21/11/08 Click on the underlined words above or scroll down to the bottom of the page for information about the 2008 reunion, reading all the new info as you go! Just remember, if any words are underlined, you can click on them to get somewhere else ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NEW! ~ NEW! ~ NEW! Links to sites that belong to Scillonians and lovers of Scilly or have a Scilly connection. |
For pictures and video of the Bristol '08 Scilly Reunion and the Murder Mystery night please click on either title below
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For pictures and video of the Bristol '07 Scilly Reunion please click on title below
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Another Scilly Get Together |
Again at
The Ship Inn
Thornbury Road AlvestonBristolBS35 3LL 7th November 2009
Again, this 3rd Get-Together is for Ex Scillonians - People who have lived & worked there in the past - People who visit the Islands regularly and love them. |
The Ship This wonderful old Tudor Coaching Inn dates back to 1589. It stands on the A38 just 5 minutes from the M5 junction 14 (N) or 16 (S). It boasts many original features including oak beams, open fires and flagstone floors. It is set in 5 acres of rolling countryside and has beautiful gardens with Pagoda, water features etc. It stands some 20 feet from a Premier Travel Inn so there is a very short distance to roll or stagger when it is time to go to bed at the end of the night. There are plenty of car park spaces within the grounds. I have pre-booked 40 rooms for those wishing to stay over night. Although there is a lovely bar in the Ship Inn we will have the use of two very nice function rooms each with their own bar and facilities where the meals will be served.This year I am hoping to get the Shanty singers to come over to entertain us for the evening, and if they are able to I can guarantee a superb evening, one that will stay in your memories for a very long time. For the 2009 Reunion to be announced in due course. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The 2008 prices are below The cost of the whole evening was £27.00 which included a 4 course dinner. A Scilly fun quiz, and who knows what else during the course of the evening. For those wishing to have overnight accommodation it will again be at the Premier Travel Inn - - All rooms are now Non Smoking - The price will be £00.00 per room (not per person) - and they comprise of large Double, Twin or Triple or 4 person rooms, all rooms are en suite and have tea and coffee making facilities. They all have balconies which over look the local Cricket ground and are nice and quiet especially in November (as long as there are no fireworks!!!!) Unfortunately single persons have to hire a room at £53.00 so if you are coming on your own and don't mind sharing a room, to keep your costs down let John know. The triple rooms are for 2 adults and 1 child and the 4 person rooms are for 2 adults and 2 children still costing only £00.00 Please pre-book your rooms and your meals here with John by clicking on the link below or go straight to the menu to see what is on offer first. |
For those staying the night at the Inn the rooms are available for occupation from 2p.m. on the day of arrival. There is lots to see and do in the area if you wish to make a nice day of it and arrive early. Keep your eyes on the 'Latest News' for ideas of what's on at the time. |
The menu this year was a 4 course meal (starter, main, sweet and coffee) We need to prebook our options for our meals by filling in a form that you can access by clicking on the link below the menu Starters Homemade Soup A steaming bowl of delicious Homemade Soup served with Crusty Bread Chef's Pate Chef's Pate served with Crisp Melba Toast and Caramelised Apple Chutney Smoked Salmon Oak Smoked Salmon complimented with Horseradish Mayonnaise, served with Multi-grain Bread ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beef Bourguignon Diced Beef cooked in a Rich Tomato and Red Wine Sauce with Mushrooms and Smoked Bacon Chef's Chicken Chicken Breast wrapped in Bacon and smothered with a Creamy Brie and Leek Sauce Salmon Fillet Salmon Fillet served on Wilted Baby Spinach Leaves with a White Wine & Prawn Sauce Roasted Vegetable Parcel A Medley of Roasted Vegetables in Tomato and Basil Sauce, Wrapped in Pastry ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sweets Homemade Bread & Butter Pudding with thick Channel Island Cream ~ Rich Chocolate Torte served with Cointreau Cream ~Homemade Apple Crumble with Lashings of Creamy Custard ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coffee Breakfast can be had at the Ship Inn on the morning of the 8th Payable at the time. See the box below! "I have to admit that I was more than well impressed with the breakfast that we were served with this year, and I for one will certainly be partaking of it again next year. As over half of us this year had breakfast together it was like a continuation of the night before and a wonderful atmosphere prevailed". |
To have a look at what you can order for Breakfast on the Sunday morning, just click here |
Don't forget to bring along any old photos and family trees etc of family and friends |
You can send your money as and when you like now, and if you'd like to break it down into either 2 or 4 payments then that would be fine also. Money must be recieved by John no later than 15th September as rooms have to be paid for in advance. Please send cheques, made payable to John Hicks/Scilly to 46 Poplar Road, Hanham, Bristol, BS15 3BD. To contact John by Phone: (at work) 01179477413 or Mobile 07866806964 To contact John by E Mail John's E Mail There are only 90 places available so don't hang around. Check below to see how many places have been booked and how many are left. See you again soon! Yippee!! |
Important Notice Please remember, as I am making name tags for everyone I need the full names of each and everyone attending the reunion (That goes for partners as well as wives, girl friends and children) and also the Premier Inn needs to know the names of it's guests and the ages of any Children staying. If you think I may not know the full name of anyone attending please e mail me the details. John Hicks . or fill in a form by clicking FORM Many Thanks |
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Coming south on the M5 Exit at junction 14 and head south on the A38 towards Almondsbury. As you approach Alveston look out for the Premier Inn signs on the right hand side and turn in to the car park, drive around to the main buildings and park up. If you should miss this turning, fear not, for 35 yards further on are some traffic lights, turn right at these and go for a couple of hundred yards and turn right again, the Ship Inn is on your right, drive into the courtyard and park Up. Coming North on the M5 Exit at Junction 16 and head for Thornbury on the A38. Once on the A38 you will eventually go through 2 sets of road traffic lights, After the second set, there is a car show room on the left, then a petrol station and then the turning on the left to the Premier Inn. Turn in here. Coming along the M4 As you approach the M4/M5 junction move into the very left hand lane and keep moving left as more left hand lanes open up (which they will as you get very close to the junction). this will take you nicely around onto the M5 and by staying on the left you are in the correct lane to come off at Junction 16. As you approach the roundabout coming off from the Slip road move into the right hand lane, take the right hand exit off the roundabout towards Almondsbury/Thornbury onto the A38 - Once on the A38 you will eventually go through 2 sets of road traffic lights, After the second set, there is a car show room on the left, then a petrol station and then the turning on the left to the Premier Inn. Turn in here. ------------------------------ Just a thought, if you arrive early and like to visit Garden centres, there are two situated very close to the Ship Inn, one is the Thornbury-Wyvale on the A 38, about 2 minutes north of the Inn and the other, Almondsbury Garden Centre, is about 4 minutes south, as you head towards Bristol, just turn off to the right about 1/4 of a mile before the Motorway. They are both good but the Almondsbury is much bigger. Of course if you just like the countryside then there is plenty to see all around this area and some lovely views across to Wales and the two severn bridges. |
21/11/08 Another brilliant evening has come and gone, and I think everyone enjoyed themsleves, I heard no complaints anyway. There were about 60 of us this year. Sadly my Cousins Pat & Eric and Barbara were unable to make it at the last minute and were missed, so hopefully they will be able to make it nex, t year. It was wonderful to welcome so many new people this year and with any luck they will be able to come again. I wont start to mention anyone inparticular as I shall certainly miss someone out and I don't want to upset anyone, just know that it was wonderful to see you all, and I'm sorry that I didn't get to chat very much to many of you but the evening fairly flew by and by the time we started singing at 11.30. Many were starting to drift off to bed. A chap called Ian Towers entertained us on the piano during the evening and was enjoyed by all I hope. I certainly felt he earned his money, and found I was able to sing along with most of what he played. After Dinner a couple of quizzes were sent around and during the next 30 minutes or so all went quiet while the answers were written in and the pictures were pored over. Two bottles of Champagne were presented to the winners of each quizz and and two bottles of Bucks Fizz to the runners up. Phill & Laurel Deason, who were on holiday, very kindly popped back into Penzance to pick up some wonderful fresh Soleil 'dor that Francis Hosken had sent over the day before on the chopper from Scilly for us so everyone could have some to take home. Thank you Phill. When I thought the singing was going to start I surreptitiously went around and mentioned to a few and said don't all rush out together as I didn't want the pianist to be upset becaause everyone was leaving him, and within 5 minutes he was on his own..... But he was happy about it as he was finishing then anyway, so that was ok. Just about all of us stayed the night at the Premier Inn, (only 6 didn't) just 10 yards from the Ship Inn so the next morning when we were all turning up for Breakfast a great atmosphere built up again and the reunion continued. Thank you to all those of you who came along and made it such a success. I look forward to seeing you all again next year and hopefully a few more who couldn't make it this year. If you'd like me to put you on next years list just drop me a line and I'll send you a reminder of the event nearer the time [around July/August] If you have a website that you would like me to put a link to on this page please let me know Video of the first reunion is now on the pictures page. The menu has now been sorted out and is ready for you to order your meal. You can now book your place and your meal by clicking below Prices are now finalised Just a reminder: Don't forget to inform all your friends about this website, or send John the address of anyone not on the internet that you'd like informed and he will send them a brochure, very similar to the web site.
Having the slides rattling away on the screen during the evening seemed quite popular and I can do a similar thing again next year if you would like me to but it would be even better if I could get some more pictures from some of you of people (even old pictures of yourselves) in Scilly past and present on either slides or sent to me over the internet so I can get them all put on a computer and screen them that way. I'm sure many of you have old pictures of your neighbours and friends as well as family that could be used. I wont require prints but it might be a nice idea if you could, put some of those on boards yourselves to bring along and display.I shall also endeavour to get a web cam link set up for those who can't make it to the reunion, but please don't think that that will be as good as not attending in person cos it wont......... hehe! There will be a 'Scilly Quiz' in the form of a sheet of questions, for everyone to participate in if they so wish, during the course of the evening with prizes for the winners.If you have any other thoughts or suggestions please let me know asap - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Don't forget to contact anyone who you think might be interested, just in case I don't have their e mail address. It's better to be told twice than not at all! John Hicks maintains these web pages so if you have any ideas, requests or suggestions about anything to do with this site please contact John or leave a message in the guest book. It would be nice to know who is dropping in anyway, so maybe just leave us your name..... To see what it all costs, click here Prices
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