The 'Clutton Bunfight'
2007
Saturday, 22nd. September 2007 at the Warwick Arms, Clutton
Click on the photo of the Warwick Arms to see the 2007 'Bunfight' photos.
The Warwick Arms, Clutton
Bunfight
bun-fight: a grand formal party on an important occasion
The History of the Clutton Bunfight
Our 'Get Together' or as now more commonly known 'Bunfights', despite the name,
is held in a friendly, sober sedate manner! Back in 2001, many people on the B&S List, living in the vicinity of Bristol/Bath thought it would be a good idea to meet to compare their local
family history findings. Thus the first meeting took place in November of that year and we had repeats in September, 2002, October, 2003, October 2004, September 2005 and September 2006.
The first three years we met on a Saturday at the Warwick Arms in Clutton, on the A37 ten miles south of Bristol and the same distance from Bath. In 2004 we had to sadly, decide, at the
eleventh hour, to change the venue to the Hunters Rest also in Clutton where we had another enjoyable day together. Members arrived at various times in the morning after the Hunters opened. The
chat flowed all day but we managed to find time to order our lunches and were able to sit down together for a very pleasant casual lunch.
Visitors to Clutton were not just from the UK but even further away. In 2001 Doris and Don Watson from Toowoomba in Australia attended, in 2002 we met Jean and Bob Rowland from California and in
2003 Marsha and Mike Meere Stringer from Boston USA and Mandy and Tony Heal from S. W. West France were with us. In 2004 all present came from various places in the UK but we did have a phone
call during the day from Margaret Hayon who had hoped to join us from Israel!
In 2005, Margaret Hayon was able to join us in The Hunter's Rest as did Lee Paltridge from Perth, Western Australia.
Art and Marjorie Keates from Canada joined us in 2006 when the Bunfight returned to the Warwick Arms.
We also run an 'Absent Friends' list so that we can all be together in spirit at 1 pm UK time.
Bunfight 2008
Over the years, Josephine has put in a lot of effort on the lists, but recently she has been on the receiving end of some very unpleasant posts and e-mails.
We won't be at the Bunfight, in 2008, because of this, not because of an apparent "upset" over taking photographs.
Previous Bunfights