PAST EVENTS 2006

Monday 6th March
Dubosq Dinner
Haut Marbuzet is one of the famous estates of St Estephe and owner Hugues Dubosq is hosting.  Dinner will include wines from his other estates in St Julien, Margaux and Monbazillac.
Sorry it's a Monday but it is the only night Hugues could make.
Pink fizz to start the evening off followed by 5 courses and wine at each course.
For wine lovers of Bordeaux - this evening should hit the mark.
Dinner is a snip at £57.50 but it is a Monday after all!
and the menu was...

Thursday 16th March 2006
Spain verses Australia Wine Competition
Refereed by Phil the Wino Garratt.
This re-match sees
Jose the Pepe - Velo-Rego sparring against Bob the Aussie Martian
This light hearted evening will be a contest between the wines of Spain and Australia.
Last Year Spain won by a small margin - have the Aussies improved on their wines?
You will judge and cast your vote whilst enjoying a
5 courses of traditional English menu which should outclass most of the wines.  All of which is included for a mere £47.50
and the menu from was...

Sunday 26th March 2006
Mother's Day Lunch
A 3 course choice menu will be available all day in the Brasserie
from 1.00pm until 8.00pm, priced at £29.50 per person
and includes Canapes and coffee with home made chocolate
(maximum table size is 8)
Children priced at £19.50

and in the OAK Room
we are serving a 3 course choice menu with the main from a carved buffet
from 12.30pm until 3pm, priced at £25.50 per person
and included Canapes and home made chocolate with coffee
(Minimum table size is 6)
Children priced at £17.50

Thursday 30th March 2006
The Saddleworth Wine and Food Tasting
Presented by Vin de Bordeaux
In support of the Oldham Mayor and Dr Kershaw's Hospice
And with over a 120 wines from around the globe to sample.
Tickets are priced at £10 and include a glass of wine on arrival and a couple of food tastings from the
Oyster, Tapas, Sausage and cheese bars
From 7pm until 10pm

Sunday 16th April 2006
Enjoy Easter Sunday with Trad Jazz, a glass of Fizz and Gourmet Buffet
What better way to spend a relaxing Sunday afternoon?
From 12.30pm for 1pm until 4.00pm,
although the bar will continue as long as you?
Places available at £25.50 per person
and the menu was...

Saturday 22nd April 2006
St Georges Day Dinner Dance
We celebrate Burns night, St Patrick's Day, it's about time we celebrated being English
We start with a top class English Fizz followed by a 5 course classic English menu with English wine at each course.  Priced at £45 per person
and the menu was...

Cry God for Harry, England and Saint George!
William Shakespeare (Henry V)

Sunday 14th May 2006
MacMillan Nurses Fund Raising Lunch
Priced at £22.50 and including a glass of fizz on arrival.
This lunch is great value for money and for every place booked, we shall donate £8 to this worthy cause.
Canapés
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Warm home smoked salmon with crème fraiche
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Roast Sirloin of British beef with Yorkshire pudding
Family service of vegetables
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Apple tatin with butterscotch sauce and thick cream
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Coffee

Thursday 18th May
Chainier Loire Dinner
I bought twenty years supply of their 2003 'Clos de Nouys Vouvray Sec' after tasting it.  Their wines are that good!
Francois Chainier is the chief winemaker for the Chainier estates and will be hosting dinner.
Fizz is always a good start to an evening and will be followed by 5 courses and wine at each course.
For wine lovers of the Loire - this is a must.
Dinner is a snip at £57.50 but I'm feeling generous!
Special room rate £47.50 per person including full breakfast when sharing

Friday 9th June 2006
Whit Friday Band Contest Dinner
Dinner will be accompanied by as many as 50 Brass Bands
from around the country and some from Europe
In the Oak Room a SET 4-course dinner will be served priced at £39.50
Table times are
6.30 for 7pm
and
8.30 for 9pm
In the Restaurant a CHOICE 3-course dinner will be served priced at £39.50
Tables times start at 6.30 and last bookings are 9.30pm
Please note that the Brasserie will be closed this evening
and that car parking is extremely difficult due to the contest.

Click here for the Whit Friday website

Friday 16^th June 2006
The James Bond Summer Ball
Bond music; Dress strictly in costume - not too difficult, black tie and bowler.
Ladies have a choice and can be a little more Risqué!
Dinner is priced at £65 - Reception 7pm with Vodka Martini, shaken not stirred!
Wine will be served throughout this 5 course dinner until coffee.
Dinner is served 7.45pm

One lucky winner chosen from the guests at the James Bond Summer Ball on Friday, June 16^th will win a day behind the wheel of an awe-inspiring Aston Martin DB7.

and the menu on our last do was...

Sunday 18th June 2006
Father's Day Lunch
A 3 course choice menu will be available all day in the Brasserie
from 1.00pm until 8.00pm
and in the Restaurant from 1pm until 3.30pm
and is priced at £29.50 per person
and includes Canapes and coffee with home made chocolate
Children priced at £19.50

Thursday 22nd June
Royal Ascot Ladies Race Day
Meet at 11am for Bucks Fizz or Pimms and Lemonade
A 3-course lunch is served at 12 noon in time to watch the first race at 2pm
The Menu being
Home smoked chicken with cured ham, rocket and parmesan salad
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Individually poached salmon with asparagus, hollandaise and warm new potatoes
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Strawberries and wild berries with pouring cream
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Coffee
Afternoon tea with home made scones, clotted cream and strawberry jam is served after the 4th race
A great day out for the ladies!
All tables are 8's or 10's, smaller bookings will join other parties.
The event including aperitif, lunch and afternoon tea is priced at £35
This is a fund raising event for Dr Kershaw's Hospice

Thursday 7th September
Proms Night with Dobcross Silver Brass Band
 – Saddleworth’s only Championship band
and the only English band in the
Swiss Open Brass Band Championship
We are helping them to raise the necessary funds but besides that this should be a damn good night!
They will play three sets, the finale being the famous repertoire from
‘The Last Night at the Proms’
All tables are 8's or 10's, smaller bookings will join other parties.
The event including aperitif, 4 course dinner and is priced at £32.50 per person

The band will play until 11pm with carriages thereafter

Thursday 21st September
Wines and food of Spain
Our good friend Pepe is once more hosting this dinner with wines from 5 of the top Bodegas
Dinner will be Tapas typical of San Sebastian, Castille suckling pig and pimentos from Rioja.
The price is £65.00 per person
and starts with a top Cava
All tables are 7.30 for 8pm
and the menu IN 2005 was

Thursday 2nd November
Louis Roederer Dinner
'Cristal' started off life as the champagne for the Russian Tsars.
Now it is the prefered drink for many a Premier League footballer or American Rapper!
Not on this night, unless any of them want to book!
'Quartet' Roederer's California winery will be our sparkling aperitif
followed by NV, Cristal and Rich versions of the famous house.
At £95 per person it may seem expensive, but when you consider a bottle of Cristal in any good wine shop is £145 as bottle, I hope it puts the price of dinner into perspective!
6 courses with champagne or wine matched to each dish.

Thursday 9th November
The Saddleworth Wine and Food Tasting
Presented by Vin de Bordeaux
The White Hart and The 'Cheese detective'
And with over a 120 wines from around the globe to sample.
Tickets are priced at £10 and include a glass of wine on arrival and a couple of food tastings from the
Oyster, Tapas, Sausage and cheese bars
From 7pm until 10pm
Tickets are available from either The White Hart Inn or Winos Wine shop, George Street, Oldham

Friday 17th November
A CAMRA Gourmet?
Can there be such a thing? The CAMpaign for Real Ale stands for just that real cask conditioned ale.
This night we will be matching food to beer and will surprise the palates of most discerning drinkers and dinners alike.  Beer with food really works, and you don't have to be the stereo typical beer drinker to enjoy it.  This five-course dinner will include beer, mainly bottled, from all over the British Isles with proper British Cuisine.  Same format as our Wine dinners, everything included until after coffee and the evening is priced at £42.50 per person.
All tables are 7.30 for 8pm
And don't worry, you don't have to drink a gallon unless you want to!
Last Year's menu was...

Sunday 19th November
Dobcross Brass Band with Gourmet Buffet
The same format as the Jazz afternoons,
drinks from 12.30pm and lunch served from 1pm.
The band plays until 4 but the bar continues as long as, well that's up to you!
Places are £17.50 per person and money raised from the event will go to
Lydgate Whit Friday Contest and obviously Dobcross Band
Picture above is conductor Derek Hadfield getting into it at the Lydgate 2005 Whit Friday contest.

Wednesday 22nd November
Music from the Shows - FULLY BOOKED
Dinner and Dance
Bucks Fizz on arrival then a 3-course dinner priced at £27.50 per person.
Tables are 7.30 for 8pm
All tables are 8's or 10's, smaller bookings will join other parties.
Money raised from this event will go towards Lydgate St Annes Church fund