MINUTES

1. Welcome and Apologies. Dave welcomed all to the meeting, there were 10 members present and one Guest.

There were apologies from Stuart, Wendy, Mr & Mrs Stevens and Teresa. As both Stuart and Teresa were still unwell Dave took the chair.

2. Minutes of Last Meeting. Dave read these to the group, Elaine pointed out that Eleen had not been at the meeting when the books were sorted out, apart from this item the group agreed that the minutes were correct and Dave signed them as so.

3. Matters Arising. Teresa went to the Country and Western evening and was given a cheque for the group. This was for £1,025. The group thanked John for all his hard work and he was asked to pass on thanks to all those who helped him with the C/W Events. Please note, at the end of the meeting Teresa came and presented the cheque to the group.

4. Trip Update. Dave said that the next trip was to the Cotswold Wildlife Park on the 16th July. He hoped for a full bus.

5. Treasurers Report. Elaine showed the group how she was keeping the books now, everyone thought that she was doing a good job. Elaine told the group that we now had a nice amount in the bank, and with the latest cheque it looked even better. Six members were now on the cheque-signing list, and it was hoped that it would be possible to get two to sign at any time. It was suggested that the £1,025 should perhaps be put into a account where it would make more interest,after all John's hard work to raise it, it should not be left just lying in a account that only got a low interest. Elaine to look into this. £17 was raised from the raffle held today.

6. Proposals for Recommendation to the Group. As this was causing upset for some members of the group, it was decided that the matter should be put on hold for now. All agreed that it was a grand Group as it was and that was how most wanted it to stay.

7. Any Other Business. John asked how the group felt about a - Christmas Raffle, it was agreed that he go ahead with this and when needed ask for help from members. John had thought that it would be nice to hold an afternoon get together with some refreshments, perhaps at The Lads Club again, and on that day the draw for the raffle could be held. The entire Group thought that this was a good idea and John was given the go ahead. He pointed out that he wanted the raffle early to beat the usual rush just before Christmas.

Dave is to contact The Add mag and The Journal to see if he can put in an article (no not Stephen) to try and raise the profile of the group.
Other types of advertising were also to be looked at. Those who were bringing prizes next month are Jean, Nigel and Margaret. Dave said that a number of people were sending out bills in the hope that people would just pay them; it is always a good idea to check to see if you do owe the money first.

8. Date of Next Meeting. This will be on the 11th July, at Canal Road Centre, lOam.

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