LUNCH MEETING

A total of 20 people attended lunch at HPGC including a potential new member Harry Stevens who was made welcome by the members attending lunch.
Welfare Issues - Jack Bradshaw is still in Newton Community Hospital and a number of members have been to visit him.
Visits to Report - No visit to report.
The secretary confirmed that St Pats in Earlestown was not available for the business meeting on Tuesday 20th September and thus an alternative venue will have to be used.

Beer Festival - Ian Parr gave a summary of the arrangements completed to date for this years beer festival at The Viaduct Sports & Social Club on Thursday 8th, Friday 9th and Saturday 10th September. Members are requested to bring any old towels that they no longer require to the beer festival and volunteer/helper rota’s for the set-up, the clearing up after and staffing of the beer festival were circulated for members to indicate their availability. The lists for volunteers/helpers has also been circulated by Geoff Shaw by email.
Please can all members reply to Geoff Shaw with the dates and time that you can help and also to confirm if you are not available so that we know you have received the various emails.
A lot of work has been put in by the beer festival committee so far and there is a lot more to do over the coming weeks so please give as much support and time as you can to make this a successful event.
Speakers - Alan Robinson and Phil Round gave us an update on the club’s web site and the beer festival site. A lot of work has been undertaken in the last few weeks to update both sites. Both sites are a great source of information about the club and the beer festival.
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It was proposed, seconded and unanimously agreed by all present that we would donate to the organisers of the Newton Town Show.
It was suggested by the President that monies received from easyfundraising £24.87 and AmazonSmile £10.72, a total of £35.59, be added to the monies raised from the coconut shy at the Earlestown Thrive and that the Community committee nominate a charity to receive the donation.
Dates for your calendar - Ian Parr is arranging a race day at Ariete’s on Saturday 29th October and a Lock in at the Firkin on the evening of Wednesday 30th November.