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ACC ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER

We meet again, at last!

After a two and a half year break and
many false starts, setbacks, a pandemic
and a hospitality industry in turmoil
the Sergeant’s Past and Present
Association eventually held, what is
meant to be an annual, “Members &
Partners Dinner” in September. The
credit must go to the then President
of the Association, Dave Butterill,
for taking on the thankless task of
finding a location to hold the event and
negotiating with the catering staff the
menu and the format of the function.
The dinner was held in the
Farnborough Masonic Centre. This
turned out to be an excellent venue.
Unlike previous locations that we have However, those that did attend Butterill, which was such a shame as he
held our dinners in, we were not sharing enjoyed what turned out to be a very had a major hand in the organising of
it with other people. Therefore, the relaxed and sociable evening with a the event. Past President Alan Penny
attention we received from the front of three-course menu with two choices stepped up to fill the role for the evening
house and catering staff was undivided per course, plus cheese, wine and port. and proposed the loyal toast to the King,
which resulted in excellent service and an The level of catering was outstanding, and toasts to “The Ladies”, Absent
exceptionally high standard of catering. by far the best I have experienced on all Friends and the Association. Thankfully
The number attending was a little of the Member and Partners Dinners I there was ample Port available for all to
down on previous years. I think this was have attended. respond in the time-honoured manner.
partly due to being post pandemic and One other reason we had fewer David was also unable to formally
the disastrous forecast on household members attending was due to us having hand over the role of President to the
budgets being shown on every news some short notice cancellation’s due to incoming incumbent, Len Gardiner,
outlet made some more cautious on covid and other infectious complaints. who will now hold the post for the next
making the necessary monetary outlay. One of whom was our President David two years.

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