Whitsters makes its maiden voyage

3 August 2003


Members of Whitsters lunch club take to the water on September 15 to celebrate its 79-years in existence.

Departing from its usual land-bound tradition, a party of around 70 members and guests will take a luxury four-hour cruise down the River Thames, starting at Runnymede.

The trip passes by Datchet Mead, which has special meaning for the club. An early reference to its name ­ whitster, meaning bleacher ­ comes in Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor when Falstaff is sent on a trip in a laundry basket to end up among the whitsters in Datchet Mead.

The Whitsters Club was founded in 1924.




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