It was a real delight to have glorious late September sunshine on Sunday September 29 as Balham Brothers celebrated President’s Sunday with wives and children. Continue reading Balham Brothers & families enjoy the September sunshine
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September ‘JoinMe’ event is best attended yet
The third President’s ‘JoinMe’ excursion took place on September 5. A visit to Red House in Bexley Heath proved to be of great interest to all who came along.
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Balham August Circle meeting prompts lively debate with visiting Brothers
Falling, as it does, in the middle of the holiday period and moved from the fourth Monday, the Balham Circle August meeting engendered a lower than normal attendance. Nevertheless it proved, after dinner, to be the occasion for a spirited debate about environmental issues. Continue reading Balham August Circle meeting prompts lively debate with visiting Brothers
Balham brothers visit Reigate’s 600th!
Brothers Noel, William and Terry attended the Reigate Circle meeting on Wednesday July 9 to join them in celebrating their circle’s 600th meeting. This was also a celebration of 50 years of continuous circle meetings and was all the more special because one of the founding circle members, Bernard Monahan was present. The other founding member, Tom Corrigan could not be present because he was at Buckingham Palace with the Queen.
July ‘JoinMe’ visit to Chelsea Physic Garden
This month’s ‘JoinMe’ visit will be to the Chelsea Physic Garden. Is now scheduled for Sunday 20 July. Continue reading July ‘JoinMe’ visit to Chelsea Physic Garden
Three presidents & visiting brothers join June Balham Circle meeting
At the circle meeting on June 23 Balham brothers were joined by visiting brothers from four circles. Continue reading Three presidents & visiting brothers join June Balham Circle meeting
First ‘JoinMe’ excursion to Dulwich Picture Gallery
The Balham ‘JoinMe’ visits got going on Friday June 20 with a trip to the Dulwich Picture Gallery. Continue reading First ‘JoinMe’ excursion to Dulwich Picture Gallery
Balham Circle raises cash for Kenyan student
During dinner at our circle meeting on 19th May, a raffle was held for the benefit of Patrick Macheira. This was our Ladies’ night (see News May 19, 2014) and there were a number of visitors. Some brothers kindly donated some excellent bottles and a total of £130 was raised which is enough money to keep this young man going for 3 months.
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First President’s “join Me” visit arranged
The first Balham Presidents “Join Me” visit will be to the Dulwich Picture Gallery on Friday, June 20. While this is probably a well-known venue to most of you, it is always worth a revisit. Brothers are encouraged to come with wives and family. Full details of the visit are included in the new “Join Me” events page, which also sets out the wish list for further visits. It is proposed that on these visits we can also welcome Croydon brothers.
Parish Priest, Grand Vice President & Provincial President join Balham Brothers on Ladies Night
The May meeting of the Balham Circle was the first opportunity to invite a priest from one of the local parishes to sit in on an actual meeting as an observer. Fr Davis of St Thomas a Becket Parish in Wandsworth was very lucky because the meeting was the shortest on record at twenty minutes. This was mainly because we were hurrying to join our ladies who were patiently waiting outside in the bar. Over the coming months we will be inviting other priests from the area so that they get an impression of how we conduct our meetings and how we share our fraternal bonds on meeting night.
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