August Club Night Info:

 

Fleet  Live Laugh Love Club Night

Date: Tuesday 29th August 2023

Event Info: Bring Something To Talk About Night

Hi Ladies!

I hope you are enjoying August so far and now putting those umbrellas away. 

Please find the info for our August club night for your information. 

 

August 29th - There is no speaker, as per previous August club nights.

 

This will be our own club night and I am going to bring back the 'bring something to talk' about night, as we all loved that night years ago and feel it's time to re-introduce this as we have some lovely new ladies.

 

So, for those who are coming along in August, if you want to, think of something to bring along that has been an interest to you, it could be a passion, a great read, a great story, a photograph, or something you have achieved at home or at work, your fav music and why, your fav holiday, a place you love in the UK and why, it could be something new and exciting that you have tried, such as an activity, cold water swimming, games club,  as well as anything homemade, arty, creative, etc and please note that anything goes and we all learn so much from each other.

 

If you don’t have time, or don’t have anything that you wish to talk about, then please come along anyway for the conversation, the company and the lovely food.

I am hoping to also have a couple of exciting announcements for some fun for the LLL Ladies UK wide!

 

If you need more information on this, please do email me on mandy@mybeautifulpen.uk

 

CLUB NIGHT INFO:

Fleet  Live Laugh Love Club Night

Date: Tuesday 29th August 2023

Time: 7.30pm

 

Food: 8.00pm (Delicious Spice Merchant food, please note, it is not all spicy so do not worry).

Activity: Bring Something To Talk About

Free Raffle : 9.00pm

Club Night Ends : 9.00pm - 9.30 pm but often a few will stay to chat etc, it's flexible.

Venue : 

The Spice Merchant

The Street

Crookham Village

GU51 5SJ

Tel: 01252 621126

** PARKING IN THE SUMMER IT CAN GET BUSIER **

Parking in the Spice Merchant car park at the venue or on the road, there is also parking behind the Crookham Village Social Club if needed, the address for that is :

The Street, Crookham Village, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 5SJ (where there is also the WI building at the back to the left, so lots of parking as it all leads out to a field for walkers). 

We always have a light meal and water, and a fabulous speaker, it is an easy social night or a fun activity.

 

** All dietary needs and preferences as in Vegetarian, Vegan, and Gluten-Free MUST be made aware to me (Mandy) before the event please**

Costs:

Premium Members £15.00 ( Means you have paid for annual membership)

Free Members £19.00 (This means you have not paid for the annual membership).

If you wish to join as an annual member please get in touch with me and I can sort that out for you so that you can enjoy the benefits of the membership.

 

 

I hope to see some of you at this event :) 

 

Love & Best Wishes

 

Mandy

x X x

 

Fleet Live Laugh Love Club Night

Date: Tuesday 26th September 2023

Guest Speaker:  Gabriele K-Swift - Photographer

 

 

Hi Ladies,

Another month and we have yet another gorgeous speaker.

 

I am just about getting over the summer and now to find ourselves in the middle of September is something that is taking time to get used to.

 

Hoping you are all well and getting into a cosier autumnal vibe.

For our September club night, we have Gaby K-Swift, she is a super-talented photographer.

 

Gaby’s Talk:

Gaby is going to tell us a little bit about herself, and she is going to share some fun tricks and tips for taking photos with our phones etc., so that we can take some excellent, inspiring, and creative shots this autumn!

 

Who knows, we might be able to practise on the night!

 

Short Bio: 

 

Gaby lives in Wokingham with her husband and their two daughters, one silly dog, and two even more silly cats. Becoming a mum raised her passion for photography again.

 

She couldn’t stop taking photos of her children, all over the place with fun backgrounds or solo images. This inspired Gaby to start her own photography business.

 

She loves creating amazing memories for her clients and families and taking photos of inspiring images.

 

It is always about you, she says, capturing a moment, a personality, creating an atmosphere, and building a scene to be kept forever.

 

Gaby is a really lovely, fun, and warm person and I know that you will give her a warm welcome to the club and enjoy what she has to share with us all, so bring your phones, charge up the batteries, and let's get taking those ideal shots this autumn.

 

Website: https://www.gabrieleswiftphotography.com/

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/gabrieleswiftphotography

 

CLUB NIGHT INFO:

Fleet  Live Laugh Love Club Night

Date: Tuesday 26th September 2023

Guest Speaker: Gabriele K-Swift - Photographer

Time: 7.30pm

 

Food: 8.00pm (Delicious Spice Merchant food, please note, it is not all spicy so do not worry).

Speaker : 8.30pm 

Free Raffle : 9.00pm

Club Night Ends : 9.00pm - 9.30 pm but often a few will stay to chat etc, it's flexible.

Venue:

The Spice Merchant

The Street

Crookham Village

GU51 5SJ

Tel: 01252 621126

** PARKING IN THE SUMMER IT CAN GET BUSIER **

Parking in the Spice Merchant car park at the venue or on the road, there is also parking behind the Crookham Village Social Club if needed, the address for that is :

The Street, Crookham Village, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 5SJ 

( there is also the WI building at the back to the left, so lots of parking as it all leads out to a field for walkers). 

We always have a light meal and water, and a fabulous speaker, it is an easy social night or a fun activity.

 

** All dietary needs and preferences as in Vegetarian, Vegan, and Gluten-Free MUST be made aware to me (Mandy) before the event please**

Costs:

Premium Members £15.00 ( Means you have paid for annual membership)

Free Members £19.00 (This means you have not paid for the annual membership).

If you wish to join as an annual member please get in touch with me and I can sort that out for you so that you can enjoy the benefits of the membership.

 

 

I hope to see some of you at this event :) 

 

Love & Best Wishes

 

Mandy

x X x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our October club night falls on Halloween and we have a fun night coming up.

** Magical Halloween LLL Club Night **

Featuring : Daniel Frampton - Local Magician

Plus Two Other Activities

Date: Tuesday, 31st October

Time: 7.00 pm for a 7.30 pm start

( Earlier than usual, it's not essential food will still be at

8 pm, but better to arrive early if you can, for this night)

Venue:

The Spice Merchant

Crookham Village

The Street

Crookham Village

GU51 5SJ

Tel 01252 621126

Free Raffle draw

Extra Activities will follow after the magician

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We have a fab local magician coming along, Daniel Frampton, great food, AND two extra things, that will be lots of fun.

** We will need to all pay £5 extra per head to cover the cost of the magician please **

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What to wear?

Wear whatever you like, something sparkly and magical, or, for those who want to, come along in anything to do with Halloween, it's up to you. I feel that we need a mix of magical and fun spooky, but I want everyone to feel included, so no dressing up is great as well!

I will need payments for the club night as well as £5 extra in advance and before Thursday 26th October please.

Here are the payment details:

£20 – For paid members, who have a membership stamp card (Includes £5.00 extra ).

£24 – For free members (Includes £5.00 extra ).

It's going to be a fun night.

Any questions, please message me, and also please feel free to bring a friend.

NB: Please never make payments to any account that you do not recognise, be safe and double-check always, and to an email that is not the usual email, please hover over any email address to ensure it is from who it should be from.

Our Tech talk in November will cover these security issues.

** PLEASE READ BELOW **

What I need to know:

** IF YOU ARE COMING ALONG PLEASE LET ME KNOW BEFORE SUNDAY 26TH OCTOBER VIA EMAIL: MANDY@MYBEAUTIFULPEN.UK **

** All dietary needs and preferences as in Vegetarian, Vegan, and Gluten-Free MUST be made aware to me (Mandy) before the event please**

If you would like to book in advance you can do this via the website link, you will need to scroll down to find this month’s event and there is a guide video in the Fleet Live Laugh Love Facebook Group, but you can turn up and pay me on the night, just as long as I know that you are coming ahead of the club night, please :)

** Please do let me know if you are coming along and if you are suddenly unable to make it, please let me know, that as soon as you can before the night if you have confirmed that you are coming along. I need to let the venue know the numbers, so they cater to all who have confirmed, thank you **

** IF YOU ARE COMING ALONG PLEASE LET ME KNOW BEFORE TUESDAY 26TH OCTOBER

VIA EMAIL: MANDY@MYBEAUTIFULPEN.UK **

Love & the best of wishes as always

Mandy

x X x

Hi Ladies,

I hope you are all starting to feel a little festive.

Anyone got their tree up yet?  I don't but I always love putting up the tree with all the sparkly lights and watching some cosy films by the fire, this is my fav month of the year for so many reasons.  

November’s Talk:

In short, as I am waiting for speaker to confirm! ( I know, but don ‘t worry, it always comes good!).  

 

Here we are in November already and we have another fab club night coming up. This time it’s going to be a helpful night to help us all stay safe in the technical world that we live in.

 

It will include info on how to stay safe in the online world and how to spot scammers, phishing etc on your socials, emails and phone!

 

It is a serious subject, but I feel that we all need to be aware, especially leading up to the festive period.

 

If you have any concerns, please bring those with you. If you have any knowledge, please bring some notes and share what you know.

It will be an interactive session and it will be useful.  

 

CLUB NIGHT INFO:

Fleet  Live Laugh Love Club Night

Date: Tuesday 28^th November 2023

Guest Speaker: TBC

Time: 7.30 pm

 

Food: 8.00 pm (Delicious Spice Merchant food, please note, it is not all spicy so do not worry).

Speaker : 8.30 pm 

Free Raffle : 9.00pm

Club Night Ends: 9.00 pm - 9.30 pm but often a few will stay to chat etc, it's flexible.

Venue:

The Spice Merchant

The Street

Crookham Village

GU51 5SJ

Tel: 01252 621126

** PARKING CAN GET BUSY **

Parking in the Spice Merchant car park at the venue or on the road, there is also parking behind the Crookham Village Social Club if needed, the address for that is :

The Street, Crookham Village, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 5SJ 

( there is also the WI building at the back to the left, so lots of parking as it all leads out to a field for walkers). 

We always have a light meal and water, and a fabulous speaker, an informative talk, or,  either an easy social night or a fun activity.

 

** All dietary needs and preferences as in Vegetarian, Vegan, and Gluten-Free MUST be made aware to me (Mandy) before the event please**

Costs:

Premium Members £15.00 ( Means you have paid for annual membership)

Free Members £19.00 (This means you have not paid for the annual membership).

If you wish to join as an annual member please get in touch with me and I can sort that out for you so that you can enjoy the benefits of the membership.

 

 

I hope to see some of you at this event :) 

 

Love & Best Wishes

 

Mandy

x X x

 

 

 

 

 

SPECIAL EVENT - CHRISTMAS PARTY CUMBERLAND HOTEL 7pm to Midnight 

Welcome Drink, 3 Course Meal, Coffee & Mints, Music and Dancing and a Raffle

PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS NOT SOLD OUT!! PLEASE CONTACT TO MAKE YOUR BOOKING

PLEASE BOOK TICKETS DIRECTLY WITH mandy@mybeautifulpen.uk

We are so excited to announce that this December we are hosting a Christmas Party and YOU are invited!! The Christmas Party is for ladies from all of our clubs and their (female) guests (that’s Members and non-members alike). 

 

This year’s party will be held at the beautiful Cumberland Hotel in Bournemouth as follows:

 

Date                            Thursday 7th December 2023

Time                            7pm till midnight

Location:                     The Ballroom at the Cumberland Hotel

                                    27 East Overcliff Drive, Boscombe, Bournemouth BH1 3AFT

Tickets:                        Premium Members  £49    Non-Members / Guests £55       

 

Includes:                     Welcome Drink, 3 Course Meal, Coffee & Mints, Music and Dancing, Raffle!

 

We have had some super fun Christmas parties in the past as I’m sure many of you will recall, and this year we are looking forward to a fabulous event, we always have such fun when we are all together.

 

If you should require accommodation so that you can relax and enjoy an overnight stay, we have negotiated some excellent rates with the hotel as follows:

 

Double room for double (or single) occupancy including breakfast £55 per room

Single room for single occupancy including breakfast £40 per room

 

To book your spot please email  me cathymosley@outlook.com  to let me know, along with the names of any guests that you are bringing.

Let me know your 3 menu choices from the attached menu (and those of your guests) and any dietary restrictions for you or members of your party

STARTER

Carrot & Sweet Potato Soup (VG) (GF available) Fresh Herbs & Toasted Croutons
Duck & Orange Liver Parfait (GF available)

Apricot & Cranberry Chutney, Sourdough Toast, Petite Salad

Duo of Smoked Mackerel & Trout Fish Rillettes

Seasonal Leaves, Cherry Tomato, Dill & Lemon Crème Fraiche

Middle Eastern Chickpea Salad (GF, VG)
Red Onion, Cucumber, Cherry Tomato, Coriander & Mint Yogurt

Pineapple Carpaccio (GF, VG)
Seasonal Fruit, Mango Sorbet

 

MAIN

Traditional Roast Turkey Breast (GF & DF available)

Pigs in Blanket, Sage & Onion Stuffing, Chef’s Pan Gravy

           Roast Scottish Rib Eye of Beef (GF)

Rosemary & Garlic Jus
Baked Vegetable Ratatouille (GF, DF, VG)
Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables, Provencal Tomato Sauce

Chef’s Baked Nut Roast (VG)
Roasties, Seasonal Vegetables, Cranberry & Red Currant Jus

 

(All served with Crispy Roasties & Seasonal Vegetables)

 

DESSERT

Luxury Christmas Pudding (GF & VG available)

Brandy & Nutmeg Sauce
Lemon & Passion Fruit Cheesecake
Mango Coulis
Coffee & Baileys Panna Cotta (GF)
Vanilla Cream, Hazelnut
Salted Caramel Chocolate Panna Cotta (GF, VG)

Toasted Coconut, Salted Caramel Sauce, Seasonal Berries

Pear & Date Pudding (GF, VG)
Butterscotch Sauce, Pouring Cream