BACK TO THE FUTURE
The
last 'physical' Guildford Circle meeting was on 4th March 2020 just
prior to the Lockdown. Since then, the Circle has used 'Zoom' to
organise virtual meetings with the first being held on 8th April 2020. These continued right up to September 2021 when the first hybrid meeting
took place. With the successful roll-out of vaccinations and Government restrictions allowing, hopefully future meetings will take place as normal.
Below are a few photographs taken by Bro. Steve Rowden at
the hybrid meeting held at the Guildford Rugby Club.
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Final Preparations
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Ready to go!
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Good evening brothers and welcome!
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Rogues Gallery!
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Et al.!
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As mentioned above the last 'physical' Guildford event was Ladies Night in March last year. Although a blog was created to record the occasion, due to the escalation of the Pandemic and sensitivity surrounding brothers and their family members working in the front line, it was considered inappropriate to publish it. Also, the untimely death of Bro. Chris Devereau as a result of Covid was a major deciding factor. However, with the passing
of time, now is a good a time as any for us to remember that happy and enjoyable evening at the Guildford Golf Club.
THE WAY WE WERE
There was a healthy turn out of 95 brothers and ladies including
National President Bro. Phil Brown who was accompanied by his wife Linda. During the meeting, Bro.
Phil spoke at length on the recent voting on GBNC
Strategy and Membership Work Group's Questionaire. He also addressed the Brothers and Ladies during dinner. Other visitors included Provincial
Councillor Bro. Pat Gogerty and David Urch both of Richmond and Twickenham
Circle. Also in attendance was Visiting Gentleman Paul McMahon and his
wife Deidre.
Following the somewhat extended meeting, the brothers joined the ladies in the bar before entering the restaurant to enjoy a sumptious dinner. In the interests of safety and hygiene, the usual and accepted forms of greeting
namely handshakes and/or kisses, were dispensed with. Both the brothers and the ladies
had to use their initiative to find suitable alternatives and some
examples of their ingenuity can be seen among the photographs below. On
this occasion, there were no visiting clergy and the ecclesiastical duties
were undertaken by Deacon Bro. Paul Page-Tickell.
