Hello!

There’s such a lot going on at your Club that you can forget about the hideous economic and political mess around us. We’ve got a wide range of sporting and social activities to distract and entertain you whilst keeping you fit, social and engaged as our Autumn schedule continues!

Many of you have been in touch with regard to the Thatched Roof Fundraising. To raise over £90k in such a short space of time, only goes to show the generosity of our donors and how important your Club is to you and your fellow Members. We’re building on the changes we’ve made and hope those continued activities and the offer becomes increasingly compelling. The best help you can now give is through word of mouth. Tell your friends, families, neighbours and work colleagues what’s going on here and pleased do get involved!

Our AGM will be held on Friday 11th November. We are still working on the details but we aim to gather from 6pm with a start time of 6.30pm. If you are thinking of standing for the Board, please do get your name on the sheet on the notice board as soon as possible!

Here’s what’s going on!

Online Shop
The success of our Club’s sporting apparel has allowed us to make a super start. We have introduced a few new additions to our online store! It’s getting noticeably colder and wetter outside so why not treat yourself to a cosy fleece jacket or a beanie hat? We try to cater to all your sportswear needs, from shorts to our favourite softshell jackets! There’s a discount for Members and free postage for any orders over £50! All the details are HERE.

Pilates
Don’t forget that we have added another pilates class to our already very busy weekly schedule. We now have beginners and intermediate classes on offer. Please spread the word, as we are more than happy to welcome any non-members too! Fees apply to non members but of course, AAA and Gym with classes Membership continues to be all-inclusive. Details are HERE.

Tennis for Adults
We appreciate that many of you are tennis fanatics and semi-professional players. However, for those who aren’t, we have some super fun adult beginners’ classes being lined up for you. Get yourself enrolled. Each week a different shot will be taught using a range of balls and coaching scenarios. Easy sessions for all abilities to learn how to play tennis. It’s open to beginners and taught by Level 4 head coach Pete. Starting in November. You’ll find all the details HERE.

Winter Tennis Competition

Sign-up sheets for this year’s winter tennis competitions are up in the foyer, so don’t forget to put your name down! Every time you win or lose you progress towards a more relevant match. At the end of the draw everyone will have just played their most fitting match and we will have an overall winner of the main draw. We hope you enjoy this fun format!

Half-Term
Are you after some half-term activities for your little ones or juniors? How about our squash coaching sessions or a junior tennis competition on Saturday (29th October). As always it will be super fun and a great way to keep the kids active and make new friends! Details are HERE.

Croquet Competition this Saturday!
Richard has kindly organised another exciting competition for this Saturday (22nd October). By all means get involved in the competition or if you simply want to see what’s going on, pop down to support your favourite player. Our croquet shelter is very nearly done, thank you Richard and Tony for all your hard work to make this happen. If you’re interested in learning how to play croquet or you’d like to get involved? Please see Richard or Ann – or contact them through the office.

Festive Tennis Tournament
Fancy a fun tennis tournament? Please make a note in your diaries… on Saturday 3rd December we’ll be rolling out the seasonal cheer! The competition is free to enter. Players will be served mulled wine and homemade mince pies will be available too! There’ll be a prize for the player in the best Christmas outfit. Please enter HERE.

Jazz
On Sunday 6th November the Frinton Jazz Club returns to the Club. Claire Martin OBE and the David Newton Quartet will be performing, live, from 1.30pm. And Chef will be putting on some food as well. Why not make an afternoon of it? Book your tickets HERE.

Southern France Wine Tasting and Dinner
Steve Pryer returns! After the success of the last wine tasting dinner, Steve is back to navigate you through some delicious wines from an amazing and tasty region of France. And Chef has put a fab menu together too! The last event was such fun – we really hope you’ll want to book with your friends and family to come along. It’s just £65 a head to include some top notch wine and a delicious dinner too. The menu looks epic! You can book HERE.

Roast Sunday Lunch
The last Sunday lunch was, as you might imagine, absolutely delicious. And sold out! If you’d like to book for our November roast lunches, please do so soon. They’ll be held on Sunday 13th and Sunday 27th November. As ever you can book a table any time between 12 and 2.30pm to be served in the ballroom. For more information, please get in touch with Rebecca or Karen.

Festive Sunday Lunch
Our annual festive lunch can now be booked online. This year we will be opening our doors to non-members as well. With our wonderful Christmas trees sponsored by the fabulous people at the Soho Drinks Company (why not try their gins or vodka!). The lunch is being held on Sunday 18th December in the ballroom. We very much hope you’ll want to join us! Book HERE.

Christmas
As always, we have so much on offer this Christmas, from the Christmas Party Nights to our ‘family disco’ to ‘Carols with Caryll’ on Christmas Eve (and yes, we’ll have some tasty canapés on offer too!) All the information you need is online now HERE. Some of the evenings are getting very booked up. So if you’re looking for a Christmas Party for friends, family or work colleagues – BOOK NOW!

New Year’s Eve
We’ve got a big party planned! Chef will pull out all the stops. The Club will be decked out and ready to party! So why not join us for a fab evening of fizz, food and fandangos (or any other kind of dancing) as our resident DJ will be dropping the latest sounds and classics to encourage you onto the dance floor!

That’s it for now. Have a fab week!

James Max