Charlie Caruana won the BeajolaisNouveau Melee

20 players turned up for the Beaujolais Nouveau Melee on 23rd November on a dull, cloudy afternoon that turned into torrential rain. After three rounds there were four unbeaten players, the winner being Charlie Caruana with a +33 points advantage, pipping Steve Neal by just one point. Sarah Jerger was third with +19, just pipping Emily Adams by just one point.

At the end of play we all retired to dry off and enjoy a wine tasting of the 2024 Beaujolais Nouveau and a very welcome French-themed buffet. This year’s wine was excellent and the highlight of the very enjoyable buffet, prepared by Rich and Becky Rushton, was the onion soup. The party was rounded off with a fun game of indoor boules.