Lunch Meeting: Haydock Park Golf Club

ROTARY CLUB OF NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS

LUNCH MEETING

Tuesday 4 June 2019

1.Introduction and Welcome: No visitors: AGM

2. Grace Rtn. 

3. Loyal Toast (After the meal) “The Queen Duke of Lancaster”

4. Apologies:-  Today there are          apologies

5. Early Leavers:

6. Announcements:

Fellowship Stewards 

4 and 11 June: Denis Hall. John Hilton

18 and 25 June: John Kibbler, John Kilshaw

2 and 9 July: Ian McKenna, John Murray

Hospital Visitors.

4 and 11 June: Geoff Fisher, Ian Bowden

18 and 25 June: Syd Slater, Denis Hall,

2 and 9 July: Barry Curran, Austin Polding

Speakers:  

Tue 11 June: Joan O’Hanlon, Hargreaves Dementia Trust

Tue 2 July: Young Photographer’s Awards (informal lunch)

Notice of Other Meetings

Wed 12 June: Wigan Cluster Meeting, Leigh Golf Club

Tue 18 June: Committee and Business Meeting: St Patrick’s Parish Centre

Tue 25 June: President Handover HPGC Evening Meeting

Tue 9 July: Club Assembly

Fellowship and Events

Wed 5 June: Coffee in the Park

Sat 8 June: Supporting BFY Big Walk 7: Unity and Friendship walk

Sat 29 June: President Swansong, Mersey Ferries: Details to follow shortly

Wed 10 July: Bowling Competition v Probus. Croft

Wed 17 July: Bowling, Hand of Friendship Challenge v Mesnes Park

7. Visits and Reports:

Hospital

St Helens Creative Writing Competition

Wine Tasting Evening

Urban Kids go outdoors

8. CLUB AGM

1. To receive the Treasurer’s Budget and subscription for the year 2019/20
2. To receive the President’s remarks on the monthly Council meetings and other committee meetings.
3. To elect:

             2^nd Vice  Alan Pomfret

             Secretary John Graves

             Treasurer Derek Hirst

             Committee Chairpersons

             Youth Services – Geoff Shaw

              International – Alan Pomfret 

              Community - VACANT

             Executive Committee – Barry Curran 

             Development & P.I. – John Murray

4. To elect Auditors John Hilton & Bob Thomson
5. To elect delegates to the District Council.  President & Secretary
6. Any other  competent business: NONE

9. AOB: 

10. Closing Toast “Rotary, Fellowship & Peace the World Over

Notes on President’s Report:

• Committee Meetings and Business Meetings held monthly except December. Initially in Pied Bull and then St Patrick’s Parish Centre on Tuesday evenings.

• Advisory Board met as per new structure at least bi-monthly. Compliance issues were discussed, No issues needed following up that could not be resolved during regular meetings.

• Committees need rebalancing. Too many on on Community, not enough on International.

      *   Membership: 3 new members have joined, we lost three 

            Opportunity to increase membership from Ashton with Makerfield (onedefinite, two in pipeline)

• A range of fellowship activities have been carried out and we have held more events in the community

       * The President attended one District Council meeting and is now a regular member  of the Wigan Cluster Group

           monthly meetings.