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Club Meeting April 2020

To all  Dorset Bottle Club members It would have been the club meeting tonight (02/04/2020) , but obviously not happening! (The Kinson Community Centre is closed until further notice even if we were allowed out!) I will be putting some … Continue reading

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Club Meeting March 2020

The March competitions were well supported as usual Class 1 was 2 local 6oz Codd bottles There were some real scarcities there I liked the partial labeled on and the sandblasted / etched codds are generally rare as the supplier … Continue reading

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DORSET CLUB MEETINGS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

In line with Government recomendations re social gatherings all Dorset Club Meetings will be cancelled until further notice. All members keep an eye on this website and facebook pages for info when they will resume. Remember we can all keep … Continue reading

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Minstead Show 2020 Cancelled May 10th.

I am sorry to announce that after consideration of recent developments and government recommendations , we have decided to cancel the Minstead show on Sunday May 10th 2020. This decision has been made by the club  for safety reasons to … Continue reading

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Club Meeting Feb 2020

The hamilton, (pointed egg shaped mineral water designed to be side lying in transit to stop the cork from drying out), had some interesting entries. The more usual named town retailers had some rarer local bournemouth ones entered . Southwestern … Continue reading

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Club meeting Jan 2020

Less members present this month due to coughs and cold’s. Some nice beers from Class 1 Daffs , Prices, and Warners in the cures. but those labeled ones caught my eye. So rare survivors!   Galtee More GB’s People showed … Continue reading

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Club Meeting December 2019

The Club held it’s American Supper Christmas meeting and raffle. It was well attended and everyone enjoyed the festive feast. A few bottles for sale Bottles from the competitions. Coloured lip Codd bottles. Cream Pots Etched bottles Best dug Best … Continue reading

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Club Meeting Nov 2019

Some new discoveries were shoven off this month. A newly discovered all white version of the Hygine GB shown along side the two tan known ones. An internal screw stopper version of the pretty scarce Crane and Osmond Ltd. They … Continue reading

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Club meeting Oct 2020

The Club held a Fish and Chip supper where the members all tucked to to their Fish and chips, talked bottles and looked at the competition entries. We also had visitors from South Africia. Two ginger beers. Pouring lip inks … Continue reading

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2020 Bottle show dates added

Just added the UK bottle show dates for 2020. You will notice that there is a new date in May for another Oxford show. We wish it a great success. I will add show flyers as i get them. So … Continue reading

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