General Meeting

ROTARY CLUB OF CHESTFIELD

Minutes of the Meeting

Held on Thursday, August 9th 2018

                                             At The Golf Club, Chestfield                     

Apologies for Absence:

            Hilary              Jean S.             Myfanwy                    Owain

            Pete                 Reggie

Guests:          

            Lesley Robertson guest of Robert S.                                                                     

Grace:            Paul

Birthdays:

            Ron’s birthday was on Tuesday, August 7^th but he may still be in recovery     after the celebrations as he was AWOL this morning.

Board Meeting this Evening:

            Pat reminded the Board of the meeting this evening at 7.30 pm which will      be at Sue’s house at 26 Joy Lane, Whitstable, CT5 4LT.

Club Clothing:

            Anyone who interested in purchasing Club clothing should contact David       M. today as he will be placing an order this evening.

Clay Pigeon Shooting, Sunday, August 5^th:

The Clay Pigeon Shooting was very successful.     ‘Hot-shot’ Godfrey was the clear winner which should serve as a dire warning to anyone who is a bit slow in apologizing.

Whitstable Harbour Day, Saturday, August 11^th:

Pat, Sue and Ron should have sufficient helpers but anyone who can drop by to help would be very welcome.

Speaker, Zoe Hatton, Thursday, August 16^th:

The speaker next week is Zoe Hatton, a local Chestfield girl, who will be talking about her school’s participation in the Formula One in schools competition that is a global event with over 40 countries taking part.     Students have to design and manufacture a miniature Formula One styled car using CAD/CAM and engineering skills.

Robert and Pat’s Summer Sizzle, Sunday, August 19^th:

Everyone and guests are invited to a BBQ at Robert and Pat’s home on the Seaview Holiday Park, Swalecliffe.      Robert needs to have some idea of numbers in order to organize the catering and there is a form in the folder.   Please arrive at 2.00 pm to eat at 3.00 pm and bring your own drinks.     Pat will arrange parking on the site.

Car Parking, Saturday, August 25th:

The next car parking is on Saturday, August 25^th which will be busy just when numbers are bound to be depleted during the holiday season.     ‘Dead-eye’ Godfrey could do with some help in the middle of the so please help out if you can even if only for an hour or so.

Greta Trip, Wednesday, August 29^th:

The Greta Trip is full again.   It will be sailing from Whitstable Harbour at 11.00 am on Wednesday, August 29^th.    

Club Charity Golf Day, Friday, September 7^th:

            Everything is going well but Nick still needs some more good (AKA     expensive!) raffle prizes.       The dinner in the evening will cost £20.00 per     person and there are some places available.    If you would like to join the            dinner please contact David M.

District Conference, Friday, September 7^th to Sunday, September 9^th:

            The organisers are a bit concerned at the poor take-up so far.    A lot of         effort              has gone into organizing a really special conference and as a local           Club we should give them our support so please have a look at the      programme and sign up if you can.

District Conference, Gala Dinner, Saturday, September 8^th:

The dinner will be held at Eliot College, University of Kent on the evening of September 8^th at 7.00 for 7.30 pm.      The Club is organizing a table for at least 8 persons and there is a form in the folder so please sign up.

Chestfield Parish Council, Litter Pick, Sunday, September 30^th:

The Club agreed to support the Parish Council by helping with the litter pick on Sunday, September 30^th but David M. is waiting for more information from them.

Armistice Dinner, Thursday, November 8^th:

The Armistice Dinner at the Golf Club to commemorate the centenary of the end of WWI on Thursday, November 8^th at 7.00 for 7.30.      There will be no breakfast meeting in the morning and the Armistice Dinner will be a regular meeting of the Club so apologies need to be sent to ‘Never-misses’  Godfrey as usual.    The cost will be £25 per person for a three-course dinner with a WWI menu of vegetable soup, beef and gammon carvery followed by bread and butter pudding.    There will be a vegetarian option of stuffed peppers with tomato and basil sauce. Guests are very welcome but as the maximum capacity of the Golf Club for dinner is 50 please sign them up soon on the form in the folder. The dress code will be black tie or lounge suit.

Raffle:

Spyros brought some bottle-brush plants and then went on to win a box of chocolates as Paul had already snaffled the bottle of wine.   Lesley made off with courgettes and John G. took the tomatoes.

Master of Alms:

Nick was in good form and the money rolled in.   

Toast:

Sue