The third CUBB Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony was again held at Sidney Sussex College, as is becoming traditional. We enjoyed a fabulous five-course meal, the menu of which is included below, and a few glasses of wine (much less than we paid for; ask Gareth why…). Despite the lack of alcohol with the meal, the port began to flow during the dessert and many of us managed to catch up in the bar afterwards, so all was not lost. After dinner, Mike Tildesley, Steve Arnold and Paul Davis presented the Annual CUBB Awards in recognition of outstanding achievements throughout the preceding year. See below for the full list of awards.
The menu was as follows:
Carrot & walnut soup
Fillet of pan-fried salmon with caper and tomato butter, served with asparagus
Guinea foul forrester with seasonal vegetables (ie. baby sweetcorn, plum tomatoes and potatoes)
Chocolate truffle torte
Coffee & mints
Port & wine
The following truly well-deserved prizes were awarded:
The Horn Section - The Conductor's Award.
Ben Russell - The Andrew Leach Award for Drinker of the Year.
Chris Murrills - The Chris Green Award for Social Prowess.
The Front Row (Paul Bushby, Christopher McDonald, Kate Barlow) - The Blankety Band Award for the Tour Quiz.
Andrew Brennan - Andrew of the Year.
Cliff Elwell - Knee Stroker of the Year.
Annette Atkins - Pot Tactics of the Year.
Andrew Leach - The FoCUBB Award.
Paul Davis - Umpire of the Year.
Paul Bushby - The Bushtube Award.
Jonathan Cameron (aka the Big J. C.) - Second Coming of the Year.
Andrew Leach - Blunder of the Year.
Dave Read - Devotion Beyond the Call of Duty (aka the Turd of Honour).
Gareth Hopkin - The Lifetime Achievement Award.
Chris McDonald - The Big Jets Award for Comedy Achievement.