Club Member stars in music video
Member Mike “Mr Pickle” Stocks has released a music video for one of his songs on YouTube. Mr Pickle says:
Not to be missed! Watch it in Full-screen HD if you can...
From The Forum
“The Very Best”
The Movember charity's 2012 Moustache Calendar
HORSING AROUND: Michael “Atters” Attree, Club member, satirist, writer and performer was photographed in Bathurst Mews near Hyde Park for Ricky Chapman’s “The Very Best”, a 2012 calendar also featuring musician/artist Billy Childish, sporting personalities and other photos of men with moustaches.
Atters
The Club Christmas Lunch - Jolly Christmassy with turkey and all that
Dear Old Atters arranged this year’s Christmas lunch at the delightful Shelley’s Hotel in Lewes, East Sussex. He was one of the last to arrive accompanied by the lovely Louise, squeezing into the hotel’s bijou bar, where serious inroads into the Harvey’s bitter, which was in tip-top condition, had already been made.
There was a delightfully varied crowd present this year, and the grub was jolly Christmassy, with turkey and all that. In a thrilling new festive development Steve announced that...
Handlebar Club Pips Pipers Again
TThe fifth of November 2011 was the most jam-packed evening at the Windsor Castle I can remember for ages. This was partly because, it being November, supporters of the popular and successful charity, Movember, were in full-sprout mode, and a swathe of brave lads had consequently arrived at the watering hole, sporting above their kissing tackle what I can only describe – charitably – as jolly good beginners’ efforts in the lip-weasel department.. The other reason was that the Handlebar Club and the Pipe Club of London were due to lock horns upstairs in the restaurant, for their annual darts match.
Tom Cutler
'Arrers Away in August
The Charity Darts Match
Alan "Rocky" Rockliffe, member of both The Handlebar Club and of the Pipe Club of London has arranged the Annual Charity Darts Match this year back at Thatcher's Arms, Warley Street, Great Warley, Brentwood, Essex, on Saturday morning of 18th August 2012. The throwing starts around 11:30 - 12.00pm, and as usual there will be a raffle in aid of CDLF, Children's Liver Disease Foundation.
Do you Sarah, take this Handlebar?
She did indeed. Sarah and Club member and WBMC 2007 1st-place winner Paul were married in early December. Sarah says:
The Gentleman's Instant Genius Guide
Member and humourist Tom Cutler has a new volume out, called The Gentleman's Instant Genius Guide. Tom proves that following the path to becoming disgustingly rich, stylish, intelligent, thin, happy, classy, successful and a legend in the bedroom need take no longer than it does to cut your toenails, or listen to The Archers. You can learn how to become as popular as your dog, which sports car suits your personality, and how to work out the date of your death. With Tom Cutler's help you will soon find inner perfection and hugely impress your family, friends and colleagues. From the author of the brilliant Gentleman's Bedside Book, this is a hilariously funny but deeply practical guide to self-improvement.
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Club Members: book now for the April AGM on the Isle of Wight
The Club's annual AGM weekend is to be held at Yelf’s Hotel, Ryde, Isle of Wight on the weekend of Friday 13th and Saturday 14th of April 2012. Yelf's hotel is one of the oldest original coaching inns on the Isle of Wight, and is within a five minute walk of Ryde Pier Head where the Catamaran from Portsmouth and the Hovercraft from Southsea arrive.
The accommodation rate includes a full English breakfast and there will also be a number of organised tours and events on Saturday. The event booking form for the 2012 AGM weekend can be found in the Members Lounge, and members are asked to make their room and dinner bookings by 28th February.
Members lend whiskery support to Mo-growing volunteers - update!
On Thursday 20th October, Steve Parsons and Rod Littlewood attended the official launch of Movember in Shoreditch.
“We were particularly impressed with the Spitfire Bitter bottles sporting special labels with a handlebar - completely in keeping with our own image let alone Movember.”
Raising the bar for Movember!
First Friday in November and some familiar Handlebar Club members were whiskered away from propping up the bar at the Windsor Castle pub in Crawford St., Marylebone, London to pose for the camera of... well, if you're a Times subscriber, you can read the original article here.
Graspable Extremities of 2011
Remember Movember 2011? What happened about Harriet's Marathon bid? What about the 13-year-old member? Where in the world were Jonathan, Andy and Tom? Read all about what we did in 2011 here.