This is our annual summer event, free for members and families, where we get together on the Southsea Marina BBQ Deck and have food, banter and a fundraising raffle. We were fortunate again this year with glorious weather and just enough breeze to keep boat anglers ashore.
We aim to keep the annual subscription low, and supplement funds with raffles at our main member socials – the Summer BBQ and the Presentation Night after the end of the season.
Running a club BBQ on this scale is a real team effort and we had lots of support. We are very grateful to Dan and Steve who ran around organising prizes, BBQ and ordering supplies; fab scones from Eleanor and Jim, raffle ticket sales by Eleanor, Steve and Pam organising the remote ticket sales for members who couldn’t make it, John C for help setting up the gazebo and clearing up, Frank as Fire Safety Officer, Eleanor for Food Hygiene Inspector, Tim for making the site tidy and all those who donated prizes. And finally, huge thanks to all the members and families that turned up and made it a fun event, and those who couldn’t attend but bought raffle tickets anyway. I was just cook!
Neville Merritt
June 2025