SECRETARY`S REPORT 28/10/2024
Hi Folks
Welcome to Peter Steele - a new member who joined us at Trinity last Thursday . Hope you enjoy the group.
Next Monday we have our next meeting of The Committee at Trinity 10am . If you are interested in helping with this group please feel free to come and join us .
AGM -Thursday 24th October
This seemed to be a successful event . Thanks to all who turned up to endorse what we are doing and who gave us such a welcome ovation . Thanks to Carol Reynolds ,who continues to help and advise us and who took the minutes . Thanks to Frank Ainsworth for taking on the additional task Hi Folks.
of organising teas at St. Cuthbert's .
Thanks especially to our committee for being prepared to continue in their roles . Thanks to the offers of extra help from members after the meeting - very much appreciated and there is a task for everyone !
Trip to York .
There are still 2 seats available for anyone wanting to join us visit York Christmas Fayre on Monday 18th November
Leaving Coulby (Rainbow Centre )at 9.30am . Leaving York at 3pm Cost £5 per person .
Christmas Dinner - Friday 6th December 12 noon - Waterside Brasserie , Middlesbrough College . 3 course Christmas Lunch + mince pie. There are just a few places left for this event . I increased the booking from 60-70 due to the initial demand for places . ( We exceeded the original booking. ) Please pay a £5 deposit - full price £15 per person . Reports on the food have been very positive .
Stagecoach run the R P 1 (Riverside Park ) bus past the College every 20mins from The Bus Station . I will find out the times of the appropriate buses. There is also ample car parking at or near The College . I've driven round there and will give more accurate info on which are the best places to park following further enquiries .
Raffle
We are now starting to receive prizes for our big Christmas Raffle - This provides funds for equipment , trip , meal subsidies and the extra needed ,on top of the £2 ,for the aerobics venue hire and instruction + insurance etc.
Please be generous with donations and especially buying tickets .John Waite - our treasurer- is selling the tickets -£1 a strip .
Special thanks to Dave Connor for getting an Autographed Football from Middlesbrough Football Club signed by the current Team - could be the Promotion Team !
Walk
Tomorrow we will be meeting at .where Natures World used to be - behind The Bluebell Hotel off Ladgate Lane . Our walk takes us by The Municipal Golf Club , then to the top of The Avenue of Trees - Acklam - past The Cemetery and back to the cars before going for coffee and a social get together .
Next week we are doing a new walk in Grangetown . Parking is in the layby alongside Grangetown Primary School . . As It is 5th November Armistice Day we will visit the mural which commemorates William Short , who won the VC in the Battle of The Somme . We will then adjourn for coffee on the Trunk Road, Iron Co. Coffee House .
Last week we enjoyed a lovely strole round the edge of Acklam , thanks to David Kerr and Peter Sibley .
Defibrillator Course. I will be attending this course on Wednesday morning 6th November at The Multimedia Exchange in The Town - Near where The Purple Onion used to be ! If you want to attend please contact me or Karen at Middlesbrough Community Learning.
They are keen to provide courses for us as a group. These include - Use of The Smart Phone . Basic Computing eg setting up an email , contacting your health centre on line . Not waiting forever on the phone !.
Anyone interested please let us know . They like about 6-8 for a course .
They have already provided The Air Fryer Course , which is being repeated for 8 members on 20th ,27th November and 4th December at Trinity 10-12.30 . ( Peter Ormerod,,Simon MacKinnon , Hugh Darroch, Ramon de la Pena , Jimmy Conlon , David Kerr, George Scoby, Jeff Saxton . )
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Regards
Peter
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