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ANNUAL DINNER
Each year, well most years actually, the DCC holds an Annual Dinner to which members and guests are invited. It is often the only time of the year that partners of members get together and it has been to many venues over the years. Unlike some clubs (e.g. venerable Buxton ones), we have not had to move on from place to place because of our behaviour but we have changed the venue over the years looking for a reasonably priced meal but convivial surroundings. A list of venues since 1980 can be read below.
Some people ask about dress code. Many members will dress up (dinner jackets for the men) but this is not obligatory. 'Clean' is the only real requirement but if you like to dress smart from time to time, this is an opportunity.
PLEASE NOTE that while we welcome members of other clubs and guests of our members, we reserve the right to refuse to sell tickets if we consider that the applicant would not be welcome at the dinner.
The 2024 Annual Dinner has now been fixed for 9th November 2024 at Bramhall Golf Club again. We had hoped to try a different venue but in terms of cost and availability, Bramhall Golf Club remains one of the best. The booking system will be open in a little while. Don't miss out on the social highlight of the Club year. The price this year has been held at £25.
Bookings can be made by following this link (members only). Non-members can contact the Club by emailing to the organisers or downloading the booking form and sending it to the Hon. Treasurer. To pay for a dinner already booked, members can click here.
The last few dinners are described below. The awards for previous years can be read at this link.
2024 - Annual Dinner & Dance - Bramhall Golf Club
The Dinner and Dance will be held on Saturday, 9th November at Bramhall Golf Club again. There will be an excellent three-course dinner followed by the awards and a Disco run by Anton and Gina. As an added bonus this year, we have booked a band: The Recliners. We welcome many members, the members' guests and guests from other clubs.
2023 - Annual Dinner & Dance - Bramhall Golf Club
The Dinner and Dance was held on Saturday, 11th November at Bramhall Golf Club again. There was an excellent three-course dinner followed by the awards and a Disco run by Anton and Gina. We welcomed many members, the members' guests and guests from other clubs.
2022 - Annual Dinner & Dance - Bramhall Golf Club
The Dinner and Dance was held on Saturday, 26th November at Bramhall Golf Club again. There was an excellent three-course dinner attended by 55 members and guests followed by the awards and a Disco run by ourselves. Anton and Gina did the organising and Callum as Chairman hosted the event.
2021 - Annual Dinner & Dance - Bramhall Golf Club
The Dinner and Dance was held on Saturday, 27th November at Bramhall Golf Club again. There was a three-course dinner followed by the awards, presented by Anton, and a Disco. There was also the usual photo competition. Awards can be viewed here. The dinner was a success and it was agreed we would return to the Golf Club the next year.
2020 - --
No dinner this year because of Covid19.
2019 - Annual Dinner & Dance - Bramhall Golf Club
This year, the Dinner and Dance was held on Saturday, 9th November at Bramhall Golf Club again. There was a three-course dinner which was followed by the awards, presented by Anton, and a Disco. There was also be the usual photo competition.
2018 - Annual Dinner & Dance - Bramhall Golf Club
Going upmarket a bit, the Dinner and Dance was held on Saturday, 10th November at Bramhall Golf Club. The venue provided a really good three-course dinner which was followed by the awards, presented by Anton, and a Disco. There was a good selection of photos on display.
2017 - Annual Dinner & Dance - Stockport County Football Ground
The Dinner and Dance was held on Saturday, 25th November at the Stockport County Football Ground.
It was on the same lines as previous years with a sit-down dinner followed by the awards (Caver of the Year and so on) and a Disco.
2016 - Annual Dinner & Dance - Stockport Guildhall
The dinner and 'dance' was held at Stockport Masonic Guild Hall as in previous years. It was a three-course meal with wine on the tables followed by music from a live band - The Fuse.
2015 - Annual Dinner & Dance - De Vere, Cheadle Royal
A very successful dinner and 'dance' was held at the De Vere hotel at Cheadle. The three course menu included a carvery for the main course. Ask Joel about Christmas decorations!
2014 - Annual Dinner & Dance - Stockport County Football Ground
This dinner was at the more traditional time of year at the end of November. As a break with recent tradition, we went to the Cheshire Suite at Stockport County Football ground.
The awards this year included Anton Petho as Caver of the Year. There was a good turnout with a great mix of younger members, older members and guests from other clubs. Everyone enjoyed a superb meal and the disco provided by Paul Dold and Ed, guests from the deep South. The photos displayed by members in particular showed how much had been going on since the last dinner.
2013 - Annual Dinner & Dance - Stockport Guildhall
This dinner took place on June 15th, 2013 at the Guildhall again. It replaced the traditional 2012 and 2013 November dinners. The awards were given out to various people including Lauren Griffin as Caver of the Year. The turnout was lower than recently because of the time of year and clash with other events in Buxton.
Nevertheless, a good time was had by all with the music provided by a live band.
2011 - Annual Dinner & Dance - Stockport Guildhall
The dinner was held on 26th November 2011 at the Masonic Guildhall, Stockport.
2010 - Annual Dinner and Golden Anniversary celebration - Old Rectory Hotel, Haughton Green
An excellent dinner was held at the Old Rectory Hotel in Haughton Green, Denton. All the organising was done by Sue and Tony with speeches by John New and AG. The venue was really good with the hotel to ourselves. A number of members stayed overnight. Because of pressure of time, the Club awards were not presented after the dinner but were presented at the AGM on 13th December.
If you were not there, then I am sorry to say that you missed a really good night out in the company of more than 100 members, ex-members, guests and friends. The awards this year went to Nigel for Caver of the Half Century (well slightly less actually), Len, Geoff and Bill for Digger of the year, Ed for Mighty Miner and Liz for Tolerance (putting up with Nigel). There are more pictures in an album.
2009 - Annual Dinner - The Coach and Four, Wilmslow
The 2009 Dinner was held at The Coach and Four, Wilmslow. There was a short talk by our retiring Chairman and our guest speaker. Tony got the digging award this year and the Club awarded itself the Tolerance Award for putting up with Simon for so long. Caver of the Year was not presented this time.
2007 - Annual Dinner & Dance - Acton Court Hotel, Stockport
The 2007 dinner is past history now. However, if you heard some foul rumours about bad taste competitions, then you heard correctly. Thanks to Sue, we had the Guess-The-Bottom competition, a copy of which can be downloaded on the Club pages.
We also had a photo competition with five entries and Simon won because of his superb Alum Pot photos (see our Home Page or caving gallery for example). Awards were given to Tony Brocklebank for Caver of the Year bearing in mind his support in many ways and not least his contribution to new finds at Matienzo; Phill and Elaine Taylor for Mighty Miner because of their work in Tom's Shaft and looking after the museum; Simon Dillon (again!) for Digger following successes in Matienzo; and Steve for Stunt based on his violin playing and his canoe in the Hough Level. Sarah Berry got a much deserved Tolerance Award after Allan told her he was only going to be away a week when he went to Matienzo with Simon for a fortnight.
2000 - Monsall Head Hotel, Derbyshire
Summer - 40th Anniversary
Record of earlier dinners
Locations:
| 1981 | Barbecue at Wood Mine and Stomp at Stockport Cricket Club | 2003 | -- |
| 1982 | Venue unknown | 2004 | Acton Court Hotel, Stockport |
| 1983 | Blossoms Hotel, Stockport | 2005 | Acton Court Hotel, Stockport |
| 1984 | High Lane Village Hall (self-catering) | 2006 | County Hotel, Bramhall |
| 1985 | Stockport Cricket Club | 2007 | Annual Dinner & Dance - Acton Court Hotel, Stockport |
| 1986 | Haddon Hall Hotel, Buxton | 2008 | -- |
| 1987 | Haddon Hall Hotel, Buxton | 2009 | Annual Dinner - The Coach and Four, Wilmslow |
| 1988 | Haddon Hall Hotel, Buxton | 2010 | Annual Dinner and Golden Anniversary celebration - Old Rectory Hotel, Haughton Green |
| 1989 | Haddon Hall Hotel, Buxton | 2011 | Annual Dinner & Dance - Stockport Guildhall |
| 1990 | Haddon Hall Hotel, Buxton | 2012 | -- |
| 1991 | Belgrade Hotel, Stockport | 2013 | Annual Dinner & Dance - Stockport Guildhall |
| 1992 | Belgrade Hotel, Stockport | 2014 | Annual Dinner & Dance - Stockport County Football Ground |
| 1993 | Village Hotel, Cheadle | 2015 | Annual Dinner & Dance - De Vere, Cheadle Royal |
| 1994 | Village Hotel, Cheadle | 2016 | Annual Dinner & Dance - Stockport Guildhall |
| 1995 | Village Hotel, Cheadle | 2017 | Annual Dinner & Dance - Stockport County Football Ground |
| 1996 | Village Hotel, Cheadle | 2018 | Annual Dinner & Dance - Bramhall Golf Club |
| 1997 | Village Hotel, Cheadle | 2019 | Annual Dinner & Dance - Bramhall Golf Club |
| 1998 | Village Hotel, Cheadle | 2020 | -- |
| 1999 | Bramhall Social Club | 2021 | Annual Dinner & Dance - Bramhall Golf Club |
| 2000 | Monsall Head Hotel, Derbyshire | 2022 | Annual Dinner & Dance - Bramhall Golf Club |
| 2001 | County Hotel, Bramhall | 2023 | Annual Dinner & Dance - Bramhall Golf Club |
| 2002 | County Hotel, Bramhall | 2024 | Annual Dinner & Dance - Bramhall Golf Club |
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