
St George’s Day was marked by the club with dinner for forty members & friends and a guest speaker. There was bunting with the flag of St George and tables were also decorated. Red was a popular choice for clothes and there were red roses in several buttonholes.
Chef Richard at Faversham Golf Club served a dinner of traditional English Fayre – a roast beef main course, followed by bread & butter pudding with custard. Delicious!
Heather Knight FSA was the guest speaker. Heather is a Senior Archaeologist at the Museum of London Archaeology. She specialises in the Elizabethan & Jacobean playhouses in London, which were the subject for her very informative and entertaining talk.
Heather explained how modern archaeological investigations are uncovering new evidence which challenges the previously held views about London’s early playhouses.
Shakespeare would of course have known some of these playhouses, both as playwright and actor. He died in 1616 on the 23rd April – the same day that St George’s Day is celebrated.
There was a table-top quiz which severely tested most guests’ knowledge about St George, although one table scored maximum points. How did they manage that?
All in all, an interesting and fun evening.