Announcing The Belly Club

'Members Belly ID's'

In recent weeks The Monkey has been grateful to Curly over at the Corner Shop for promoting The Monkeyhouse. It has allowed The Monkey to relax a little and take time out to enjoy some of the borough’s many delights.

That said, The Monkey reckons Curly and ’Papa John’ Szymanski at the Gazette have benefited from the presence of The Monkey too. Although The Monkey has scooped them both on a regular basis at least they have been able to recycle The Monkey’s exclusives that no doubt they would have otherwise been missed, click here, and here.

It seems that The Monkey’s sources inside the Labour party and the Town Hall are a little more alert than theirs!

The Monkey acknowledges the both Curly and ‘Papa John’ do occasionally come up with some some good material. The Monkey was particularly impressed with this post over at the Corner Shop, so much so that it has given The Monkey an idea!

The Monkey has decided to set up a new club for some of the borough’s ‘heavyweights’. It will be known as The Belly Club and will be based in the Town Hall restaurant. Meetings will be held daily at 2pm, 4pm and again at 6pm.

The aims and objectives of the club are simple feed your face eat less, spend less and stay around to annoy the public a bit longer – yes you even live a little bit longer!

After careful, consideration The Monkey would like to invite the following food and beer monsters to become founder members of what is sure to prove a popular club:

Councilors Ernest Gibson, Iain Malcolm, Ahmed Khan, Joan Meeks, Geraldine White, David Potts, Steve Harrison, Marjorie Robinson, Enid Hetherington, Gordon Finch, Eileen Leask, Tracey Dixon, Barry Scorer, Ann Walsh, Joanne Bell, Eddie MacAtominey, Maise Stewart and Emma Lewell.

Honorary members will include:

‘Papa John’ Szymanski (Gazette), Graham Rigg (Curly) and Mike Harding (council’s assistant solicitor).

The Monkey is also offering Life membership to womanising former councillor Arthur Meeks who looks as though he could do with a good wash, a change of clothes and a hearty meal!

For further details of how you too can join The Belly Club look up the word spoof in the Oxford English dictionary!