Chairman’s Introduction
The full impact of the Budget measures has now become clear. Overall, they are negative for business and specifically the hospitality and retail sectors. Clubs are not immune from these changes, which are planned to be fully implemented in April 2025.
On an annualised basis, the employers’ National Insurance increase and lowering of the threshold will cost the Club an additional £60,000. The increase in the minimum wage next April will add a further £14,000. Currently, we have no employees on the minimum wage, but some will be captured by the increase. We rely on agency staff for most large functions in the Club and, while yet to be determined, these additional employment costs will no doubt be reflected in an increase in agency staff rates.
In summary, in 2025, the additional staff costs will be around £55,000 plus the agency fees increase, which we expect will be at least 10%. On the positive side, we did get an unexpected break on the business rates for next year albeit less than the current year. What happens after that is anyone’s guess.
The Committee has therefore asked the Secretary to find savings in the Club’s cost base to meet part of the additional
employment costs. The Committee has also decided to increase subscriptions by more than originally planned rather than increase prices in the Club. Our top rate will still be approximately 50% of the other leading London Clubs and membership across all categories continues to offer very good value in comparison. These are difficult decisions to make. We concluded that the fairest way was to share the additional burden between the membership, while also reducing the cost base. Please feel free to contact me should you have questions or concerns. Feedback is valued.
As is normal at this time of year the Club is incredibly busy and it is wonderful to see so many members and their guests as well as former members attending Regimental dinners and enjoying all that the Club has to offer. We are slightly behind budget for this quarter but ahead of last year so the result for the year should be satisfactory.
Works planned for 2025 include making a start on a much needed refurbishment of the 4th floor bedrooms. In January, we will start with four bedrooms, replacing all the mattresses and recarpeting and painting the corridors. A further four bedrooms will be done in August. The lantern in the hall will be completely renovated and repaired between July and September. This is a major piece of work that requires a specialist contractor to be engaged given the 2* listing of the Club. The air conditioning units in the 3rd floor bedrooms will also be replaced at some point.
In December, aside from the members Christmas Lunch on the 12th, where I hope to see many of you, I am much looking forward to hosting a small lunch on behalf of the Club in honour of our President, HRH the Duke of Kent, who, in 2025, wiIl be celebrating 50 years in that role. A full report will be provided in the next newsletter.
It just remains for me to wish you all a very happy Christmas and best wishes for 2025.
Christian Yates Chairman
Staff Christmas Fund
The fund is the main way for us to show our appreciation to the Club’s staff for their hard work throughout the year. As it is not customary to tip staff at the Club, this is an opportunity for us to give a little extra to the people who make our Club such an extraordinary place.
How to contribute:
Online – https://cavgdsclub.co.uk/login
By email – jogia@cavgdsclub.co.uk
By credit card over the telephone – 020 7659 0904
In person – you can speak to the porters at Front Desk or you can visit Accounts or Membership
Secretary’s Ditty
There is no doubt that the hospitality trade is getting harder at all levels. Finding really good people to join our wonderful team is very difficult and keeping prices for food and drinks as keen as possible is more and more challenging as the markets move ever upwards.
We are lucky that we are not as commercially driven as hotels, for example, and, generally speaking, while we continue to drive standards up and keep prices competitive, you are using the Club in very good numbers for which I thank you.
This year we have done a great deal of work around the Club. Some is obvious, such as the new loos for ladies in the basement, the renovated gents on the ground floor, the redecorated Writing Room, the resurfaced bar, the flambe trolley in the Coffee Room etc. Other works are less visible to you such as a complete reorganisation of the wine cellars (thank you, Stefano), the upgrading of the CCTV and security systems, and the adding of shatterproof film to the ground floor windows. All the activity, which seems ceaseless, would not happen but for the team I have around me. As 2024 comes to an end, I thank them for being a terrific and supportive bunch.
We will open in the new year on Monday, 6 January and from then until March we shall be offering a special Monday lunchtime deal for two of £100 for three courses (or £85 for two) with a bottle of wine.
Paul Farmer and his brigade continue to evolve the menu without losing the dishes that so many of you love. We want to curate food that offers you not only traditional club food but also classic dishes and some more avant garde dishes, which you might find in the more ‘trendy’ clubs around the corner in Mayfair. In December, we saw Crab Mac and Cheese that you seemed to enjoy in good numbers. There is more to come, but, for now, we all wish you a very happy Christmas.
Rupert Elliott Secretary
Employee of the Month
September
Fernando Mazzon (Deputy Dining Room Manager) I played semi-professional football (second division) when I was younger. When I started working in catering, I worked as a chef for two years. I used to play in a samba band.
Jake Carter (Housekeeping Maintenance) I am a bit of a history buff. I like carpentry/wood turning. I have a cool scar where I broke my finger.
October
Alvin Pavia (Banqueting Porter) I enjoy cooking, as I feel that it brings friends and family together. I am a picky eater. I love to sing with friends and family although I do not have the best voice!
Natalia Antoniak (Junior Banqueting Supervisor) My dream is to jump with a parachute. I love cycling. I love travelling.
Peter Knell (Hall Porter) When I was little I had a thing for flushing items down toilets including my dad’s war medals. I used to be fit and played squash at county level. One weekend the weather was nice and my friend decided he wanted a convertible, so we cut roof off his car (it seemed like a good idea at the time but it did not help the drive quality).
November
Helen Kiros (Breakfast Assistant) I love traveling and exploring new things. My son is moving to New York. I cannot wait to go and visit him when he moves.
Aran Castro (Kitchen Porter) I love watching football and listening to music. Oasis is my favorite band. I love cartoon films and anime.
Helen Kiros Aran Castro
Fernando Mazzon Jake Carter
Alvin Pavia Natalia Antoniak Peter Knell
Bouquets and Brickbats
Bouquets
It is a privilege to dine at the Cavalry & Guards Club. GA
Thank you so much for expertly coordinating the Troop dinner on Thursday evening. Reports are that it was the best one yet. I always use the Cav and Guards as an example of an organisation that gets it right. JG
In a chaotic and ever more ridiculous world you (and all the staff) are a bastion of efficiency and duty. Very remarkable and rare qualities. KC
Thank you so much for all the super initiatives that you produce. WS
I greatly appreciated the welcome support of Natalia. JT
What a wonderful and historically interesting setting the Cavalry and Guards Club offers. CA
My colleagues were impressed throughout and were also made to feel very welcome from staff and Club members alike. There were several significant events on that evening, but even so, my small table was made to feel just as important! AN
I thoroughly enjoyed the super talk about The Royal Art Collection. SS
I won’t be lying if I didn’t say that your comms are a very welcome distraction from the tedium of work emails. JG
Intuitive and charming service. AM
The briefest of lines to commend Helen Kiros. It is always a joy to see her and chat. She is a radiant person, who is a true joy-bringer. JB
I would like to say that I was given ace service, super food and lots of silver on the table. WP
I wanted to say how absolutely brilliant the Fine Wine Dinner was. Stefano was amazing and the food was superb. TR
A huge thank you to you and all the team for making our anniversary one that we will never forget. My sister rang on Sunday and said she felt it was the best party she had ever been to - and she has been to quite a few! EKB
We had a fantastic evening which ended with some pretty dreadful singing around the piano! CB
Thank you, as always, for all your effort and organisation which is needed to make the Art Exhibition Lunches so enjoyable. DB
Yesterday’s dinner was flawlessly organised by you and all our guests absolutely loved the really excellent service, the food and the wine (not to mention the port afterwards!) LM
I was really impressed with some of the newer members of staff, who were friendly, engaging and professional throughout. TS
Sincere thanks for including me in the Grouse Dinner. It was a thoroughly enjoyable evening, I very much enjoyed my grouse, and I consumed far too much of the delicious wine! JL
Lost count of how many guests remarked on the splendour of the Club. I was truly proud to be a member. EM
Jolita was a star, utterly charming, very calm and wanting to make sure the evening went as we wanted it to. EKB
The Connect 127 lunch with Rupert Soames was a first class event. EH
I am delighted to be accepted as a member of your club. Thank you so much for the speedy process; I am deeply humbled and feeling honoured. NA
Brickbats
We have one issue we’d like to raise. During dinner, just before the main course was served, red wine appeared to be poured at nearly every place setting, without asking the person sitting there, and indeed poured at some settings which were temporarily vacant. Given the main course was fish, I’m confident that little of the red was drunk, and would not have been taken if the guest had been asked. ME
Secretary: I am sorry to read that we got the wine service wrong. This is really useful feedback though, and we shall do better in the future.
Security
An important note about getting into the Club. In the unlikely event you find the front door closed and no one in attendance, you can now get in using an app that you can download to your smart phone. There is an alternative in the form of a swipe card to this should you wish.
It works by way of Bluetooth technology so once you have signed in you only have to touch your telephone to the panel to the right of the front door and the security maglock will let you in.
New mobile credential for Site
Step 1: Download the Gallagher Mobile Connect app if you don’t already have it.
Step 2: Once you have the app, click ‘Accept Credential’.
You must accept the invitation within 7 days.
You should be able to just open the Gallagher app and present the phone to the proximity reader. If the user has access to the door it will open.
Didn’t He Do Well
Letters
Major Robert ‘Doub’ Wilkinson has written Didn’t He Do Well, the story of the 11th Hussars significant contribution to National Hunt Racing over the last 60 odd years.
It tells many tales and goes ‘a good gallop’. Hardback £15, but special price to Cavalry and Guards members £10 (+ £6 P&P). All proceeds to The Regimental Welfare Fund and The Cavalry and Guards Charitable Fund. Orders from the author: robertsnobcob@gmail.com
I want to feedback how exceptionally well looked after we were by the staff at reception. Prior to walking over to the Palace for my investiture, the sole on my father’s shoe decided it was time to part ways with the shoe! What started as a very serene and pleasant morning, had the potential to spiral into something far more stressful if it hadn’t been for the staff stepping in to save the day. With several options considered, including industrial glue, it was the offer of a spare pair of black shoes from the depths of the basement that provided the solution! There are many great things about the Club, but the staff are without doubt the element that truly make each visit memorable and underpin the experience. ME
The cartoon on the wall on the right as you enter Geoffrey’s always elicits a wry smile from me. It is the one showing an elderly member being carried out of the Guards Club, in the prone supported position, asleep, with the caption ‘Guards Club amalgamates with the Cavalry Club, 1976’. It is typical as I discovered at breakfast this year.
I always appear for breakfast early so that I can bag a table near the window in the corner closest to the display of juice etc. Anyway, on this particular morning, a member, even older than me, had beaten me to it. As I was tucking into the muesli whilst reading the Speccy, I noticed that one of our lovely helpful waitresses was having difficulty arresting the attention of the elderly member as he was in deep concentration whilst reading The Times – I noticed that he had a hearing aid.
As she stood close to him, she asked him at least twice “Would you like some toast”? The elderly member carried on reading. She tried again, nil return (such is a familiar response in the army)! Again she tried, no response. By this stage, into the room there had entered a member in his fifties, attired in gents’ nattie (probably knocked up by Dege, he was well turned out, unlike those two youths whom I saw earlier this year). I sensed he was a Cavalry officer – he had longer hair than us Guardsmen, and his coat was rather more flared.
He listened to the monologue by our helpful waitress for a while and remained motionless, but I then noticed that his demeanour became troubled by a frisson of irritation. Clearly, he was anxious to press on and order a Full English. Finally, his patience was exhausted and so he shouted to the waitress, ‘Oh, give it to him, anyway!’ She did.
The elderly member carried on reading, completely unaware of the rumpus. JR
In Memoriam
Deaths
Mr Derek Edwards On 25 September 2024. 1st King’s Dragoon Guards. A member since 23 February 1979.
Colonel Andrew Duncan On 29 September 2024. Grenadier Guards. A member since 9 September 1988.
Mrs Jane Scrope In October 2024. Family Member. A member since 8 July 2015.
Mr Nigel Corbally Stourton On 9 October 2024. Grenadier Guards. A member since 10 July 2013.
Major Ronald Naylor In November 2024. Sussex Yeomanry. A member on and off since 30 July 1969.
A Large Request, A Special Friendship And A Sad Tale To Tell
As I have mentioned previously in this archive column, the Club is very fortunate in having within its collection in 127 some excellent paintings, and other items, ‘on loan’ from our Qualifying Regiments and, perhaps of particular note, from the Royal Collection.
So it was of little surprise to me when, some years ago, the Regimental Secretary of The King’s Royal Hussars called me to tell me that they had been asked to receive a painting that was being ‘released’ from the collection of the National Army Museum who were in the process of carrying out a much-needed refurbishment (which, has since been received with much positive acclaim. If you have not been there in recent years – please do!). The painting, originally owned by the 10th Hussars had been loaned to the museum in the 1950s.
As the subject matter was Edward VII as The Prince of Wales, I was naturally interested on behalf of the Club and asked if he could forward me an image of the painting. This he did and I was naturally delighted with it. Not only was it an equestrian portrait of HRH, but it resembled the splendid silver centrepiece of the same subject matter, which was already held on loan in the Club (and which can normally be found at the top of the main staircase). I immediately said the Club would be delighted to receive it… then he sent me the measurements!
There are only three paintings in the Club which ‘just’ fit in the wall space allocated for them – and this is one of them. Having accepted the offer of the painting I had to find a wall for it and there was, indeed, only one suitable space in the whole Club – the wall of the Garden Room. And, even then, it barely fitted in through the doors when it was delivered! (Luckily when undergoing restoration at a later date the frame was able to be removed and separated into four pieces for ease of future installations).
The painting is entitled The Prince of Wales with Lieutenant Colonel Valentine Baker reviewing the 10th Hussars, Aldershot 8th September 1871 attributed to Sir Francis Grant (1803-1878) and illustrates the moment that the Prince of Wales took command of the Cavalry Brigade of the Second Division (that included the 10th Hussars) in manoeuvres that lasted until 26 September.
HRH The Prince of Wales was gazetted Colonel in 1863 and held the appointment of Colonel of the 10th Royal Hussars (PWO) until his accession to the throne in 1901 when he became Colonel-in-Chief.
And the sad tale. Well, that concerns the person riding alongside the Prince, Valentine Baker.
Born in 1827, educated in Gloucestershire and in Ceylon, Valentine initially joined the Ceylon Rifles before transferring to the 12th Lancers and subsequently as a Major to the 10th Hussars in 1859, taking command of the regiment a year later. Transferred back to Aldershot he was able to regale the Colonel of the Regiment with tales of his exploits in the Crimea and his journeys through Khorasan and they became firm friends. Sadly, it was not destined to last.
In 1875, Baker’s career in the British Army was ended by a scandal. A century and more before the #MeToo movement transfixed a 21-century populace, Baker was arrested upon a charge of indecent assault having made inappropriate advances to a young lady in a railway carriage. The woman ended up clinging to the outside of the railway carriage to avoid him! Taken to trial, Baker was fined £500 and sentenced to a year’s imprisonment.
Having left England in disgrace, Baker entered the service of the Ottoman army in the war with Russia. Initially in the Ottoman Gendarmerie, he transferred to the staff of Mehmed Ali Pasha and then after the war took up an administrative role in Armenia. Finally, in 1882, he was offered the command of the Egyptian Army, but this offer was withdrawn upon his arrival in Cairo and he then took charge of the Egyptian Police, a command he held until his death in 1887.
It is rumoured, that the Prince of Wales never tired of asking his mother Queen Victoria to issue a pardon and amnesty for his friend but sadly this was never to happen. So now their friendship remains only reflected in the magnificent painting that currently graces the wall of the Garden Room –and to which I refer, telling this tale, to the astonishment of those privileged enough to view this painting on their tour of the Club.
David Cowdery Club Archivist
Interest Groups
Art Exhibition Lunches for 2025
After a very successful 2024, I am delighted to introduce 2025’s schedule. As always, lunch at the Club will be followed by a visit to an art exhibition, depending on the distance, you can walk, bus or we will put you in black cabs.
Wednesday, 22 January
The Great Moghuls: Art, Architecture and Opulence at the Victoria and Albert Museum www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/great-mughals-art-architecture-opulence
Wednesday, 2 April
Goya to Impressionism at the Courtauld Gallery https://courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/exh-goya-to-impressionism-masterpieces-from-the-oskar-reinhart-collection/
Wednesday, 17 September
Cartier at the Victoria and Albert Museum: A major exhibition featuring more than 350 objects, including precious jewels, historic gemstones, iconic watches and clocks. www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/cartier
Wednesday, 10 December
Turner and Constable at the Tate Gallery: Marking 250 years since their births, this landmark exhibition explores Turner and Constable’s intertwined lives and legacies. www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/turner-and-constable
Sailors Bring Home The Silver From Seaview
Once again, the Club’s sailors have brought home the silver from the Combat Arms Regatta (CASR) - the annual regatta held at Seaview Yacht Club (SVYC).
The lead boat won the Dick Luard Trophy for the fastest Non-Regimental Crew. The winning crew was boosted by the presence of Club Chairman, Christian Yates, making his first return to the Regatta since 1988. He proved to be a consistent competitor, who quickly rekindled his youth, with a steely determination to win.
The top-placed crew contained Antony Carrow, ex-Rifles, who helmed expertly and calmly. His crew mates, working the ropes alongside Christian, were Charles Costa-Duarte and Sean Costello, acting as the competent crew duo –teamwork makes the dreamwork.
Col Sean Costello, as the Admiral of the Club’s Sailing Group, said, ‘The Club now has some consistent form at the CASR, which is a brilliant way to galvanise Club members into crewing competitive Mermaid keel boats.
‘Once back on the water, our veterans get competitive pretty quickly, while enjoying the social aspects of the Yacht Club environment. We look forward to an even bigger, winning entry, with three boats being entered in 2025!’
A big thanks must go to Sailing Group Committee member, Nick Grant-Thorold, ex-KRH, for acting as the QM by organising the Club-crested Musto sailing jackets, keeping the crews warm and dry, while out on the Solent in wet and windy weather.
Looking ahead to the 2025 season, the Yeomanry Regatta, which welcomes allcomers, irrespective of former cap-badge, and is a great ‘warm up’ event, will be held on Friday, 2 May, with the CASR being held from 12-14 May.
The Club has strong form at the Yeomanry Regatta, too, taking overall winners at this year’s regatta.
A next sailing group cocktail party is planned for Tuesday, 8 April and all those who have expressed interest in sailing and attending the drinks, to discuss plans for the 2025 season, should register with the Membership Secretary.
What’s in store for 2025
Wine Club
In the new year, the Club is planning to introduce a wine club that will be a subscription-based service where members will receive a case of wine each quarter and an additional Christmas case. The regular cases will only contain three wines, the idea being that each case has a useable quantity of wine (say for a dinner party) rather than a random selection of individual bottles. Each wine will have a tasting note, and we hope that Chef will provide a recipe to accompany each wine. The Christmas case will be more focussed on wines and spirits for the holidays.
Painting Workshop
We are absolutely delighted to announce that Club member Olga Michaud will be starting a painting workshop in January. Held on the first Tuesday of each month, Olga will bring all the supplies and each month come up with a different subject. Please come along with your friends.
Flambé
You will be delighted to know that we are adding to our flambé menu by introducing Steak Diane that will be flambéed at your table.
Fourth-floor bedrooms
We are starting a refurbishment programme on our fourthfloor bedrooms in January. Starting with just four rooms, we plan to make these rooms stunning!
Lunch offer
We are looking at the best way to fill our slightly quieter days in the Dining Room and have therefore come up with the plan to offer a three-course lunch for two, including a bottle of house wine for £100. Details to follow.
Galloping Hour
We decided Happy Hour was not quite Cavalry and Guards. As a result, we will be introducing a Galloping Hour in Geoffrey’s Bar. Again, we will let you know more in the new year.
Olga Michaud
Past Events
Music of our Regiments
Thursday, 5 September
Members enjoyed a delightful evening concert of Regimental music, performed by the Band of the Royal Yeomanry.
The concert is part of the cycle ‘The Music of our Regiments’ which aims to preserve and enjoy the marvellous musical traditions of our qualifying regiments and their antecedents. Members were treated to an exciting programme of music, ending with the Post Horn Gallop, and joint singing of ‘The Farmers Boy’.
The concert series is now firmly established in the life of our Club, twice yearly, and the music sub-committee looks forward to seeing you at the next event!
Connect 127 Business Lunch with Rupert Soames
Tuesday, 10 September
The club’s business community – hosted Winston Churchill’s grandson, the jaunty Rupert Soames, to a glorious lunch. Rupert chairs The Confederation of British Industry, having spent the previous 20 years running global services stalwarts Serco and Aggreko. Rupert’s son (late RHG/D) had warned him against striking too humorous a tone: happily, Soames père cheerfully ignored this counsel, and delivered a throaty rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner, concluding that the UK’s flag “was still there”. The 70+ guests were drawn from the worlds of consultancy, financial services, law, PR, politics plus many others, including several serving officers: the range of topics discussed was no less extensive and diverse.
Grouse Dinner
Wednesday, 18 September
The annual Grouse Dinner perfectly sets the standard for the opening event of the Club autumn season. Despite reports of a national shortage of young grouse, the Club acquired enough to serve twenty members and their guests. Everyone assembled in the Waterloo Room to enjoy a champagne reception with delicious canapés, followed by dinner in the Peninsula Room.
Roulade of salmon with fennel and rocket salad as the starter, followed by perfectly cooked traditional roast grouse with all trimmings including bread sauce, breadcrumbs, crisps and gravy. Four wines were served during the evening: Chablis Vieilles Vignes from Domaine Camu and the stunning Pinot Noir Pierres Doreés from Louis Latour – a fine Burgundy, complimenting grouse better than any other wine. This was followed by Lemon Meringue cheesecake with Tokaj dessert wine, and a cheese rarebit savoury accompanied by a startling Valpolicella.
The staff were immaculate and attentive, and everyone stayed until nearly midnight due to the sumptuous standard of the entire evening. The Grouse Dinner is one of the most pleasant events in the Club calendar, both for value and quality, and deserves to be a sell-out every September when it takes place.
Art Exhibition Lunch: Van Gogh
Wednesday, 25 September
After an excellent lunch at the Club, about a dozen members and guests went to see the outstanding exhibition of Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers at the National Gallery. It was a magnificent display of paintings from the two years which Van Gogh spent in the south of France (1888-90), full of colour and vitality. It was the first major exhibition of Van Gogh’s work at the National Gallery and celebrates its bicentenary.
Past Events
Connect 127 Annual Drinks
Tuesday, 15 October
Connect 127, the business network of the Cavalry and Guards Club, celebrated its successful inaugural year with an Autumn Drinks Party. Nearly fifty members enjoyed gathering in the Waterloo Room, where the event was enhanced by plentiful quantities of tasty canapés and liberal amounts of sparkling wine. Conversations flowed, covering topics from private markets, M&A, to one member possibly supplying security gates for another’s castle. Boiling oil and arrows are so passé! We are now lining up stellar speakers for the coming year and look forward to welcoming even more members, both established businesspeople and aspiring service leavers, to these valuable events.
Club Talk: Surveyor of the King’s Works of Art
Wednesday, 16 October
The Club’s very successful programme continued with Caroline de Guitaut, Surveyor of the King’s Works of Art, giving a superb educational talk about the myriad possessions in the Royal Collection. Grown over the centuries, different Sovereigns and Surveyors have expanded the nation’s treasure. These can be seen in various Royal Palaces and are open to the public.
CGMC Annual Dinner
Wednesday, 30 October
The Cavalry and Guards Motor Club’s Annual Dinner continued its tradition of high-profile guest speakers from the motoring world. This year with none other than The Stig from Top Gear fame, the former racing driver Ben Collins.
With such a well-known public figure, it was little wonder the Coffee Room was packed to capacity, with captains of industry, Cavalry, Guards and even Concorde!
After an excellent dinner, Ben gave us a completely actionpacked and hugely entertaining talk about his exploits both on Top Gear and, latterly, as Hollywood’s go-to choice as a stunt driver, most notably for the James Bond films, where he has doubled and driven for Daniel Craig in some of the most breath-taking car chases ever seen in cinema history. His insights of what goes on behind the scenes and the very high stakes involved were fascinating. Finally, as a former reservist with the Special Forces, Ben gave us his time freely, which was very greatly appreciated by all and the evening was a resounding success! If you want to join the CGMC, please email the Membership Secretary.
Club Talk: Henry Dallal
Monday, 11 November
We were privileged to go to the talk by Henry Dallal on Remembrance Day evening.
Henry escaped the Iranian Revolution to London where he awoke early one morning to the sound of horses’ hooves. It was the household Cavalry in Hyde Park. It determined what he would do next. Indulge his two passions: photography and riding. His pictures capture all animals uniquely. He has travelled from Africa, India, Oman to the steppes of Turkaman and beyond collecting his photographs. It may sound extravagant to say but he is a genius. His talk drew a full house and a very appreciative audience of mixed generations.
Forthcoming Events
Wednesday, 22 January
Art Exhibition Lunch
Great Moghuls: Art, Architecture and Opulence at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Wednesday, 22 January
Club Talk
Club Talk with recent Household
Cavalry Sculptor in Residence Zoe Carmichael
Friday, 24 January
Sandown Racecourse
Grand Military Gold Cup at Sandown Racecourse
Wednesday, 19 March
Music of our Regiments
Music of our Regiments with the Irish Guards Band
Wednesday, 2 April
Art Exhibition Lunch
Goya to Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Oskar Reinhart Collection at the Courtauld Gallery
Tuesday, 8 April
Annual Sailing Club Drinks
Wednesday, 16 April
Ladies Lunch
Tuesday, 29 April Club Talk
Crossing Antarctica with Justin Packshaw
7-11 May
Badminton Horse Trials
The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Association will once more open there tent to C&G member and their friends.
Thursday, 8 May
Holland Park Opera at the Club
Friday, 16 May
Fine Wine Dinner
Tuesday, 11 June
Annual General Meeting
17-21 June
Royal Ascot
Thursday, 26 June
Cigar and Port Evening
Wednesday, 17 September
Art Exhibition Lunch
Cartier at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Thursday, 18 September Grouse Dinner
Wednesday, 24 September Fine Wine Dinner
Wednesday, 1 October
Annual Alpine Group Drinks
Wednesday, 15 October
Connect 127 Annual Drinks
Early November
CGMC Annual Dinner
Cavalry and Guards Motor Club Annual Dinner
Wednesday, 10 December
Art Exhibition Lunch
Turner and Constable at the Tate Gallery
Wednesday, 10 December Sons and Daughters Dinner
Thursday, 11 December
Members Christmas Lunch
Please note: While we hope there will be no changes, some might occur. More events and specific details to follow in due course.