Annual General Meeting, Walk and Xmas Meal - Sunday 2nd December 2018


 

Annual General Meeting

 

Details of the Wiltshire LDWA Annual General Meeting 2018 are as follows:

  • Date: Sunday 2nd December 2018 (following a walk and xmas meal)
  • Venue: The Seven Stars, Bradford Road, Winsley, Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 2LQ

As per the 3-year rule in the group's constitution, the Treasurer and Walks Secretary roles need to be re-elected at the forthcoming AGM.

  • Richard Hotchkiss has been invited to fill the role of Treasurer vacated by Carol Holmes; and
  • Andy Todd is willing to serve as Walks Secretary for a further year.

Further nominations are invited for both roles. Motions are also invited from members for discussion at the AGM. Nominations and motions must be received by the group's Secretary by Sunday 18th November 2018.

 


 

Walk

 

Click HERE for details of the walk to be led by Bruce Barclay.

 


 

Xmas Meal

 

For all those who have either led walks or marshalled we will be subsidising the meal, reducing the cost to £10.00. The full price will be £22.50. Please e-mail your menu choice to lesley.bellis842@btinternet.com by 1st November 2018. This has to be the last date for menu choices as venue needs to know the choices as soon as possible.  We have permission to park in their car park prior to our walk which Bruce expects to finish by 1230hrs, Lesley Bellis will be collecting all monies after the walk BEFORE you go into the pub. Lunch will be served at 1330hrs followed by our AGM.

 

Starters

Truffled Cauliflower & Gruyere Cheese Soup
sweet potato crisps & homemade bread

Goats Cheese & Sun Blushed Tomato Puff Pastry Slice
caramelised onions, rocket & balsamic glaze

Game Terrine
spiced plum chutney & toasted homemade bread

Gin & Juniper Berry Cured Salmon
celeriac puree, horseradish blini, rocket & pistachio crumb

Mains

Traditional Roast Turkey
rolled and stuffed with chestnut & sage stuffing, pigs in blankets,
roast potatoes, honey parsnips & red wine gravy

Braised Beef Featherblade
pearl onions, chestnut mushrooms in a rich red wine sauce, buttered mash potato & parsnip crisps

Mushroom, Chestnuts, Baby Spinach & Stilton En Croute
sautéed new potatoes and cranberry & red cabbage gravy

Pan Fried Fillet of Hake
fricasse of prawns, chorizo, sun blushed tomatoes, baby spinach and saffron & dill beurre blanc

Pan Seared Barbary Duck Breast
onion & thyme potato rosti, tender stem broccoli and blueberry jus & crispy leeks

All Main Courses are served with Seasonal Vegetables

Desserts

Christmas Pudding
brandy crème anglaise

Cinnamon & Orange Crème Brulee
poached pear compote

Sticky Toffee Pudding
vanilla ice cream

Boozy Brownie Trifle
brownie, rum & chocolate mousse & dark chocolate chunks

Selection of Cheeses
 spiced plum chutney, apple, grapes & crackers

 

Filter Coffee and Tea Included