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On a fine May day (not May Day, the day before May Day) a fair proportion of SCOGUI members (19 to be precise, with 1 SCOGUI relative), all dressed up smart-like, gathered at the swimming pool car park on campus to commence the food based tour of Loughborough that is known as the Progressive Supper.

We began with our first course, the humble starter, of a prawn cocktail, which I am told was rather lovely, some melons and, mainly for the vegetarians amongst  us, some lovely salad and grapes. This was located at the Kingfisher halls.

Then we moved on to our next course, a hearty main, which consisted of some rather delicious hand made ravioli, butterscotch and spinach & ricotta, in a tomato sauce with a side of garlic bed, see above. This course was held in Oxford Street

Then we moved on to our desert, on Paget Lane, where there was plenty of choice for all and a number of surprise treats, all handmade! Not only did we have the option of lemon meringue pie or a crazy concoction called ‘raspberry cheesecake brownie’ (exactly what it says on the tin, although it didn’t come in a tin), or both in the case of some of the more greedy/indecisive of us, but we were also offered Pimms jelly and the fantastically scrumptious ‘Cake on a stick’ (again, pretty much what it says on the tin. Well, not really, they were produced from a Quality Street tin. It’s just an expression!).

This was by no means the end as we then headed off to another house in Good Yards Close where we were treated to an incredible selection of cheeses and some port for which to make a fine round of toasts. Unfortunately we did not have our Chair and cheese master, William Brown, with us to inform us of the correct ways to cut and serve our cheeses ashe was bashing people with a foam sword in some forest somewhere.

Finally, a suitable end to a SCOGUI night, we ended up in the recently re-opened Generous Briton for our unofficial (unless you read the organisers paperwork) final course, the alcohol course.

Much merriment was had by all and, as the organiser, I would like to thank Gary Moore, Adam Lees, Megan Jones, Kayleigh Butcher, Ruth Jones, Vicki Minchener, Aimee Mollart, Jamie Shirra and James Waterworth for their parts in organising and cooking meals and lending houses to this delightful evening!

On the evening of Saturday 23^rd May, 19 beautifully dressed SCOGUI members supper-ed in a progressive fashion – enjoying an expertly cooked course at one of four houses before progressing to the next. The starter, served at Gaz’s house, was a choice between melon and prawn cocktail with much bread available. A short trip down the road took SCOGUI to Megan and Nicole’s house for a very tasty main with choices between beef or vegetable lasagne and lamb moussaka. The group then proceeded on to Lisa’s house for tiramisu cheesecake and ice cream for desert. The suppering part of the evening concluded at Tom and Kate’s house for biscuits and cheese along with a selection of hot drinks. The excellent cheese was provided by Will and family. A fair amount of SCOGUI then proceeded to Loughborough’s both best and worst night club – Echos – where they danced away till the wee hours.

Thanks go to Megan and Nicole for organising the evening, and to those who hosted a course.

Photos to follow.