Centenary

In February 2009 the Club celebrated its centenary with a weekend full of interesting and fun events that were enjoyed by past and present members.

The weekend commenced with an informal gathering at the club on the Thursday, with the official opening by Deputy Mayor Ian McKinnon whose great grandfather J A Plimmer, often referred to as the “Father of Wellington” was our first President, and a great benefactor to the Club.


A triples gala with lunch filled the rest of the day culminating in a formal dinner at the Wellesley Club that night. Barry Kerr hosted the evening with humorous speeches from Kerry Clark and Councillor John Morrison. Other highlights of the evening were the cutting of the centennial cake by the Patron Neil Leckie and the unveiling of a picture of the Club painted and donated by Jo Louis.  This painting now takes pride of place in the clubrooms.


On Saturday the green was the scene of a full day of competitions, ending with an enjoyable social evening during which the NZ sevens failed to live up to their normal winning reputation.


Sunday was an informal afternoon with role reversals where skips played as leads and leads took on the skips’ duties resulting in hilarious mayhem.


The day and the weekend were brought to a close with Andrew Sander piping the lowering of the flag by Neil Leckie and Ian McGuinniety giving the closing address.


A range of merchandise specially prepared for the centenary is still available including: