Dear South Australian friends who will be in London next weekend,
In 1935, my grandfather Gavin Walkley set out to meet a few of his other mates who were travelling Europe. With the assistance of mobiles or Facebook they organised themselves by way of setting a time and place and stuck to it. They met on the 1st of October at noon at the most central landmark in London they knew - the Eros Statue at Piccadilly Circus. For 75 years this tradition has continued.
Next weekend, on Saturday the 1st of October, the 76th meeting will occur; once again at the Eros Statue at noon. Hosted by the Agent General this remains a great chance to meet up with friends and other South Australians. South Australian's who attend become life members of The Eros Club and shall thereafter be known as an Erotic. The name was thought up well before Google came along and made the search somewhat embarrassing.
I would be delighted to see you (and all your other SA mates) there and hopefully inspire you to continue the tradition that a group of mates from Adelaide started. The format is usually to meet at the statue and then afterwards head to a local drinking spot to continue the afternoon. Sometimes there's even a Villi's pie and some South Aussie booze to go around...
There's a heap of information about the club both online.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/
http://www.theerosclub.com/
I've attached some recent news clippings from the papers at home. "The Eros Club" Book is an account of the club to celebrate it's 50th anniversary.
The Eros Club by Gavin Walkley
Messenger Newspaper Clipping
I'm told RSVP IS ESSENTIAL - if you will be attending PLEASE EMAIL info@south-aus.eu
Please pass it on and I'm very much looking forward to seeing you next weekend!
Cheers,
Adrian
In 1935, my grandfather Gavin Walkley set out to meet a few of his other mates who were travelling Europe. With the assistance of mobiles or Facebook they organised themselves by way of setting a time and place and stuck to it. They met on the 1st of October at noon at the most central landmark in London they knew - the Eros Statue at Piccadilly Circus. For 75 years this tradition has continued.
Next weekend, on Saturday the 1st of October, the 76th meeting will occur; once again at the Eros Statue at noon. Hosted by the Agent General this remains a great chance to meet up with friends and other South Australians. South Australian's who attend become life members of The Eros Club and shall thereafter be known as an Erotic. The name was thought up well before Google came along and made the search somewhat embarrassing.
I would be delighted to see you (and all your other SA mates) there and hopefully inspire you to continue the tradition that a group of mates from Adelaide started. The format is usually to meet at the statue and then afterwards head to a local drinking spot to continue the afternoon. Sometimes there's even a Villi's pie and some South Aussie booze to go around...
There's a heap of information about the club both online.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/
http://www.theerosclub.com/
I've attached some recent news clippings from the papers at home. "The Eros Club" Book is an account of the club to celebrate it's 50th anniversary.
The Eros Club by Gavin Walkley
Messenger Newspaper Clipping
I'm told RSVP IS ESSENTIAL - if you will be attending PLEASE EMAIL info@south-aus.eu
Please pass it on and I'm very much looking forward to seeing you next weekend!
Cheers,
Adrian