MEMBERSHIP MEMBERSHIP AE T MM AT T R ST E R S With the winding down of a communications committee, this page is devoted to being more of an opinion page, where prevailing moods and sentiments of Members on current Club issues, expressed in comments and mails, are echoed. As always, we want to know what’s on your mind, and will always welcome your feedback.
ing down of a communications committee, this page is devoted to being more BUSINESS BIRD QUIZ MONKEY page, where prevailing moods and sentiments of Members on current Club I have enjoyed your glossy magazine for about six I need windows to be open at night, but I do not need to sed in comments echoed. Asnicer always, onby a monkey on my dressing table early in the years now –and the mails, printed are version is much thanwe want to know what’s be woken the electric version, by the way – and wanted to nd will always welcome your feedback. morning, eating the nuts from the mini-Bar. congratulate you in particular on the excellent bird quizzes. I don’t know Mr Usher but please convey to him our immense admiration and gratitude – his puzzles are interesting and fun and his pictures are invariably brilliant. It is a quarterly treat to R E C E NTLY, A DE C ISION WAS M AD E TO O test … birding skills and to unpick Mr O F F Efriends R BR E AK and FAST family ON LY ATon P INtheir KS… Usher’s special sense of humour. Breakfast at Pinks only is a mistake. Do away with Long may he continue to be the best bit of your the chafing dishes and cook to order as it used M O RE GEN ERALLY brilliant magazine. SS to be. TP
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Appalled by people’s behaviour at Pinks, and disappointed to have to have breakfast there… I am an overseas Member and come to the Club for the Club, not to come to an average hotel. FP
MUTHAIGA TOWN HOTEL
Your German sausage has not seen Germany and the saurecraut [sic] was not cooked. It tasted ok as I was very hungry. PE
Something needs to be done. I suggest askaris need catapults. CJ
POOLING DISCONTENT
Why a yucky yucky pool? And so cold! HJ [Ed: this view was expressed, less succinctly, by many.]
is it that I am a young, up-country Member and I Why come to there are never any ice-creams
DECISION WAS MADE TO O forprefer in the fridge? Also, never any low-fat milk. RH Nairobi quite often. would While I agree with the economicI reasons having to stay at the PEACE AND RIOT only onebut venue for breakfast, I dorooms not agreeare with usually fully booked. … AS T ONLY AT PINKS… Club find that the Not the place it used to be. WR
Kindly bring the garden space back to normal. the argument that economy alone justifies What disturbs me inisthe that areinnot booked by dispensing with breakfast old they restaurant a We like a place of quiet to read and reflect. If child-free environment. RS There are threethis thingsiswrong with Pinks: Members but by overseas visitors, I am told. I’monlysure people want to conduct business then there is a only is a mistake. Do away with 1. Service. 2. Service. 3. Service. DN very goodtables fornot the Club’s line but it is very irritating No waiters, laid, multiplebottom trips required, Business Centre and Pinks. and cook order as M ORE no to logic to layout, foodit in used chafing cold, to use this that some Members are dishes allowed Club asGENERALLY a tourist We want peace – and clarity about the rules! PS table not cleared as food finished, coffee destination disgusting.AB for their clients. I don’t know what it says in the Rules but I would be very surprised if this is allowed and I Your German sausage has not seen Germany hope the Committee will take action against people who are BUT the IT WASN ’T ALL B AD… DO e’s behaviour at Pinks, and anddenying the saurecraut [sic] was not cooked. It MEMBERS MATTER? profiting from their Membership, but also fully paid up You used to have a section in the magazine Thank you to the team for a wonderful Red ave to have breakfast there… I am Members a chance to stay at their Club. tasted HHDdinner… ok as I was veryevening hungry. PE Room It made for a special and devoted to comments and letters from
ber and come to the Club for the a great meal. DB Members, which gave the impression that the e to an average hotel. FProoms were taken by non-Members who were The whole Club’s Club cared about what Members think and Why is that e www.mcc.co.ke loaded into a bus next day while others stayed onitfor the there whole are never 3any ice-creams feel. Now, not so much. The comments book inSB the fridge? Also, never doesn’t any low-fat milk.more RH than acknowledge receipt and the weekend. Who is inviting these people in? do anything the economic reasons for having magazine puts events under Membership Matters, which isn’t r breakfast, I do not agree with Not the place it used to be.quite WRthe same. I wish you’d bring back the letters page. CBD economy alone justifies [Ed: Noted. We welcome all letters, congratulatory or otherwise, reakfast in the old restaurant in a and are assured the Committee constantly reviews comments and nment. RS feedback.] There are only three things wrong with Pinks: 1. Service. 2. Service. 3. Service. DN not laid, multiple trips required, food in chafing dishes cold, Staff Fire Fighting Training s food finished, coffee April– June 2017 Muthaiga Country Club
Kenya vs USA Ladies Polo
MCC staff underwent fire fighting training as part of an on-going exercise to ensure safety for Members and MCC Manyatta Polo Club in Gilgil recently hosted a Polo staff. Staff Members from across all departments were trained BUT aITteam WASN’T ALL Bin AD… International pitting the Kenya Ladies against from how to contain and deal with different sorts of fire and Florida, USA. extinguishers. The American visitors put up a fierce challenge but the final score was 7– 4 to the Kenya Ladies team. They are pictured here with their hard-won trophy. From left – MCC Members Megan Griffiths, Aisha Gross, Tiva Gross and Izzy Parsons.
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Thank you to the team for a wonderful Red Room dinner… It made for a special evening and a great meal. DB April– June 2017 Muthaiga Country Club
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