Special Edition Newsletter.

As your Management Committee we are ever aware of our responsibility to you, our members. The credit crunch has affected every one of us to one degree or another. As a management we sought to cushion the effects on you by reducing the cost of drink in the Autumn of 2008. Whilst doing this we have also continually monitored all of our costs in the hope that savings coupled with increased visits by members and associates would finance the price cuts.

We have just prepared our six months accounts that show a further deficit of £34k that must be immediately addressed. Our expenses have been managed very stringently whilst ensuring that our services were not affected; but the sad fact is that less people have been coming to the club.

The management committee has decided that:-

As very few people come to the club before noon on weekdays, the opening time for the club will be put back to 12.00 noon with effect from Monday 10th August.

The following price increases at the bar will take effect from effect from Monday 3rd August 09

All draught beers and lagers will be increased by 10 pence per pint with the exceptions that no increase will take the price of a pint over £2.50 and Ansells will not be increased. This is only reclaiming half of the price decrease from last year. It is also ensuring a good quality cheap bitter is available for those on a very restricted budget.

All alcoholic bottled beers and alcopops will be increased by 10 pence.

All minerals will be increased by 5 pence. For bag in box items (Draught Pepsi/Lemonade)this will be 10pence for a pint.

Wines and spirits will be increased by 5 pence per single measure. Baileys, Tia Maria and double measures will be increased by 10 pence as will single serve wines.

Our filled rolls will be increased to £1.25. These are exceptional value even at the increased price.

We are going to continue our entertainment 3 nights a week, but hope you will enjoy the new format that we will be developing over the next few weeks.

Last year the decision of the Committee to sell the minibus was rescinded with teams paying for trips to venues. Despite a £500 contribution the minibus has still cost the club over £3000 excluding depreciation that would be in the region of £2000. Bookings will be honoured to 31st October. A final decision has been made to dispose of the bus on that date.

We are keeping the club’s expenses under constant review and are determined to continue to strive to ensure your club retains its hard-earned reputation as a very high quality venue is maintained. We will continue to keep bar prices to a minimum, but must once again urge our members to come to the club as their venue of choice if we are to come through the credit crunch smiling.

E.C.