Please see the message from our Secretary. Due to the existing corona virus outbreak all Catenian meetings and social events are suspended until further notice.The circle’s council will hold intermittent council meetings online. We will provide updates to you following these.At this stage it is hard to tell when normal proceedings can resume. Other circles have done […]
A record six couples attended the Portsmouth Diocese Mass for Special Anniversaries in July. The couples gathered together after a Mass celebrated by Bishop Philip Egan, and an enjoyable buffet lunch, for a ’team photo’. They were joined by two couples from Basingstoke and Winchester so Catenians were very much represented! Southampton Circle’s presence at […]
Circle President, John Singleton, and Immediate Past President, Harry Harrison visited the Chichester annual barbeque with wives Felicity and daugher. On a warm summer’s evening, the couple enjoyed the unique views offered by Itchenor Sailing Club before retiring indoors for a delicious meal. Pictured left to right: Chichester President Mike O’Brien with wife Miren, John […]
It was an unusual occasion on 6 October when the Southampton Circle gathered on a Saturday lunchtime to celebrate the presentation of Peter O’Connor’s 60 year scroll. A short form of the meeting took place in the dining room with ladies present – the first time in the history of the Southampton Circle. The dinner […]
It is always a special event when a new Brother joins a Circle. So all the Catenian Brothers at the February meeting were delighted to witness the enrolment of Stephen Whelan. Stephen and wife Grania, seen here with Bro. President Pat and Sheila Feighery, live in Romsey. At Monday’s dinner, past President Graham Palethorpe presented Peter and Jenni […]
This year’s New Age Kurling match was a very tense affair for the Southampton Rockers who had yet to score a win against the Winchester Wobblers since the annual rivalry had begun. Team Captain, Bro. Peter ‘Snakehips’ Clapham, was in determined mood and got together a team of a large number of Brothers and wives. […]
Our guide was Mike Cox, who has been known for a long time by Folkert van Galen as Mike’s wife is Dutch. They raised money for the Emmaus housing and recycling project in Winchester. The Catenian Circles of Winchester and Southampton contributed their president’s charity monies to the project in 2007-08. The project was built in […]
Bro. David Palmer organised a most unusual Hooligans Lunch in August. This time, he booked a Blue Funnel Ferry instead of the usual country pub! The Southampton Circle were joined by Brothers and wives from the Winchester and New Forest Circles for a perfect warm summer’s day cruising along the Southampton Water. The ship’s kitchen […]
Holy Family, together with Caritas, ran a holiday club in the last week of the summer holidays for the families of Millbrook and provide a hot meal each. At President’s Sunday, the Southampton Circle raised money to fund a barbeque for one of those. Wilma Bodecke and Folkert Van Galen with Jim and Siobhan Shine […]
