REA AGM and Annual Dinner

The Best Western Royale Hotel in Bournemouth has been selected for our 2019 reunion on Saturday 13 April 2019. The address of the hotel is 16 Gervis Road, Bournemouth BH1 3EQ.

The weekend starts with an informal gathering on Friday and the Branch AGM will be held on Sunday morning.

Bookings should be made on 01202 554 794, ensuring the hotel is aware that you are attending the Royal Engineers Reunion. A deposit of £15 per person per night is required, with balance to be paid on departure. Lifts are available to all floors in the hotel (no ground floor bedrooms are available).

Please make our Secretary (larrypeacock60@hotmail.co.uk) and Chairman (bfelks@talktalk.net) aware of your booking, giving the full names of all in your party.

Please pick one Starter, one Main Course and one Sweet then submit choices to Larry using letter codes, e.g. ‘C, G, L’. Please also inform Larry of any special dietary needs. As usual, some wine will be available funded by the Branch.

Friday/Saturday – 2 Nights B&B and Reunion Dinner £135 per person.

Saturday – 1 Night B&B and Reunion Dinner £97.50* per person.

Saturday Dinner only – £35 per person.

*There are only five 1-night rooms available so book early.

Dinner Menu

Starter:

A, Shrimp Salad, Leaves and Thousand Island Sauce.

B, Crispy Duck Salad with Bean Shoots and Hoisin Sauce.

C, Leek and Potato Broth.

D, Mediterranean Couscous Plate.

Main:

E, Roast Sirloin of Beef with Yorkshire Pudding and Chef’s Pan Gravy Jus.

F, Roast Breast of Chicken with Chef’s Pan Gravy Jus.

G, Loin of Pork Medallions with Celeriac Mash and Pear & Calvados Sauce.

H, Tandoori Vegetable Curry, Rice and Poppadum.

I, Open Mushroom Pie.

Sweet

J, Fresh Fruit Salad.

K, Peach and Apricot Trifle

L, Brandy Snap Basket with Strawberry Mousse and Fresh Strawberries.