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Secretary’s Scribblings
Here we are at the start of the New Year and if 2022 goes as fast as 2021 it will be Christmas before we know it!! We had our first Committee meeting on Wednesday 5th January. It is noted that Tony Pyne and Lyn Millard had passed away since our last meeting, and we offer our sincere condolences to both Lorraine and Roger and their families. We had a great run to the Langley Dale homestead in December and was given a letter written in 1859 by a staff member 68 years later. This is included in this Viewpoint. Remember the run to Barnes’s at Anikiwa on 30th January. Please bring a salad to share with the sausages which will be BBQed on the day. The wicker side chair on the motorbike in the museum was in a very sad state. It has now been strengthened and put back on the bike so thanks to those involved in this project. As you will have seen, the old retaining wall on the South side of the clubrooms has been removed. Your committee has decided that this will not be rebuilt, but the bank will be battered and shaped back, and the soil will be spread around areas on Patchetts Green where it is needed, and plants will be put on this area. You would have had notification about the Covid settings for the Redman Room. Your committee decided in December that members need a vaccination certificate for this room, so you need to be vaccinated to be able to enter that area of our facilities. Heritage Day is on again on Waitangi Day. We will be doing our famous Bacon and Egg Butties and the kitchen will be offering smokos and lunches. So, help is needed in these areas, along with baking to sell from the kitchen. Four people are also needed for an hour to man the barriers and to help with car parking. On 24th December those of you on email would have received an email from VCC National Office with a presentation about the revised proposed change of LOGO. If you haven’t watched it, please do so and send comments to me so that these can be presented at the Executive meeting in March. If you can’t find it, click on the link here. https://vcc.org.nz/brand/ We will look at showing this at a Smoko or Noggin and Natter. Our Branch will be organising the Biennial Rally in October where we combine with Nelson branch. Anyone with suggestions of routes or places to see please let us know your ideas. Good luck to those Branch members who are attending the Vero Rally in New Plymouth in a weeks’ time. I hope you all have a great time away.
NEW MEMBER.
Robbie Hart. Welcome to the Branch and hope to see you out and about with your Dad Peter.
Have a great month of Heritage Motoring.
Secretary - Chris Bird
RESULTS OF THE VINTAGE CAR CLUB CHRISTMAS RAFFLE HOSPICE DONATION
Hello everyone, The Cape Cod Chair was donated by the Woodworkers for Daffodil Day Your Committee discussed the issue of which was cancelled. A separate admittance to the Redman room at the donation by John Armiger of two Vintage Car Club at Brayshaw Park. framed embroidery pieces made by After discussion it was decided that his late wife Denise was run in Vaccine Certificates will be required to conjunction. enter the Redman Room from Monday It was decided to run a raffle for 13th December. these items. All tickets(100) were This means that if you are not vac- sold resulting in a $500 donation for cinated you cannot enter that part of Hospice. the Clubrooms. Results of the raffle drawn Please be aware that you should also 22nd December 2021. either sign in by using the App on your 1st Prize Cape Cod Chair phone, or on the paper copy at the (Ticket 48) Tessa Parker rooms. 2nd Prize Framed Embroidery Please also wear a mask until you are (Ticket 12) Tony Smith seated with your cuppa. 3rd Prize Framed Embroidery Please don (Ticket 68) Ian Cameron’t take offence at this decision, as we are only abiding by the governments rules regarding this. Prize winners have been notified. Chris Bird Secretary Our sincere thanks to all who supported this donation.
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Update from Your Kitchen Custodian
Compliments of the season to you all and lets hope that 2022 is going to be a little better than 2021. Last year was certainly different with the lockdowns and levels that we went through, this proved challenging for many but we coped and survived. The kitchen had a very quite year with Heritage Day, and Daffodil day being cancelled lets hope 2022 will allow us to have some of these events, starting with Sunday 6th February Heritage Day which means we will again be looking for Donations of Baking. PLEASE. I will be at the club rooms Saturday (5th) afternoon from 1.30 to 3.30pm if anyone wishes to drop off their baking then. Also would like some volunteers to help in the kitchen on the Sunday, if you can spare an hour it would be greatly appreciated. Natter & Noggin is Friday the 28th January and its Pot Luck Cheers Dale.
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