Sutton Coldfield Circle for a number of years held an annual Chinese evening when many circle members , wives and guests enjoyed a meal at a local Chinese restaurant . Unfortunately, owing to COVID the event was unable to take place . However organiser Paddy Hopkins decided to revive the tradition and see if there was still the sameContinue reading “Circle Tradition Revived”
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Trevor Celebrates 25 years of Membership
At Sutton Coldfield Circle’s November meeting there were congratulations to member Trevor Perry on being awarded his 25 year scroll of membership of the circle and the Association. Undertaking the presentation was Sutton Coldfield President Tony Walsh in the presence of twenty two circle members together with visiting members from the City of Birmingham and Streetly circles.Continue reading “Trevor Celebrates 25 years of Membership”
An Evening of Fundraising , Enjoyment and Celebration
Sutton Coldfield Catenian Circle held its annual race night on October 13th at Moor Hall Hotel. With some 80 people attending which included members , guests and parishioners from Holy Trinity Sutton Coldfield . Whether being a winner or looser everyone enjoyed a very entertaining evening . With a card of eight races betting wasContinue reading “An Evening of Fundraising , Enjoyment and Celebration”
50 Years Award For A Long Standing Member
Sutton Coldfield Circle at their August meeting held at Moor Hall Hotel were delighted to see one of its long standing members Howard Drake receive his 50 year membership award of the Catenian Association from Provincial Vice President Peter Tibke. Howard who joined the circle in 1975 has been circle treasurer and has always takenContinue reading “50 Years Award For A Long Standing Member”
An Evening With Classic Cars
Sutton Coldfield Circle at its July meeting welcomed local classic car enthusiast Steve Taylor who gave a talk on his love affair with these types of cars. His talk centred on his own classic car – an MG TC 1945 , the 18th made of 10,000 M.G T.Cs , and included part biography, part anecdotesContinue reading “An Evening With Classic Cars”
Sutton Coldfield Circle Reaches Its 700th Meeting
There was much joy and celebration at Sutton Coldfield’s May meeting held at its usual venue Moor Hall Hotel when the circle reached another milestone in its history its 700th meeting. The circle was delighted to welcome some 79 members ladies and guests including Great Britain National President Andrew Sowerby and his wife Maria ,GreatContinue reading “Sutton Coldfield Circle Reaches Its 700th Meeting”
A Successful Fund Raising Evening
Sutton Coldfield Circle at its March meeting held a very successful raffle and auction with a wide variety of items being donated by circle members. Some valuable prizes were won in the raffle and bidding was intense for the auction items. The auction being ably conducted by Circle President Tony Walsh. The evening raised £380-00Continue reading “A Successful Fund Raising Evening”
Entertaining Our Clergy and Promotion of A Book For Young People
Sutton Coldfield Circle held its clergy evening after its February meeting. The circle were delighted to welcome two members of the local clergy – Monsignor David Cousins retired parish priest of the Sacred Heart, Mere Green, Sutton Coldfield and Fr Simon Ellis parish priest of St Margret Mary , Perry Common , Birmingham . ThereContinue reading “Entertaining Our Clergy and Promotion of A Book For Young People”
Developments in the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield
At the January meeting of Sutton Coldfield Circle members and guests heard a very informative and interesting presentation on the activities of Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Council by its leader Councillor Simon Ward. He began by outlining the background to the formation of the council in March 2016 with 70% of the town’s population inContinue reading “Developments in the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield”
The Christmas Spirit is celebrated by Sutton Coldfield Circle
Sutton Coldfield Circle after its December meeting held its Christmas party at its usual venue Moor Hall Hotel . Members , wives and guests which included parishioners and Fr Ryan Service from Holy Trinity parish Sutton Coldfield enjoyed a most entertaining evening with a Christmas quiz compiled by President Tony Walsh and Christmas carols withContinue reading “The Christmas Spirit is celebrated by Sutton Coldfield Circle”
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