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| Letter: Peter Boizot obituary | Letter: Peter Boizot obituary |
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| When he was a player with Hampstead Hockey Club, Peter Boizot was a frequent visitor to Blackheath HC, on the other side of London. For many years Blackheath were very fortunate to have the services of Ethel and George Spencer, who provided plates of sandwiches, cakes and Ethel’s signature bread pudding for upwards of 100 people after matches. | |
| The Spencers were frequently complimented on their food, not least by Peter, a great upholder of the traditional hockey tea. On one occasion he asked if he could return their hospitality by inviting them to one of his restaurants. | The Spencers were frequently complimented on their food, not least by Peter, a great upholder of the traditional hockey tea. On one occasion he asked if he could return their hospitality by inviting them to one of his restaurants. |
| George and Ethel went to a Pizza Express in Soho, where Peter showed them behind the scenes before eating. The manager was summoned, and Ethel and George were introduced as “my friends who are also in catering”. | George and Ethel went to a Pizza Express in Soho, where Peter showed them behind the scenes before eating. The manager was summoned, and Ethel and George were introduced as “my friends who are also in catering”. |
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