The Royal Oak  ::  Newsletter  ::  September / October 2007

We've had another busy month with our Darts and Dominoes Season kicking off; plus a bit of late sunshine in August and September to make up for the earlier Monsoon Season!

Steve inadvertently became a radio star last Wednesday as BBC Radio Shropshire rang to do a radio interview on Scalextric ~ having heard of our race evenings ~ on the 50th anniversary of the game. Our Bank Holiday Race Night was well supported with 15 finalists battling it out in the knockout. When the chequered flag went down Fred Rogers was declared winner, shown here receiving his prize from Eira, with Adam (in the foreground) the valiant runner up.

Eira's new hobby must be giving away booze (she really should be selling it!) because she's shown in our second picture presenting a bottle of whisky to Martin Morris, the winner of our September Dominoes Knockout. Gerald Hayley was the runner up. Capt'n Steve managed to get into our third shot - press ganging a bevy of beauties to be his crew at our Pirate Party.

Next month kicks off with a lively night of entertainment from 'The Fabulous Ronnie' on Saturday the 6th. Also, why not visit us for our Curry Night on Wednesday the 17th. All our curries are home cooked in our kitchen and made from fresh produce and authentic spices. We can prepare your chosen curry to be hot or mild according to your taste!

Later in the month we host the Harvest Auction, on the Sunday afternoon following the St James (Cardington) Harvest Service. In this annual tradition, those items donated to the church's Harvest Service are auctioned off by local auctioneer Paul Stephens, with the proceeds split between the church and local charities.

We round off the month in spine-tingling fashion with our Halloween 'Spooky Tales' night (Wednesday 31st). Lead by Mike Rust, we're looking forward to some blood curdling fun. Who knows, even 'Fred' the pub ghost might join in? There will also be a collection in aid of the Air Ambulance. Hope to see you soon, down at 'The Oak'.

.... Steve & Eira

Give a BIG Royal Oak welcome to :~

The Fabulous Ronnie
Saturday 6th October ~ 9:30pm

The Royal Oak welcomes Church Stretton's own wandering minstrel and songster - The Fabulous Ronnie - who will be keeping us entertained with his own brand of unique material.

Come and join in the fun and be serenaded in style by our own Mr Fabulous!

Curry Night
~ It'll be Chilli Out ~
Wednesday 17th October 7pm - 9pm

~ Goan Lamb    ~ Chicken Korma
~ Beef Madras   ~ Vegetable Balti

Served with Pilau Rice, Poppadom and Chutney
for the small price of
~ £6.95 ~

Going ... Going ... Harvest Auction !!
Sunday 21st October - 2:30pm

The annual Harvest Auction will start at around 2:30pm on Sunday the 21st October - following the morning's Harvest Festival service at St. James Church, Cardington. Come along to 'The Oak' and bid for the harvest fare - not only will you be getting first rate local produce, but also supporting good causes as the proceeds are split; with half going to St. James Church funds and half to local charities.

Spooky Tales for Halloween
Wednesday 31st October ~ from 10pm

"It was a dark and windy night as the isolated village of Cardington slept. Little did anyone know that this was to be their last night ...?"

A Halloween event in aid of the Air Ambulance, Spooky Tales from Mike Rust plus a few poems from a local poet. Why not come and tell your own blood curdling tale?

"It'll be all fright on the night!"

Prize Draw

On Saturday 22nd September two of our waitresses, Pippa Hawker (left) and Michelle Evans (right), drew a name out of our bowl. September's lucky winner is Ro Sandland. Congratulations Ro, your prize of a bottle of Prosecco Di Valdobbiadene awaits your collection from the bar.

Commiserations everyone else - but why not drop your details in again to be entered into this months draw. This months prize is a Wolf Blass presentation pack containing two bottles of 'Yellow Label' wine, a 2004 Chardonnay and 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon.

News in Brief ....

• Preen Manor Gardens will be open on the afternoon of Sunday 7th October. Why not combine a visit to these wonderful gardens with Sunday Lunch at The Royal Oak?
  
  
• Cardington Harvest Festival, 11:15am on the 21st October at St. James Church.

Dates 'at a glance' ....

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