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| The Pipe Club of Norfolk 1973 to 2010 Miscellany |
A Short History of the Club and its Activities  |
| February : Annual Briar 3 grams |
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A freezing evening saw Tony Larner win the annual 3 grams briar competition, which is the most prestigious PCN competition on the calendar, for the second year running. Well done, Tony! Chairman Len was runner-up. |
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Today is the last day of Churchills tobacconist bricks and mortar shop.
But do not despair! Keith is still operating and has a new website at churchillsofnorwich.com All the pipe club members wish Keith well for the future. |
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The club continues to thrive in spite of difficulties caused by the smoking ban and is on a sound financial footing.
We are pleased to welcome David Woollard-Kingston as a new member. The following officials were elected: Chairman: Len Ellis Vice Chairman: Reg Walker Secretary / Treasurer: Keith Garrard Auditor: Keith Coleman Newsletter report The Annual General Meeting was opened by the chairman at 8pm. There were no apologies for absence. In his brief speech, the Chairman mentioned the sad passing of our President, Shaun Struthers. He also thanked the management and staff of The Nelson for making us so welcome. The Secretary/Treasurer produced a balance sheet for the year which was accepted. The following officers were elected: Chairman Len Ellis, Secretary/Treasurer Keith Garrard, Vice Chairman Reg Walker and Auditor Keith Coleman. The AGM was closed at 8.23pm. Is this a new record? It was nice to welcome a new member, David Woollard-Kingston. A general natter ensued, and sandwiches were enjoyed. The Ramblings of Old Smokey I see that Twiggy is now the same age as me, just in time for her winter fuel allowance. Oh how I remember the Sixties, with those shapely legs and a mini skirt, and Twiggy didn't look too bad either. So they have all finished for another year: 'The X Factor' (well done, Joe, you could be the next Elvis, but probably not). 'Strictly Dance A Bit' and 'I'm A Celebrity Nobody's Ever Heard Of.' Ant and Dec have made it into Who's Who: shouldn't that be Which is Which? Another Christmas has come and gone but not without Santa getting a bashing from Elf and safety. Apparently Santa promotes obesity, drink driving (that tot of Sherry before guiding his Reindeer) and road safety problems, as he appears to wear no seatbelt on his sleigh. I quote: 'Given Santa's universal appeal, he needs only to affect health by 0.1% to damage millions of lives.' Whilst on the subject of seatbelts, children's cartoon Peppa Pig is the latest to face trouble as the pigs appear not to be wearing any. These will now be drawn into the cartoon. So next time you see a family of pigs driving down the road have a look to see if they are wearing their seatbelts. The Tale of a Ton It's a slow day in a little east Norfolk town; the sun is beating down and the streets are deserted. Times are rough, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit. On this particular day a rich tourist from down south is driving through town. He stops at the hotel and lays £100 on the desk saying he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one in which to spend the night. As soon as the man walks upstairs, the hotelier grabs the £100 and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher. The butcher takes the £100 and runs down the road to pay his debt to the pig farmer. The pig farmer takes the £100 and heads to pay his bill at the supplier of feed and fuel. The guy at the Farmer's Co-op takes the £100 and runs to pay his debt to the local prostitute, who has also been facing hard times and has had to offer her "services" on credit. The hooker rushes off to the hotel and pays off her room bill with the hotel owner. The hotel proprietor then places the £100 back on the counter so the rich traveller will not suspect anything. At that moment the traveller comes down the stairs, picks up the £100 states that the rooms are not satisfactory, pockets the money, and leaves town. No one produced anything. No one earned anything. However the whole town is now out of debt and now looks to the future with a lot more optimism. And that, Ladies and Gentlemen, is how the British Government is conducting business today. |
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Interesting Pathé newsreel of Pangbourne Pipe Club in 1940.
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