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Minutes
of the
Half Yearly Business Meet- ing...
There follows a list of contacts and Division and Non-Division Meets - all are subject to change without notice, so please call appropriate no. to confirm.
John Hey’s column, aimed at providing members with useful contact information and keeping everyone in touch with what’s going on around the Region.
Region Publicity Officer ...
JOHN HEY, 69 Stonebridge Drive, EAST LEAKE, Leicestershire LE12 6JW.
Tel/Fax 01509 852803
Southern Co-ordinators...
KEITH & CAROL WEBB, 4 Fennells Road, Wycombe Marsh, HIGH WYCOMBE, Bucks HP11 1SL.
Tel. 01494 528973
Northern Co-ordinator...
MIKE LENZ, 2 Manor Drive, Rudheath, Northwich, Cheshire CW9 7HR.
Tel. 01606 44959
BLACK DIAMONDS
Next Meets: 26 June/24 July
Secretary - John Hey Tel. 01509 852803
CALDER NORTHERN
Regular meets 13 June/17 July/22 August
at Bardsley Hall, Wharf Road, Altrincham.
Geoff Meek Tel. 0161 926 8339
CENTRAL DIVISION
KCS Sub-Division
Meets 1st Monday of the Month Pete Martindale Tel. 01782 856972 Midwest Sub-Division
John Farrell Tel. 0121 705 5142
CYDER BELT
3rd Sunday Claverton Village Hall
Derek Frow Tel. 01225 832934
Bring & Buy available, contact Jym as below: Also Open House at Derek’s 1st Wed from 8pm. AVON VALLEY Sub-Division... Avon/Somerset/Wiltshire. Contact Jym Phillips on 01225 709032 between noon & 6pm. THREE COUNTIES Sub-Division... Hereford/Gloucester/Worcester.
Contact Rod Welch on 01452 830952
EASTERN
Mike Arnold Tel: 01702 584081 LONDON
Rai Fenton Tel. 0181 524 1645
SW&N (SWANS)
Stanwell, Windsor & Northolt - for anyone within reach of Western M25
Charles Hendy Tel. 01895 637043
NORTH EAST AMERICAN RAILROADERS Ken Dickson Tel. 01670 590905
NORTH EAST (VIKING DIVISION)
Paul Atkinson Tel. 01423 864762
NORTHERN IRELAND
Informal get togethers on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, anyone interested please phone... Desmond Browne Tel. 01232 298866
RED DRAGON (WALES) DIVN.
Meets at Conservative Club, Cadoxton, Barry.
Next Meets: 10 July/11 September
Norman Carey Tel. 01222 564505
SOUTH-EAST
Meets at Montefiore Hall, Three Bridges.
Next Meet: ?
Peter Wilson Tel. 01892 750122
WESTERN UNION (SOUTH WEST)
Meets at Hill Top Community Centre, Tamer- ton, near Plymouth.
Next Meets: 24 July/18 Sept/20 Nov Richard Smith Tel. 01208 76147
SOUTHERN (D&H - DORSET/HANTS)
Russ Cook Tel. 01202 679263
THAMES VALLEY
High Wycombe & District Club American section meets fortnightly on Mondays. Vernon Stone Tel. 01628 627537
WHITE HORSE
Ted Smale Tel. 01865 730455
Will all Division leaders please keep me informed of forthcoming meets so that ROUNDHOUSE can publicise them.
Held at Brunel University, Egham,
on Saturday 27th. March 1999.
Present: Mike Spray (President), Paul Atkinson (Past President), Len Firth (Treasurer), Steve Park (Secretary), and Vernon Stone, Ted Smale, John Firth, Tom Winlow, Martin Boyask, John Hey, Geoff Bishop, Bill Hutchings, Les Herriot, Jim Burghall, Robert Sharp, Lindsay Beare, Tom Watson, Chris White, David Broomfield, Mike Arnold, Mike Kenefeck, Chris Jackson, Geoff Poulton, Calvin Everitt, Barry Bennett, Mark Sweatman, Rob Mundy, Nigel Hodgson, Keith Stewardson and John Pocknell.
1. President Mike Spray opened the meet- ing at 12.05 p.m. with a welcome to all at- tending the meeting at this new venue.
2. Apologies for Absence were received from Geoff Meek (Vice President), Jym Phillips, Ellis James-Robertson, Norman Carey, Rod Welch, Peter Thompson, Rod Pickering, Ian Wilson and Jim McCulloch.
3. The Minutes of the previous meeting, the AGM at Bournemouth on Friday 23rd. October 1998, had been published in Roundhouse for February 1999, and copies were also available in the room. Proposed by Vernon Stone, seconded by Ted Smale, these were accepted as a true record of that meeting.
4. There were no matters arising from those minutes.
5. Mike Spray reported that the Board of Directors were in frequent contact with one another, that Region business was proceed- ing normally and that there were no out- standing problems to notify to this meeting.
6. Len Firth reported that the financial year did not end until four days later, so that a final statement could not be made. How- ever, there would be an appreciable surplus of Income over Expenditure. Excluding today’s figures, Income from Meets and Conventions was already greater than last year; against this Roundhouse had cost more. There were no questions arising.
7. Steve Park said his work currently con- cerned looking at impact on the Region from the Millennium “bug”, the introduc- tion of the Euro, the up-dating of tele- phone numbers as exchanges are renumbered (please advise changes as soon as they are known), and the introduction of the New Member Pack.
8. As Trustee, Steve said there were still problems with the mailing address labels of the Bulletin magazine. The randomness of the errors was still not explained, neither could it be ascertained if the error lay with Home Office or with the mail-forwarding company in France. However, the problem would be pursued until we had it cor- rected, and thanks were particularly due to John and Len Firth, and Vernon Stone, who were giving much time and effort to get the matter resolved. Nationally, the NMRA
EASTERN DIVISION
After some ringing round Mike Arnold has two volunteers to help organise meets, etc. across the Division. It has been decided that the best way forward given the geography (and road systems) of the Division is to have three sub-divisions as follows...
THAMESIDE sub. Essex/Suffolk South Mike Arnold Tel: 01702 584081
GRAND UNION sub. Herts/Cambs South John Baggaley 01442 873914
(John is organising a small get-together, in Hemel Hempstead late June - call for details).
FEN TIGERS sub.
Norfolk/Cambs North/Suffolk North Mike Browning 01366 388624
FARES PLEASE!
Region Subscriptions were due on April 1st.
If your membership expired at the end of March 1999 and you have not paid yet for this year, you are in danger of being DERAILED. Send £10.50 for 1 year or £21 for 2 years to:
John Firth,
17 Stockens Dell, Knebworth, Herts SG3 6BG
Tel 01438 813748
e-mail johnfirth@compuserve.com
Cheques should be payable to “NMRA British Region”.
Take the opportunity to check your Directory Entry and advise any changes that you would like incorporating next time.
Don’t forget that your NMRA dues on the anniversary of your joining the NMRA. NMRA renewals can be dealt with by Credit Card direct to Chattanooga.
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