Please raise a glass to absent friends on Tuesday, December 3, when the club meet venue is the Deganwy Quay Hotel, Deganwy, Conwy, LL31 9DJ. Sadly, I'm the absent one, so spare a thought for me as I struggle on in 80 degree heat and only seabirds for company on the beach. Not a 7 in sight.

Set on the idyllic Conwy Estuary, the 4-star hotel commands stunning views of Conwy castle and is an easy drive from east or west, leaving the A55 at Junction 18. For those coming from the west, the toot toot tunnels is another attraction, albeit chilly in the 7 in winter!

We have used the venue before and were made to feel very welcome. Meet from 7.30pm (ish) onward.