It’s late July which can only mean it is the annual OVFM Summer Social garden party! As with last year, this year’s event is once again hosted by Kemsing Mafia members James and Fran Morton-Robertson which means a trip to Sevenoaks for those attending. You can find Jim’s address in the MEMBERS’ DETAILS listings […]
Sun Shines on Summer Social WORDS: Hugh Darrington PICTURES: Hugh Darrington and Jane Oliver (click to enlarge) Well, the OVFM summer social (formerly our barbecue evening), held in Jim Morton-Robertson’s lovely garden on July 24, certainly ticked all the right boxes. Nineteen of us, including wives and partners, got together in a comfortable shaded […]
Summertime and the living is easy, or in the case of the current climate, the living is wet! But fear not as the inclement weather won’t stop the annual OVFM Garden Party from going ahead, oh no. Assuming the role of host again this year is club treasurer David “Off-Shore Account” Laker who is clearly […]
For our next club meeting we leave our usual premises of the Barnyard Room for the annual Garden Party! This year Colin Jones and Mrs. Colin will once again open their home up to club members and their partners (that’s your own partners by the way, a new rule enforced after last year’s embarrassment […]
The highlight of the summer for many in OVFM is getting away from this dreary country of ours and experiencing the delights and wonders of other societies where the sun is likely to be on display for more than a few minutes and the company is usually pleasant and welcoming. Those who choose to […]
To the tune of “Day Trip To Bangor” By Fiddler’s Dram Didn’t we have a terrible time The night we went to Mike Shaw’s It was that time of year The one we all fear The annual club garden party The fish when arrived It was still alive And the chips were […]
The sun has got his hat on, which makes you wonder what the hat is made out of to withstand such scorching heat, and that can mean only one thing: rain is on its way! But before that, we have the small matter of the OVFM annual garden party (nee barbecue) to get through. This […]
Another OVFM annual tradition supplants our regular club meetings this week in the form of the annual barbecue – or in this case a Garden Party. Why a garden party? Well, the event this year will be held in the stately home of Colin and Mrs Colin Jones (you know where to look for […]
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