Our annual visit to the Ilsington House Hotel was similar to some previous years in that the rain continued so long into the morning that we had to switch to a car-assisted Christmas Lunch ride. It was different, however, in that the hotel has recently upgraded its pool facilities so that under-16s are excluded, so we had to content ourselves with a meal only this year.

There was Star Wars at Crofters before we left, then an excellent meal at Ilsington and finally some games of Worms on return to Crofters. Thanks to everyone who came along and made this once again a very special day out.