Beetle Drive
On the evening of 29th September Friends gathered
to attend the first Beetle Drive to be held in Berkeley Castle.
Chairman, Paul Walkden, explained the rules, put us under
starter’s orders and let battle commence. Amidst great hilarity dice began rattling everywhere
and shouts of “I’ve got a six - I can start” were heard, as contestants
competed to begin and finish drawing a beetle. The winners and losers on the tables of four soon gave
up on the clockwise and anti - clockwise manoeuvres and just headed for an
empty chair, some even leaving behind their glasses of wine in the rush!
During the interval, we so enjoyed the delicious food
provided by Marg Glover and her fantastic team, who always do us proud.
Then the raffle was drawn before we settled down for the
second half of the Drive. Cue more
laughter, and getting to know different people, as those dice worked overtime. Our worthy winner was Elizabeth Neal who
received a bottle of Pimms and our gallant lady with the least points Sarah
Walkden collected some chocolate beetles.
It was a most successful and hugely enjoyable evening and
everyone went home the best of friends.
Here's the winning score-card:
