Social
Pig's Ear Beer Festival on Thursday 8th December 2011.
We are organising a visit to the Pig's Ear Beer Festival on Thursday 8th December 2011.Taking place at The Round Chapel,Powerscroft Road, E7 OJQ,about a 10 minute walk from nearest station Hackney Central. Entrance fee £4.00 , open till 10.30pm. Featuring over 200 ales & ciders inc 8 draught ales from Italy and 30+ brews form London based breweries.
Panto - Cinderella - Theatre Royal, Stratford East - Thursday 5th January 2012 - 7pm
Doug is looking to arrange a visit to the Theatre Royal, Stratford East on Thursday 5th Jan 2012 at 7pm for the Pantomime Cinderella. Stalls Tickets, Adults £17, U16 and over 60's £12. Interested? Then please e.mail the webmaster! Show finishes 9pm approx.
Christmas Dinner at The George, Wanstead on Wednesday 14/12/2011.
SOLD OUT All places for the meal have now been booked. The George had to put a limit of 42 booked places. I will now need the orders as soon as possible. Others are welcome but you will have to order from the standard menu. The booking is for 9pm and you must be up there by 9pm so they can serve promptly. Please pay in advance if you can, so i can enjoy my dinner on the night and not chasing after money. Can you please email the webmaster or Don on facebook to put your food orders in.
East London Runners Christmas Dinner
at The George on Wednesday 14th December at 9pm
£5.00 club members , £6.99 non members*
Christmas Dinner and a drink
1 Roast Turkey with all the trimmings.
2 Portobello Mushroom,Chickpea & pumpkin Seed Roast (V)
3 Salmon Fillet with chips & side salad.
Choose from list of drinks on the night.
Add a starter for £2.00 2 courses £7.00
4 Chicken Liver & Bacon Pate
5 Broccoli & Shropshire Blue Cheese Soup (V)
6 Organic Tomato & Basil Soup (V)
Add a dessert for £2.00 3 courses £9.00
7 Christmas Pudding with hot custard
8 Christmas Pudding with brandy sauce
9 Eli's Original Baked Vanilla Cheesecake (V)
Email your choices to the webmaster or see Don on a clubnight.
* Any partners or supporters who helped at feed station, Elvis event etc qualify for the £5.00 rate for the meal.As a thank you for your support.
Bowling Night at All Star Lanes,Westfield, Stratford on Thursday 10th November.
Very enjoyable night at All Star Lanes, Westfield Stratford City. 19 East London Runners had a game spread over 3 lanes. Organised by Dong (sorry Doug) we also had samosas supplied by Mohammed. Some very interesting name spellings on the score boards like Dayne Jayne Browne. Winners were for the ladies 1st:- Shawn Sharon Springfield 89pts and 2nd Ava Lee 88pts. For the men 1st James Wilson 129pts,2nd Patrick Farren 110pts,3rd George Georgiou 108pts , 4th John Atkinson 102pts and Doug with 101pts.
Many thanks to Doug for organising and we capped the night off with a visit to the Tap East microbrewery afterwards. A very enjoyable evening which will be repeated in the future again no doubt.
Post Marathon Curry Night - Wednesday 20th April 2011
Following the success of the previous Curry Night in September 2010 we held another curry night after the normal Club run on Wednesday 20th April 2011.
Again the venue was 62Spice, 62 High Street Wanstead, opposite The George Public House/Wanstead Tube Station.
45 members attended
The cost was £13 per head with drinks extra.
Included in the cost was papadum & chutneys, rice/naan and vegetable side dishes and a main dish!
Each person chose a main dish from chicken, lamb, prawn or vegetable and the type of curry required, from the following list:
Bhuna: slightly spiced and dry, packed with flavour
Rogan Josh: marinated in herbs and spices, cooked with fresh tomatoes
Korma: a mild dish cooked with cream and coconut (contains nuts)
Dupiaza: cooked with an array of spices, garnished with fried onions
Palak: spinach cooked with fresh herbs and spices
Madras: fairly hot, spicy and sour
Dhansak: a "parsee" dish - hot, sweet and sour with lentils
Pathia: slightly hot, sweet and sour flavour
Vindaloo: very hot and sour dish with potato
(Notes: the Madras, Dhansak and Pathia are "fairly hot", the Vindaloo
is "very hot").
Wednesday Club nights
Following the Club run each Wednesday a number of members visit the upstairs lounge at The George Public House, opposite Wanstead Tube Station, for some food and refreshments. All are welcome!
Social Nights - First Wednesday of each month starting April 2010
A great opportunity to mix with fellow members of the Club even when you are injured or unable to run!
VENUE – Upstairs at The George Public House, opposite Wanstead Tube Station.
TIME – Anytime between 8.30pm and 11pm.
Christmas Meal - Wednesday 15th December 2010
Following the Club run on Wednesday 15th December 2010 some 35 or so members attended the Christmas meal at the George in Wanstead.
Curry Night - Wednesday 1st September 2010
WEDNESDAY September 1st - Curry Night - After the normal Club run in which 65 runners took part an Indian meal at 9pm was held and attended by 49 diners at 62Spice Indian Restaurant (www.62spice.co.uk/main.html) opposite The George Pub, High Street, Wanstead, adjacent to Wanstead Tube Station.
Many thanks to Jaime Towns and Mike Wilson who organised this very successful event.
Great British Beer Festival - Thursday 5th August 2010
18 members attended the Great British Beer Festival at Earls Court to sample Ales and Ciders from around the world. Food was also available as was live entertainment provided by The Blockheads!
Post Marathon get together - Wednesday 28th April 2010
Thirty or so members attended a get together to discuss how they fared in the London and other Spring Marathons. The event took place in the upstairs lounge of The George PH in Wanstead.
