Chairman’s Report
- May 2022
by David Tomlinson
Our AGM at the May club night went smoothly, with the exception that we did not manage to fill the important role of Treasurer. Thankfully, Sandra Fitzpatrick will continue to keep an electronic record of our accounts, and Ronald Mayes has been added as a signatory to our bank accounts. We will continue to look for a new Treasurer with a hope that the committee can co-opt a member to the role during the year. The AGM saw the retirement from the committee of Terry Fitzpatrick, Lois Thompson, Dennis Brown and Jenny Cole. Lois has been on the committee for many years, certainly pre-dating my time on the committee, and was our branch secretary for many years. Terry has served as our Treasurer for many years. I wish to thank them both on behalf of the branch for their many valued years of service. Dennis and Jenny were only able to sit on the committee due to the pandemic curtailing their international adventures, which they have managed to restart as things improved, and last week I received a picture of Dennis tucking into lunch during their cycling tour of France. They will be back in October and will retake the reins of the midweek activities. In the meantime the committee will make sure midweek activities continue as they enjoy their time in the USA, Europe and the UK. We welcomed three new committee members, Alan Judd, Ken Thomas and John Newson. Other than the committee changes, the AGM reported a small operating surplus for the year thanks largely to the Swap Meet, following an almost $5000 operating deficit in the previous year due to the Swap Meet being cancelled (twice!) in 2020. The annual branch levy was endorsed to remain at the current $30 level. Although we had our AGM, we still had car in the room for May, with Ralph Bennett’s beautifully presented 1938 Buick making its third appearance in the room, with the previous two appearances both being many years ago. Also in May we had our first Club Captain’s Run for about 6 years, which concluded with afternoon tea at the club rooms. The weather was a little better than forecast, which was lucky as there was a scavenger hunt as part 2
Side Curtains June 2022
