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Chairman’s Report
By Steve Donovan
It has been a short year for me as Chairman with the last AGM delayed due to Covid-19 and Ian Elmsly covering the first six months. Thanks Ian. This year has gone fast with some very successful events. Sometimes, we had good turn out of members and other times the event organisers wondered why they bothered. Our Club Captain Trevor, has done a great job of getting guest speakers who have been interesting and informative at our monthly meetings. Monthly kitchens lead by Lesley and Malcolm Blair have gone well with very good turnout. Wednesday runs organised by Helen Ball have been well attended and organised by various members. A note of thanks to Helen for providing reports to Beaded Wheels over a number of years. Helen has decided to stand down from this role and we are now looking for a new scribe. Parts Shed has been a financial success this year with many parts donated and on sold to many happy punters, thanks to Brian Taylor and his willing crew. Thanks to John Durry for his monthly updates in The Mag. It appears to me that the Tuesday group enjoy their coffee and catch-up chat. Trevor Charman has been doing a great job of keeping the grounds mowed and plants tidy. Art Deco went well despite Art Deco Trust having to cancel their events. We were lucky as our own events were able to proceed and only really missing the Parade. Thanks to Steve Trott for the endless hours he put in to get the veteran’s to attend. The feedback was great. A special thanks for the effort and time Julie Trott put in on your behalf organising the Art Deco registrations and sending out emails updating all the entrants. Thanks to Kay Elmsly in organising The Mag each month, which is not an easy task and sometimes little support by members in supplying run reports. Thanks to your committee who have made the past year work for you. This year highlights for me, was being able to coordinate our inaugural Swap Meet. It was a great success with amazing support by our members who gave up their valuable time on the day. We had fantastic support from the Speedway Club and Track Promoter Phillippa Jones. Mrs Gerber from Gala Catteries was amazing in providing all volunteers with chips and coffee free of charge, a marvellous gesture. I hope we have members willing to stand up at the AGM and be prepared to go on the Committee. Many of our current members are standing down as they have done their bit and we are looking for new members and new ideas. Thanks for the past six months, it has been once again a pleasure to be your Chairman.
