As soon as the vagaries of the English Spring permit we will be holding our “world-renowned” barbecues on the weekends. In addition to the usual delectations and delights , this year we are running an outside bar adjacent to the barbecue and offering a wide range of exciting starters and puddings, many of which come off the grills-think grilled pineapple chunks with mascapone ice cream and hot chocolate sauce !

On Monday June 4th 2012 our Queen will have reigned for sixty glorious years, and if that’s not a reason to throw “The Mother of all Parties”, then I don’t know what is !! The parishioners of Fletching are holding a street party with fireworks, live bands, hog roasts, and many firkins of Sussex’s finest ales. Dress code: Fifties finest !

To be sure of the best seats in the house ( garden hopefully) reserve a table now.

Tuesday 21st February – The first of our gastronomic events of 2012, think tapas galore (croquettas, squid, gambas etc), Jamon Iberico, olives.

Accompanied by 5 fantastic wines from Central and Northern Spain.

Hosted by Senor David Geary and yours truly, a wonderfully informed and informal evening was had by all. To the accompaniment of excellent tapas, many interesting , indigenous Spanish wines were consumed in biblical quantities.

Lucky the Spanish don’t suffer hang-overs!

Watch this space for news of our next wine event.

The Venetian Masked ball for New Years Eve 2012 was absolutely fantastic. The evening was a resounding success with people donning incredible and somewhat sinister “masks”  throughout the evening. As usual the food was superb and the band were amazing! 10/10!