You would not think that your Committee needed reprimanding. After all, they are all upstanding members of the community. And yet, at a recent meeting, they were asked to keep the volume down, and the door was firmly closed on the room! Sorry, Ollie.
In mitigation, we were excited about our events for you this summer. We have not one, but two, FREE Cream Teas, one at Froginwell and the other at The Hartnoll, and a subsidised Theatre Trip to Sidmouth. Full details of all these are included in this Newsletter.
Do you like brain-teasers? If so, you will enjoy the Charity Cryptic Quiz. Les Rendell has organised this in aid of our local Devon Air Ambulance, and there are cash prizes, and even a draw for all entrants. With such a good cause benefitting, why not give it a go?
And, if that is not enough to be getting on with, we already have an excellent speaker booked for our AGM next March. “Who is that?” I hear you say. We plan to reveal the name in the next issue, but, if you offer me an extra scone at one of our cream teas, I might go all indiscreet!
Enjoy your summer!
Andrew Green, Hon. Secretary
A note from the Chair
I hope you are all enjoying the exceptional sunshine of the past few days. Make the most of it as you never know what is around the corner.
You will be glad to hear that our finances are in good health, mainly because we had a lower turn-out than expected at the Deer Park lunch (41) which has left us with a surplus to spend.
As a result we are offering a 40% plus discount on the theatre tickets for the show in August. Do please take up the offer – see later in this Newsletter.
For the rest of this year, there are 2 cream tea afternoons booked and a coffee morning in November. They are all free to you as members.
In addition, there will almost certainly be a big discount available for the Christmas lunch at the Victoria in December.
Please therefore make an effort to come to one or more of our remaining 2017 events and help spend some of the money provided by the Bank to our Club. It is there to be spent!!!
Enjoy the summer.
Garry Adams, Chairman and Treasurer
Welfare
Communication re Death and Funeral Arrangements
As mentioned last time, we will email news as and when we are able. In practice, this usually means that one of our members is told by either family, or friends. For those with access to the Internet you will have seen that we have now put this into practice. We would ask all of you to keep one another advised, and, as before, the committee would rather be told twice than not at all.
On a personal note, we are soon to depart to visit our family ‘Down Under’. In my absence, please contact one of the other Welfare Officers or as ever, one of the committee.
Ray Cavill, Welfare Officer
Functions
Thursday, 29th June 2017 free Cream Tea, 3.00pm – 4.30pm
(scone, jam, cream and tea/coffee)
Froginwell Vineyard, Woodbury Salterton on the A3052 Exeter/Sidmouth road
Numbers attending are required for this event. If you have not already let me know, please let Carole Searle know by Monday, 26th June if you intend to come (tel: 01392 873295, email: csearle2009@hotmail.co.uk) or if there are any changes.
Future dates for your diary:
Tuesday, 3rd October free Cream Tea, 3.00pm-4.30pm
Hartnoll Hotel, Bolham, Tiverton EX16 7RA
Numbers attending are required for this event. Please let me know by Wednesday, 27th September if you intend to come.
Thursday, 2nd November free Coffee Morning at Halfway Inn, 10.15am-12noon
Thursday, 7th December Christmas Lunch at the Victoria Hotel, Sidmouth
Thursday, 8th March 2018 Annual General Meeting and lunch at Exeter Golf & Country Club, 11am for AGM, 1pm for lunch
Further details regarding the last three functions listed above will be given in subsequent Newsletters. There isn’t another Newsletter due before the 3rd October Cream Tea to act as a reminder so do please keep the relevant dates – 27th September (last date for acceptance) and 3rd October – in mind. We hope many of you will come to socialise at this new venue – and enjoy a cream tea too.
Lynne Ring, Committee Member
01392 879446
Theatre Visit
This will be for an evening performance of ‘Birthday Suite’ by Robin Hawdon on Thursday, 24th August at the Manor Pavilion, Manor Road, Sidmouth EX10 8RP. Full details and booking form are shown separately under Items of Interest. At a subsidised cost of only £9.00 per ticket, we do hope that all the seats reserved are taken up for this new venture. You will need to make your own way to the theatre. Thanks to Barbara and Peter Johnson for organising this event.
Charity Quiz
Les Rendell has devised yet another of his challenging quizzes. This time, as mentioned, it’s in aid of Devon Air Ambulance Trust and you will find it shown separately under Items of Interest. Your committee is strongly supporting Les’ efforts in this regard so do please have a go and send your answers and donations to Les as per the instructions at the end of the quiz under ‘Entry Details’. Copies of the quiz will also be available at the Afternoon Tea at Froginwell Vineyard.