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The 39 Club April Meeting

It was another fabulous evening at The Masons Arms this week at our April meeting. It was great to see so many attending and all indulging in some excellent banter and lively natter. We had a lot of fascinating discussion about what is going on in our trade right now,  we talked of the excting plans for the club later in the year (more of that soon - so watch this space), and some superb food and drink too from Dave and the team as usual.

It was brilliant to see Honorary member Tony Scott at this months meeting as well, and even more fabulous when he won the monthly raffle - especially as it was his birthday recently too! Congratulations and well done Tony.

Posted 18/3/24

The 67th Annual 39 Club Spring Luncheon

The 67th annual 39 Club Spring Luncheon took place a the prestigious Victory Services Club in Central London on 22nd March. 

It is a fantastic venue and we filled it with the best turnout yet.  It was great to see so many supporters of our club and the event, and so good to catch up with other members, colleagues and friends - and a great time was had by all. We had some fascinating speeches, some superb food, great company of course and maybe a glass of wine or two. 

There are some more images on the social page of the website and there are other on Facebook and Linkedin too.

Posted 23/3/24

Buzz in the Air at IMC Trade Show

As Drapers have just said There most definitely was a buzz in the air at the IMC trade show over the weekend. The atmosphere was very upbeat and positive. It was good to see so many of our members, colleagues and friends there and to feel the optimism for a good year ahead.

IMC are known as being focussed on owner-driven quality independent retailers and the show has grown to now be supported by 55 brands and 142 IMC members.

Posted 30/1/24

The 67th Annual 39 Club Spring Luncheon

The Date is set - 22nd March, 2024

The Venue is set - The Victory Services Club, London, W2 2HF

The Time is set  - 12.15pm

The 39 Club are pleased to share details of the 67th Annual Spring Luncheon. An event supported and attended by many of our members, colleagues and friends in menswear.  If you have been to one of these events you'll know what a great time is had by all, and if you haven't and are part of the UK menswear trade you need to find out more. Places are limited and ticket demand will be high so get in quick - contact anyone on the committee, or any of our members to find out more or get in touch by email to admin@the39club.uk

Posted 22/1/24

The 39 Club Charity Donation 2023

Yesterday some of the committee had the great honour of presenting the 2023 charity donation to the truly worth cause of Help for Heroes. The cheque was presented at the Victory Services Club in central London, to Mark Elliot who help found the charity in 2007.

Undoubtedly life can be tough in the military, but when that career comes to an end there are often more, yet different challenges - especially if that career has been cut short by injury or illness. It is the Help for Heroes main aim to help the Armed Forces community live well after service. The 39 Club are proud to support them. 

Posted 13.12.23

The Lady Chair's Day Out

This week, On Her Majesty's Secret Service some us us attended The Lady Chair's day Out. 

For Your Eyes Only, the location was the Imperial War Museum and we had a great time at The Spies, Lies and Deception Exhibition - it is well worth a visit so Never say Never Again. After that we considered Casino Royale but one of the team with the Goldeneye knew a good restaurant so we settled on smashing The Living Daylights out of a curry instead, after all You Only Live Twice.

Sorry :-)

Posted 9-11-23

The 39 Club Golf Day  

On Thursday 23rd May, 2024 at Birchwood Golf & Country Club near Dartford, The 39 Club are planning a day of fun & laughter with friends and colleagues from our wonderful world of menswear. Coffee, bacon rolls, 18 holes golf, light lunch & prize giving for just £52.50 ( £22.50 non golfers ).

Spaces available on a first come first served basis (40 spaces available ) - so  please confirm to Nigel Pinnock ASAP if you want to attend and will be playing so he can advise payment arrangements. Nigel can be contacted on nigel@npagency.co.uk 

Birchwood Park Golf & Country Club, Birchwood Road, Wilmington,Dartford, Kent DA2 7HJ www.birchwoodparkgc.co.uk

The 39 Club Banquet Weekend 2023

The 39 Club Members who attended the glorious annual banquet weekend recently, danced the night away to the superb One Fun Band musician, Ian. 

The food and service at the Voco Oxford Spires Hotel was once again superb, and the raffle raised a good sum - the Paul Weller tickets auction rasied an additional £350 for our club and chosen charity this year, Help for Heroes.

A good time was had by all and good amount of funds were raised for a great cause - win win.

Posted 18.10.23

The Drapers Independents Awards 2023

The 39 Club would like to congratulate the winners at the Drapers Independents Awards earlier this week, and commiserate with those that didnt quite win the top awards. Our own Madam Chair, Kamla Patel, was there as she was nominated for Gabicci as best brand, but lost out to Mark Darcy Suits. Kamla is seen here catching up with Alison from Elphicks, Dan Gribby and Edward Townrow.

The menswear awards went to:-

• Menswear Independent of the Year - Joshua Adams Menswear of Cleckheaton
• Menswear Brand of the Year - Mark Darcy Suits

Posted 24.9.23

The 39 Club at the Masons Arms....

Camera's rolling soon..

Watch this space.....

UPDATE - The filming has been done, so once the editing is finalised we will tell you more...

Posted 7.9.23

The 39 Club Banquet Weekend

Bookings and plans are well underway for our biggest fundraising event of the year. This year we return to The Oxford Spires Hotel in Oxford on Friday 13th - 15th October. Generally a great time is had by all, with much fun and laughter and funds are raised for our chosen charity - and this year it is for the very worthy, Help for Heroes. If you are from the menswear trade you will have no doubt heard what a great weekend this usually is and we still have some spaces - so if you want to know more, please contact us admin@the39club.uk Posted 31.8.23

Chris Mundy Channel Swim

We are pleased and proud to tell you that one of our members completed a channel swim over the weekend. In his own words, Chris Mundy said:- The pilot had decided it was probably too windy and agitated - but called us to Dover to take a look at midnight.  As we have all trained in the chop we started at 1:15am against a strong tide and difficult conditions.  These continued until we approached Wissant and suddenly arrived into  paradisal blue skies and turquoise water (water still very cold!).  We pushed and managed to knock 2-4 hours off of the pilot's estimate, arriving at the French cliffs after thirteen-and-a-half hours.  Have never knowingly sprinted full tilt, I did - thinking of Dad, the charity and our donors, family, fiancée, friends and supporters - and for our team; my brother on the boat. Posted 20.8.23

1979 Cricket Team v Harrods

During the process of building the website we delved deep into our archives and found this great picture that highlights both the cameradrie and the history at The 39 Club, This is the club's cricket team from summer 1979 where we played against Harrods.

We talked about this at our last meeting and identified:-

F/Row L to R - Keith French, Paddy Bennett, Alan Warren, Derek Bagley and Tony Scott

B/Row L to R - Trevor Tompsett, Richard Craddock, Clive Sinden, Bob Read, Charles Hill and Denis Hanks. Posted 27.8.23

IMC @ Whittlebury Hall

39 Club Member Nigel Pinnock is just one of the award winners at the premium menswear trade show IMC, held at Whittlebury Hall. Nigel won 'Best Stand' with one of his brands, A Fish Named Fred - well done Nigel & Sarah. Posted 24.7.23

Next IMC Show Information - click here

The 39 Club July Meeting

The July meeting was well supported and super informative. It's always great to see long standing members attend. Here here was Richard Craddock enjoying a beer and catching up with colleagues - we welcome new members too, especially those actively selling. Posted 20.7.23

Indx Menswear - Solihull

Here is a post from our Facebook page giving you a taste of what was happening at the IndX Menswear show in Solihull at the end of July. It was extremely well attended, there was an impressive array of brands both regular and new, and of course it's always a great place to catch up with customers, friends, and colleagues. Posted 20.7.23

Next IndX Show information - Click Here

39 Club May Meeting

A very warm welcome was given to our newest member, Chris Mundy who joined us for the first time at the May meeting. Chris has a lot to offer and will be a welcome asset to the club.

Chris is also a keen swimmer and will indeed be swimming the channel in August, a decision he, and his brother Kevin, made last year shortly after losing their father. The swim will also  raise money for Aspire, a Spinal Injury Charity close to their hearts and important to the family. If you would like to contribute to the £7,000 already raised please click on the link here Just Giving

Posted 17.5.23

Update - Completed successfully