Pub Walk 2009
This year's walk will be on Saturday 18th April....details to follow...No joking matter - Pot Boys lose!
Wednesday, April 1st, The Mermaid, Bishopsbourne...The Wednesday Boys made the arduous trip to the quaint village of Bishopsbourne for the second match of the 2009 season. Despite not having their captain, John Pateman (to whom we all send our best wishes for a speedy recovery), the Wednesday Boys were in good form.
The Pot Boys too were without their President (he was watching the football!), so they were down to only 11 players.
Still, there were five tables with a rotating pot boy, and the evening got down to the play. Spirits were high (partly due to a special offer on double Stout for just two quid a pint). The Pot Boys got off to a solid start, but after losing the first two rounds, the Wednesday Boys fought back. An excellent lunch was served which gave the Pot Boys a boost to win round five. This brought the Pot Boys within one point of the Wednesday Boys. But calamity struck - the final round was a whitewash for the Wednesdays.
Thank you to Tony and John (in absentia) for organising it, to Steve for hosting it and to Jackie for a great selection of sandwiches.
| Pot Boys | Wed Boys |
|---|---|
| lll | ll |
| lll | ll |
| l | llll |
| l | llll |
| llll | l |
| 12 | 18 |
2009 Annual Dinner
The twenty-sixth annual dinner was held on Friday 9th January 2009 at the Unicorn in Bekesbourne.The menu was the traditional fare of soup (or paté or prawns), steak & kidney pudding, apple tart & cheese.
19 Pot Boys sat down for dinner - a most appropriate number. The Big Board game was won by the President's team.
Many thanks to Martin and his staff for putting up with us and providing a great dinner.
European Golf Champions
The Pot Boys Golf Society finally came of age. Click here for the full report
Rest in Peace, Jim
The saddest news that could hit the Guild - the passing of our "President", Jim, on 21st June, 2005.Jim was cremated at Barham Crematorium on 30th June with 14 guild members in attendance. Afterwards, at the Plough and Harrow a Big Board game was held in his honour, with his grandson, also called James, leading the President's team to victory.
Underwater Cribbage
Yes, that's right! 4 intrepid pot boys - Dave, Viv, Peter M and Mark - led by Dave are going to play Cribbage in scuba gear at the bottom of the swimming pool in Shornecliffe.We want to raise lots of money for charity (Macmillan cancer relief) doing this, so if any pot boys have ideas for sponsors or publicity, let's hear them. We'll be using special magnetic playing cards supplied by Spirit Games
2003 World Tour
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Friday 11th July 2008
Clive Medhurst (an accountant, would you believe?):"So that's 15-two, 15-four, four's eight plus the right Jack makes six"
Friday 22nd February 2008
"Even I can't lose from here" Frank Whitten needing 16 to win in the last hand against 61 his opponents needed.... he lost
Friday 1st December 2006
Franks says "Sorry" to his partner... Friday 2nd January 2009, he did it again!
Friday 9th September 2006
Under new landlady, Gill, chips for "lunch", for the first time at the Plough in 15 years.
Annual Dinner, 9th January, 2004
Clive Medhurst scores a 28 on a single hand. Holding three fives and the Jack of Spades in his hand, a five of clubs turned up, providing Clive with a perfect hand, but with the wrong Jack!
Friday 14th March 2003
Atkins and Fairweather win every game.
Weekend of 8th June 2002
Atkins agrees with Walder six times.
For further information about our Cribbage guild, please contact: Mark Esdale
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