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Latest Bulletin
Keep up to date with all the latest news from the Essex TR Group.
Happy New Year to all Members!I hope you all enjoyed the Christmas festivities and are looking forward to a happy and healthy New Year with lots of TR motoring! Steve Tant is currently working on the 2012 Events Calendar and I am sure that he will be announcing plenty of activities to keep us entertained during the coming months. We probably won’t be in a position to publish this calendar until March/April as many of the organisers of events we may wish to support don’t announce definitive dates until this time. Meanwhile, keep checking these Bulletins for early details of forthcoming events.Christams Dinner a great successOur 38th Christmas Dinner Dance held at Burstead Golf Club on Saturday 10th December went off in great style. The food and service was excellent and the live entertainment brought a really festive air to the evening. On behalf of the Committee, I should like to thank everyone who generously donated prizes for the raffle which raised over £200 for Essex Group funds. I am delighted to say that the “Heads & Tails” game was supported by everybody attending and raised over £40 for the Essex Air Ambulance. Dave Mayes was the eventual winner and very kindly donated part of his half of the pot to EAA. Many thanks Dave and thank you all for your continued generosity and support for this vital charity. During the evening, Committee members conducted a brief straw poll of guests and, in view of the overwhelming support noted, we have booked this venue for the 2012 bash! Subject to confirmation, this will be held on Saturday 15th December.Big turnout for the Christmas curryOn Thursday 29th December, a record 31 members and guests invaded the Royal Tiger at Rettendon for a Christmas Curry buffet lunch. A thoroughly enjoyable time was had by all and the final bill per head worked out at a modest £6.60!! Unfortunately, because of the unexpected size of the party, the restaurant staff were caught “on the hop” and some of the dishes were served only lukewarm which was a little disappointing for some of the diners. This “impromptu” event has consistently gained in popularity over the past several years and I think the time has now come to make it a pre-booked outing - thus enabling the restaurant to call in the necessary staff to cater for such a large party.Get your radiator and lapel badgesI’m pleased to report that the first batch of Radiator and Lapel Badges will now be available from me at our regular monthly meetings. They cost £10 and £3 respectively and are of an exceptionally good quality. Both grille fixing and badge-bar models of the radiator badges are on offer and I must say that I am particularly impressed with the detail of the lapel badges which, at £3 a go, are an absolute bargain!Have you had your Essex Group News?By the time you receive this Bulletin, you should be in possession of the Winter Edition of Essex Group News. Thanks go to Paul Sealey and his team for producing, in record time, another truly excellent magazine. If your Essex Group Subscription is up to date and you have not received your copy, it may well have gone astray in the Christmas post – annoyingly, one or two go missing every year! Please let me know without delay if you are still waiting on your copy and I will send you a replacement. Please note that all of this year’s Essex Group Calendars have been sold – so, if you were hanging on waiting for a price reduction, tough luck!!Get your technical questions answered on 24th JanuaryWe will be back at The Shepherd & Dog on Tuesday 24th January for our annual Technical Evening. This year we are trying something a bit different! The popularity of internet forums has persuaded the Committee to give this format a try for this year’s Technical Evening. Its success will depend heavily on the level of participation from you, the Members, and I am confident that, given our usual audience on these occasions, between us we should be able to answer virtually every technical question put to the floor. Mike Jennings and I will attempt to keep some kind of order and have certain reference books to hand for those more obscure queries! It is easy to underestimate the level of corporate knowledge and experience an active Group like ours actually possesses and I am sure that we will all be able to glean useful tips from one another. One vitally important thing to remember is that “it’s only questions you don’t ask that make you look stupid” so sort out all those little queries and niggles and bring them along on the 24th!AGM 27th March - Put it in your diaryOnce Christmas has been and gone, I have to turn my attention towards arrangements for the Group’s Annual General Meeting. This year’s Meeting will be held at the Shepherd & Dog on Tuesday 27th March and all current subscribing members should expect to receive the usual A.G.M. documentation within the next few weeks. The majority of the present Committee Members have served for at least five terms, some longer, and would welcome the opportunity of a break! We are always trying to encourage new blood to join the team and have been very pleased with the contributions from John O’Connor who joined the Committee last year. New faces always tend to reinvigorate the governance process so do please give some thought to putting your name forward for election to the Committee – the time commitment is not at all onerous and Meetings are always subject to more laughs than moans – check with John O if you don’t believe me! Whatever you decide, please keep Tuesday 27th March clear and attend the A.G.M. at The Shepherd & Dog. More details (and nagging!) next Bulletin!Forthcoming eventsTuesday 10th Jan - "Rabbits" regular monthly meeting. Tuesday 24th Jan - "The Shepherd & Dog" Technical Evening – Group Forum Tuesday 14th Feb - "Rabbits" regular monthly meeting. Tuesday 28th Feb - "The Shepherd & Dog" Historic Video Evening Tuesday 13th Mar - "Rabbits" regular monthly meeting. Tuesday 27th Mar - "The Shepherd & Dog" Essex Group A.G.M. Essex Group Logoed RegaliaPolo Shirts @ £17.50Sweat Shirts @ £20.00 Rugby Shirts @ £20.00 Fleece Gilets @ £20.00 Radiator Badges @ £10.00 lapel Badges @ £3.00 Limited number of Essex Group vinyl windscreen stickers - £1.00 ea. The above are available from Mike Boling |
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