Kingsley Park Working Men's Club.
Newsletter October 2010.
Editor Matt Wright
Email m.wright@ntlworld.com
The Kingsley Blog
http://kingsleyparkwmc.blogspot.com/
Kingsley Park Working Men’s Club and Institute
120 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley, Northampton, NN2 7HJ
Club Phone No’s
Steward 715514 or 711002
Secretary 719800
Email Secretary barryslasberg@kingsleyparkwmc.co.uk
We’re in the Pink.
We would like to welcome Louise Pink as the assistant to Sarah into the Kingsley Team.
Louise has huge experience in pubs and bars in this country and abroad.
We hope you have a long and enjoyable stay at Kingsley Park Working Men’s Club.
Half Year Results.
We are pleased to be able to announce some good news for the first time in some years. Our management accounts to 30th June 2010 show a deficit of only £3700. This is an improvement on last year of over £30,000 for the same period. There is still some way to go before we can once again feel secure, but this can only be described as an exceptional turn around in the situation this country is suffering from.
Thanks must go to the many members and associates who remain loyal to the club through thick and thin, and the staff who have accepted change and also remained loyal through these trying times.
Our Member of Parliament Visits.
At the invitation of the General Secretary Michael Ellis, our newly appointed Member of Parliament, visited the Club on 17th September.
He spent an hour with the Secretary where many of our problems, mainly brought on by bad legislation, were acknowledged with Michael responding very favourably to our representations.
He then went into the bar and had a few minutes listening to, and responding to, the views of some of our members.
His parting shot was that he acknowledged the value of our Working Men’s Clubs to our communities and is willing to support our clubs both through Westminster and personal support in our clubs if we can give him enough notice.
As with all MP’s, he has hundreds of areas of concern across the whole of his constituency. The only way to keep high on the list of his priorities is to keep in touch with him. This will be done by your club’s management, but it gives more strength to our case if backed up by members getting in touch with him.
We will be emailing copies of our newsletter to Michael every month. If you have a concern you would like him to address and you are happy to have that concern published, just drop a line to The Secretary. If he thinks your letter is not appropriate and should be addressed privately or it is in need of editing he will contact you and keep you informed of action he is taking. His decision will be final.
Games news.
Congratulations to our snooker A team players that won both the Town League and the Town Cup.
Congratulations also to ladies darts players Amanda Cramphorn, Debbie Burton and Barbara Warwick who finished runners-up in the Fosters Dart League 3-A-Side knockout.
Snooker players are requested to cover the tables and switch off lights when they have finished their game.
The Smoking Ban.
Kingsley Park Working Men’s Club hosted a public meeting arranged by the organisation “Freedom to Choose” on 20th September.
Phil Johnson, chairman of that organisation chaired the meeting. Guests invited were Philip Hollobone, MP for Kettering; Chris Heaton-Harris, MP for Daventry and Barry Slasberg as President of the South East Midlands Branch of the CIU.
We were also pleased to welcome Sean Spillane representing Amend the Smoking Ban.com
Contrary to the newspaper headlines, the aim was not to reverse the ban but to relax it so that clubs that have space can have properly regulated smoking rooms for members to be able to enjoy a smoke in comfort without spoiling the enjoyment of the cleaner air that is being enjoyed by all since the smoking ban came in three years ago.
There was not a large attendance, but the two MPs were very positive and helpful with their comments.
It would be unwise to hold your breath in anticipation of any change in the near future. The ongoing problems caused by the ban are now being acknowledged with several European countries relaxing the ban to save clubs, pubs, livelihoods and community life.
Secretary’s Hours.
The Secretary has again agreed to a small cut in hours and a change of hours to more effectively support the club.
With immediate effect for a trial period his office hours will be
Sunday 9am to 2pm
Monday 9am to 2pm and 6pm to 10pm
Tuesday 5pm to 8pm
Wednesday 5pm to 8pm
Thursday 9am to 2pm and 6pm to 10pm
It should be noted that these are office hours. Those hours on the phone at home are additional and can be substantial.
Occasionally these hours will alter to fit in with his Branch and National Executive duties.
Members Christmas Draw 2010.
Tickets for this years raffle are now on sale priced at £1:00 for a book of five. You can purchase tickets at the welfare table, from the doorman or from behind the bar.
Draw takes place Tuesday 7th December at 8pm. Prizes to be claimed by Friday 24th December.
Charity Raffle of unclaimed prizes Sunday December 26th December.
Obituaries.
Lil Burton. At 97 we believe Lil was our oldest member. Although Lil was living in Worthing for the last few years she kept up her membership. She was a regular bingo player and our condolences go to her son Derek and to her family and friends.
Robert Fall. Saints fan Rob used the club several times every week; he was always ready with a joke to cheer us up. He was very helpful to the friends who gathered around him in the club. A regular participant in our raffles and good causes. Condolences to his family and friends.
Children’s Pantomime.
This years pantomime Cinderella takes place in the concert room on Saturday 18th December 2010 from 2pm to 4:15pm.
Tickets are free for member’s children and grandchildren only and will be available in November as follows;
Friday 5th Saturday 6th Sunday 7th
Friday 12th Saturday 13th Sunday 14th
Friday 19th Saturday 20th Sunday 21st
Friday 26th Saturday 27th Sunday 28th
Between 7.30pm and 9pm each night from Paddy Mullally.
October Entertainment.
Friday 1st Georgie Female Vocalist
Saturday 2nd Johnny Red & The Jailbirds Rock n Roll
Sunday 3rd Laizon Boy/Girl Duo
Wednesday 6th Bluegrass Jam Session
Friday 8th Phil Carr Male Vocalist
Saturday 9th Heaven Knows Modern Trio
Sunday 10th Ruthie Woods Female Vocalist
Friday 15th Fletch Keyboards Vocalist
Saturday 16th 2 Insane Boy/Girl Duo
Sunday 17th Ben Murphy Male Vocalist
Friday 22nd Tyler John Female Vocalist
Saturday 23rd Invicters Rock n Roll
Sunday 24th Louise Claire Female Vocalist
Friday 29th Danny Kray Male Vocalist
Saturday 30th Frantik Modern Trio
Sunday 31st Bonnie Female Vocalist
Bingo every Friday and Sunday
BH Quiz night most Wednesdays
Sunday 26 September 2010
Friday 17 September 2010
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