British Dragon Boat Team, Singapore

Merry Christmas!

Time to celebrate a successful and fun year during our annual Christmas dinner.

Here is this year’s menu:

Starter

Cream of Pumpkin Soup

or

Prawn Cocktail

Main Course

Roast Turkey with a Chestnut Risotto Stuffing accompanied by Pigs in a Blanket, Roast Potatoes, Roast Carrots, Parsnips & peas

or

Baked Snapper Loin with a Roasted Garlic & Bacon Broth, Confit Potatoes, Romaine Lettuce & Peas

or

Vegetable parcel with champagne cream sauce

Dessert

Christmas Pudding

or

Sticky Date Pudding with a Brandy Butterscotch Sauce and Ginger Ice Cream

Complimentary Regular Tea & Coffee

3 hour free flow drinks!

Beer : Warsteiner

Wines : Santa Rosa Cabernet Merlot & Sauvignon Blanc Semillon

Soft Drinks : Coke, Sprite, Coke Light

Juices : Apple, Orange, Lime

Costs are $90 including GST and Service.

The dinner will be at Chalk on Saturday 10 December 2011 at 730pm

The address is:

Chalk

Old School, 11 Mount Sophia #01-03

www.chalk.com.sg

The dress code for the evening is smart, so please dress up for the occasion and instead of drinking shirts put on your best christmas sweater, suit and/or dress!

To confirm your attendance please register at www.britishdragonboat.com/christmas-dinner/ by Monday November 28 and pay Mifie or Pam $90 asap.

When registering, please select one starter, one main and a dessert.

We would also like to ask you to purchase a Secret santa present and wrap/label it to bring with you on the evening (spend around $10-15). The funnier, sexier the present the better!

Once you have registered for the dinner we will send you an email detailing who to buy the present for.

Finally, during the christmas dinner we will hand out “special awards” to those that made a special contribution to this year.

For example:

Best looking Diva award

Most memorable moment award

Most blondest moment award

The Loch Ness Award (the paddler that never paddles)

……..and any other award you can think of to give to one of your fellow paddlers/friends!

Please email us your nominations (social@britishdragonboat.com) and we will take them into consideration.We will make sure we hand out some great awards!

It’s promises to be a great night. Looking forward to see you all there!!

Amelia Austin & Pam Ooms

Social Secretaries

British Dragons – Singapore

Hello Paddlers

BOAT QUAY REGATTA RACE DINNER   |   CHRISTMAS PADDLE AND BBQ   |   TEAM CHRISTMAS DINNER   |        

1) BOAT QUAY REGATTA RACE DINNER

 
3) TEAM CHRISTMAS DINNER

Hello Paddlers

PUTRAJAYA AND BEYOND | TRAINING THIS WEEK | HALLOWEEN

1) PUTRAJAYA AND BEYOND

Last weekend the BritGe Team (British German Dragons) travelled to Putrajaya, Malaysia to compete in the Malaysia Interntional Dragon Boat Festival 2011.

We entered four race categories and paddled ourselves to two Grand Finals in the Mixed 22 Crew and Ladies 12 Crew races. No bling this time, but we came back with something much better; lots of lovely new friends. It was an awesome weekend and we look forward joining forces as BritGe again in the not too distant future.

Thank you to everyone who helped to make it a great success – BritGe BritGe Hooray!

We will be celebrating our new found friendships with a BritGe social event later this year – more details to follow, so watch this space

2) TRAINING THIS WEEK

Wednesday training will take place at Farrer Park Swimming Pool as usual this week (Wednesday 26th October at 7pm) but you will not need to take your paddle. The pool will be closed so Jason will be taking land training on the field outside the pool. Please remember to wear trainers or other suitable footwear.

Just a reminder that there will be no training this coming Sunday 30th October 2011.

We will resume our usual training schedule (Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday) from next Wednesday 2nd November 2011 at 7pm.

3) HALLOWEEN

This really is your last chance to register for the Halloween party:

Where:….. Andy’s house
When:….. After training on Saturday 29th October
Price:….. $10 per person
Please register NOW at www.britishdragonboat.com/halloween-party/ and pay Pam at tomorrow’s training.

4) FACEBOOK

The British Team Facebook page is a great way of keeping in touch, hearing about ad hoc social events and getting last minute newsflash updates. If you haven’t already, please become a friend of our page at:

www.facebook.com/BritishDragons

Happy Deepavali and I look forward to seeing everyone at training!

Best Wishes,

Nicky Marsh – Ladies Captain
British Dragons – Singapore

Hello Paddlers

PUTRAJAYA TRAINING   |   HALLOWEEN PARTY   |   SINGAPORE REGATTA   |   TRAINING BREAKS   |

1) PUTRAJAYA TRAINING

Our race in Putrajaya (Malaysia) is just one week away.

Our Captains insist that if you are part of the Putrajaya squad then you must attend training this Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday.  This Sunday the arrival time at Kallang remains at 09.00 (09.30-11.00 on the water) for the final training with our German team mates.

Those going to Putrajaya will receive an email in the coming week confirming all the arrangements and logistics.

2) HALLOWEEN PARTY

We will be holding our annual Halloween Party at Andy’s house after our training on Saturday 29th October 2011.

Everyone will be asked to contribute $10 (please pay the Social Secretaries). This will cover dinner, mixers and ice.

Please bring along your own choice of alcohol and snacks.  Needless to say (but I will anyway) that fancy dress is compulsory, mandated and absolutely required!

The Halloween party is always memorable.  The first one I attended included the appearance of a ‘guest’ Witch who it seemed had already been deeply affected by the spirits.  Upon arrival she plonked herself down on a chair decorated with tealights and her dress immediately caught fire!  She was only saved from immolation by the quick action of the Captain who blew the flames out before they took hold.  Thankfully she was in no state to realise the dire peril that she had been in and was only slightly singed (with no damage at all sustained to her pointy hat…).

So if you want to join in with the fun and games at one of the liveliest team events of the year then please register online now:

www.britishdragonboat.com/halloween-party/

Guests are also very welcome and you may register them online too. Please register before midnight on Tuesday 25th October.

3) SINGAPORE REGATTA

A reminder about the big race fixture of the year: The Singapore Regatta

Where:….. Boat Quay
When:…..  Sat 26th and Sun 27th November 2011

If you have not yet signed up to race then please register now:

www.britishdragonboat.com/race-registration/

4) TRAINING BREAKS

Please be reminded that training is cancelled on the following dates:

Saturday 22nd October (team in Putrajaya)
Sunday 23rd October (team in Putrajaya)
Sunday 30th October (team recovering from the Halloween Party…)

My best wishes for medal success to everyone racing next weekend in Putrajaya.

Warmest regards,

Philip N. Morgan - Team Secretary
British Dragons - Singapore