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SUNDAY
CARVERY COMING SOON
Please book to avoid
disappointment on: 01303 278667
Every
Tuesday
Steak
Night
6pm - 9pm
8oz Rump Steak £4.95
10oz Rib Eye Steak £6.95
Mixed Grill £7.95
(6oz Rump Steak, Sausage,
Gammon and Pork Chop) All served with a choice of chips,
new potatoes, peas, tomatoes, mushrooms or fresh salad
Other meals available
OAP
Thursdays
12 noon-
3pm
Fish, chips & peas
Ham, salad & new potatoes
Liver, bacon & mash
Cold meat, mash & pickle
Gammon, chips, peas &
tomato
Chicken, peas, chips or
potatoes
Any of the above only
£3.25
Thursday Nights
Curry and
a Pint of Foster's
6pm - 9pm
£5.00
Sunday Roast
12noon - 4pm
Choice of Meats
All Fresh Vegetables
£5.00
Sandwiches
Served 12
- 3pm
Monday to
Friday
Cheese/Ham with tomato,
onion or pickle
£1.75
Tuna Mayonnaise & cucumber
£1.75
Roast Beef/Pork/Turkey
& Salad
£2.25
All served on wholemeal or
crusty white bread
Portion of Chips
£1.00
Specials
Cold Meat Ploughmans
£3.95
Cheese Ploughmans
£3.50
Cod, chips & peas or salad
£3.50
Liver, bacon, mash & peas
£3.95
Sausage, mash, peas &
onion gravy
£3.95
Wedding bells rang for the longest serving member of The Firs Club staff in September 2005 when Monica married Gerry. They have known each other since childhood. The wedding took place at The Salvation Army with the reception at The Firs Club, followed by a honeymoon in Austria.
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Wedding bells rang for the longest serving member of The Firs Club staff in September 2005 when Monica married Gerry. They have known each other since childhood. The wedding took place at The Salvation Army with the reception at The Firs Club, followed by a honeymoon in Austria.
It was a beautiful sunny day and everything went according to plan. Around 150 guests joined Monica and Gerry to celebrate their big day. The bride was given away by her son Paul, and the groom's best man was his son Craig.
Although Monica had not intended having bridesmaids, a surprise was in store in the shape of Sarah, a 30 year old donkey. When it comes to animals, Monica's passion is donkeys.
This was organised by the photographer, Jan, who is a close friend of Monica and Gerry.
Another surprise was an extra cake. Harry, who made the official wedding cake, knowing that they both like Mickey Mouse, decided to make a second cake with Mickey and Minnie on it.
The third surprise left Monica totally speechless for only the second time in her life, the first being when Gerry asked her to marry him. As the best man was reading the cards during the reception, the words read 'To Monica and Gerry, Congratulations from Cliff Richard'. This had been organised by another friend, Maureen, knowing they both, especially Monica, enjoy Cliff's music. Three months later, this was followed by a signed wedding photo from Cliff. Both these items are now kept strictly under lock and key.
The Official Wedding Cake
The Other Cake
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Firs Squash Final 2004
The final was played on Tuesday 11 January 2005 between Roger [The Glove] Nicolson and David [The Whippet] Thompson. In a very keenly contested match Dave took the 1st game 15-12 after being behind 1-6 at one stage. But "The Glove" clawed his way back to take the 2nd game 15-13, always having the slightly upper hand in some long rallies. The vital 3rd game could have gone either way with Dave having match ball at one stage, Roger however clinched the game and match 17-15 with a number of deceptive boasts and drives. The trophies were presented by Julie Coates [allegedly Miss Firs 1960!]. |
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CLUB
NEWSLETTER
We expect most of you would by now have discovered through the local media that
Malcolm Nobbs has sold the Firs Club on the 17th November last.
Our initial endeavours are to replace and upgrade fitness equipment and generally introduce such items that will make a visit to the Club even more pleasurable. It should be said at this stage we have no plans or intension of increasing membership rates or changing the Firs to what has traditionally been a very popular and successful family run fitness club.
The staff are wonderful and we a delighted they have decided to remain loyal to the members by staying on. With such a wealth of experienced instructors we feel a valued contribution on our part would be to focus on improving other areas of the club for example expanding the crèche facilities to cover weekends and free the parents a few valuable hours to themselves.
We do hope we may bump into you in the gym in the New Year (our New Years resolution to get fit!). It only leaves us to wish you a very happy Xmas and a fit and healthy New Year.
Our best regards
Ron Rogers
Adam Rogers
Ps. Sky television coming soon …..watch this space!!
Children In Need
We decided to raise money for Children in Need and the idea of a 12 hour spinathon was born. Club members were asked to donate some of their time to take part in the challenge and help raise money. Initially only one spinning bike was going to be used continuously for the 12 hour period but as the event proved popular we introduced a second bike. Members and staff rode the bikes for 12 hours solid and people were asked to drop money into a bucket to show their support. The fitness staff dressed up in school uniform to make the day a bit more fun. At the end of the 12 hours the money was counted and we were pleased to raise the sum of £335.43. A big thank you to all the members that took part and for everyone who donated some money to us. |
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Squash Handicap Competition
The club's 2004 Squash Competition will be held throughout the summer. To enter please leave your name and a £2 entry at reception. This must be paid when entering. Once all the names are in, players will be matched up for games and a list left in the foyer of who will be playing who. Games will then need to be arranged and played within a set time. For more information please speak to Dave on either Tuesday club night or Sunday club morning.
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Moonwalk
Marathon
Congratulations to
our Firs ladies who raised almost £350 for charity.
This year's 26.2 mile Moonwalk Marathon was on the
night of 10th/11th May and started at 11.30 pm. Large
crowds saw them off and there were plenty of people
around all night to cheer them on.
Toilet stops were a problem. There were very long
queues for these stops and one of our ladies is reported
to have answered an emergency call of nature behind
a car by Buckingham Palace!
Sharon Morgan took 9 1/2 hours
to complete the walk. She says that the worst part
of the walk for her was around "11 miles"
when she started to feel tired and it was quite cold.
Fortunately after this she got a second wind. Apart
from the soles of her feet and her thighs, Sharon
says she did not have too many aches and pains afterwards
and would definitely do it again.
The worst bit of the walk for Margaret Sargeant was
the last two miles but her daughter, Claire, stopped
her giving up. Mum and daughter passed the finishing
line at 9.15 am with Margaret then winning the competition
for the loudest snorer on the coach back to Folkestone.
Apart from sore knees and a blister on a little toe,
Margaret says she feels better than she thought she
would.
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Spotlight on Firs staff 1 - Margaret Sargeant
Club
members may think that we have two identical twins as Miss
Versatile, Margaret Sargeant, dashes from one job in the
club to another. You may spot her behind reception, busy cleaning
(does she have to spend so long in the Men's changing rooms?)
or working in the Accounts Office. An enthusiastic member
of the gym- maybe she now plans to add a Fitness Instructor's
job to her repertoire.
Margaret hails from Motherwell. After marrying Kelvin, the
happy couple headed south and spent a year in Maidstone, followed
by four years in Aldershot where Margaret managed a pet shop-excellent
early training for the Firs! After four years in Germany,
Margaret and Kelvin, by then with children, Russel and Claire,
finally moved to the Mecca of the South-East, Folkestone.
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Firs Reception Alterations
We are
redesigning our Reception area to create more much-needed
storage space and apologise for any inconvenience caused to
members by these alterations. |
Firs Fitness Club Staff Christmas Dinner
The Christmas
party was a great occasion for staff to let their hair down
and eat and drink lots! Of course, for the rest of the year,
Firs staff follow a very healthy lifestyle! Father Christmas
paid a cheeky visit, dropping off loads of naff presents,
these included a rather fetching shopping trolley, which Julie
found, in a merry state, quite useful for getting her hubby
Mark home!
There were also two blow-up sheep-Jamie's blow-up sheep came
complete with a condom. (Of course, this was for the sheep's
protection) Other presents included some naughty chocolates,
a Tarzan thong and farting bear. The two sheep and all of
the staff had a great evening.
To see the Staff Xmas Party pictures click
here |
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End of Year Squash Party
The annual
Squash party for all Club Night members was held on December
18th and trophies were awarded to members who had shown the
best improvement throughout the year.
To see the Party pictures click here
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Halloween Spinning Class
On Halloween
night we had a Spinning Class with a difference-everyone had
to dress up in a Halloween outfit. Spinning Bike Classes are
sweaty occasions at the best of times but with Halloween hats
and costumes on, everyone got very hot indeed, particularly
Cherry who wore a black bin bag!. |
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Squash Club Mornings
Dave
Delahaye, John Wraight and Amanda Cope organise club mornings
for all members every Sunday between 9 a.m. & 12 noon. Cost
£2 per person to include some coaching for those members who
are new to the game. |
Buzzlines
are offering Firs Fitness Club members Skiing Holidays at
Alpe d'Huez in the French Alps at a special price. They also
have day trips to Ghent, Lille and Brugge & Ostend Christmas
Markets as well as a Festive German Mini break. If you are
interested in any of these please see our Members Notice Board
for more details. |
Firs Club theme nights
Firs Club
theme nights are held throughout the year in our night club.
60's & 70's and Gangsters & Molls have been some of our themes.
Entrance to members is FREE and Guests £1.50. Fancy Dress
is optional. We look forward to seeing you at our next one!.
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Did You Know...
Did You
Know that your membership acts as a discount card at the following
places:-
•Blue
Crystal Music Blades Garden Services
• Bohemia
60's & 7o's Fancy Dress Hire Cheriton Motor Cycles Holland
& Barrett
• ICCS
- In car entertainment & Alarms
• La
Tavernetta Ristorante
• S
& B Car & Van Hire
• Howard
Johnson's Driving School
See our "Discounts Notice Board"
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Firs Fun Runners
Run every
Saturday from the club at 5.30 p.m. Courses range from 3 to
6 miles and are ideal for all levels.
This is a fun club for all of you who like to run but don't
want to run alone! |
Quiz Nights
Why not
exercise those brain cells? Our Quiz Nights start at 8.30pm,
entrance is just £1. For more information ask in the bar.
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Firs Fitness Club Members Injured for More Than Two Months?
If you
have been injured and unable to use Firs Fitness Club for
a period greater than two months, you will receive more than
our sympathy! But you must carefully follow the following
procedure.
Write to Monica Ellender, Membership Administrator, Firs Fitness
Club. In your letter, briefly summarise your injury and advise
Monica of the date from which you have been unable to use
our Gym. You must not cancel your direct debit authority to
us.
When you are then able to resume using Firs Fitness Club,
write to Monica a second time advising her of the date when
you have been able to resume use of our Club. Monica will
then suspend requests for direct debit payments from your
bank account to cover a period equivalent to the period that
you have been unable to use the Gym, less your first 2 months
of injury.
Please remember, under no circumstances should you cancel
your direct debit authority. |
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