The Cavalry and Guards Club
Chairman’s Introduction
The Club has, for some time, been looking to acquire a painting of
HRH The Prince Regent later King George IV who was Patron of the Guards Club between 1810-1830. We were successful in securing at auction such a painting in May. In the style of Sir Thomas Lawrence (mid-late 19th century), it is a small but good quality painting in oil on tin that we have had restored, and we have decided to hang it in the hall.
As the oldest Club in London (White’s and Boodles being both businesses that could be bought and sold), the Guards Club was founded with the encouragement of the Prince Regent and the Duke of Wellington. They were concerned that officers on leave, or awaiting posting, had nowhere to go and were frequently embroiled in unseemly drunken brawls, plus ça change!
Two Coldstream Guards officers – Jack Talbot and Colonel Daniel Mackinnon – talked the problems over with the Prince Regent and the Royal Dukes and the recommendation was that they should initially establish a meeting place with the aim, once support had been raised, of setting up their own
home. So, in 1810, arrangements were made for a room to be set aside for the officers of the Foot Guards in St James’s Coffee House at the bottom of St James’s Street, opposite Lock’s the hatter. This proved a great success and, in 1815, members of the Guards Club were ready and able to set up their first home at 49 St James’s Street.
As I write, we are still a few weeks away from all the summer works being completed. I apologise for the inconvenience to members, but I am sure you will all be pleased with the outcome. The programme of works had to be extended by ten days due to the discovery of asbestos in the pantry and above the events office. Removal of asbestos is a costly business, so the planned upgrade of more bathrooms and bedrooms on the fourth floor, that we had hoped to start this year, will have to be pushed back to 2025.
I have mentioned before that we need to undertake a refurbishment of the lantern in the hall as water ingress through the frame is getting worse and some of the glass must be replaced. It is the original structure from 1909 and is a listed feature in the Grade II* listing of the Clubhouse. Finding suitably qualified surveyors and contractors to scope out the works and then provide a quote has been a challenge and taken some time but I am pleased to report that we have a solution albeit at an anticipated cost of around £120,000 + VAT. The cost of replacement would be treble this amount. The Secretary and the Committee will shortly decide as to when would be best to undertake these works but some inconvenience to members will be inevitable as scaffolding will have to be erected in the hall.
In the spring, we undertook a full review of our financial reporting and accounting systems and processes. The aim being to move to a fully paperless system and find a solution that improved efficiency, controls, reporting and reduced our costs. I am pleased to say that a solution was found switching from Sage to Xero software (many of you will be familiar with this programme). This change has now been implemented and is working well. I would like to thank Jay Jogia (25 years’ service) and Imran Zaki (28 years’ service) for embracing these changes so enthusiastically. Not easy.
I hope you will take advantage of some of the excellent Club events planned for this autumn. I am looking forward to participating at the Combat Arms Seaview Regatta as a member of the two Club crews and to visiting RMAS as a guest of the Rifles Regimental Shooting team on a small arms live firing day. It is 43 years since I was last on the Barossa ranges, but no doubt the Rifles will provide outstanding instruction on how it should be done.
Christian Yates Chairman
Secretary’s Ditty
Summer has been remarkably busy around the Club, and I am happy to report that we saw good use, not only by our members but by members of those clubs that close for the summer. August is a good time to get as many of the team off on holiday before the final, very busy quarter of the year.
In July, we started no less than four connected projects and, by the time you read this, you should find spacious new loos on the ground floor for the gentlemen, a much larger basement ladies loo, an updated and improved second floor gents, and a freshly decorated Writing Room. Thank you very much to all of you who have put up with temporary loos on various floors with patience.
On 23 August, we celebrated the completion of Alix Farmer’s 20th year at the Club. Disappointingly, we learnt she does not like cake! As I write we are hatching a plan for an alternative gift for her. We all thank her for what is a remarkable length of service. With the Head Chef, Paul, they have done a combined 47 years in the Club. By the by, we have four team members with more than 20 years’ service, 11 team members with between 10 and 20 years and four with more than five years’ service. The hospitality industry presently reports labour turnover at almost 30% and clubland generally around 8-12%. We are running at 4%, of which we are incredibly proud. While we try to make sure the Club is an employer of choice in terms of pay and conditions, I think we must acknowledge that we have a wonderful membership especially in terms of how you treat the team. We thank you for this.
I hope those of you who come to the Club a bit will have met Stefano Cucci, our sommelier, who started in April. I really feel he is a terrific addition to the team. He is already adding some interesting new wines to the list as well as rebooting our monthly cases for delivery. This will soon be available on the website for online shopping.
We are gripped and ready for a busy season and very much looking forward to seeing you soon.
Rupert Elliott Secretary
Employee of the Month
May
Frederick Stephenson Writing and reading are my go-to stress relievers. World travel is my passion next to cooking. I love watching and studying movies.
Alexander Ibell I am the best barman at completing The Times sudoku each day. My favourite cocktail to make/ drink is a Brandy Alexander. My great great grandfather was James Bond (only in name!).
June
Boyd Cabigting I used to be a ship mariner/engineer of a ship in Asia. I can drink a bottle of champagne with my eyes closed. Note from his Manager, ‘He is the fastest 71-year-old we have ever had in the Club.’
Samantha Derisibia I am Brazilian but I came to London when I was 20 years old and my whole family came with me. My hobby is sewing. I support the Tottenham team where one of the best Brazilian players plays.
July
Mariana Pereira I was born in Brazil, I moved to Rome when I was 11, and moved to the UK when I was 17. I can move my eyes in opposite directions. My driving skills are terrible.
Ida Baja I like cycling, especially in autumn when it is dry and the colourful leaves are falling. I used to work with children. I know nothing about sport but when it comes to my country (Albania or England) I always want them to win.
Cavalry
Mariana Pereira Ida Baja
Frederick Stephenson Alexander Ibell
Boyd Cabigting
Samantha Derisibia
Bouquets and Brickbats
Bouquets
guests feel so welcome and showed great patience to deal with the host of excitable northerners. It was excellent to freely fill the halls with music, laughter and memories we shall cherish for a lifetime. JL
Thank you for creating all these lectures, talks and minimusical events for the membership. You have done a superb job of putting together such a widely varied list of interesting activities. AH
You are truly an amazing team and always so professional –nulli secundus. GM
Superb as always from your team. Chef’s food not bad either! NL
If we can ever serve as a reference to another couple who are deciding between your beautiful location or a less wonderful option - just let us know. MV
Our US guests particularly loved the whole experience and the history. DG
I am delighted to be a member again! I have paid my initial fees and booked a room online - a very impressive system! TK
Everyone was raving about the beef wellington that was cooked to perfection. JKL
Delicious breakfast this morning and very impressed to be asked what kind of bacon I would like! HJ
All particularly commendable. JM
I wanted to thank you and the entire staff for putting on such a fine effort for Ascot this year. Your hard work and professionalism are very much appreciated. ST
I have some understanding of what it takes to run a membership organisation well, with all the various pressures and interests that come upon one. You do it all very well indeed, your communications are first class and I thank you for your service. CH
Many thanks for arranging such an excellent event. I enjoyed meeting the others and Sir Nick’s talk was truly impressive. The food and drink were excellent value for money – full marks all round. DL
‘Geoffrey’s Bar will remain open’. Relief washes over! All the best with the improvements. GHH
Thank you for sending out these notices. They help me feel connected to the Club, even if I cannot attend the events. BM
Everything was perfect, the setting, service, food... so much so no one wanted to go home! CH
It was very kind of Stefano to make the time to come and see us and provide us such good advice with the wine. CG
You must know how much I and ‘the boys’ feel about all that you arrange for us. DE
The new training and uniforms made for a greatly enhanced and very welcoming experience. JR
On behalf of all those of The Black Watch Association, I thank you for the service, quality and manner provided by your staff. TC
I organise a dinner at the **** Club each year, and I have to say the waiting staff are very poor when compared to yours. TB
We had lots of nice dinners during our week in London, but, the consensus of our group, was that the dinner at the Cavalry and Guards Club was the best. Menu choices were great, everything cooked perfectly, and of course a beautiful setting in your dining room. DA
I just wanted to thank you and the team for a wonderful day at Ascot with outstanding service, delicious food and more than copious quantities of alcohol. We are already looking forward to next year! DLR
So many thanks for all your help, and that of your staff, when James had a turn at lunch yesterday. It was very much appreciated by us. NS
The food and service at the club is way beyond my expectations! DGM
The staff, food, bar has always been excellent, but it really has got even better. I am sure large parts of that are down to you and the consistency of the team. HM
Brickbats
Twice my guests were pulled up by bar staff for not wearing a tie in Geoffrey’s Bar despite the latest edition of Club Rules stipulating this isn’t a requirement beyond 5pm Friday? Perhaps something that can be rectified to avoid the embarrassment for future guests.
Secretary: All staff have been reminded of this. However, it is actually 6pm. If anyone requires an electronic copy of the Information Booklet, please email: membership@ cavgdsclub.co.uk
A good read as always. However, would you like to start a trend and list “forthcoming events” instead of the Americanism “upcoming events”? JT
Secretary: As you will see on the back page, this has been actioned.
Letter from the Latvian Ambassador
127 News
Shield and Protect
by Lt Col Stephen Keoghane Harback £25.31
Volunteer yeomanry cavalry came into existence in Essex in the late 1700s, and despite intermittent disbandment, the Essex Yeomanry went on to serve with distinction in both world wars.
The regimental, county and national archives have revealed an enormous amount of unseen primary source material that has been used to tell the soldiers’ story from the Edwardian era to the horrors of trench warfare in the First World War, including a rare example of a mounted charge.
The story continues through the Second World War, featuring first-hand accounts of battles in the Western Desert, Italy, Burma, Normandy and Nazi Germany.
The Essex yeoman was present in virtually every major engagement in both world wars. This book tells his story.
New member
Sienna De Gale recently appeared in Country Life and her photoshoot was done at the Club.
and the Blues and Royals Standard Horse, Hastings. These main characters will act as representatives for the over one hundred magnificent animals who work daily at the barracks, alongside their officers and soldiers.
The Cavalry and Guards Manyatta Belt
Manyatta is run by member Theo Shepherd-Smith and they have created an exclusive second variant of the Cavalry and Guards Club belt. Originally produced in a vertical design, they have made a new diagonal design, with both variations found on their website
https://manyatta.co.uk/products/cavalry-guards-club
To order a belt, please order through the Manyatta website. Alternatively, to order on your Club account, please email the Membership Secretary with these details: size in inches and design style (vertical or diagonal). They are £85 and please allow up to four weeks for delivery.
I am delighted to introduce you to Zoe Carmichael, who is the first ever Household Cavalry’s Mounted Regiment’s Sculptor-in-Residence. She came to see us in August, and we are hatching a plan to not only have some of her work on display but have her come to talk to you, too.
While she is the official Sculptor-in-Residence, she will sculpt three unique horses: the first ever mare Drum horse, Juno; the Life Guard Charger, Verona;
In Memoriam
Deaths
Mr Christopher Willy
On 7 July 2024. 14th/20th King’s Hussars. A member since 22 February 1955.
Lord Charles Hindlip
On 5 June 2024. Coldstream Guards. A member since 10 November 2021.
Zoe Carmichael
When I am not fishing... Simon Hearn on life beyond the river!
By Major General David Rutherford-Jones
On Wednesday, 15 November 2023, Captain Simon Hearn, known to many of us as Badge, found himself standing on the interestingly named ‘Breakwind Ridge’, at the back end of the infamous Fortuna Glacier, having just crossed the Murray Snowfield on South Georgia.
It was late in the day, cold, the snow ice underfoot, and the winds strong, gusting 45 knots. The team were tired, and largely drenched having trekked through hail, rain and blizzards during the day; some showing signs of exposure. They were traversing a ravine, the way ahead steep, and dangerous. Simon had just taken his skies off, so that he could hand rope his pulk (sledge) down the side of the ravine, when the man standing behind him shouted, ‘Step back, Badge, step back right now.’ His fellow expeditioner
had seen the danger. Badge had not. But, he did as he was told, which may well come as a surprise to many who know this 66-year-old former Royal Scots Dragoon Guard. And, as he did, the ground immediately in front of him gave way, to reveal a vast and seemingly bottomless crevasse. A near escape. One of many during Badge’s life, I expect!
Simon Hearn was on South Georgia with 14 others. The team brought together (from across the globe), after a year’s preparation, to follow, as closely as they could, the Imperial Transantarctic Expedition final phase made during May 1916 by Ernest Shackleton, Tom Crean and Frank Worsley. The trio, led by Shackleton, were on a momentous rescue mission to seek help from South Georgia’s whaling station at Stromness, for the three friends they had left behind on the other side of the island, and for the remainder of expeditionary team and the crew the Endurance, all of them left behind on Elephant Island 800 miles away, weeks earlier.
Almost 110 years ago Shackleton was nearing the end of his Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, the primary aim of which was to cross the South Polar continent, from sea to sea, some 1,800 miles. Readers know the story, a legendary account of, at first sight, almost total failure. Who are we to
judge. It was the age of exploration. Shackleton had joined Scott’s Antarctic Expedition of 1901 and had commanded his own in 1907. During the latter, he led an expedition that came within 100 miles of the South Pole (the furthest so far), climbed Mount Erebus, and located the magnetic pole. By the time he set forth in 1914 to cross Polar South (the South Pole reached in 1911 by Amundsen), Shackleton was established as one of the greatest explorers of his generation. His expedition did not achieve its mission, yet their story is one of such immense human undertaking, it seems to many as almost unsurpassed.
In the decades since the stories of Shackleton, Scott, and other explorers were revealed, women and men have been drawn to ultimate quests for adventure, ‘exploration off-piste’ as Badge describes it. Simon has certainly been one of
them. Summitting Kilimanjaro with his son Harry in 2010, reaching the North Pole with his son Alex in 2012, Everest Base Camp with his daughter Olivia in 2014, trekking the Atacama Desert with his daughter Issy in 2017, and last year to follow Shackleton across South Georgia, with none of his family…. we wonder why!
I asked Badge what drives him. He told me it has been about really getting to know his children better; about testing himself in the extreme (as if living in a Cavalry Officers Mess in the early ‘80s was not enough!!); and because, as for many of us, Shackleton is his hero. Badge also likes, he told me, the pressure of not only the extreme challenge confronted during an expedition, but of the detailed preparation that goes with getting to the start line. For the South Georgia expedition, it was a year-long preparation to build physical strength and both physical and mental resilience.
There was a great deal of ‘technical’ training. Crevasses and avalanches were the biggest threat; participants qualified in evacuation from both. High winds too. Participants learned to erect a tent in 50 mph winds. Similarly, exposure a threat. Training is essential in this regard, and for other ‘clinical’ emergencies. There was no evacuation plan as such, no support helicopters; indeed, most of the trip was uninsurable. Simon trained endlessly during the year before the expedition. Then trained every day aboard the ship that took the team south from the Cape Horn. On board the ship, they battled huge seas and consequent sickness. As they approached South Georgia, Simon was struck by the sight of an ‘armada’ of icebergs, the first of many spectacular sights to follow.
The team landed close to where Shackleton and his men had landed in King Haakon Bay. There they faced their first challenge… no snow. They had trained for snow, expecting to pull their pulks. As it was, they carried their pulks the first few kilometres to the snowline. The expedition fully underway, crevasse spotting was a key task, looking for a slight shadow, or indentation in the snow, which to the average eye seemed almost impossible, yet to miss one was potentially fatal. Later that first day, Simon’s inflatable mattrass burst, he had no comfort for sleep thereafter. The 2023 expedition to South Georgia was not beset by the extreme inadequacies of clothing and equipment, and the discomforts generally that Shackleton’s team endured; nonetheless the environment remains as challenging, dangerous and unforgiving as it was all those years ago. Following Shackleton is not for the faint hearted. Simon remarked to me that Great Britain can feel proud of the way our scientists and administration in South Georgia have protected the biodiversity of the island and its archipelago.
Simon Hearn and his teammates all returned home, as indeed all of Shackleton’s team did too, remarkably so in the circumstances. I asked Badge, ‘What next?’ He smiled. I knew there would be something. My hunch, we shall hear of him, who knows, ‘off piste’ somewhere deep in the remotest parts of The Himalaya, perhaps searching for Snow Leopards!
the Archivist
An ode to a bath
‘Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine’ St Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
I was sure that it was the biggest bath I had ever been in – I mean, as a lanky teenager, I could not only lie down completely flat – but indeed, I felt as though I could almost float, and maybe even swim a stroke! Alas, I was in this ‘veritable ideal watery heaven’ only once in my life, when I joined my parents on a memorable holiday at a lovely house on the Sandringham estate.
It was with some amusement therefore, many years later, when the refurbishment of the third floor of the Club was taking place in early 2009, that it was brought to our attention by a member of HRH’s household, that should we be getting rid of any of the glorious old Victorian baths – we might ‘throw’ one in the direction of the Prince of Wales!
I am not sure now whether that story is apocryphal, but I was reminded of it recently when the Club Secretary announced that the bath in the old Secretary’s bathroom was seeking a new home (a home, I understand, it has now found).
So, what of the old baths – and why, indeed, was one there in the bathroom on the second floor?
In creating the original Clubhouse in 1890 at 127 Piccadilly, the Committee would have been mindful that the office of Secretary required accommodation within the building, not only for the benefit of administration, but, in those early days, the Club would only have operated from Monday to Friday – and thus a presence ‘on site’ provided, as well, the necessary security required for the weekends and the holidays.
This original Secretary’s flat comprised an office (which the current Secretary uses, but which for many years was the Double Bridal Room), a bed/sitting room (now the Accounts Office and formerly the Queen Elizabth Room/bar of the Ladies Drawing room) – and, of course, a bathroom – with a suitably large bath!
And so it was until 1956. In that year, Major W Guy Horne, who had been appointed during the war in 1944 and was the last Member Secretary, finally gave up possession of the flat he had enjoyed since taking on the role. His successor, chosen as the first ‘professional’ Club Secretary, Squadron Leader Anthony O’Connor, was initially given ‘the use of room 6 on the third floor as a private office’ – and, upon moving to the second floor, only used the office and bathroom – the bedroom being made over to the Ladies Cocktail Bar (as it stayed until 2009).
Then, in 1976, upon the merger of the clubs, and the appointment of another new Secretary, David de Pinna, the second floor was finally given up to a private dining room (named the Double Bridal Room in honour of the Chairman’s Military Gold Cup winner) – and the bathroom, and the bath, remained – initially for the use of the Secretary – and certainly since 2005 for the use of members.
There is a small sadness in me that my portrait will no longer gaze down upon the bath enjoyed by myself and many other Secretaries over those many years! Tempus fugit
David Cowdery Club Archivist
Bath stories
Members will be delighted to hear that the Secretary’s bath has found a home with member Captain Will Jones. The bath is currently sitting in a barn in Oxfordshire waiting to be re-enamelled before it finds its permanent home. We will keep you updated. For now, please enjoy the below.
I too have many fond memories of drawing my bath at the club and immersing myself indulgently in its pleasures until the temperature of the water dropped below the human life limit of a properly equipped arctic explorer.
One particular memory that stands out was of my then partner. Upon hearing the scratching at the door lock, she opened the door to a tall chap clearly ‘steaming like a dim sum in a Chinese takeaway’. Upon entering our digs, he turned his glare to me demanding to know, in a most forceful manner, ‘What the hell are you doing in my room?’ To which I retorted, ‘Would you kindly check the room number on your key.’ To which the fine chap responded in a crisp tone, ‘Oh yes, good day’ and left our room.
Patrick Hughes Esq
Alas, I have no experience of the bath. However, we did have no hot water for a week or two at home in one of the very cold winters of the end of the 20th century. With some excited anticipation, I came into the Club, divested myself of all my clothing, and was about to get into the bath but found it was not connected. Major Simon Mort
The mention in your latest email and, more vividly, your illustration of the bathtub on the second floor of the Club, reminded me of the baths at my alma mater, Trinity College Dublin, to which I went up in 1960. The baths were ceramic and absolutely huge – quite a lot bigger even than the Club’s example – and were equipped with immense and highly polished brass taps, which were of a size that suggested that they might have come from fire-fighting tugs. I mention these facts as Trinity had very few baths in its almost entirely Georgian entity before (and not many more after) the advent of the bathhouse in the 1920s. This neo-classical building and its contents were a gift to the University from the then Chancellor, the Earl of Iveagh, as advertised by a fine Latin inscription incised on a marble plaque just within the entrance to this holy of holies.
However, there is a twist to the tail of this story, which may of course very possibly be apocryphal, and this is that the generous donor was under the erroneous impression that he was actually giving a swimming bath to the foundation, rather than the more prosaic balneae. Nevertheless, history relates that the grateful dons, scholars and undergraduates in residence (all male) were considerably happier to receive the latter; the more utilitarian and certainly the more necessary of the two options! Daniel Corbett Esq
Back row standing L-R: Maj K Wrate KCLY, Capt S Slaney.
Middle row sitting L-R: Capt T Jewel KCLY (Club Member since 1980), Brig H Robertson, Lt Col T Allen. Bath tub L-R: Capt AL Downing KCLY (Club Member), Guy Farage (Father of Nigel), Club Guest
Past Events
Alpine Club Drinks
Thursday, 6 June
The new Alpine Club was launched in June and proved a huge success. Over 25 people came along and everyone had different ways of contributing to what we hope will be a very successful group. Please watch out for more information coming soon.
Ascot
18-22 June
Another hugely successful year was seen in the Club’s beautiful marquee within the Royal Enclosure. Members and their guests enjoyed delicious food and an exceptional wine list only a short walk away from the racecourse. Ascot provide all the staff for the marquee and they were second to none.
Connect 127 Business Lunch with Sir Nicholas Lyons
Wednesday, 10 July
A warm July afternoon brought together members of the Connect 127 business community for a luncheon at the Cavalry and Guards Club with esteemed guest speaker Sir Nicholas Lyons. The event offered the opportunity to network with industry leaders from across a variety of backgrounds and discuss the challenges facing today’s economy. Sir Nicholas kindly treated us to informed insights on the current state of play within the City and remedies in the pipeline to rectify some of the basic problems.
Seasmoke Dinner
Wednesday, 3 July
After a successful first year, members of the Seasmoke syndicate got together for an end of season dinner. Seasmoke is doing very well and, after a period of time off when she really enjoyed lots of food and little exercise, is now back in training and rearing to go. Should you wish to hear more about this syndicate or our new one with horse Homme d’un Soir, please contact the Membership Secretary.
Hastings ‘Pug’ Ismay talk
Wednesday, 17 July
Lieutenant General Sir John Kiszely delighted a full room with tales of the remarkable General Hastings Ismay: a soldier, statesman and diplomat. General Ismay was witness to decision-making at the highest level of government, before, during and after the Second World War and General Kiszely’s deep knowledge of this remarkable man was very evident. If you are wanting a signed copy of the book, please send one to the Club and, when General Kiszely is next in, we will ask him to sign it. Please email membership@cavgdsclub.co.uk to organise it.
Horse Therapy: the King’s Troop at the Club
The Club staff were treated to a visit by the King’s Troop after they had done a rehearsal in Hyde Park. Huge thanks to the everyone at the Troop for making this possible.
Forthcoming Events
Fine Wine Dinner
Thursday, 26 September
1930 for 2015 Black tie
Champagne reception followed by a three-course dinner with Barolo and Barbaresco wines.
Members £130 Guests £140
Game Lunch
Thursday, 10 October
We have sadly decided to cancel this event. However, the Dining Room is serving delicious game if you would like to book yourself in with friends.
Connect 127 Annual Drinks
Tuesday, 15 October
1830-2030 Jacket and tie
Bringing together our business comminuty for a night of professional networking.
£20
Club Talk: Surveyor of the King’s Art, Caroline de Guitaut
Wednesday, 16 October
1800 Cash bar. 1830 Talk followed by Q&A.
1930-1945 completed.
Jacket and tie
Head of one of the largest and most important collections of decorative art in the world. Caroline is responsible for the curatorial and conservation departments for everything from armour and clocks to tapestries and the Crown Jewels.
Free to attend but please book
Club Talk: Henry Dallal
Monday, 11 November
1800 Cash bar. 1830 Talk followed by Q&A.
1930-1945 completed. Jacket and tie
Henry Dallal has spent a majority of his career photographing our and other countries mounted regiments. This show will bring together some of his best works of our qualifying regiments.
Free to attend but please book
Art Exhibition Lunch: Monet and London – Views of the Thames
Thursday, 21 November
1200 for 1230 Jacket and tie
After lunch at the Club, you will travel to The Courtauld Gallery.
Lunch £33 Ticket £16
Sons and Daughters Dinner
Wednesday, 11 December
1930 for 2015 Black tie
Though called the Sons and Daughters Dinner, this very special evening is open for members to bring parents, godparents, aunts and uncles, whomever you wish.
Price to be confirmed
Members Christmas Lunch
Thursday, 12 December
The Club’s chance to say thank you to our members. Please book yourself in with the Membership Secretary. Any no shows will incur a small charge.
To book
www.cavgdsclub.co.uk
membership@cavgdsclub.co.uk
020 7659 0902
Please remember that for all events, aside the Members Christmas Lunch, you can bring guests.