36 & 37
copy: mark-roberts@ukonline.co.uk
with Mark Roberts
areas: 4, 5, 14, 22, 23, 30, 35, 36, 43, 46, 53.
Santa all lit up
CHEERS...,
Over 2000 people braved the
for beers,
cold to see Caerphilly’s biggest
ever Christmas lights switch-on.
bands and
Santa and his sleigh were
provided by Caerphilly Tablers
a brilliant
whose Chairman, Graham Cater,
pledged: “All money will go to local
night out!
good causes.”
Charter time
Over 20 real ales, stouts and
traditional ciders were there to be
Maesteg Round Table celebrates
quaffed at Sandbach Round Table’s
its 40th Charter on 28th March
third annual Charity Beer Festival
with a dinner-dance at Aberavon
at the Sandbach Cricket Club
Mohammed goes
Beach Hotel, Port Talbot.
in October.
Neil McPherson, who headed the
Posing posh
organising committee, said: “The
to the mountain...
Area 4 (Cambria) went upmarket event is not just for beer drinkers.
for its Area Rally in November at With live bands, it’s a great night
a leisure club with indoor pool, out for everyone.”
in a people carrier
sauna, steam room, Jacuzzi, In two years, the beer festival has
beauty salon, and gym. raised nearly £12,000 for local
charities and helped to promote
Celtic caper
local beers!
Incoming Area 43 Chairman a meeting that had 100 per cent
“Digital” Dan Adams has held his attendance, took 24 hours to
Barry RT’s 2008 Celtic
Tabler Andy Saint added: “We
first Area Meeting of 2008/9 in a complete, covered 350 miles and
Weekend united two Scotish
couldn’t do this without the support
people carrier! took in 18 separate venues.
and two French clubs. The
of the people of Sandbach and
Area 43 covers the entire A full stop-by-stop account is
gathering mixes formality, fun
surrounding area, our sponsors, the
southwest of Wales from Milford available at Dan’s Area website
and home hosting.
breweries and all the volunteer help.
This is a brilliant community event
Haven to Llandrindod Wells and http://www.digitaldan.co.uk
Aberystwyth to Bridgend, and it Arise, Sir Tabler
with a fantastic atmosphere.
“We’re looking forward to another
takes 2½ hours to drive from one
At a reunion with Deeside RT602, successful beer festival next year,
side to the other, or 3 hours in the
Remiremont RT256 President, because there are a lot of people
company tractor.
Guillame Marion, inducted that really benefit from the money
Knowing it would be impossible
Deesides Gareth Jones and Paul we raise.”
for all members of all 18 Tables to
Evans with his trusty sword The festival ran from 7.00pm to
attend, Dan decided that
Excalibur. Remiremont organised midnight on two nights and tickets
“Mohammed must go to the
go-karting, wine tasting, a visit to were just £5.00 each, with a free
mountain”, so he loaded his
Followed by the Area 46 LC
the Mulhouse motor museum and glass, free drink and live
Executive into the people carrier.
handover bash. plenty of eating and drinking. entertainment thrown in.
While it posed a bit of a problem
for the Secretary recording the
location for the minutes (“Three
miles from Fishguard, turn Camping it up for sex equality
left….keep to the right and take the
second turning off the approaching
Aware of the onus on single sex clubs to open their doors in the name of equality,
roundabout…”), Dan and his Exec.
those ingenious lads in Aberaeron in the heart of Wales went one step further
drove from Table to Table,
last summer. Following in the footsteps of Danny LaRue, Lilly Savage and Little
continuing the meeting at every
Britain, the “Laydeeeeez” donned support tights and padded bras to pose for their
stop until finally arriving in
hometown from the back of a flatbed lorry.
Fishguard at 3pm next day and in
In a display that would have put the Gay Pride Parade to shame, the Tablers
time for the Area 46 Ladies Circle
scooped the “Funniest Float” award at the Aberaeron Carnival in August .
hand overbash.
Meanwhile, rather than worrying about their partners’ change of direction, local
How many other Areas can boast
Circlers jumped at doubling their membership!
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