Cheshire & North Wales IVC

I hope you all had a great Easter, I was away but IVC were at The Beer Festival at the Race Course (as part of the Chester Food and Wine Festival) and we went to see some live music at The Raven in Llanarmon yn ial [ the community run pub] to see Heal the Last Stand.

If I get any feedback expect to see it here soon…

Nicola, Dave, Hannah, Graham and I went to the pub quiz at The Red Lion at Dodleston on Tuesday. Four of us had a meal first – very good value and chips all round! Graham joined us for the quiz.

We got off to a slow start but made up for it and ended up winning!

£20 was the reward, so we all went home £3 to the better, if you take the £1 entry into account. Unfortunately we’ll be given a 5-point handicap the next time we go. We’re pretty sure, however, they won’t remember us if we don’t go again for a couple of months, especially if we have a different team name and different people! All in all, the quiz was a good mixture of questions – not too much on any one topic, something for everyone plus picture of “celebrities” and dingbats.”

Jane 10/02/10

If you are interested in joining us for a pub quiz have a look in the bulletin for contact details:  Even better if you are going to one and want some help put it in the diary and be the contact!

I hope you all had a great New Year,  IVC celebrated it in style at The Custom House pub in Chester.  It was a great night and those that went had a fun evening as pirates at the themed party.  Which reminds me:

Why are pirates called pirates?

Because they arrrr…

To any members reading this Happy New Year from the committee and to any people thinking of joining or wondering what we do: Happy New Year from all of us too!

Another busy weekend of shopping: this weekend some of us went out to Tarporley to the First Wright Manley Xmas Fayre and auction.  We came back laden with cheeses, flowers, lots and lots of holly and a tree! It was quite a nice evnet, all the better for the free mulled wine to keep away the chill while we waited for our lots to come up.  We followed that by a trip to the Dysart arms to warm ourselves by their fire and for a spot of lunch:

Thanks this week go to Jo letting us all come round and enjoy her hospitality for another great house party.

The next event is the Panto so maybe I’ll see you there, oh yes I will!…

Well, that’s another busy month over and a new one started with a bang

In addition to the usual badminton, dancing, cinema nights, meals and pub trips in the last couple of weeks we have been to the CAMRA beer festival in the Guildhall where we saw Mark Radcliffe on drums and tasted a selection of very nice ales, a few of us dressed up for the Halloween party at Bar Lounge where we had fun.  Since then after a comedy night in Mold on Thursday, a lot of us met up on the walls to watch the fireworks dispay over the Roodee on Saturday night before retreating from the cold to the Brewery Tap and The Cross Keys.

As always: there are more photos in the member’s area: the password is in your monthly bulletin.

Don’t forget to buy your raffle tickets to win a night at the hotel after the Christmas Meal (which has nearly sold out)!

Tickets are £1 frrom the chairman on club night: See you there, William

I have got my hands on some more photos of the canoeing trip and our camping barn trip: this time from Aarti and they are on the website as well as a couple from Emma’s walk that I took, have a browse and as ever: if you have more hand them over!

Hopefully this is in the paper this week:

IVC Social Activities Club
Thanks to Emma for organising a great walk along the Sandstone trail on Sunday as well as a friendly pub night on Wednesday. We are looking forward to going to the beer festival this Saturday.
IVC is a friendly, non-profit making, activity and social group, for professionals and graduates aged between 21-40. Come and join us.
For program details and group information contact www.cnw-ivc.org.uk or call (07843) 766 434

Thanks to Aidan for organising the canoe trip, there are some photos in the members area now for those who want to see them

I have also shared my photos from Tuesday of the cycle race around Chester so check those out too.

If you have any more photos for me please let me know and I’ll share those with everyone else.

I’ve also added a Tag Cloud: What do you think?

William

Thanks to Mark for organising this, photos are up in the members area for you all:

Did anyone get a photo of the fish and chip supper?

Next stop canoeing at Symonds Yat next weekend!