05/12/2024It is the Exeter Spread Eagle Club’s 50th Anniversary year in 2024 and the event was marked at the Victoria Hotel in Sidmouth with 68 members attending the annual Christmas Lunch. Everyone was given a commemorative pen as the Club still thrives with an increasing membership. The meal was excellent and there was a very … Continue reading “Victoria Hotel hosts 50th Anniversary Christmas Lunch” [...]
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12/11/2024After enjoyable previous visits as Christmas approaches, 26 members attended at Bickleigh Mill, near Tiverton, for a free Coffee Morning augmented by delicious tray bakes . The shop there always attracts attention with its tremendous variety of items including possible Christmas gifts and cards. 16 of the party stayed on for a very good lunch … Continue reading “Another visit to Bickleigh Mill” [...]
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09/10/2024The White Horse Inn at Woodbury Salterton was again the venue for what proved to be an excellent informal lunch when all had the choice of menu but where all received a discount from Treasurer Garry Adams. 26 members attended and there was, as expected, a great deal of chatter and there was also an … Continue reading “Pub Lunch with a Discount” [...]
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04/09/2024Another Cream Tea at a new venue was enjoyed by 34 members on September 3rd. This time Kings Garden Centre near Sidmouth were the hosts and plenty of jam and cream on excellent scones together with refills of tea or coffee made for a very pleasant afternoon. The good weather allowed everyone to stroll around … Continue reading “Another Great – and Free -Cream Tea” [...]
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30/08/2024Members of the Exeter Spread Eagle Club recently attended a performance of “Looking Good Dead” at the Manor Pavilion Theatre in Sidmouth. This play, adapted from the novel of the same title by Peter James and featuring the main character of Inspector Roy Grace, was the eighth offering in the annual Summer Rep series. There … Continue reading ““Looking Good Dead”” [...]
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22/06/2024Thirty members were able to enjoy a very happy afternoon in the horse-drawn barge on the Great Western Canal at Tiverton. The weather was good, the commentary excellent and a peaceful 90 minutes ensued. This was the 50th anniversary of the Canal company and members judged the event a great success [...]
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