SCARA Southampton 2025 Invitation

I hope that you are well and enjoyed the recent sunshine and early signs of Spring, before the latest cold snap! 

Thank you to all those of you who have confirmed you will attend, and have paid, which has been great. I appreciate those of you who have apologised as not being able to do so.  A list of confirmed attendees is below.  To those of you who have yet to respond, but are still considering, may I, as usual about this time ahead of the event, just remind you of the details: 

The buffet curry lunch will take place at the Everest Cuisine, No 1 Queensway, Southampton SO14 3AQ on Thursday 24th April. It will be served between 1200 and 1500.

The restaurant is an easy walk from Southampton station with some on street parking and multi-story car parks nearby . The website for the restaurant is:  Everest Cuisine – Traditional Indian & Nepalese Food.  Please note the restaurant now has a stair lift.

The price is £18.50 per head, which includes teas and coffees.  Drinks will be for the account of individuals attending.

There is a non-curry chicken alternative for those wishing to attend but not keen on curry.  Please let me know when booking if you want the chicken dish.

There also will be a table of OCL/POCL/PONL memorabilia for sale (including model container trucks), so do bring some of that old fashioned folding/jingling money.  Proceeds to SCARA funds.

If you haven’t booked yet and wish to come, please reply to this email, so you can go on the list, and please arrange your payment as per below.  Payments no later than 18th April, would be appreciated, so we can confirm numbers with the restaurant.

Ideally the Treasurer would like you to pay by bank transfer if possible, please.  If you wish to pay by cheque then that’s fine.  Details for both options can be provided when you reserve your place (please email me, James Baxter:  jac.baxter46@gmail.com).  

Don’t forget, partners, family members, offspring, and offspring’s off spring, etc, are all most welcome and I look forward very much to seeing you on April 24th. 

Many thanks.

With very best wishes.

James

The date for the fourth of our now annual Southampton SCARA ‘get togethers’ (and the third of the curry lunches) is now approaching.  That date is Thursday 24 April 2025, and you can now reserve your place!

The venue is again the popular Everest Cuisine restaurant in Southampton (www.everestcuisine.co.uk).  The booking there is already made, and since last year the restaurant has installed a stair lift for those who would otherwise find getting up to the restaurant floor difficult.  

As always this event is for SCARA and non-SCARA members, shore and sea staff, partners and their family.  All are welcome and we very much look forward to seeing you there. 

For those who would like to attend but are not enthusiasts of curry, there is a non-curry alternative available (two guests at the last lunch had a chicken and vegetables meal and we understand it was very good).  Please just let us know if you want the non-curry option when you make your booking.