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ACC ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER

Army Catering Corps Officers’ Club

A Club for Serving and Retired Catering Officers

ACC Officers’ Club Reunion Dinner at the

Norton Park Hotel Friday 24th March 2023

The Officers’ Club Chair (Maj Mark Harris)
directed that the committee needed to ‘up its
game’ and enhance the member experience for
the reunion dinner and not just replicate what
we have provided in the previous 2 years. Easier
said than done, especially with members expecta-
tion and some members fear of change; however,
I believe the committee excelled themselves by the
introduction of the Bossard Quartet who played
superbly throughout dinner and the inclusion of a
casino event to conclude evening activities.
Numbers attending were down on previous
years, with only 60 attending. It is hoped that this
is only a blip in members calendars and not the way
forward as any less attending will impact on the
atmosphere and validity of the event. To that end,
please put the 2024 date in your dairies now (Friday
22nd March 2024) and encourage all to attend. The President’s welcome The dinner, went smoothly although the meal
Back to the 2023 dinner, although numbers speech may not have been to its usual standard it did not
were down, it did not detract from the lively dis- detract from the event itself with many of our
cussion at the AGM or the dinner activities itself. members enjoying the evening to its full which can
The dinner was held in the Hampshire Barn of the be borne out by the attached photos.
Norton Park Hotel , with canapes and pre drinks, Table 5 – a rose between
followed by dinner and the customary welcome the thorns.
from our President Colonel Nick Barsby, who
welcomed our Guest Lt Col Ian Stark, the RLC
Treasurer and also welcomed Capt James Powell to
his first Officers’ Club event – Capt James Powell is
one of many RLC chef / caterers who did not serve Table 4 – is it loud in
in the ACC – is this the future of the club? here?

Grizzly Adams playing cards.
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