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.................................................................................................................................The next Fandance is Sat 18th May 2024......................................................................................................................
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Having taken into account the current COVID restrictions that currently apply in the different parts of the UK, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 reunion.
The Chairman Nick Butler will be heading up the Fan at 0930 hrs on Saturday the 15th May and he will lay a BAFC wreath on behalf of the Club at the summit.
He will also toast The Fallen.
If other members wish to make their own pilgrimage up the Fan at their own risk please follow the relevant COVID restrictions that will be in place.
As a Club we are not able to accept liability for members safety and well being over the weekend of 14/15 May. Our Clubs insurance that normally covers Fandance will not operate this year.
Update to follow reference Aldershot 10 Miler on the 20th November 2021.
.........................................................................................................................The 10 Miler will be held on w/e Saturday 23rd November 2024........................................................................................
My mate 3 Para Geordie Stan Richards said it was sacrilege to pollute Guinness (the God of beer) with anything else. He used to wait until the last bubble had gone from the top and it had settled before he raised it. He was truly a conoisseur.... I see him bollock many a bar maid for screwin' it up. "Treat it with the respect it deserves !!!! he used to say.
"If they control your speech.....they control your life" Me
I remember the Wetherspoons opening in Dover,and I went in to sample the Guinness. The barman grabbed a glass,squirted a perfectly acceptable looking pint into it in about 10 seconds,slapped it on the bar and said "That'll be the best you ever tasted!" My reply was "If you'd served it that way in my village you'd've been hung!" The black nectar should take 7 1/2 minutes to pour,in several stages,with settlement time between each,hence the oft asked question after asking for a pint,"Would you like a wee dram while you wait?" In England drinkers weren't prepared to wait,so Guinness developed a quick pouring pump,and slightly altered recipe to allow for this. The pint in question was actually all right,although not "The best" and I drank many more there over the next year or so!
My worst ever pint of Guinness was also in Dover,when I went into 'The Roman Quay',asked for Guinness,and on lifting the pint could smell vinegar. Took a sip,and informed the barman it was dodgy,so he poured another,same result! He protested "But that couple over there have been supping it all day!" They were f.ckin' French,on a day trip,and as such would drink your piss probably! Never entered that establishment again in the 5 yrs or so we spent there!
I remember the Wetherspoons opening in Dover,and I went in to sample the Guinness. The barman grabbed a glass,squirted a perfectly acceptable looking pint into it in about 10 seconds,slapped it on the bar and said "That'll be the best you ever tasted!" My reply was "If you'd served it that way in my village you'd've been hung!" The black nectar should take 7 1/2 minutes to pour,in several stages,with settlement time between each,hence the oft asked question after asking for a pint,"Would you like a wee dram while you wait?" In England drinkers weren't prepared to wait,so Guinness developed a quick pouring pump,and slightly altered recipe to allow for this. The pint in question was actually all right,although not "The best" and I drank many more there over the next year or so!
My worst ever pint of Guinness was also in Dover,when I went into 'The Roman Quay',asked for Guinness,and on lifting the pint could smell vinegar. Took a sip,and informed the barman it was dodgy,so he poured another,same result! He protested "But that couple over there have been supping it all day!" They were f.ckin' French,on a day trip,and as such would drink your piss probably! Never entered that establishment again in the 5 yrs or so we spent there!
When i had the pub, i had a couple of paddy customers, they said the Guinness was fine. I didn't clean the pipes every week as recommended and they always said it was good. After a few months, about 6, my bottle went and i thought i better clean them. They said the Guinness was very different and not as good. If it ain't broke...
The best pint of Guinness I have ever tasted was in County Cavan in 88 on a fishing week,the barman would pour us two pints each as the first would not touch the sides as it was like treacle.
It's not the dog in the fight,it's the fight in the dog that matters.
The best pint of Guinness I have ever tasted was in County Cavan in 88 on a fishing week,the barman would pour us two pints each as the first would not touch the sides as it was like treacle.
Same ere Rab but in Athlone on the River Shanon, went fer a week with a few lads from the gym who were keen maggot drowners. Not interested mesen so spent a couple a days at Galway, wuz only 16 but wall ta wall Irish growler ta peruse, but wot a found unique in Athlone wuz that every shop tha went in even the chemist ad a small bar in the corner wi Guinness on tap n like tha sez beautytash like suppin treacle
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