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The New Sheridan Club presents its Summer Party
Tempting Fête
Saturday 4th July
7pm-1am
The City Tavern, 29 Lawrence Lane, London, EC2V 8DP
Members: Free
Non-Members: £5, but this may be offset against Membership if you join on the night

Stroll with us through a traditional English country fête—tombolas and lucky dips, cheese-rolling and prize vegetables, maypoles and bunting, Green Men, guess-the-weight-of-the-cake and, of course, the church roof fund. From the opening of the fête by the vicar, to the squire’s evening sherry party, you’ll find an idyllic English summer’s day here (if not outside, where there will doubtless be a hailstorm).
As usual there will be performers, games and silly things to do. More details to come, but I can confirm that we will be entertained by the seemly yet foot-stomping sounds of Mr B. the Gentleman Rhymer, a demonstration of the Victorian walking-stick martial art of Bartitsu, plus a live broadcast by the Fitzrovia Radio Hour.

There will be competitions for precision cheese-rolling, turnip jousting and guessing the weight of a cake. There will be a tombola with suitably lame prizes and a prize for the most impressive vegetable brought along by a guest. And maybe something to do with identifying silhouettes of cows. And of course there will be the Grand Raffle, entry to which is free but to Members only, including any who join on the night. A list of the prizes will be coming soon.

The venue is very central, just a few minutes walk from Bank underground station. Smokers will be pleased to hear it has an outside decked area, which is also sheltered by awnings in the event of the inevitable downpour. The inside has the feel of a 1920s country manor. We shall be decking the halls with flowers and bunting and hope to install a maypole too.
There will be a menu of hearty traditional dishes with which to line your stomach before hitting the cider and mead. ..