Club Events

Join other Club members hunting salmon on the Commonty and Ballogie Beats, River Dee, Aberdeenshire. The group has a house two minutes from the river and 40 minutes from Aberdeen airport. It can accommodate 14 people and there is a cook who will cater for the week. Half week also available. Cannot be booked online.

Club Members James Lewis and Harry Legge-Bourke are organising a special 127 Day at Penmyarth House on the Glanusk Estate, Powys, Wales. Members are asked to arrive in the afternoon/early evening when tea will be served. There will be drinks and canapés before a three-course dinner. The day will consist of four drives (possibly five!), elevenses, lunch and tea with members staying on Saturday night and leaving after breakfast on Sunday morning. All drinks are included. Total Cost Per Gun £ 1,200. There is a £150 supplement for members bringing spouses/partners/friends who are not shooting. For more information, please email membership@cavgdsclub.co.uk Cannot book online.

The speaker for this year’s wonderful annual ladies lunch is The Spectator agony aunt, etiquette expert and author Mary Killen. Open to members (both female and male) and their friends and family.

At the end of the Falklands War, hundreds of dead Argentine soldiers were left scattered, half-buried across the battlefields. Their government refused to help identify them. British soldiers gathered and buried them in a cemetery. Half of them could not be identified at the time and their crosses simply bore the epitaph, ‘An Argentine Soldier Known unto God’. As a result of a chance meeting in 2008, Club member Colonel Geoffrey Cardozo set about contacting the families and coercing the Argentine to identify the fallen. He will speak of the seemingly insurmountable challenges he faced and recount the amazing stories of mothers finally being able to say goodbye to their sons. The Falkland Islands Identification Project is now used by the ICRC as a model of good practice and as a template for similar operations including in Ukraine, Gaza and elsewhere.

The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Association will once again be hosting their normal hospitality tent at the 2025 Badminton Horse Trials. The tent is open to Cavalry and Guards members, family and friends.

For the second year running, we welcome you to the Club for a night of music and dinner with Opera Holland Park. There will be a drinks reception followed by a three-course dinner including wine. Between each course, principal singers from the upcoming season will sing a selection of arias accompanied by a string quartet.

Tea, coffee and croissants available in the morning. The Bar is open. The Dining Room is closed. Only private events in the rooms.

During the event, we will showcase how smaller growers’ Champagnes are evolving. We will feature growers from different areas of the Champagne region, offering four distinct styles of Champagne, made from a variety of grapes. One of the key highlights will be that for both the starter and main course, the Champagne will be served in magnums.

‘In this vivid and engaging novel of war and friendship, Barney Campbell shows us once again that he is a natural writer. This is a novel of men at arms of the highest quality’. Alexander McCall Smith

For members of our two racing syndicates. Should you wish to join the syndicate please contact the Membership Secretary

Please arrive by 1145 in order for the meeting to start at midday

Bar and Dining Room open. Only private events in the other rooms. Iced water available in the hallway!

If you would like to attend our marquee within the Royal Enclosure, please fill out the form via the QR codes below or contact the Membership Secretary who will send you the links: membership@cavgdsclub.co.uk 020 7659 0902

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