Ski Club Members Holiday August 2 – 10 2025

Just a summary to maybe stir some memories of a fabulous week at the coast. Feel free to comment with your own highlights (or things we could do better) as I’m bound to have forgotten loads of it!

We started off of course with the National ski race weekend, where we showed again what a great club we have and even though the event was inconvenient for many, we all pulled together to make it work. Great racing, so many volunteers and a mix of weather making it a challenge for the ski race teams.

The Saturday evening Sam organised the fish and chip supper which was well supported and live music from the brilliant David Picarras, what a night!

Sunday proved another success with the presentations on time and visitors on their way before the traffic, I know they appreciate that. Well done team Hunstanton.

Storm Floris tried to mess up our plans on Monday but we instead had huge fun indoors watching it go by, building cardboard tower blocks, the winners being the Dunkleys with Clara with a tower engineered with sellotape of almost 2.7m.

Tuesday was another competitive day with 25 members and guests joining at Old Hunstanton beach café for breakfast, pitch and Putt and footgolf before heading back to the club for drinks and prizegiving, well done Rosie! Then off to Pirates Cove for 18 holes won by Lucy and Ivy!

Wednesday was a glorious day, so we all played beach games while waiting for the tide and of course the sandcastle competition. The impartial judge (a stranger dragged off the beach) could not decide so the French cricket continued until he eventually decided the extended Gale family hippopotamus was irresistible!

I am still chuckling about Wednesday evening, scrummy cocktails, a fabulous cheese board and Mama Mia singalong. So many talented singers but Kara Russell should be on the stage! No one wanted to leave, can’t imagine why!

Thursday proved another super day with the treasure hunt. Some contestants ran around, some went off piste, but all enjoyed it! 3 teams tied for first place, you couldn’t write it.

Friday was the golf day. What happened at Heacham Manor should probably stay there but the fourball of Robbie, Freddie, Chris, Jason and Rob (I know) prevailed with a quality of golf never seen by such high handicaps. Perfect weather, drinks and food and cries of “let’s do it again” What super camaraderie between members.

In the evening the celebrations continued dancing to 2nd Sunset. Another fabulous sunset, hot weather and supposedly an end to the weekend but no!

Sunday saw the best weather with trips to the windmills and Kings Lynn.

Skiers young and old managed the trip and although some had mechanical problems (best left there), the team got together with everyone home safe.

The café’s afternoon music provided a backdrop before everyone went out on the almost mirror water in the evening before packing up.

Just want to thank everyone for their support, and to announce we plan to have a similar (although less hectic) week starting 1st August next year. Please block out your calendars. We’ll try to organise the weather and have much to look forward to as many items had to be scrapped due to the wind. Especial thanks to Jason who planned the fishing trip, Freddie who tried to put on jet ski events, anyone who did a shift at the bar and my family for putting up with my absences.

Tickets for our dinner dance at Golden Lion October 18th available now

£50 includes street food and amazing entertainment. Rooms available at a discount. 
Contact Simon, Please.

Simon Gale 
simongale58@outlook.com

07743 959955