The final C.A.S.A. Social Club event of 2023 was held on Friday, December 8. Forty-eight members, including three new members attending their first C.A.S.A. event, met for an excellent Christmas Lunch at the Thyme by Ruccula restaurant (part of the Alto Golf resort in Alvor).
This is a lovely location for a Christmas party with plenty of space to socialise during the arrival process, of which we made good use to the background of some traditional Christmas carols prior to joining our tables for the pulling of Christmas Crackers and donning of paper hats amongst much laughter and chatter.
It was delightful to meet up again with some friends whom we had not seen for some time. The meal was, as in previous years, excellent and much enjoyed, the traditional roast turkey followed by Christmas pudding was naturally the most popular choice, but the ‘supporting cast’ of roast beef, salmon, etc. were also very much appreciated.
One member later sent the committee an e-mail in which they stated that the Christmas pudding was the best they had ever been served in a restaurant!
Happily this year, after being sadly missed the last couple of years, Father Christmas arrived to handle the distribution of two sacks of Christmas presents during the coffee service!
Between courses, our Chair was also able to present the silver cups for our October Treasure Hunt to representatives of the three winning teams, these having since been engraved with the winners’ names.
Claudia and her staff provided superb, attentive service throughout the lunch. We thank them all for making our lunch so successful.
Our next event will be a dinner on Friday, January 19. Full details of this and all our planned events will be found on our website www.casasocial.club
By C.A.S.A.
