Annual Lunch

Ashtead Park Garden Centre to Horton Golf Club

Horton Golf ClubAshtead Park Garden Centre, at the wonderfully named Pleasure Pit Road

Apéritifs in the Derby Room

The Cheam & Morden at Table

Some familiar faces

We usually ride past Ashtead Park Garden Centre, but today it was our target for a very leisurely elevenses, with not too much carbo-loading to be seen. Then it was time for a gentle, wind-assisted twiddle, guided by Jake, through some quiet paths and cycleways to Horton Golf Club for the Annual Lunch.

Some were already gathered in the Derby Room, which soon filled up with C&Mers, new and old. After a relaxed drink or two, tables were occupied, with chemistry deciding who sat where. Lunch was most efficiently served by the helpful staff. The quality of food was excellent and quantity plentiful. After coffee there was still time for conversation as members gradually prepared to leave for the journey home, whether by two or four-wheeled transport.

Our grateful thanks to Steve for his faultless organisation on our behalf. Our thanks, too, to Horton GC for serving us so well. Thanks, finally, to all those who keep the C&M tradition alive and work behind the scenes to plan and lead our rides. Without them there would be no Cheam & Morden!

Jeff