Business Meeting

ROTARY CLUB OF CHESTFIELD

Minutes of the Business Meeting

Held on Thursday, March 15th 2018

                                             At The Golf Club, Chestfield                     

Apologies for Absence:                                         

            Elaine                          Ian                   Owain             Pete

            Robert M.                   John B.                        Myfanwy        Reggie

            Wendy

Visitors and Guests:

            Trevor

Birthday Greetings:

            John G.            March 9^th

            Dave C.           March 13^th

            Jean M.            March 14th

Grace:

            Sue

Elaine Young:

            Elaine is thought to be still in Cyprus but hopes to be home soon.

Sue Vargyas:

            Welcome back Sue who was showing off her new knee.

Board Meeting, March 8^th:

            Please see the minutes of the meeting which cover most of the items   discussed at the Business Meeting of March 15^th.

Saturday, March 17^th - Car Parking:

            The next car parking will be on Saturday.

Sunday, March 18^th - Clay Pigeon Shooting:

            Go along and have a go at clay pigeon shooting at Greenfields Shooting          Grounds, Sturry Hill, CT2 ONG

Thursday, March 22^nd - Evening Meeting:

            This is a regular meeting of the Club and apologies should be given to            Godfrey as usual.

Friday, March 23^rd - Walk4Water:

            Walk for Water is tomorrow week.     Car parking at the University is restricted by building work, so everyone please try to car-share if possible         and don’t forget to bring mobile phones.   

Friday, March 23^rd - Lunch after Walk4Water:

            Hilary is organising lunch after Walk4Water.      Everyone is welcome to        come along to the Blean Tavern, 4 Blean Hill, Blean, CT2 9EF where lunch            is booked for 1.00 pm.    Hilary needs to be able to give the Blean Tavern          numbers and menu choices in advance so please contact her as soon as             possible if you have not already done so.

Friday, April 6^th – Club Quiz Evening:

This has been organised for Friday, April 6^th at 7.00 for 7.30 pm.   It will be a Club get-together and quiz with light refreshments at a cost of £8.00 per person; drinks will be extra and available from the Golf Club bar.   Everyone and guests are welcome but there is a maximum number of 36 that can be comfortably accommodated and groups will be limited to six.

Saturday, April 21^st - TWAM Collection:

David M. has circulated posters for the TWAM collection and everyone is asked to do what they can to see that these are put up around the area.

Sunday, May 6^th - Olde English Cream and Strawberry Tea:

            Ron and Irene are very kindly organising an Olde English Cream and Strawberry Tea at their new home at 4 Richmond Road, Whitstable, CT5         3HS between 2.00 and 6.00 pm on Sunday, May 6^th – not May 13^th as    originally announced.      There is a form in the folder.

Sunday, July 15^th – Summer Beach BBQ:

            Please note that July 15^th is a Sunday and not a Saturday as originally             announced.   There is a revised form in the folder.

Whitstable Harbour Day, Saturday, August 11^th

Two spaces have been booked and at the next meeting of the Board it will be necessary to decide what ideas to do on the day.     This should be a really good day but volunteers are needed for the stalls and a form will be put in the folder.

September 7^th to 9^th – District Conference:

The District Conference this year will be held in Canterbury and everyone is encouraged to join in.   There is a programme on the District website.

RC Herne Bay:

Please note that the venue for meetings of RC Herne Bay has been changed from the First and Last to the Heron beside Herne Bay station.

Promotional Materials

David M. is producing some Club promotional materials but he stressed that these need to be regularly updated and anything that is unused needs to retained and stored carefully for future use.    District is offering Clubs pull-up banners for use at the conference and details should be given to Hilary.

Lego-Builders Club:

The Lego-Builders Club thanked the Club for the donation.    It is really taking off in Herne Bay with 15 children out of a maximum of 21.    They hope to start a new club in Whitstable soon.

Greetings from Other Clubs:

            There were greetings from RC Canterbury Forest of Blean and from John     Truscot of RC Saffron Waldon.

Disability Aids:

            Pippa and Spyros are collecting unwanted disability aids for dispatch to         disabled people overseas and if anyone has any to dispose of please       contact them.

Events Folder:

            Could everyone please mark their name with a (X) if they are unable to         take part in an event in the folder.

Master of Alms:

            Paul was back in good form and managed to lift something from almost         everyone.

Raffle:

            Jean M. won a box of chocolates and Hilary won a bottle of beer.