Due to a last minute change in our programme ‘A Talk on New Zealand Wines’ has been postponed to a later date. A swift alternative had to be organised, so nineteen members and three guests were treated to a trip down the Nutfield Wine Club’s Memory Lane thanks to Graham (B).
480 photos had been selected and made into slides focussing over a period from 2007 to 2020. Many of the photos had been taken by Debbie Amphlett and they certainly brought back memories of the many activities and visits that took place over those years. Visits to Vineyards (of course!), Breweries, Wisley, the Royal Albert Hall as well as talks on the subject of wines (naturally), cheese, postcards, stately homes and Club Nights featuring horse racing, quizzes, French and Italian-themed evenings, to name but a few.
A vote of thanks was given to Graham for the time taken to put together this Memory Lane trip which was enjoyed by everyone. The raffle then took place, for which a big thank you to Mary and Derek for organising, after which we all went home with minds buzzing of the yester-years of the Nutfield Wine Club.
Our next ‘meeting’ on the 8th October is a musical evening with well-known songs played by Paul Stanworth, a talented singer and guitarist from Crawley.
The club was founded in 1977 and meets once a month (except August), usually with a guest speaker or wine expert. Please use the following pages, to enjoy this great club, including many special events and tasting. Everyone is welcome, so just check out the Events page for the next meeting and venue.
Monday 9 September 2024
Monday 8 July 2024
July 2024 Meeting
On 2nd July, twenty-three members and three guests enjoyed the Club’s Summer Party at the local venue of the South Nutfield Cricket Club (SNCC) where we were also able to enjoy watching the SNCC Colts playing a friendly match against Horley.
We enjoyed an al fresco spread (together with liquid refreshment of course) on a fairly warm, but rain-free evening followed by a very informal quiz.
Many thanks to Jim Paulett and the SNCC for making us feel very welcome and for setting out the tables and chairs. Thanks also to Mary and Derek who organised an excellent raffle (first prize was a bottle of champagne) and to the members for their delicious food contributions.
We are having a break in August so our next Wine Club Meeting will be Tuesday, 3rd September when our ‘own’ member, Francis, will be talking to us on New Zealand Wines.
Many thanks to Jim Paulett and the SNCC for making us feel very welcome and for setting out the tables and chairs. Thanks also to Mary and Derek who organised an excellent raffle (first prize was a bottle of champagne) and to the members for their delicious food contributions.
We are having a break in August so our next Wine Club Meeting will be Tuesday, 3rd September when our ‘own’ member, Francis, will be talking to us on New Zealand Wines.
Monday 10 June 2024
June 2024 Meeting
On a surprisingly warm and dry (but not sunny) evening, the Club’s popular “Tipplers Stroll” on Tuesday, 4th June, was another success, thanks to the generous hospitality of our hosts, Maggie and Geoff Allen, who started the evening off, then Jane and Kent Sandiford who followed on. Happily the strolling distance was very manageable between the two venues.
Nineteen of us were treated to an interesting range of wines to suit all tastes and a very ample spread of appetising accompaniments. Maggie and Geoff provided a delicious choice of savoury treats followed by an informal stroll (not compulsory) around their delightful garden.
Nineteen of us were treated to an interesting range of wines to suit all tastes and a very ample spread of appetising accompaniments. Maggie and Geoff provided a delicious choice of savoury treats followed by an informal stroll (not compulsory) around their delightful garden.
Moving on to Jane and Kent’s, we were presented with a wonderful array of desserts, including a birthday cake (as it just happened to be Jane’s birthday!) Sparkling wine was produced by Kent for the toast and happy birthday sung.
Many thanks to our hosts for the trouble they took to make us all so welcome and to Jane for allowing us to share her birthday!
Our next outing is the Summer Party on Tuesday, 2nd July starting at 7.00pm at the South Nutfield Cricket Club.
Many thanks to our hosts for the trouble they took to make us all so welcome and to Jane for allowing us to share her birthday!
Our next outing is the Summer Party on Tuesday, 2nd July starting at 7.00pm at the South Nutfield Cricket Club.
Monday 13 May 2024
May 2024 Meeting
Seventeen members and one guest boarded our minicoach for our visit to the West Fisher Winery in Westerham. On arrival we were greeted by the Owner (Simon Fisher) ably assisted by his dog, Diesel!
The Winery was first established in 2008 and located in South Croydon. It moved to its present site, a 300-year old cattle shed on the Titsey Estate, in July 2021. The building needed a huge amount of restoration, which is still ongoing. The Winery produces wines from grapes harvested from Vineyards in the South East and South West of England, some are large (up to 12 acres) down to just half an acre.
Simon had organised a wine tasting of 6 wines: two white wines, a Seyval, from Devon and a Wiltshire White from Wiltshire(!!), a Dry Rosé and an Autumn Red, also both from Wiltshire, a Pinot Noir from Limpsfield Chart and a sparkling wine, Regal, from East Sussex. A wonderful buffet and charcuterie also accompanied the tasting.
Simon was the perfect host and his commentary was very entertaining and informative. Everyone agreed it was a very enjoyable evening.
Our next ‘meeting’ on the 4th June is the Tipplers Stroll at 7.00pm, commencing at the Allen’s house and the moving on to the Sandiford’s residence.
The Winery was first established in 2008 and located in South Croydon. It moved to its present site, a 300-year old cattle shed on the Titsey Estate, in July 2021. The building needed a huge amount of restoration, which is still ongoing. The Winery produces wines from grapes harvested from Vineyards in the South East and South West of England, some are large (up to 12 acres) down to just half an acre.
Simon had organised a wine tasting of 6 wines: two white wines, a Seyval, from Devon and a Wiltshire White from Wiltshire(!!), a Dry Rosé and an Autumn Red, also both from Wiltshire, a Pinot Noir from Limpsfield Chart and a sparkling wine, Regal, from East Sussex. A wonderful buffet and charcuterie also accompanied the tasting.
Simon was the perfect host and his commentary was very entertaining and informative. Everyone agreed it was a very enjoyable evening.
Our next ‘meeting’ on the 4th June is the Tipplers Stroll at 7.00pm, commencing at the Allen’s house and the moving on to the Sandiford’s residence.
Friday 12 April 2024
April 2024 Meeting
April meeting we welcomed Amanda McGuigan, who came along to speak to us about the Nutfield Priory Hotel, where she is the Events Coordinator.
Originally the Nutfield Priory was a county house and never a Priory. In 1869, the Nutfield Priory was sold to Joshua Fielden who then commissioned John Gibson to design and build the present day building. Gibson designed the house in a neo-gothic style using Kentish ragstone rubble and dressed Reigate stone.
Originally the Nutfield Priory was a county house and never a Priory. In 1869, the Nutfield Priory was sold to Joshua Fielden who then commissioned John Gibson to design and build the present day building. Gibson designed the house in a neo-gothic style using Kentish ragstone rubble and dressed Reigate stone.
Following Fielden’s death in 1887 the Priory passed to his wife Ellen, who subsequently sold the house in 1920 where it remained as a private residence before being sold in 1930 to O. Picton Davis, who then converted it into a luxury hotel. Over the years it was commandeered in WW2 for Canadian soldiers and also used as a school for the deaf. It was Grade II listed in 2011. The Nutfield Priory is one of 21 luxury country house hotels owned by the Hand Picked Hotel Group.
Amanda also very kindly brought along a bottle of white and a bottle of red wine from the Priory’s wine cellars for us to taste and a mystery prize for the raffle. This turned out to be a voucher for Afternoon Tea for two at the Priory. The lucky winner was Janet (who has already booked her table!!!)
Our meeting for May is a visit to a local winery on the 7th May.
Amanda also very kindly brought along a bottle of white and a bottle of red wine from the Priory’s wine cellars for us to taste and a mystery prize for the raffle. This turned out to be a voucher for Afternoon Tea for two at the Priory. The lucky winner was Janet (who has already booked her table!!!)
Our meeting for May is a visit to a local winery on the 7th May.
Monday 11 March 2024
March 2024 meeting
We met on Tuesday 5th March for the popular Skittles Evening with Supper at the Royal British Legion, Limpsfield.
Many thanks go to the British Legion, for a warming and plentiful supper, Val and Janet for organising the evening and Graham B for some of the transportation but the main vote of thanks must go to Graham H and Caroline for the very efficient computerised scoring and the organising of the teams.
Our next meeting is a talk on The Nutfield Priory by Amanda McGuigan on 9th April in Christ Church Hall at 8.00pm and hope to see a good turnout of members!
20 members and 1 guest arrived to compare their skittle skills. Names were picked randomly and 5 teams were quickly organised, namely: Denbies, Nutbourne, Godstone, Sedlescombe and Albury (wine aficionados will recognise that these are Vineyards).
We managed to squeeze in 5 rounds (with a break for food and refreshments) and the eventual winning team was Denbies on 149 (Derek F, Ian P, Val L and Francis). The player with the highest individual cumulative score was Derek F on 49 and the player with the highest score in a round was also Derek F with 13. Derek had obviously been practising!!!
Many thanks go to the British Legion, for a warming and plentiful supper, Val and Janet for organising the evening and Graham B for some of the transportation but the main vote of thanks must go to Graham H and Caroline for the very efficient computerised scoring and the organising of the teams.
Our next meeting is a talk on The Nutfield Priory by Amanda McGuigan on 9th April in Christ Church Hall at 8.00pm and hope to see a good turnout of members!
Monday 12 February 2024
February 2024 meeting
13 members duly assembled for a night of horse racing, kindly organised by Graham and Caroline. We were all given a ‘racing card’ showing 8 races (each race had 8 runners) and allocated £100 (imaginery, of course!) and could bet on up to 3 horses in each race.
Our first race was the All-Comer’s Cup, including runners entitled Got the Trots, Clippity Clop and Hi Ho Silver. Giddy Up was the winner at 6:1. Another race was the Handicap Hurdles, with Blind Hasabbat, Chronic Elf and Under the Weather. The winner here was Double Vision at 2:1. As the evening wore on, members were really entering into the fun and were placing larger bets, consequently leaving one member in negative equity after the last race.
The winner with a final pot of £301 was Janet(!!) and second place went to Pat with £241. A bottle of wine and a box of chocolates were the rewards respectively.
Many thanks indeed to Graham and Caroline for a very entertaining and well organised evening and for supplying all the equipment and also to Mary and Derek for the raffle.
We also celebrated a member’s special birthday with a cake and some sparkling wine. We wished Heather a very, very happy 90th birthday, which she will celebrate later in the month. She said it was a lovely surprise and much appreciated.
Our first race was the All-Comer’s Cup, including runners entitled Got the Trots, Clippity Clop and Hi Ho Silver. Giddy Up was the winner at 6:1. Another race was the Handicap Hurdles, with Blind Hasabbat, Chronic Elf and Under the Weather. The winner here was Double Vision at 2:1. As the evening wore on, members were really entering into the fun and were placing larger bets, consequently leaving one member in negative equity after the last race.
The winner with a final pot of £301 was Janet(!!) and second place went to Pat with £241. A bottle of wine and a box of chocolates were the rewards respectively.
Many thanks indeed to Graham and Caroline for a very entertaining and well organised evening and for supplying all the equipment and also to Mary and Derek for the raffle.
We also celebrated a member’s special birthday with a cake and some sparkling wine. We wished Heather a very, very happy 90th birthday, which she will celebrate later in the month. She said it was a lovely surprise and much appreciated.
Our March meeting will be on Tuesday, 5th March when we will be at the British Legion Club, Limpsfield for skittles and supper. Always a very enjoyable evening.
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