's not been taken by a Chinese mozzie! #
- Wish scientists on Lost Land of the Volcano would stop acting so surprised when they discover a new species. Everytime they leave the tent. #
- Also, why are they hunting couscous? In the jungle? #
- Via my correspondent, playing in the sticks: Having a shit time, just had a kicking off 2 old gits. Going to have wine if i'm back before 2! #
- Just come out from our A team match against Storeys A at their place. We lost 10-8. Not match fit yet, wait til next time! Nice crowd, tho'. #
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- http://twitpic.com/hqt3f – Last practice night before matches. Initial selections made, now everyone's buggered off with half an hour left! #
- Just heard that Ingleton 'D' have pulled out of division 4. That's the 3rd team to do so, and now teams will play each other 3 times! #
- @Zoejh86 Die! in reply to Zoejh86 #
- http://twitpic.com/hqt3f – Last practice night before matches. Initial selections made, now everyone's buggered off with half an hour left! #
- Just heard that Ingleton 'D' have pulled out of division 4. That's the 3rd team to do so, and now teams will play each other 3 times! #
- @Zoejh86 Die! in reply to Zoejh86 #
Details of the Xmas meal available in this page (see the sidebar ===>;) and re-produced below for convenience.
The Xmas meal has been booked for Thursday December 3rd at The Gatehouse.
The booking is for 20 and the cost for the 2 courses is 17.50. There is a large selection of homemade desserts available and they will be charged as taken. Cost doesn’t include any drinks!
If you want to come, please let James know asap, as places are limited. Partners are welcome. You’ll need to leave a deposit of £5 per head to secure your places.
Christmas Evening Menu
Starters
- Winter Vegetable Broth
- Confit Duck Leg
on shredded savoy cabbage with a pink peppercorn sauce - Ham Hock, Leek & Cranberry Terrine
served with a dressed rocket salad & spicy tomato compote - Roast Beetroot, Blue Cheese & Pecan Salad with an orange and honey dressing
- Home Cured Salmon cured with lemon and dill and served
with horseradish crème fraiche
Mains
- Pan Fried Sea Bass
broccoli mousse, red pepper dressing and basil oil - Roast Local Turkey
with all the trimmings - Roast Rump Of Lamb
With sautéed mushrooms, spinach and shallot gravy - Venison Rossini
Venison steak served pink on a garlic crouton and with chicken liver pate
with a rich red wine sauce - Stuffed Chicken Breast stuffed with
Sausage & chestnuts and served on a sweet potato rosti - Sweet Potato, Leek & Ginger Crumble
- Mushroom & Chestnut Pithivier Puff pastry filled with mushrooms, chestnuts and ricotta with asparagus sauce
- Well, it's time – off to Salt Ayre for the first selection session. Let's see what the turn-out is. This is going to hurt… #
- @AlistairCasey We did wonder where you were… 'D' team for you. in reply to AlistairCasey #
- @AlistairCasey Thanks for sharing….!
in reply to AlistairCasey # - Man dies as bus crashes into betting shop http://bit.ly/dM6Ky – What were the odds of that? #
- Good turnout for club night. Still too damn warm for Badminton in that hall, though. Latest team picks will be posted on the site soon. #
- @AlistairCasey Find the hardest looking mozzie and let it make you its bitch. It'll then protect you from the others. What do you think? in reply to AlistairCasey #
- @AlistairCasey …or set fire to the apartment. #
- @AlistairCasey Woah, just looked at the tiger mosquito pic – You need to get a gun or something… If you do, remember to save a bullet. #
The golf event has been organised and will take place at Morecambe Golf Club on 27th September from 2pm.
Entry will cost £10 and, apparently, there’ll be prizes. Although probably not for me.
For more information see Dave S.
- Don't forget the new club season is just around the corner – First session is Sunday @ Salt Ayre from 2.30 til 4.30 – Free session! #
- RT @mashable WordPress Attack Underway: WordPress Users Must Upgrade http://bit.ly/4gaqk7 Unsure if http://torrisholme-badminton.co.uk/ hit. #
- RT @paulwmk: #bbcporn Snatch of the Day #
- @AlistairCasey lol – don't get the wrong end of the (chop) sticks! in reply to AlistairCasey #
- @AlistairCasey Ahh, drinking problem… Must be the heat. in reply to AlistairCasey #
- RT @paulwmk: #bbcporn Snatch of the Day #
- @AlistairCasey lol – don't get the wrong end of the (chop) sticks! in reply to AlistairCasey #
- @AlistairCasey Ahh, drinking problem… Must be the heat. in reply to AlistairCasey #
- Christ, but shuttles are expensive this year. Maybe we should all take up a cheaper sport, like polo or formula 1… #
- Ordered season's 1st batch of shuttles from http://www.inflightsports.co.uk/ 353.75 for 25dz! Avg 14.15. No free P&P! Hope they come in time #
- @UraGraymalkin Also maybe follow @danjenkinsgd, plus others, plus you could find or create a twitterfall. in reply to UraGraymalkin #
- @AlistairCasey How can you tell which lines you're playing to?! That's worse than our hall…Your twitpic works, anyway! in reply to AlistairCasey #
- @AlistairCasey You can't call yourself selfish in the same tweet as you say you're coaching! (also, coaching sounds like suffering to me … in reply to AlistairCasey #
- @AlistairCasey Oops, soz about the duplicate reply from @jrwi, tweetdeck multi-account mgmt maybe not as clever as it reckons! Or I'm not! in reply to AlistairCasey #
- @AlistairCasey I do indeed use Gravity. I'm using a Nokia N96, btw. Gravity is the only good thing about it! Also does multi accounts. in reply to AlistairCasey #
- @AlistairCasey I've not used twibble but I think Gravity is well worth the £6. Love the integration with delicious & instapaper for links. in reply to AlistairCasey #
- RT @bbcnews: England badminton team has "overreacted" by quitting the world champs because of a terror threat.. http://tinyurl.com/m9v9f7 #
- RT @foreignoffice: Statement on the Badminton England Team withdrawing from the World Championship: http://ow.ly/juf8 #
- RT @bbcnews: The Scottish badminton team are "virtually prisoners" in their hotel after England pulled out.. http://tinyurl.com/mrah2f #
- Do England know what they're doing to their rep by 'withdrawing' from Badminton champs? First, The Likely Lads, now this. #
- I hope England know what they're doing to the sport's rep by 'withdrawing' from Badminton champs. First The Likely Lads, now this. #
- @shuttlemania Any more players tweeting that you know of? Badminton seems very under represented on here, doesn't it? Maybe they're too busy in reply to shuttlemania #
- I upgraded to #HootSuite 2.0 because I want access to the team workflow functionality http://hootsuite.com/upgrade #
- New prices for Inflight shuttles from August 1st – Premierplus at £13.95/doz! Avg cost last year 12.52! So, that puts our costs up by £75! #
- Check out the new look (re-skinned) website – http://bit.ly/Fzw1n. Needs some CSS work, I'll get there! #
- Members and prospective members – why not sign-up? Torrisholme BC » Mailing Lists http://bit.ly/iwXeQ #badminton #tbc #
- @paulwmk You feel sorry for @gailemms? Spread a little #ff love for erstwhile partner @Nathanbadders! in reply to paulwmk #
- RT @Nathanbadders: check out myself and @GailEmms' coaching masterclass at http://www.badmintonmasterclass.co.uk #badminton #
- @Nathanbadders Welcome to twitter! Just a quick hello before you're discovered on here and have 000's of followers, which you surely will! #
- Looking for the top drawer of British #badminton Twitter celebs? My #FollowFriday recs are @gailemms and @nathanbadders #ff #
- Although @gailemms doesn't follow @nathanbadders, so maybe that's AN IMPOSTER ACCOUNT! #
Just a quick post – pictures from the xmas meal are available to view here and there’s a teaser below…
Matches start again next week believe it or not! I’ve updated the club diary at Google Calender with dates until the end of the season. The only ones which may not be on are cup matches and I’ll add those when I find them out myself. Anyone making use of that calendar, by the way?
Whilst you’re on the internet, why not check the league standings at the league website?
I have booked the club xmas meal at The Borough once again. Last year’s event there was enjoyed by everyone and the food, central location and decent enough beer make it a good choice I feel; but maybe we’ll ring the changes next year.
Another mid-week one, too, early December. I hope that the choice of day will mean fewer clashes with all the other work, family and mates’ xmas events with which folk are inundated at this time of the year and allow more of us to get out at the same time with no excuses! – so it’s 4th December and the meal is booked for 8pm.
The Xmas brochure is available here (pdf), but I’ve put the highlights below for you. Ain’t I nice. It’s £20.
I’ve booked for 18 and the usual ‘rules’ apply: First come, first served; £10 deposit per seat required to secure it and required asap in any case; club members and partners (sexual, not badminton) get priority and if there are any places left I’ll open it up to ‘friends of the club’. Balance can be settled on the night – I’ll collect what’s left before the meal.
I’d like to get the final list, deposits and food choices together by Monday 24th November, so that’s the cut-off.
The Borough Christmas Menu
3 Courses 19.95
3 Courses 19.95
Starters
- roasted parsnip, honey and wholegrain mustard from hawkshead relish company soup
- port of Lancaster smoked salmon, prawn and avocado salad served with a caper & citrus dressing
- locally sourced game terrine served with homemade cranberry and orange chutney
- smoked applewood cheese and caramelised onion tart served with mixed salad leaves and balsamic drizzle
Main
- locally reared roast turkey served with apricot and thyme stuffing, pigs in blankets and a port and redcurrant gravy
- baked herb crusted portobello mushrooms topped with melted goats cheese and served with butternut squash mash and winter leaf salad
- pot roast Cumbrian fell bred beef served with a red wine jus, root vegetables, button onions & creamy mash potatoes
- baked salmon fillet from Fleetwood served with horseradish infused creamed leeks and topped with a watercress and bacon salad
Dessert
- traditional Christmas pudding served with homemade brandy sauce
- auntie em’s chocolate torte served with vanilla infused crème anglais
- almond crème brulee served with homemade shortbread biscuits
- winter spiced fruit salad served with vanilla ice cream from cool cow at new holly farm
For everyone who went to the meal at The Borough, and for everyone else, there are some piccies available for your viewing pleasure at Flickr.
The Christmas meal for 2007 has been booked. In a departure from previous years, we’ve booked a midweek meal. This was partly because the weekends were not available at the place we’ve chosen, but also we thought this might allow more people who might have bookings at weekends in December to come to our event!
Anyway, the date is the 13th of December, that’s a Thursday night, and the place is The Borough, in Lancaster. We booked for 16 places, and the cost will be £20 per head. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis, and we will require a 10 pound deposit by the beginning of December.
The Borough does excellent food and is well regarded locally. They have an excellent website, and the Christmas menu is available from there. In addition, we will be circulating fliers with details of the evening and the menu at club night. Also, I’ve put the date in the club diary. Note that that week is cup week, but we’ve worked around all the matches so that’s all right!
Hope you can make it!
The 2007 Badminton League Golf day has been announced. I copy the entire content of the note I received below. We don’t have the application form mentioned, but if anyone wants to play we can send details in a letter to Ian Gardner. Let us know.
Lancaster Morecambe & District Badminton League Golf Tournament 2007
This event is to be played at Heysham Golf Club on Wednesday, 27th June, commencing at 2.00 p.m.
It is open to Players and Officials, both past and present, who have played in the Badminton League.
The cost is £25 which includes 18 Holes of Golf, a bar-type Meal afterwards and Prizes.
To win a prize, Players must have a current Handicap, although Social Golfers are welcome to attend and play in the Event.
The maximum handicap will be 21 for Men, 28 for Women and will be 7/8* of Handicap. The event will be Better Ball Stableford and teams can be of any combination. Those wishing to play as a four-ball should provide details of the other pair.
A golfing event has been run for the last 3 years with limited numbers. I would like to think that this year we can get a substantial number of players both past and present to play to create a good social occasion afterwards as well.
Can I ask that any Secretaries who do not play golf pass this to a golfing member of your club to see how many people would be interested?
Attached is an application form and it would be appreciated if these could be returned (with deposit of £10) by the 31st May in order that I can let the Golf Club have details of approximate numbers.
Kind Regards,
Ian Gardner