Our last meeting for 2023 has been held (though our activities will continue on for a couple more weeks).
We thank you for your support and wish you:
Our first meeting of 2024 is to be held on 25th January 2024 - usual time, usual place.
See you then!
The year has just flown past but the club's last meeting for the year is on the 7th December, usual time, usual place.
The meeting is also your last chance to get your Christmas Lunch ticket. The lunch will be held on the 14th December in the Laurel Room at Heininger House. There is will be a raffle, a singalong and a quiz, it should be fun.
Remember there is a big change to the meetings in 2024, there will be two meetings each month on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month with the first meeting of the year on 25th January.
Please also remember that annual fees are due in January as well, please try to have the right money ($15pp) as it makes life for our membership co-ordinator so much easier. There will be a list of next year's meeting dates available at the last meeting as well as on the Club Activities page of this web site.
Have a very Merry Christmas, we look forward to seeing you all next year.
At a recent meeting a slight change was made to our meeting dates for 2024.
As you probably know our meetings currently occur every fortnight, this poses problems for some members who have groups that meet, for example, on the first Thursday of the month. At certain times of the year they cannot attend meetings because our meetings clash with theirs.
It used to be a thing that our meetings coincided with "Pension Day" but these days pensions are paid out on just about every day of the fortnight so that term has lost its meaning. It was also difficult to know when the first or last meeting of the year would occur.
A change was proposed by the committee and ratified by the members that from 2024 meetings will be held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. The first meeting of the year will always be the 4th meeting in January and the last will be held on the 2nd Thursday in December. It will mean that there will be a couple of less meetings each year because three meetings in a month can never occur - for example this occurred in August with meetings on the 3rd, 17th and 31st of the month.
As stated this will commence in 2024 until then meetings will continue every fortnight for the rest of this year.
Our next meeting is on the 31st August at 10.30am.
See you there...
The next meeting is on the 3rd August 2023 please try to attend.
Come early because that is when you get to meet other members, buy a raffle ticket, check out the goods for sale on the trade table and join everyone for a cup of tea and a biscuit.
The actual meeting only usually lasts for about half an hour, the rest of the morning is spent socialising.
The AGM was held at our last meeting - only 25 members attended out of a total membership of nearly 120. This is very disappointing.
Were it not for a couple of volunteers who put their hand up at the very last minute to take on essential roles in the running of your club the branch came perilously close to closing down.
If there is no committee, there is no club, if there is no club there are no free rooms provided for your hobby or interests and there is no public liability insurance for your protection.
Please make the effort to attend our regular meetings, no one pretends that these meetings are exciting but they are essential for the continued well being of the branch. There are only a couple each month.
You could win up to $60 in the raffle so it is worth your while attending.
The next branch meeting is on the 6th July in Heninger Hall. All members are encouraged to attend.
There will be a demonstration of the defibrillator equipment by a member of council staff.
Come early for a cup of tea and a biscuit, browse the trade table for a bargain and chat to friends.
The meeting starts promptly at 10.30am.
See you there...
The branch AGM will be held on the 20th July.
All positions will be declared vacant please consider standing for a committee position to keep our club strong
Don't forget to come early:
During the meeting there will be the usual short reports about the various activities the club offers its members and you are able to bring up matters of interest to members during General Business - don't be afraid to speak up if there is something that concerns you, this is YOUR club.
The meeting usually finishes between 11 and 11.30am.
New members are most welcome to come along and find out about the club, there is a short newsletter available for new or potential members at the raffle/signing in table which details coming events and contact details for the various group leaders. Please take one.
See you there...
The next branch meeting is on the 8th June in Heninger Hall. All members are encouraged to attend.
Come early for a cup of tea and a biscuit, browse the trade table for a bargain and chat to friends.
The meeting starts promptly at 10.30am.
See you there...
The first meeting of 2023 with be held in the hall on the 19th January 2023.
Membership fees will be due - still only $15
See you there...