NEWS LETTER AUGUST 2012
QUOITS
Many congratulations to our quoits team who in only
their second season in the league have carried off the league title without
losing a game.
SKITTLES
Well done to Andy Butts for organising another very
successful skittles knockout. This competition runs throughout the summer on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings. The visiting teams competing bring welcome
revenue behind the bar as well as great excitement in the alley ( Len Carthew
Suite )
This seasons competition saw Tattibogoes the Hereford
League champions score 267 to pip Steel Chips the pride of Leominster on 260 to
claim the £500 first prize. Once again the standard was extremely high with a
fitting final.
In the Ladies final our own Bingo Belles from the club
carried off the trophy by beating Hotshot 199 to 189 in the final.
Third spot in the overall competition went to Turbo G from
Painters with Herefordians in fourth place.
Highest individual score in the Men’s section went to Terry
Davies (Steel Chips) with 58 and in the Ladies to Tracey Lewis with 47.
Congratulations to all the winners and we hope to see all
those who took part this year back next year trying to win one of the prizes.
CONCERT ROOM
The Concert Room is being given a facelift which we hope
will be to every ones taste. This will mean new paintwork, curtains, lights and
upholstery.
Phase one will be decoration which will commence on Monday
13th August for about two weeks. Disruption will be kept to a
minimum and all functions will carry on normally with the exception of the
Sunshine Club who will meet in the Len Carthew suite next Thursday and the
following Thursday if the decorating is not completed.
CAR PERMITS.
Members who want a permit should by now have had the opportunity
to acquire one. If you still have not got round to it see John Leake or I and
we will get you one.
Remember they cost £5 which is a refundable deposit. In
addition we will need your Membership card and car registration number. If you
park without one the fine is £80. The scheme is administered by a third party
so it will be no good asking a Committee member to get your fine cancelled
because you have not got round to getting one.
This is being done for the benefit of the members because
it is your club, your car park and you that pays to have it resurfaced when it
needs it and you that pays the rent on it. So please co-operate to save the
club money.
We will issue temporary passes from the office and bar for
visitors. If you bring a guest in who drives their car but then decides to have
a drink make sure they do not take their car home but get them a temporary pass
so they do not get booked the following morning. No way do we want anyone who
has had a drink to drive home because they are worried about leaving their car
here whether they are a Member or a guest.
We will also ensure that no one gets booked while attending
a function here. So there will be no need for a temporary pass while attending
a function. It will only be necessary if a car without an official permit is
left here overnight.
If you lend your permit to anyone they will get booked
because the permit number and their car registration will not match and you will be summoned before the Committee for misuse of
your permit. So please do not do it.
As usual I think I have gone on long enough so I will now
shut up.
Keep enjoying yourselves
Best wishes
Graham Preece
MAY NEWSLETTER 2012
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
A few more people attended the AGM as a result of
moving it to a Saturday. Members voted to increase the annual subscriptions
from £8 to £10 but to leave Senior rates at £3.
They also voted for an increase in the rate of Honoraria for Committee
members in receipt of them. Both Honoraria and subscriptions had remained
unchanged for a long time.
DIAMOND JUBILEE
The Queen will celebrate 60 years as Queen on 4th
and 5th June. Both days will be celebrated as holidays. On 4th
June the Management Committee have decided to reduce the price of a pint by 30p
and on 5th by 60p. Other prices will be reduced pro rota.
Guests for 4th June will have to pay £3.00
entrance fee
And on the 5th June £5.00
On 5th June there is a lunch, entertainment, one
free drink and a free draw. This will last from 1.00pm to 4.00pm and there will
be a small entrance charge of £3. Tickets will be on sale on Saturday evenings,
Sunday lunchtimes and Wednesday evenings.
In the evening from 7.00pm there will be a disco and
karaoke run by Dave Jones. This will be free.
The Management Committee have also decided that for future
shows of the month no tickets will be reserved they will be strictly on a first
come first served basis.
MEMBERSHIPS
New memberships will be taken throughout May but the book will close at the end of May until next year.
CAR PERMITS
We have now got all the details for the
permits and they have been ordered. They should be available from the beginning
of June. A sign will be put on the notice board explaining exactly how they
will work nearer the date. Do not worry about it until then and remember the
aim is to stop non members using the car park not members.
As usual I think I have gone on long enough so I will now
shut up.
Keep enjoying yourselves
Best wishes
Graham Preece
JANUARY NEWSLETTER 2012
Some years ago after requests
from Members the Management Committee moved the AGM from mid-week to a Sunday
morning. Last year just over 1% of the Members plus the Committee turned up.
This year the Management Committee have moved the meeting to a Saturday morning
in an attempt to find a more suitable time for everyone as clearly the Sunday
experiment was not working.
This years meeting will be on
Saturday 31st March @ 11.30am. I hope to see
as many of you there as possible.
ACCOUNTS FOR 2011
Earlier this week the
Management Committee approved the Accounts for 2011. A copy of these can be
found on the other notice board.
They show an overall
profit on operations of £90,344 plus £3,806 interest. Tax amounting to £771 has
to be paid on these profits. Of the operating profit £49,607 has come from the
sale of the taxi office. An adjustment of £13,212 has been made in respect of
previous years. This is due to errors on the reading of the electricity meter
by the electricity supplier which they discovered when putting in a new meter
in March 2011.
This is obviously a
great result given that the trade is describing 2011 as the worst in living
memory, with a downturn averaging 15% across the trade. Sincere thanks to the
Staff and Management Committee for their great efforts and contribution in
making such a great result possible.
2012 started brightly
with a good January, but February was very sluggish with the club generally
feeling quiet right through the month. Saturday nights are still not as brisk
as we would like. There is free entertainment, guaranteed bingo prizes and
value for money drink prices. Give it a go and bring your friends along.
St David`s day was
not a sell out (or a give out as the tickets were free) Bar takings were about
the same as last year which was down on 2010. After Wales fine victory over
England we thought the place would have been awash with marauding Welshman on
that day.
Room bookings are
pretty good for the rest of the year, but if you have a celebration coming up
why not see if a room is available. Both rooms have had considerable sums spent
on decoration and furnishings and make excellent venues for a party. The
refurbished Len Carthew suite was officially opened on St David`s day.
Let`s try to make
2012 another very good year.
MEMBERSHIPS
The chance to renew
your membership has now gone. If you missed the dates and still wish to be a
Member you will need to apply for new Memberships. This will cost £10 if you
hold a red card or £5 if you have a green one.
New members are still
very welcome and the cost for the application and 2012 membership remains at
£10. So if you know anyone who would like to become a Member please bring them
in.
CAR PERMITS.
We have been busy
over the last 2 months recording car details in order to issue Members with
permits to park their cars in the club car park. We expect to issue these in
the next 4/5 weeks and then have the system up and running shortly afterwards.
You will be given plenty of warning concerning a start date so need not
worry about being fined. Just keep an eye on the notice board.
