What is 41Club

The history of our own 41 Club, locally known as Shirley Late Knights, should certainly include something about the many trips that have been undertaken by various groups of members over the years. As a beginning to the history section a log of our International trips has been included here and will hopefully help to bring back fond memories for those who attended.

Year	Where	What happened
1987	Bad Lauterberg, Hartz Mountains, West Germany	Spent 1 day in West Berlin. Met up with Gottingen Table. (travelled by coach)
1989	Koblenz on the Rhine	(travelled by coach) The very weekend the Berlin Wall came down!
1991	Bad Lauterberg, Hartz Mountains, Germany	Spent 1 day in Berlin. Met up with Gottingen Table. (travelled by car)
1992	Prague	The inaugural meeting of Prague Round Table No.1, sponsored by Paris No.1 & Brussels No.1 (travelled by car)
1993	Brussels	Met up with Brussels No.1 Table (travelled by car)
1994	Majorca	First time we went by air. Met up with Majorca 41 Club
1995	Majorca	Met up with Majorca 41 Club
1996	Majorca	Met up with Majorca 41 Club
1997	Benidorm
1998	Tenerife
1999	Torremolinos	Met up with Torremolinos 41 Club. Highlight was the visit to Gibraltar
2000	Dublin	Highlight was the visit to Killmainen Jail and the visit to the pub opposite - called The Patriot - with a notice outside saying “for locals only” and our Most Competitive Member being lucky to escape with his life
2001	Majorca (again!)	Met up with Majorca 41 Club Highlight- the BIG storm, the number of times that some members had to change rooms when flooded out and the tree in the swimming pool
2002	Munich	Highlights were the visit to Dachau concentration camp and to the Neuschwantein castle
2003	Amsterdam	Highlights were the twice abandoned landing on the plane, the Rugby World Cup Final in an Australian Pub, the price negotiations by our esteemed Marketing Member and the way in which we were diddled by a scallywag in the station of money for the left luggage machines. Heart stopping moments all
2004	Hamburg	Coops managed to stretch his Birthday celebration to 25 hours. If anyone can remember (or guess!) which birthday it was, maybe Coops will offer a prize ....
2005	Gdansk	The 41 Club Vodka trip was ably hosted by Poland No 2 Round Table, especially "Jack". They just wondered why Shirley Table had sent their dads instead .... Much camaraderie, comments about "what goes on tour ....", and flights by Wizz Air (yes really! Check the photos in the report)
2006	Nerja	The "Nerja 12" invaded the place but it seems no one noticed. Probably a good thing ..... there was a lot about BIG hats, lots of eating and drinking (with 41 Club when is this NOT the case?!), and even some sightseeing. The main thing I (i.e. Webmaster) noticed is that at least Colin Bowater knows where his towel is .... pictures available here
2007	Riga	A successful trip via two flights (it seems) was accomplished by those who went, and the usual significant amount of alcoholic beverages were sampled ... to check for quality, of course! Report can be read here
2008	... err, see below	The Riga trip was towards the end of 2007,and the Strasbourg trip arranged within the 2008/09 year, but just happened to be planned in January 2009 ...
2009	Strasbourg	No fewer than 21 members of the Club descended on the European Parliament in Strasbourg but luckily no one noticed! They were hosted by several MEP's and treated to some of their speeches. There were some other activities undertaken, which mainly seemed to revolve around food, and possibly the odd drink ... or six! Read more here