Royal Naval Reserve Officers Club, Liverpool
(SEA URCHINS)
Minutes of a Committee Meeting held on Wednesday10thJanuary 2018 @ 11:30 am.
Present:- President (Tony Muncer), Hon Secretary (Brian Williams), Hon Treasurer (John Glover), Social Secretary (Mike Booth), Vice President (Richard Lovegrove), Tom Cunningham, Rev John Williams, John Billington, Mike Tomkinson, Mike Brocklebank, Jeremy Eyre, Les Martindale and Linda Peffers.
Apologies:-, Phil Russ, Robin Gallagher, Stephen Bleasdale, and Ann Walker.
President’s Opening Remarks.
Tony Muncer welcomed those members present and wished them all a very happy New Year.
President’s Announcements.
The President announced that to-day’s lunch would have a Burns theme with haggis and a tot of whisky served.
Minutes of the Meeting of Wednesday 13th September 2017
Agreed as a correct record.
Hon. Secretary’s Update.
Brian Williams only announcement was to say that a very comprehensive newsletter was in preparation for sending out in the next two weeks.
Hon. Treasurer’s Update.
John Glover reported that the bank balance at the end of December was £4963 with no outstanding bills.
Social Secretary’s Report and Update.
Mike Booth tabled a list of potential social events which might be included in the forthcoming newsletter. He said that he would be retiring as Social Secretary at the AGM in March and Paul Stanyer had volunteered to fill the office thereafter. A vote of thanks to Mike was carried with enthusiasm for his years of service as Social Secretary with every event he had organised being a great success, even though some had not been as well attended by members as Mike’s efforts deserved.. No doubt the members would want to repeat this gratitude at the AGM.
Annual Dinner review.
The Treasurer announced that November’s annual dinner had made a surplus of £288. While this was pleasing to the Committ members more importantly it was deemed to have been a most pleasant occasion in line with the long and successful history of this event. Reference was made that, for security reasons, members and guests should be advised to bring the boarding passes issued by the Social Secretary to all future evening social occasions in Naval Headquarters.
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Dining Out Night 9th March 2018.
The Social Secretary announced that this would be in the Wardroom with a maximum of 60. A small social committee had been set up to organise the event. Wives, partners and friends of members would be welcome on a first come basis. Application forms would be published in the Hon Secretary’s imminent newsletter.
Luncheon Charge.
The Hon. Treasurer announced that the caterers in the light of inflation, particularly in staff costs, had been forced to increase their prices for our lunches and future social events. He tabled some figures to show the effect on our finances of various luncheon charges and, following a discussion, it was resolved to charge members £20 for lunch from March onwards. This again would be publicised in the forthcoming newsletter.
Succession Planning.
Confidential item for Committee Members only.
Trophies.
John Glover tabled a paper about the concern as to the whereabouts of trophies, particularly those with a Sea Urchins connection. John suggested that we should try to collate a list of all trophies within the recollection of members, particularly those which had not been seen for some time. He would do the collating of this list with a view to further enquiries within Naval Headquarters and elsewhere. This was agreed to and a notice about this would be carried in the newsletter.
BoA Memorial.
Our patron, Captain Patrick Walker, had sent some extensive details of the proposed BoA memorial to be erected at the Pier Head. A synopsis would be published in the newsletter. It was resolved that the Sea Urchins would contribute £500 to the costs of the project.
Date of Next Meeting
The next Committee Meeting will be at a time after the AGM to be determined by the office holders.
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BBW 11th January 2018