Chers Amis
Our big event for July was our big event of the year – our
Bastille Day lunch. We completely booked out the Tidal Restaurant in Eden with
33 members and 11 non-members attending so we had the place to ourselves. Chef
Gavin Swalwell provided a wonderful French menu featuring an excellent choice
of dishes at an attractive price. Mike Warren enlivened proceedings by engaging
Andy, the accordionist, who played for us when we had our Bastille Day
celebrations at Tathra. Hearing old French classics on the accordion provided
an authentic French flavour to our celebrations and Andy led us in song when we
all stood to perform our own rendition of La Marseillaise.
Our annual general meeting will be held at 7pm at Club Sapphire on
8 September. Please mark the date in your diaries and come along for dinner
before the meeting and a French film afterwards.
Please also note that Sylvie and Wal will be organising another
car tour on Sunday 23 October.* The tour was well received earlier this year
and we look forward to competing in the next “adventure”. Details will be
provided when Sylvie and Wal return from their trip to the U.S.
* The committee is keen to obtain feedback
from members and would appreciate if you would take the time to answer the
question (see your copy of La Mouette) regarding the options proposed for this
event.
Meilleurs voeux
Rob McCombie
