<strong>Kingsley Park Working Men's Club.
Newsletter October 2011.
Editor Matt Wright.
Email m.wright@ntlworld.com
http://kingsleyparkwmc.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/kingsley.parkwmc
Kingsley Park Working Men’s Club and Institute
120 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley, Northampton, NN2 7HJ
Club Phone No’s
Steward 715514
Secretary 719800
Email Secretary barryslasberg@kingsleyparkwmc.co.uk
Cabaret Night Cancelled.
Due to lack of ticket sales we have cancelled the Cabaret Night that was due to take place on Saturday 22nd of October there will be a full refund on returned tickets. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
We have lined up a fabulous group The Classics in the bar and we are sure that anyone turning up will not be disappointed.
The Cask Marque and CAMRA groups are hosting the National Cask Ale Week between 1st & 9th October.
We have decided to take part in this event supplementing our permanent range of ale with up to 8 extra guest ales.
As with all Cask Marque accredited outlets there will be a chance to sample a small taster to tempt your taste buds into buying a few pints.
For further details please ask Mark or Nathan behind the bar or look at the blackboards.
Some of the ales that will be on offer:
Golden Sheep Ale 3.9%
Naked Gold Ale 4%
Bombardier Ale 4.1%
S A Bitter 4.2%
Hobgoblin 4.5%
Old Hooky 4.6%
Plus two Ales from local micro breweries.
Members Christmas Draw 2011.
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 6th December at 8pm. Prizes to be claimed by Friday 24th December.
Charity Raffle of unclaimed prizes Monday December 26th December.
Committee Vacancies.
There are currently three casual vacancies on the Committee. Volunteers are asked to put their names forward to help steer the club to a secure and bright future. This is a task for people with time to commit, especially at weekends (But not necessarily every weekend!). It is a task for people who believe in our great club and all it stands for. It is a task for the dedicated and not for the faint hearted.
If you are interested and have been a member since before the first of April 2011, please see the General Secretary for more details. All these vacancies are open to both men and women members.
Mini Tote.
Ticket sales have been slow the past few weeks so we are taking this opportunity to remind members they can win a fantastic £150 for a 50p stake. Tickets are on sale every lunchtime and on Friday and Sunday nights from the welfare table. At all other times they are on sale from behind the bar. The draw is made Sunday at 1pm and you can check the results on our Facebook page.
Children’s Pantomime.
This years pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk takes place in the concert room on Saturday 17th 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 4th Saturday 5th Sunday 6th
Friday 11h Saturday 12th Sunday 13th
Friday 18th Saturday 19th Sunday 20th
Friday 25th Saturday 26th Sunday 27th
Between 7.30pm and 9pm each night from Paddy Mullally.
Race Night August 27th.
After all expenses were paid out we raised £60 for children in need. We thank the few people that supported us on the night. MG who has still to claim their prize won the race card, which we ran in conjunction with the night. If the prize remains unclaimed it will be added to the CIN fund
The Young Team.
Jay Cattell 21 Garry Matthews 20, Dan Byrne 17 and Connor Singleton 14 have got together and formed a team to play in the Northampton Town Snooker League. They are playing as Kingsley C come along on Tuesday nights and give them your support.
It is good to see the youngsters getting involved, as they are our future.
Our pool ladies darts and ladies skittle teams have also got a few youngsters representing them.
Games News
Kingsley’s darts team were well beaten in the final at Corby by Irthingbourgh. Although Kev Brown gave us a good start by winning the first two legs we just could not get going. Kev hit a couple of 140’s Dan Eaton had 5 scores over 120 and had the highest score on the night with 145. Steve Burgess had a couple of tons Don Ward had two 140’s and four more scores of 100 or over and Martin Gamble had six scores of 100 or more and all lost their games along with Jeff Billingham. Jim Fowell did not play his legs, as the match had already been lost.
It was a much closer match in the final of the Cribbage with Kingsley narrowly loosing their final.
Kenny Andrews was also unlucky in the regional finals of the poker. He tells us if he had not played his final hand and had hung on for 30 seconds he would have finished in the top 10 and would have qualified for the next phase. But 11th place out of the hundreds of players is a honourable achievement.
The Golden China Resturant and The Beijing Palace Take Away are offering our members a 20% discount. To qualify simply show them your membership cards when ordering. 10% discount at County Florist.Show your membership cards and get a discount on all your floristry needs.
Games Fixtures.
Monday 3rd Ladies Skittles A Team Bat & Wickets awayB Team Monks Park A home
Tuesday 4th SnookerPokerTable Tennis Football A Team ByeB Team Far Cotton C homeC Team ByeUnassigned 5 19:00
Wednesday 5th Air-Gun A Team Monks Park homeWanderers Vocal away
Thursday 6th Friday 7th Fosters DartsMen’s Skittles St Georges awayNorthampton A away
Monday 10th Ladies Skittles Semilong A homeFoundry B away
Tuesday 11th SnookerPoker A Team Barretts St Giles awayB Team Barretts Stones homeC Team Barretts Hot Shots away
Wednesday 12th Air-Gun Individuals
Thursday 13thFriday 14th Fosters DartsMen’s Skittles PairsQueens Park away
Monday 17th Ladies Skittles St Georges awayRomany home
Tuesday 18th SnookerPokerTable Tennis A Team Queens Park A homeB Team Far Cotton C awayC Team Far Cotton B home
Wednesday 19th Air-Gun Individuals
Thursday 20thFriday 21st Fosters DartsMen’s Skittles ByeNorthampton B home
Monday 24th Ladies Skittles A Team v B Team
Tuesday 25th SnookerPoker A Team Cheyne Walk awayB Team ByeC Team Barretts Shoes away
Wednesday26th Air-Gun Individuals
Thursday 27th Friday 28th Fosters DartsMen’s Skittles PairsSt James away
October Entertainment.
Saturday 1st Panache Group 60’s to Modern
Sunday 2nd Natalie Nightingale Girl Vocalist
Wednesday 5th Bluegrass Jam Session
Friday 7th Lucas Adams Male Vocalist
Saturday 8th Lights Out Sons of the Jets
Sunday 9th Jacob Male Vocalist
Friday 14th Ricky Swann
Saturday 15th Jessie Garron Show 50’s 60’s 70’s
Sunday 16th Keith Dee Male Vocalist
Friday 21st Sue C Girl Vocalist
Saturday 22nd The Classics Group 50’s – 80’s
Sunday 23rd Faye Horne Girl Vocalist
Friday 28th Damion Male Vocalist
Saturday 29th Paul Neon & The Saints Group 50’s – 70’s
Sunday 30th Elvis meets Shaky Show The Rebel & Dean Ryan
Bingo every Friday and Sunday.
BH Quiz Night every Wednesday
Sunday, 2 October 2011
Sunday, 28 August 2011
Newsletter September 2011.
Kingsley Park Working Men's Club.
Newsletter September 2011.Editor Matt Wright.
Email m.wright@ntlworld.com
http://kingsleyparkwmc.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/kingsley.parkwmc
Kingsley Park Working Men’s Club and Institute
120 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley, Northampton, NN2 7HJ
Club Phone No’s
Steward 715514
Secretary 719800
Email Secretary barryslasberg@kingsleyparkwmc.co.uk
Welfare Payout.
The September 2011 Welfare Payout will be made to qualifying members on Fridays between 7.00 pm and 9.00 pm and Sundays between 11.00 am and 1.00 pm during September, commencing on Sunday 4th September 2011.
The next Welfare Payments will be made in December 2011.
Election Result.
The election for club President took place 19th to 21st August with the following result: - Jenny Anderson 19 votes, Bob Horner 66 votes. Lewis Sander 7 votes, Angie Wright 2 votes.
Bob Horner was duly elected. Our congratulations go to him and the other candidates who were willing to take on the onerous task of being Club President.
Out of a total membership of about 2000, less than 5% voted. Considering every member is a part owner of the club, this does seem a little on the low side considering the importance of the position to the good management of the club.
The Great Tetley Cask Comeback!
A few months ago the taste of Tetley Cask changed and the change was not welcomed by many of our members. The change of taste was due to a change of location for brewing using different water and nothing to do with our service or cellar maintenance.
We had the chief Carlsberg brewer visit us to look into our quality and presentation and he was delighted with what he saw at the club.
It has been encouraging to see recently that more of us are beginning to enjoy Tetley Cask once again. However Carlsberg are keen to see their top cask bitter back at the top of our cask drinkers' favourite list and are quite prepared to put their money where their mouth is.
From 1st to 30th September inclusive a prize draw ticket will be given for every pint of Tetley Cask purchased.
On 2nd October at 2.00pm there will be a prize draw. The first prize will be £350 Capital Bonds and the second prize will be £150 Capital Bonds all with the compliments of Carlsberg.
Carlsberg are convinced that those who stick with Tetley Cask for a month will stay with it for life.
Only time will tell, but we can only thank Carlsberg for their genuine act of wooing their faithful back into the Tetley Cask fold.
Don't listen to the rumour mill!
In recent years we have had some very difficult times and those difficult times are far from being over. It has been the policy of management to keep the membership informed through the newsletter of all the club news both good and bad.
I had the great pleasure of doing the weekly shop at Morrisons the other week with my beloved wife and I was stopped by two members who asked why we were in so much trouble that we had to call a special members' meeting to discuss the future of the club.
I cannot understand why people start these malicious rumours that I think most clubs in Northampton have been subject to over the decades I have been part of the club movement. Suffice to say no such meeting is warranted, nor has one been discussed by the Executive Committee at any time.
It is true that the club is having another difficult year that is only to be expected with the current financial position the whole country is facing, but this is being supported by the money we received from HMRC as previously reported.
With expenses being cut to the minimum, it is clear that the current problems arise because many of our members simply do not have the money to spend they had a year ago.
The EC still look to diversify and find other streams of income to support members without putting a further burden of bar price increases on those loyal to the club.
As previously reported, the CIU is constantly fighting for the benefit of every single club.
Finally, I would once again stress that every single one of our two thousand members are equal owners of this club. If just 10% of those members came up with a new and innovative idea on how to fully utilise our club, success would certainly be assured. The EC would discuss any idea put forward and, if it thought it would benefit the club, would be responsible for implementing the idea. So do not hold back from coming forward simply because you do not have time to work in the club or see the idea through yourself. The suggestion box; the letter box; emails and personal contact are all welcomed. Please do not be shy or anonymous.
Thank you
BS
Urgent Notice 7th August 2011.
The Northampton Licensing Sergeant, Mark Worthington, issued a letter on 2nd August with a strong warning about supply of alcohol.
The relevant paragraphs are as follows: -
Please ensure that a strong message is sent out ..... To all to all your members that WMC’s must abide by their rules and that they are only open to members (including associates) and bona-fide guests.
We will give you a few weeks to ensure your members get their clubs in order and then we will start enforcement action and it may be that if this advice is not heeded then some CPC’s may be brought before the licensing committee for review.(this could close us!!)
(The above does not apply where Temporary Event Notices are in place or for private members parties where the temporary members’ rule applies.)
Also there can be no sale/supply of alcohol to anyone under the age of 18.
Under these circumstances we have no option but to instruct our staff that if they are in any doubt about a person’s membership they must ask for membership cards before serving alcohol.
We urge all members to carry their cards when they come to the club just in case they are not recognised by staff, as we cannot risk losing our Club Premises Certificate.
Barry Slasberg
Obituaries.
We are so sorry to announce the untimely death of Donna Morgan.
Just coming up to her 23rd birthday and with a year old baby, she had her whole life ahead of her when she was involved in a fatal car accident.
Donna worked for the club behind the bar for almost three years. In recent months she had seemed to blossom into a very happy and always smiling young woman.
Fellow workers and members alike will miss her.
Our condolences and thoughts go to her family at this tragic time.
John Fitzgerald. John up to a few years ago played 25’s for the club, his wife Jean is a regular on bingo nights. Out thoughts are with his family and friends.
Danny Mullan Always had a laugh when he was in the club. Our condolences to his wife Barbara, children Alison, Charlotte, Stuart, Danielle and his other family and friends.
10% discount at County Florist.
84 Kingsley Park Terrace.
Northampton
www.countyflorist@live.com
Show your membership cards and get a discount on all your floristry needs.
Games News.
Kingsley Park’s darts team progressed to the final of the CIU darts KO with a hard fought win over Daventry WMC in what turned out to be the very close game that everyone had anticipated. Kingsley this year gaining revenge by turning last years 11-10 defeat into an 11-10 victory.
The match was poised at 5 legs to 4 to Daventry before Kev Brown proved what an invaluable addition to the squad he is by following his 3-0 win in the previous round with another 3-0 win to put Kingsley into the lead 7-5 going into the 5th game.
Kingsley’s Steve Burgess extending the lead to 9 legs to 6 before Daventry came back putting the pressure on Kingsleys last 2 players. One leg apiece from Danny Eaton and Don Ward though was enough to clinch the game on the 20th leg.
Daventry had the last word and pulled the score back to 11-10 (a respectable defeat by a 1 leg margin)
Kingsley now progress to the final on Sept 10th to be held in Corby.
Mark Knight Memorial Trophy
Winner Phil Knight runner-up Kenny Andrews & third placed Patrick O’Connell go forward to the regional play-off
Games Fixtures.
Thursday 1st NWMC Darts Queens Park away
Tuesday 6th PokerFootball Hardley Ath FC 19:00
Wednesday 7th Air-Gun A Team Cock Hotel awayWanderers Monks Park home
Thursday 8th NWMC Darts Spencer A home
Friday 9th Skittles Northampton A away
Tuesday 13th PokerFootball Raggy Ass Rovers 19:00
Wednesday 14th Air-Gun A Team V Wanderers
Thursday 15th NWMC Darts British Rail B home
Friday 16th Skittles Queens Park home
Tuesday 20th PokerFootball Reem Machines 20:30
Wednesday 21st Air-Gun A Team RAFA Club awayWanderers Cock Hotel home
Thursday 22nd NWMC Darts Free Week
Friday 23rd Skittles League Cup Final
Tuesday 27th PokerFootball Insidious 19:45
Wednesday 28th Air-Gun A Team Vocal awayWanderers RAFA Club home
Thursday 29th NWMC Darts Charity Pairs
Friday 30th Skittles Colin Barron Final Kingsley
September Entertainment.
Friday 2nd Jenny Whittingham Vocalist
Saturday 3rd Cassidy Show Band Irish 60’s – Modern
Sunday 4th_____________Wednesday 7th Jason YoungBluegrass Jam Tom Jones Tribute__________________
Friday 9th Secret Party Duo 70’s – Modern
Saturday 10th Red Thunder Rock n Roll
Sunday 11th Martyn Russell Vocalist 50’s/60’s
Friday 16th Kustum Kings Rock n Roll
Saturday 17th Mustard Band Group 50’s - 80’s
Sunday 18th Mike Leigh Neil Diamond +60’s/70’s
Friday 23rd Krys Midlands top 60’s Band
Saturday 24th Mystic Crew N’ton Reggae Band
Sunday 25th Hollie Marie Vocalist Pop/Motown
Friday 30th T.B.A.
Bingo every Friday & Sunday.
BH Quiz Night every Wednesday
Newsletter September 2011.Editor Matt Wright.
Email m.wright@ntlworld.com
http://kingsleyparkwmc.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/kingsley.parkwmc
Kingsley Park Working Men’s Club and Institute
120 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley, Northampton, NN2 7HJ
Club Phone No’s
Steward 715514
Secretary 719800
Email Secretary barryslasberg@kingsleyparkwmc.co.uk
Welfare Payout.
The September 2011 Welfare Payout will be made to qualifying members on Fridays between 7.00 pm and 9.00 pm and Sundays between 11.00 am and 1.00 pm during September, commencing on Sunday 4th September 2011.
The next Welfare Payments will be made in December 2011.
Election Result.
The election for club President took place 19th to 21st August with the following result: - Jenny Anderson 19 votes, Bob Horner 66 votes. Lewis Sander 7 votes, Angie Wright 2 votes.
Bob Horner was duly elected. Our congratulations go to him and the other candidates who were willing to take on the onerous task of being Club President.
Out of a total membership of about 2000, less than 5% voted. Considering every member is a part owner of the club, this does seem a little on the low side considering the importance of the position to the good management of the club.
The Great Tetley Cask Comeback!
A few months ago the taste of Tetley Cask changed and the change was not welcomed by many of our members. The change of taste was due to a change of location for brewing using different water and nothing to do with our service or cellar maintenance.
We had the chief Carlsberg brewer visit us to look into our quality and presentation and he was delighted with what he saw at the club.
It has been encouraging to see recently that more of us are beginning to enjoy Tetley Cask once again. However Carlsberg are keen to see their top cask bitter back at the top of our cask drinkers' favourite list and are quite prepared to put their money where their mouth is.
From 1st to 30th September inclusive a prize draw ticket will be given for every pint of Tetley Cask purchased.
On 2nd October at 2.00pm there will be a prize draw. The first prize will be £350 Capital Bonds and the second prize will be £150 Capital Bonds all with the compliments of Carlsberg.
Carlsberg are convinced that those who stick with Tetley Cask for a month will stay with it for life.
Only time will tell, but we can only thank Carlsberg for their genuine act of wooing their faithful back into the Tetley Cask fold.
Don't listen to the rumour mill!
In recent years we have had some very difficult times and those difficult times are far from being over. It has been the policy of management to keep the membership informed through the newsletter of all the club news both good and bad.
I had the great pleasure of doing the weekly shop at Morrisons the other week with my beloved wife and I was stopped by two members who asked why we were in so much trouble that we had to call a special members' meeting to discuss the future of the club.
I cannot understand why people start these malicious rumours that I think most clubs in Northampton have been subject to over the decades I have been part of the club movement. Suffice to say no such meeting is warranted, nor has one been discussed by the Executive Committee at any time.
It is true that the club is having another difficult year that is only to be expected with the current financial position the whole country is facing, but this is being supported by the money we received from HMRC as previously reported.
With expenses being cut to the minimum, it is clear that the current problems arise because many of our members simply do not have the money to spend they had a year ago.
The EC still look to diversify and find other streams of income to support members without putting a further burden of bar price increases on those loyal to the club.
As previously reported, the CIU is constantly fighting for the benefit of every single club.
Finally, I would once again stress that every single one of our two thousand members are equal owners of this club. If just 10% of those members came up with a new and innovative idea on how to fully utilise our club, success would certainly be assured. The EC would discuss any idea put forward and, if it thought it would benefit the club, would be responsible for implementing the idea. So do not hold back from coming forward simply because you do not have time to work in the club or see the idea through yourself. The suggestion box; the letter box; emails and personal contact are all welcomed. Please do not be shy or anonymous.
Thank you
BS
Urgent Notice 7th August 2011.
The Northampton Licensing Sergeant, Mark Worthington, issued a letter on 2nd August with a strong warning about supply of alcohol.
The relevant paragraphs are as follows: -
Please ensure that a strong message is sent out ..... To all to all your members that WMC’s must abide by their rules and that they are only open to members (including associates) and bona-fide guests.
We will give you a few weeks to ensure your members get their clubs in order and then we will start enforcement action and it may be that if this advice is not heeded then some CPC’s may be brought before the licensing committee for review.(this could close us!!)
(The above does not apply where Temporary Event Notices are in place or for private members parties where the temporary members’ rule applies.)
Also there can be no sale/supply of alcohol to anyone under the age of 18.
Under these circumstances we have no option but to instruct our staff that if they are in any doubt about a person’s membership they must ask for membership cards before serving alcohol.
We urge all members to carry their cards when they come to the club just in case they are not recognised by staff, as we cannot risk losing our Club Premises Certificate.
Barry Slasberg
Obituaries.
We are so sorry to announce the untimely death of Donna Morgan.
Just coming up to her 23rd birthday and with a year old baby, she had her whole life ahead of her when she was involved in a fatal car accident.
Donna worked for the club behind the bar for almost three years. In recent months she had seemed to blossom into a very happy and always smiling young woman.
Fellow workers and members alike will miss her.
Our condolences and thoughts go to her family at this tragic time.
John Fitzgerald. John up to a few years ago played 25’s for the club, his wife Jean is a regular on bingo nights. Out thoughts are with his family and friends.
Danny Mullan Always had a laugh when he was in the club. Our condolences to his wife Barbara, children Alison, Charlotte, Stuart, Danielle and his other family and friends.
10% discount at County Florist.
84 Kingsley Park Terrace.
Northampton
www.countyflorist@live.com
Show your membership cards and get a discount on all your floristry needs.
Games News.
Kingsley Park’s darts team progressed to the final of the CIU darts KO with a hard fought win over Daventry WMC in what turned out to be the very close game that everyone had anticipated. Kingsley this year gaining revenge by turning last years 11-10 defeat into an 11-10 victory.
The match was poised at 5 legs to 4 to Daventry before Kev Brown proved what an invaluable addition to the squad he is by following his 3-0 win in the previous round with another 3-0 win to put Kingsley into the lead 7-5 going into the 5th game.
Kingsley’s Steve Burgess extending the lead to 9 legs to 6 before Daventry came back putting the pressure on Kingsleys last 2 players. One leg apiece from Danny Eaton and Don Ward though was enough to clinch the game on the 20th leg.
Daventry had the last word and pulled the score back to 11-10 (a respectable defeat by a 1 leg margin)
Kingsley now progress to the final on Sept 10th to be held in Corby.
Mark Knight Memorial Trophy
Winner Phil Knight runner-up Kenny Andrews & third placed Patrick O’Connell go forward to the regional play-off
Games Fixtures.
Thursday 1st NWMC Darts Queens Park away
Tuesday 6th PokerFootball Hardley Ath FC 19:00
Wednesday 7th Air-Gun A Team Cock Hotel awayWanderers Monks Park home
Thursday 8th NWMC Darts Spencer A home
Friday 9th Skittles Northampton A away
Tuesday 13th PokerFootball Raggy Ass Rovers 19:00
Wednesday 14th Air-Gun A Team V Wanderers
Thursday 15th NWMC Darts British Rail B home
Friday 16th Skittles Queens Park home
Tuesday 20th PokerFootball Reem Machines 20:30
Wednesday 21st Air-Gun A Team RAFA Club awayWanderers Cock Hotel home
Thursday 22nd NWMC Darts Free Week
Friday 23rd Skittles League Cup Final
Tuesday 27th PokerFootball Insidious 19:45
Wednesday 28th Air-Gun A Team Vocal awayWanderers RAFA Club home
Thursday 29th NWMC Darts Charity Pairs
Friday 30th Skittles Colin Barron Final Kingsley
September Entertainment.
Friday 2nd Jenny Whittingham Vocalist
Saturday 3rd Cassidy Show Band Irish 60’s – Modern
Sunday 4th_____________Wednesday 7th Jason YoungBluegrass Jam Tom Jones Tribute__________________
Friday 9th Secret Party Duo 70’s – Modern
Saturday 10th Red Thunder Rock n Roll
Sunday 11th Martyn Russell Vocalist 50’s/60’s
Friday 16th Kustum Kings Rock n Roll
Saturday 17th Mustard Band Group 50’s - 80’s
Sunday 18th Mike Leigh Neil Diamond +60’s/70’s
Friday 23rd Krys Midlands top 60’s Band
Saturday 24th Mystic Crew N’ton Reggae Band
Sunday 25th Hollie Marie Vocalist Pop/Motown
Friday 30th T.B.A.
Bingo every Friday & Sunday.
BH Quiz Night every Wednesday
Friday, 22 July 2011
August Newsletter.
Kingsley Park Working Men's Club.
Newsletter August 2011.Editor Matt Wright.
Email m.wright@ntlworld.com
http://kingsleyparkwmc.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/kingsley.parkwmc
Kingsley Park Working Men’s Club and Institute
120 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley, Northampton, NN2 7HJ
Club Phone No’s
Steward 715514
Secretary 719800
Email Secretary barryslasberg@kingsleyparkwmc.co.uk
Committee Vacancies.
There are currently three casual vacancies on the Committee. Volunteers are asked to put their names forward to help steer the club to a secure and bright future. This is a task for people with time to commit, especially at weekends (But not necessarily every weekend!). It is a task for people who believe in our great club and all it stands for. It is a task for the dedicated and not for the faint hearted.
If you are interested and have been a member since before the first of January 2011, please see the General Secretary for more details. All these vacancies are open to both men and women members.
Our President stands down.On 7th July Graham Burgess tendered his resignation as President with immediate effect. Graham stated that he had enjoyed his tenure as President and was retiring for personal reasons.
Graham was elected as President in 2007. Since that time he has been a positive influence in leading the management through difficult times. His sense of duty and loyalty to the club has been an example to us all. He has never shied from difficult decisions, always putting the welfare of members and the survival of the club before going for the popularity vote.
We thank Graham for his four years of service and look forward to his company in the club for many years to come.
There will be an election to fill the casual vacancy that has arisen on 19th 20th and 21st August. Any men or women members who were members at the beginning of 2011 are eligible to stand for office. The nomination sheet will be posted in the main bar by Friday 29th July. It will be taken down noon 15th August. Every person standing must be proposed and seconded by two members, men or women, who were members on 1st January 2011.
Once a name is on the nomination sheet it can only be removed by the General Secretary on direct instruction from the person nominated.
EC
Club Rules.
The Club Rules form the basis of a contract between each member and the club to which that member belongs.
In recent years, due to legislation and the wishes of members through special meeting those rules have been changed in some minor ways, but also to acknowledge the introduction of the Equality Act.
Because of the ongoing changes, we did not update the rules until we could see a period of reasonable stability. As a result , some new members will not have been issued with the rules on joining the club. We have now had the new rules printed. They are available to members on request from the Secretary.
These new rules do not affect in any great detail the actual day to day membership rules and therefore members with old rules need not apply for the new ones; however they are available if required.
E.C.
An apology from the Secretary?
Certainly stranger things have happened! My article about the life members’ outing in the last newsletter certainly raised more than a few hackles. Those who challenged me in the bar all said how much they enjoyed the outing and that they never complained about anything. Not once in the article did I say anyone complained about the outing.The moans I addressed were those that are addressed to committee members year after year on the outing and I hope I gave a reasoned response to those moans. I also hope that those who got past the heading found the responses reasoned and informative.
To those of you who were affronted because you have never complained about anything on any outing, I do indeed offer my sincere apologies for the heading of the article, but I do hope you found the content worth reading.
Barry Slasberg
S E Midlands CIU Darts KO.
Kingsley park’s darts team followed up their recent 14-7 demolition of Newport Pagnell WMC in the earlier round with another emphatic win, this time a quarter final win over Towcester Sports and Social, coming out the eventual winners by 16 games to 5.
Four Kingsley Park player’s, Dan Eaton, Steve Burgess, Arthur Dunkley and Kev Brown all recording 3-0 win’s with new boy Kev Brown hitting two 180 maximums in consecutive legs. Captain Jeff Billingham’s decision to rest himself and rotate his squad proving the strength in depth within the team.
The team now progress to meet Daventry WMC in a semi final to be played at Kingsley Park WMC on either the Friday 29/7/11, Sat 30/7/11 or Fri 5/8/11, once Daventry have chosen the date they wish to play. (Home team has to offer the away team 3 dates to play)
The semi final looks to be a much tougher affair with Daventry having beaten Kingsley Park last year and with Kingsley Park being eager to avenge that narrow defeat.
JB.
Cabaret & Buffet EveningSaturday 22nd October.
Staring The Fabulous Birdman of Magic Paul Derek.
Compere , Comedian Nipper Thomas.
And The Rockettes Trio,
Motown Rock n Roll & 60’s
Please be in your seats
for a prompt start at 8:00.
Bar open till midnight.
Tickets £8.00 on sale soon from
Paddy Mullally or behind bar.
Members, associates
and friends only.
Kevin Donnelly Memorial.
Richard Shanahan and Ramesh presented Mrs Donnelly and her son with a cheque for £900 raised in the 25’s tournament in memory of her husband Kevin. The proceeds will go to Macmillan Cancer Support
News In Brief.
Delos Pyramid sent us a letter of thanks for the use of the concert room for their charity disco where they made £410 in aid of the Air Ambulance.
Cynthia Spencer Hospice thanked us for the £34.08 that our members put in their charity box.
NTFC gave us a cheque for £50 to club funds for the use of the lounge.
Kingsley School received their annual donation of £50 from our children in need fund.
August Entertainment.
Wednesday 3rd Bluegrass Jam Session
Friday 5th Louise Girl Vocalist
Saturday 6th Freeze Trio 60’s – 90’s
Sunday 7th Jolleanna Vocalist
Friday 12th Adam Austin Vocalist
Saturday 13th Ashley Group 60’s - Modern
Sunday 14th Paul Needs Vocalist
Friday 19th Georgie Vocalist
Saturday 20th Hot City Nights Queen Tribute Group+
Sunday 21st Tom Healy Band Irish Country + 60’s
Friday 26th Chelsea Walker Vocalist
Saturday 27th Andrea Brown & Groove Band Group
Sunday 28th Damion Vocalist 50’s-60’s
Saturday 27th Race Night.
Bingo every Friday and Sunday.
BH Quiz Night every Wednesday.
Newsletter August 2011.Editor Matt Wright.
Email m.wright@ntlworld.com
http://kingsleyparkwmc.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/kingsley.parkwmc
Kingsley Park Working Men’s Club and Institute
120 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley, Northampton, NN2 7HJ
Club Phone No’s
Steward 715514
Secretary 719800
Email Secretary barryslasberg@kingsleyparkwmc.co.uk
Committee Vacancies.
There are currently three casual vacancies on the Committee. Volunteers are asked to put their names forward to help steer the club to a secure and bright future. This is a task for people with time to commit, especially at weekends (But not necessarily every weekend!). It is a task for people who believe in our great club and all it stands for. It is a task for the dedicated and not for the faint hearted.
If you are interested and have been a member since before the first of January 2011, please see the General Secretary for more details. All these vacancies are open to both men and women members.
Our President stands down.On 7th July Graham Burgess tendered his resignation as President with immediate effect. Graham stated that he had enjoyed his tenure as President and was retiring for personal reasons.
Graham was elected as President in 2007. Since that time he has been a positive influence in leading the management through difficult times. His sense of duty and loyalty to the club has been an example to us all. He has never shied from difficult decisions, always putting the welfare of members and the survival of the club before going for the popularity vote.
We thank Graham for his four years of service and look forward to his company in the club for many years to come.
There will be an election to fill the casual vacancy that has arisen on 19th 20th and 21st August. Any men or women members who were members at the beginning of 2011 are eligible to stand for office. The nomination sheet will be posted in the main bar by Friday 29th July. It will be taken down noon 15th August. Every person standing must be proposed and seconded by two members, men or women, who were members on 1st January 2011.
Once a name is on the nomination sheet it can only be removed by the General Secretary on direct instruction from the person nominated.
EC
Club Rules.
The Club Rules form the basis of a contract between each member and the club to which that member belongs.
In recent years, due to legislation and the wishes of members through special meeting those rules have been changed in some minor ways, but also to acknowledge the introduction of the Equality Act.
Because of the ongoing changes, we did not update the rules until we could see a period of reasonable stability. As a result , some new members will not have been issued with the rules on joining the club. We have now had the new rules printed. They are available to members on request from the Secretary.
These new rules do not affect in any great detail the actual day to day membership rules and therefore members with old rules need not apply for the new ones; however they are available if required.
E.C.
An apology from the Secretary?
Certainly stranger things have happened! My article about the life members’ outing in the last newsletter certainly raised more than a few hackles. Those who challenged me in the bar all said how much they enjoyed the outing and that they never complained about anything. Not once in the article did I say anyone complained about the outing.The moans I addressed were those that are addressed to committee members year after year on the outing and I hope I gave a reasoned response to those moans. I also hope that those who got past the heading found the responses reasoned and informative.
To those of you who were affronted because you have never complained about anything on any outing, I do indeed offer my sincere apologies for the heading of the article, but I do hope you found the content worth reading.
Barry Slasberg
S E Midlands CIU Darts KO.
Kingsley park’s darts team followed up their recent 14-7 demolition of Newport Pagnell WMC in the earlier round with another emphatic win, this time a quarter final win over Towcester Sports and Social, coming out the eventual winners by 16 games to 5.
Four Kingsley Park player’s, Dan Eaton, Steve Burgess, Arthur Dunkley and Kev Brown all recording 3-0 win’s with new boy Kev Brown hitting two 180 maximums in consecutive legs. Captain Jeff Billingham’s decision to rest himself and rotate his squad proving the strength in depth within the team.
The team now progress to meet Daventry WMC in a semi final to be played at Kingsley Park WMC on either the Friday 29/7/11, Sat 30/7/11 or Fri 5/8/11, once Daventry have chosen the date they wish to play. (Home team has to offer the away team 3 dates to play)
The semi final looks to be a much tougher affair with Daventry having beaten Kingsley Park last year and with Kingsley Park being eager to avenge that narrow defeat.
JB.
Cabaret & Buffet EveningSaturday 22nd October.
Staring The Fabulous Birdman of Magic Paul Derek.
Compere , Comedian Nipper Thomas.
And The Rockettes Trio,
Motown Rock n Roll & 60’s
Please be in your seats
for a prompt start at 8:00.
Bar open till midnight.
Tickets £8.00 on sale soon from
Paddy Mullally or behind bar.
Members, associates
and friends only.
Kevin Donnelly Memorial.
Richard Shanahan and Ramesh presented Mrs Donnelly and her son with a cheque for £900 raised in the 25’s tournament in memory of her husband Kevin. The proceeds will go to Macmillan Cancer Support
News In Brief.
Delos Pyramid sent us a letter of thanks for the use of the concert room for their charity disco where they made £410 in aid of the Air Ambulance.
Cynthia Spencer Hospice thanked us for the £34.08 that our members put in their charity box.
NTFC gave us a cheque for £50 to club funds for the use of the lounge.
Kingsley School received their annual donation of £50 from our children in need fund.
August Entertainment.
Wednesday 3rd Bluegrass Jam Session
Friday 5th Louise Girl Vocalist
Saturday 6th Freeze Trio 60’s – 90’s
Sunday 7th Jolleanna Vocalist
Friday 12th Adam Austin Vocalist
Saturday 13th Ashley Group 60’s - Modern
Sunday 14th Paul Needs Vocalist
Friday 19th Georgie Vocalist
Saturday 20th Hot City Nights Queen Tribute Group+
Sunday 21st Tom Healy Band Irish Country + 60’s
Friday 26th Chelsea Walker Vocalist
Saturday 27th Andrea Brown & Groove Band Group
Sunday 28th Damion Vocalist 50’s-60’s
Saturday 27th Race Night.
Bingo every Friday and Sunday.
BH Quiz Night every Wednesday.
Sunday, 3 July 2011
July Newsletter
Kingsley Park Working Men's Club.
Newsletter July 2011.
Editor Matt Wright.
Email m.wright@ntlworld.com
The Kingsley Blog
http://kingsleyparkwmc.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/kingsley.parkwmc
Kingsley Park Working Men’s Club and Institute
120 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley, Northampton, NN2 7HJ
Club Phone No’s
Steward 715514
Secretary 719800
Email Secretary barryslasberg@kingsleyparkwmc.co.uk
Race Night.
On Saturday 27th August we are holding a night at the races in the Concert Room. If you would like to sponsor a race or name a horse please contact Carl White or Paddy Mullally.
LIFE MEMBERS' (OR IS IT MOANERS?) OUTING
It is the same every year. I come to my office on the Sunday morning after all the Life Members who have gone on a free outing to a place of their choice to be assailed by the same old complaints from the same life members. Life members, by the way, who have never voiced their complaints to the Secretary of the club but who choose to ambush Committee members who are there to enjoy the company of fellow members.
One old chestnut is " Why are we in the CIU? What has it done for us?"
I spoke at the Union's Annual General Meeting at Blackpool this year where I itemised some items that directly affected this club. The club journal report of the relevant section is quoted hereunder: -
"Had the CIU not challenged the Gambling Act as it was going through Parliament clubs would have lost their £250 jackpot machines. For his club, that would have meant losing at least £30,000. A year. Also. the Union fought to get the prize limit for bingo raised before having to be licensed to play. They had partial success in raising the limit from £1000 to £2000 a year, and that saved his club £1600 a year.
The CIU alerted clubs to the possibility of rate reductions.... due to losses directly attributable to the smoking ban. My clubs rates went down by about £1000 per year. Dransfields, with the wholehearted support of the CIU, has been the main mover in getting category B3A machines (The Volcano) listed as exempt from VAT. Based on his club's income from the machine, it was better off to the tune of about £6000 per year.."
The above list is not exhaustive, but we would be worse off to the tune of about £38,000 every year on those items alone if we were not in the CIU.
The other month I reported about the windfall of VAT that saw £34,000 land in our bank in March. This was a one off that we would not have had a chance of if we did not have the support of the CIU.
HMRC are trying to get that money back and I am sure the CIU will be pulling its weight to try to ensure that does not happen.
There are other ongoing matters where the CIU is using every endeavour to support all CIU clubs in these perilous and difficult times.
I hope the above gives a flavour of what good the CIU does for us, and for us I mean each and every one of us!
The other old chestnut is about bar prices.
We have always owned up to not being the cheapest Club but neither are we by any means the most expensive. To compare our prices with Weatherspoons and the like is ridiculous. How many free outings for Life Members do they give? How often do they arrange free Panto's for member's children? How many of them have free entertainment three nights a week? How many provide bingo where all tickets sales are paid out in prizes and the costs are borne by the pub?
Yes, we do charge more than these super chains but we also give much, much more value as a club working for its members.
Our prices are as low as we dare go whilst our members choose other venues to drink at. Variety is certainly the spice of life and it is good to go to other places for a change. It is a fact that if more of our members chose this club more often the pressure on bar prices could be relieved.
Oh for the Sunday I can come to the office after the Life Member's outing and be regaled with tales of how grateful everyone was for the day out!
Barry Slasberg
Dragon Boat Race.
The South East Midlands Branch of the CIU is looking for volunteers to crew a Dragon Boat in a day of races to raise money for charity at Lilford Lodge Lakes, Barnwell on 4th September 2011.
The day starts at 9.00am and goes on until 6.00pm.
It is anticipated that there will be live music, a children’s funfair, displays including the Territorial Army, Hot food and snacks, a beer tent and various stalls and events.
Each boat will take part in a series of races with a winner's trophy being presented at the end of the day. Heineken Brewery is paying the £350.00 entrance fee.
All monies raised will go to support the local charities nominated by The Rotary Clubs of Nene Valley.
If you fancy your chances as a crewmember, please give your name to Barry Slasberg by the end of July. As this invitation will go across the Branch there may have to be a selection process if there are too many volunteers.
If you fancy a fun day out with your family, again let Barry know by the end of July and if there is a big enough demand the club will arrange transport and charge only the cost of the seat on the coach to get you there and back.
Bridge St Re-opens to Traffic.
Just a warning to our members that head for the town centre after an evening at the club, the council has decided to end the Bridge Street closure experiment. So from Friday 8th July traffic will return.
Big Name Tribute Weekend.
Join us on Friday July 15th for Lady Gaga, Saturday 16th for The Hollies and Sunday 17th for Blondie.
5-A-Side.
We entered two teams for the knockout tournament. A Team, Mark Day, Jack Grant, Richard Dunkley, Kev Marson and Christain. B Team, Richard Dunkley Snr, Shane Mathews, Jordan, Steve Abrams, Paul Collins and Roddy Cook.
The A Team reached the final where they lost 3-2. The A Team will now go on to represent us in the league that starts on Tuesday 5th July. We would like to thank Carlsberg for donating the strip for next season.
CIU Darts.
Well done the lads that played, the next round also at home will be played on Friday 8th.
Cabaret night.
You are invited to a first class Cabaret Night on October 22nd. There will be a buffet and the bar will be open till midnight.
The show will star the fabulous Birdman; a comedian and a top class duo will support him.
Tickets £8.00 on sale soon.
Concert Room Decorations.
Following the recent decorating of the concert room we ask all room hirers and partygoers to refrain from pinning, blue tacking or cellotaping etc banners and pictures and the like to the wall as damage is often caused in the removal.
Theme Nights.
In the addition of the race night and the cabaret night we hope to bring you more theme nights in the near future. If you have an idea for a themed night please contact Carl White or post your ideas in the suggestion box in the bar.
Obituary.Sadly we have to announce the death of Dave Elderton. Our condolences to his family and friends.
July Entertainment.
Friday 1st Nelson Vocalist
Saturday 2nd Midnight Hour Group,
Sunday 3rd Honeywell Trio 60s-Modern
Wednesday 6th Bluegrass Jam Session
Friday 8th Carl Stevens Vocalist
Saturday 9th Paul Neon & The Saints Group
Sunday 10th Carly Jayne Vocalist
Friday 15th Sammy Lines Lady Gaga + 70-90s
Saturday 16th Uncle Tom Cobley Hollies Tribute + 60s
Sunday 17th Charlie Waterford Blondie Tribute + 70s
Friday 22nd DA Vocalist
Saturday 23rd Threepenny Bit Group 50s 60s 70s
Sunday 24th James T Vocalist
Friday 29th Stuart James Vocalist
Saturday 30th Hunsbury Central Group 60s-90s
Sunday 31st Mr Bip Vocalist
Bingo every Friday and Sunday
BH Quiz Night every Wednesday
Newsletter July 2011.
Editor Matt Wright.
Email m.wright@ntlworld.com
The Kingsley Blog
http://kingsleyparkwmc.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/kingsley.parkwmc
Kingsley Park Working Men’s Club and Institute
120 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley, Northampton, NN2 7HJ
Club Phone No’s
Steward 715514
Secretary 719800
Email Secretary barryslasberg@kingsleyparkwmc.co.uk
Race Night.
On Saturday 27th August we are holding a night at the races in the Concert Room. If you would like to sponsor a race or name a horse please contact Carl White or Paddy Mullally.
LIFE MEMBERS' (OR IS IT MOANERS?) OUTING
It is the same every year. I come to my office on the Sunday morning after all the Life Members who have gone on a free outing to a place of their choice to be assailed by the same old complaints from the same life members. Life members, by the way, who have never voiced their complaints to the Secretary of the club but who choose to ambush Committee members who are there to enjoy the company of fellow members.
One old chestnut is " Why are we in the CIU? What has it done for us?"
I spoke at the Union's Annual General Meeting at Blackpool this year where I itemised some items that directly affected this club. The club journal report of the relevant section is quoted hereunder: -
"Had the CIU not challenged the Gambling Act as it was going through Parliament clubs would have lost their £250 jackpot machines. For his club, that would have meant losing at least £30,000. A year. Also. the Union fought to get the prize limit for bingo raised before having to be licensed to play. They had partial success in raising the limit from £1000 to £2000 a year, and that saved his club £1600 a year.
The CIU alerted clubs to the possibility of rate reductions.... due to losses directly attributable to the smoking ban. My clubs rates went down by about £1000 per year. Dransfields, with the wholehearted support of the CIU, has been the main mover in getting category B3A machines (The Volcano) listed as exempt from VAT. Based on his club's income from the machine, it was better off to the tune of about £6000 per year.."
The above list is not exhaustive, but we would be worse off to the tune of about £38,000 every year on those items alone if we were not in the CIU.
The other month I reported about the windfall of VAT that saw £34,000 land in our bank in March. This was a one off that we would not have had a chance of if we did not have the support of the CIU.
HMRC are trying to get that money back and I am sure the CIU will be pulling its weight to try to ensure that does not happen.
There are other ongoing matters where the CIU is using every endeavour to support all CIU clubs in these perilous and difficult times.
I hope the above gives a flavour of what good the CIU does for us, and for us I mean each and every one of us!
The other old chestnut is about bar prices.
We have always owned up to not being the cheapest Club but neither are we by any means the most expensive. To compare our prices with Weatherspoons and the like is ridiculous. How many free outings for Life Members do they give? How often do they arrange free Panto's for member's children? How many of them have free entertainment three nights a week? How many provide bingo where all tickets sales are paid out in prizes and the costs are borne by the pub?
Yes, we do charge more than these super chains but we also give much, much more value as a club working for its members.
Our prices are as low as we dare go whilst our members choose other venues to drink at. Variety is certainly the spice of life and it is good to go to other places for a change. It is a fact that if more of our members chose this club more often the pressure on bar prices could be relieved.
Oh for the Sunday I can come to the office after the Life Member's outing and be regaled with tales of how grateful everyone was for the day out!
Barry Slasberg
Dragon Boat Race.
The South East Midlands Branch of the CIU is looking for volunteers to crew a Dragon Boat in a day of races to raise money for charity at Lilford Lodge Lakes, Barnwell on 4th September 2011.
The day starts at 9.00am and goes on until 6.00pm.
It is anticipated that there will be live music, a children’s funfair, displays including the Territorial Army, Hot food and snacks, a beer tent and various stalls and events.
Each boat will take part in a series of races with a winner's trophy being presented at the end of the day. Heineken Brewery is paying the £350.00 entrance fee.
All monies raised will go to support the local charities nominated by The Rotary Clubs of Nene Valley.
If you fancy your chances as a crewmember, please give your name to Barry Slasberg by the end of July. As this invitation will go across the Branch there may have to be a selection process if there are too many volunteers.
If you fancy a fun day out with your family, again let Barry know by the end of July and if there is a big enough demand the club will arrange transport and charge only the cost of the seat on the coach to get you there and back.
Bridge St Re-opens to Traffic.
Just a warning to our members that head for the town centre after an evening at the club, the council has decided to end the Bridge Street closure experiment. So from Friday 8th July traffic will return.
Big Name Tribute Weekend.
Join us on Friday July 15th for Lady Gaga, Saturday 16th for The Hollies and Sunday 17th for Blondie.
5-A-Side.
We entered two teams for the knockout tournament. A Team, Mark Day, Jack Grant, Richard Dunkley, Kev Marson and Christain. B Team, Richard Dunkley Snr, Shane Mathews, Jordan, Steve Abrams, Paul Collins and Roddy Cook.
The A Team reached the final where they lost 3-2. The A Team will now go on to represent us in the league that starts on Tuesday 5th July. We would like to thank Carlsberg for donating the strip for next season.
CIU Darts.
Well done the lads that played, the next round also at home will be played on Friday 8th.
Cabaret night.
You are invited to a first class Cabaret Night on October 22nd. There will be a buffet and the bar will be open till midnight.
The show will star the fabulous Birdman; a comedian and a top class duo will support him.
Tickets £8.00 on sale soon.
Concert Room Decorations.
Following the recent decorating of the concert room we ask all room hirers and partygoers to refrain from pinning, blue tacking or cellotaping etc banners and pictures and the like to the wall as damage is often caused in the removal.
Theme Nights.
In the addition of the race night and the cabaret night we hope to bring you more theme nights in the near future. If you have an idea for a themed night please contact Carl White or post your ideas in the suggestion box in the bar.
Obituary.Sadly we have to announce the death of Dave Elderton. Our condolences to his family and friends.
July Entertainment.
Friday 1st Nelson Vocalist
Saturday 2nd Midnight Hour Group,
Sunday 3rd Honeywell Trio 60s-Modern
Wednesday 6th Bluegrass Jam Session
Friday 8th Carl Stevens Vocalist
Saturday 9th Paul Neon & The Saints Group
Sunday 10th Carly Jayne Vocalist
Friday 15th Sammy Lines Lady Gaga + 70-90s
Saturday 16th Uncle Tom Cobley Hollies Tribute + 60s
Sunday 17th Charlie Waterford Blondie Tribute + 70s
Friday 22nd DA Vocalist
Saturday 23rd Threepenny Bit Group 50s 60s 70s
Sunday 24th James T Vocalist
Friday 29th Stuart James Vocalist
Saturday 30th Hunsbury Central Group 60s-90s
Sunday 31st Mr Bip Vocalist
Bingo every Friday and Sunday
BH Quiz Night every Wednesday
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
May 2011 Newsletter
Kingsley Park Working Men's Club.
May Newsletter.
Editor Matt Wright.
Email m.wright@ntlworld.com
The Kingsley Blog
http://kingsleyparkwmc.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/kingsley.parkwmc
Kingsley Park Working Men’s Club and Institute
120 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley, Northampton, NN2 7HJ
Club Phone No’s
Steward 715514
Secretary 719800
Email Secretary barryslasberg@kingsleyparkwmc.co.uk
Life Members Outing.
On Saturday 25th June our annual outing to Stratford-Upon-Avon will take place. The program this year is;
9.00 depart Kingsley. 10.30 arrive Embassy SC.
17.00 leave Embassy SC. 19.00 arrive Kingsley.
Tickets at £5.00 (refundable on day of trip) are available from John or from behind the bar from April 1st. Most of the seats have been taken; book yours now to avoid disappointment.
Clubs support the CIU.
At the Annual General Meeting of the Working Men's Club & Institute Union in Blackpool on 9th April, clubs showed massive support for the CIU to an extent not seen in decades.
There were two guest speakers. Firstly Simon Clark of Save our Pubs and Clubs spoke very persuasively on his belief that our clubs are an extension of our homes and should be free from Government interference. He did stress the need for support from clubs in challenging MP's and getting them to join the all-party parliamentary group for non-profit making clubs.
Then our own Northampton MP, Brian Binley spoke passionately of his involvement with and belief in our movement. Brian is a Vice Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group and has been involved in our clubs since his childhood, his father also being a committed clubman.
The General Secretary Mick McGlasham gave a detailed report of the work of the CIU and the commitment of both himself and his staff to do everything in their power to support our clubs.
The Notices of motion discussed at the meeting were all based around raising funds for the movement to erase a deficit running at around £800k per year on our internal trading. It would not be overstating the point to say that the support shown by clubs was astounding. Out of four motions addressed only one delegate stood up to argue against just one of the motions.
The only motion that required a counting of the vote was the motion to put the Pass Card up to £3.50 including VAT from £2.55 plus VAT. With the different VAT treatment this is an increase to the CIU of only 36 pence. 439 voted in favour and 210 against. Well over the 2/3rds majority required.
The effect of this motion is that next year the subscriptions will increase by 50 pence, which is to reflect the Pass Card increase only.
The club will have to pay an extra £500 or £600 but this will be covered by the extra subscriptions that our women members have had to pay in compliance with the Equality Act.
It was sad to see only 640+ delegates at the meeting, much of which can be put down to club closures and the continuing hard times made so much harder by our Government.
The overwhelming support of the clubs that did attend will linger in the memories of all who attended for some time.
Bar Prices
You will all be aware that our beloved Chancellor has once again put the boot in to our clubs with his punitive increase in duty through the last budget.
We should be clear that this is not a party political statement as Chancellors of every political persuasion seem bent on killing the decent social life afforded through our clubs under the guise of fighting binge drinking. This excuse has put thousands of people out of work, stifled genuine Social activity outside the home and closed down literally thousands of decent meeting places throughout the country.
Your committee has put off the increase for one month, but must regretfully put 5 pence on every alcoholic drink with effect from 1st May.
Please let your local member of parliament know what you think of parliaments wanton destruction of the social fabric of your life.
If enough of you want to make your voice heard we could invite our local MP Michael Ellis to the club for a chat with you. Let the Secretary know if you are interested.
Good News and Bad
It has taken 5 years but, through the CIU who have supported all clubs in this matter, we have received a refund of VAT in the sum of £34681.34 including interest.
HMRC have fought hard but have been soundly beaten in two appeals and decided to pay up.
The sting in the tail is that they have said they are to fight on and if they win, in maybe another 5 years they will want repayment within 30 days or they will charge interest from the day they paid us. As a point of interest, I am told that most commentators do not think they have much of a chance of winning
So they have given us all this money and said we spend any of it at our peril.
This is typical of the big brother attitude they have. They smile and spend probably tens of thousands on TV ads. Behind the smiles lie threats and intimidation. This is the way they work.
Ten years ago they tried to get us to pay over £18000 they knew was not due. They played on our ignorance but did not count on the spirit of the Working Men's Club. Eighteen months of intimidation ended in an apology and a refund of our expenses. How many clubs pay over because
they are told they must, but are ignorant of the fact that the money is not due.
We are now faced with fines for almost any wrongdoing. Someone has to pay for the inefficiency and incompetence of HMRC. It should be their bosses and not us!
As a member of the National Executive, I will be fighting to put the "Service" back into civil service. Indeed a bit of the "civil" would not hurt either.
What do you think?
Barry Slasberg
Children’s Outing.
Following from the last newsletter, the Secretary had a response from one member who would be willing to pay for his four grandchildren to go on an outing.
Because of this almost universal lack of response, we regret that there will be no children's outing again this year.
If the improving trend of 2010 continues into 2011 we do hope to be able to reintroduce the outing in 2012. A vital part of this recovery is the continued support and patronage of our members using their club as their venue of first choice when thinking of a night or lunch time out.
So, let us know what you would like to see happening in the club that would make a visit a pleasure for you.
Your advice would be greatly appreciated. We still have a suggestion box in the main bar, or you can talk to any member of the Committee or the Secretary who will ensure every serious suggestion is considered.
Thank You Letter.
The club has received a letter of thanks for the £1,100 you raised in memory of John Collins in support of Macmillan Cancer for the Macmillan Haematology Suite at Northampton General Hospital.
Obituaries.
It is with sadness that we have to announce the deaths of J D Wooliscroft, Charlie Wright, Derek Burditt and Kevin Donnelly. Our thoughts are with their families and friends.
Decorations.
As some of you may have noticed, we have had the ceilings painted. Over the next few weeks we will be wallpapering and painting the concert room and painting the long corridor.
We hope that the members appreciate our efforts and remember that it is their club and report any petty vandalism.
Welfare Payout.
The June 2011 Welfare Payout will be made to qualifying members on Fridays between 7.00 pm and 9.00 pm and Sundays between 11.00 am and 1.00 pm during June, commencing on Sunday 6th June 2011.
Thank You Louise and Paul.
It is with regret that we will be saying thank you and farewell to Louise
and Paul Pink as employees from 9th May. They have both done sterling work on our behalf since Sarah went on maternity leave but have decided that the commitment is just that bit too much to stay until the end of July. We are pleased to say they will still be a part of the club as members and look forward to their company for the rest of their natural as the saying goes.
Welcome Martin.
It is with pleasure that we announce that Martin Moss is taking over as
temporary Steward with effect from 9th May until the end of Sarah's
maternity leave. Martin is standing down from the Committee to fulfil this vital function. Perhaps a little selfishly, we wish Martin every success in this role.
Committee Vacancies.
We now have two casual vacancies on the Committee. Volunteers are sought from any of the membership, men or women, who have not joined the club this year. Please contact the Secretary for details.
Games News.
Congratulations to Les Page and Trina Birch for winning the NWMC ladies darts league pairs.
Kingsley Blitz Night.
On Saturday 21st May 7.30 t0 11.30. Nostalgic 1940’s sing along.
Bangers & Mash. 1940’s dress. In aid of The Royal British Legion.
Adults £6.50 Children £4.00 price includes a donation to the British Legion.
May Entertainment.
Sunday 1st Krys 50’s& 60’s Group
Monday 2nd The Two Sides of Gary Vocalist
Wednesday 4th Bluegrass Jam Session
Friday 6th Sarah Quinn Vocalist
Saturday 7th Caught in the Act Group
Sunday 8th Christal Duo
Friday 13th Jasmine Allen Group
Saturday 14th 2 Tones Group
Sunday 15th Rik King Vocalist
Friday 20th Jamie D Vocalist
Saturday 21st Physical Party Band
Sunday 22nd Jamie Lee Vocalist
Friday 27th Ricky Swann Vocalist
Saturday 28th Silhouettes 50’s – 70’s Group
Sunday 29th Lee Richards Vocalist
Bingo every Friday & Sunday plus Mondays 2nd & 30th.
BH Quiz Night every Wednesday.
May Newsletter.
Editor Matt Wright.
Email m.wright@ntlworld.com
The Kingsley Blog
http://kingsleyparkwmc.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/kingsley.parkwmc
Kingsley Park Working Men’s Club and Institute
120 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley, Northampton, NN2 7HJ
Club Phone No’s
Steward 715514
Secretary 719800
Email Secretary barryslasberg@kingsleyparkwmc.co.uk
Life Members Outing.
On Saturday 25th June our annual outing to Stratford-Upon-Avon will take place. The program this year is;
9.00 depart Kingsley. 10.30 arrive Embassy SC.
17.00 leave Embassy SC. 19.00 arrive Kingsley.
Tickets at £5.00 (refundable on day of trip) are available from John or from behind the bar from April 1st. Most of the seats have been taken; book yours now to avoid disappointment.
Clubs support the CIU.
At the Annual General Meeting of the Working Men's Club & Institute Union in Blackpool on 9th April, clubs showed massive support for the CIU to an extent not seen in decades.
There were two guest speakers. Firstly Simon Clark of Save our Pubs and Clubs spoke very persuasively on his belief that our clubs are an extension of our homes and should be free from Government interference. He did stress the need for support from clubs in challenging MP's and getting them to join the all-party parliamentary group for non-profit making clubs.
Then our own Northampton MP, Brian Binley spoke passionately of his involvement with and belief in our movement. Brian is a Vice Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group and has been involved in our clubs since his childhood, his father also being a committed clubman.
The General Secretary Mick McGlasham gave a detailed report of the work of the CIU and the commitment of both himself and his staff to do everything in their power to support our clubs.
The Notices of motion discussed at the meeting were all based around raising funds for the movement to erase a deficit running at around £800k per year on our internal trading. It would not be overstating the point to say that the support shown by clubs was astounding. Out of four motions addressed only one delegate stood up to argue against just one of the motions.
The only motion that required a counting of the vote was the motion to put the Pass Card up to £3.50 including VAT from £2.55 plus VAT. With the different VAT treatment this is an increase to the CIU of only 36 pence. 439 voted in favour and 210 against. Well over the 2/3rds majority required.
The effect of this motion is that next year the subscriptions will increase by 50 pence, which is to reflect the Pass Card increase only.
The club will have to pay an extra £500 or £600 but this will be covered by the extra subscriptions that our women members have had to pay in compliance with the Equality Act.
It was sad to see only 640+ delegates at the meeting, much of which can be put down to club closures and the continuing hard times made so much harder by our Government.
The overwhelming support of the clubs that did attend will linger in the memories of all who attended for some time.
Bar Prices
You will all be aware that our beloved Chancellor has once again put the boot in to our clubs with his punitive increase in duty through the last budget.
We should be clear that this is not a party political statement as Chancellors of every political persuasion seem bent on killing the decent social life afforded through our clubs under the guise of fighting binge drinking. This excuse has put thousands of people out of work, stifled genuine Social activity outside the home and closed down literally thousands of decent meeting places throughout the country.
Your committee has put off the increase for one month, but must regretfully put 5 pence on every alcoholic drink with effect from 1st May.
Please let your local member of parliament know what you think of parliaments wanton destruction of the social fabric of your life.
If enough of you want to make your voice heard we could invite our local MP Michael Ellis to the club for a chat with you. Let the Secretary know if you are interested.
Good News and Bad
It has taken 5 years but, through the CIU who have supported all clubs in this matter, we have received a refund of VAT in the sum of £34681.34 including interest.
HMRC have fought hard but have been soundly beaten in two appeals and decided to pay up.
The sting in the tail is that they have said they are to fight on and if they win, in maybe another 5 years they will want repayment within 30 days or they will charge interest from the day they paid us. As a point of interest, I am told that most commentators do not think they have much of a chance of winning
So they have given us all this money and said we spend any of it at our peril.
This is typical of the big brother attitude they have. They smile and spend probably tens of thousands on TV ads. Behind the smiles lie threats and intimidation. This is the way they work.
Ten years ago they tried to get us to pay over £18000 they knew was not due. They played on our ignorance but did not count on the spirit of the Working Men's Club. Eighteen months of intimidation ended in an apology and a refund of our expenses. How many clubs pay over because
they are told they must, but are ignorant of the fact that the money is not due.
We are now faced with fines for almost any wrongdoing. Someone has to pay for the inefficiency and incompetence of HMRC. It should be their bosses and not us!
As a member of the National Executive, I will be fighting to put the "Service" back into civil service. Indeed a bit of the "civil" would not hurt either.
What do you think?
Barry Slasberg
Children’s Outing.
Following from the last newsletter, the Secretary had a response from one member who would be willing to pay for his four grandchildren to go on an outing.
Because of this almost universal lack of response, we regret that there will be no children's outing again this year.
If the improving trend of 2010 continues into 2011 we do hope to be able to reintroduce the outing in 2012. A vital part of this recovery is the continued support and patronage of our members using their club as their venue of first choice when thinking of a night or lunch time out.
So, let us know what you would like to see happening in the club that would make a visit a pleasure for you.
Your advice would be greatly appreciated. We still have a suggestion box in the main bar, or you can talk to any member of the Committee or the Secretary who will ensure every serious suggestion is considered.
Thank You Letter.
The club has received a letter of thanks for the £1,100 you raised in memory of John Collins in support of Macmillan Cancer for the Macmillan Haematology Suite at Northampton General Hospital.
Obituaries.
It is with sadness that we have to announce the deaths of J D Wooliscroft, Charlie Wright, Derek Burditt and Kevin Donnelly. Our thoughts are with their families and friends.
Decorations.
As some of you may have noticed, we have had the ceilings painted. Over the next few weeks we will be wallpapering and painting the concert room and painting the long corridor.
We hope that the members appreciate our efforts and remember that it is their club and report any petty vandalism.
Welfare Payout.
The June 2011 Welfare Payout will be made to qualifying members on Fridays between 7.00 pm and 9.00 pm and Sundays between 11.00 am and 1.00 pm during June, commencing on Sunday 6th June 2011.
Thank You Louise and Paul.
It is with regret that we will be saying thank you and farewell to Louise
and Paul Pink as employees from 9th May. They have both done sterling work on our behalf since Sarah went on maternity leave but have decided that the commitment is just that bit too much to stay until the end of July. We are pleased to say they will still be a part of the club as members and look forward to their company for the rest of their natural as the saying goes.
Welcome Martin.
It is with pleasure that we announce that Martin Moss is taking over as
temporary Steward with effect from 9th May until the end of Sarah's
maternity leave. Martin is standing down from the Committee to fulfil this vital function. Perhaps a little selfishly, we wish Martin every success in this role.
Committee Vacancies.
We now have two casual vacancies on the Committee. Volunteers are sought from any of the membership, men or women, who have not joined the club this year. Please contact the Secretary for details.
Games News.
Congratulations to Les Page and Trina Birch for winning the NWMC ladies darts league pairs.
Kingsley Blitz Night.
On Saturday 21st May 7.30 t0 11.30. Nostalgic 1940’s sing along.
Bangers & Mash. 1940’s dress. In aid of The Royal British Legion.
Adults £6.50 Children £4.00 price includes a donation to the British Legion.
May Entertainment.
Sunday 1st Krys 50’s& 60’s Group
Monday 2nd The Two Sides of Gary Vocalist
Wednesday 4th Bluegrass Jam Session
Friday 6th Sarah Quinn Vocalist
Saturday 7th Caught in the Act Group
Sunday 8th Christal Duo
Friday 13th Jasmine Allen Group
Saturday 14th 2 Tones Group
Sunday 15th Rik King Vocalist
Friday 20th Jamie D Vocalist
Saturday 21st Physical Party Band
Sunday 22nd Jamie Lee Vocalist
Friday 27th Ricky Swann Vocalist
Saturday 28th Silhouettes 50’s – 70’s Group
Sunday 29th Lee Richards Vocalist
Bingo every Friday & Sunday plus Mondays 2nd & 30th.
BH Quiz Night every Wednesday.
Sunday, 27 March 2011
April News
Kingsley Park Working Men's Club.
Newsletter April 2011.
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
Secretary 719800
Email Secretary barryslasberg@kingsleyparkwmc.co.uk
Life Members Outing.
On Saturday 26th June our annual outing will take place. The program this year is;
9.00 depart Kingsley. 10.30 arrive Embassy SC.
17.00 leave Embassy SC. 19.00 arrive Kingsley.
Tickets at £5.00 (refundable on day of trip) will be available from John or Pete or from behind the bar from April 1st.
Annual General Meeting.
The AGM for the club was held in the concert room on Sunday 13th March 2011.
With the advent of the Equality Act our women members have now become full members with equal rights to men. The first task of the chairman, Graham Burgess, was to warmly welcome women members to the meeting for the first time in the club's history.
The meeting was presented with the annual accounts that showed a massive improvement on the last year with the loss reduced from £57,000 to £7,000. The reduction was due mainly to savings, finding extra sources of income and continuing to get increasing support from our main supplier Carlsberg. As promised, price increases at the bar were kept to a minimum and will continue so to be.
It is a shame to note that out of about 2000 members 41 including the Committee bothered to attend. That is just over 2% of the membership.
Children’s Outing.
Last year we could not afford a children's outing and we regret that we are still not in a position to subsidise such an outing this year. However, members approached us last year that said they were willing to pay for their children. We need to gauge if this idea would have any support and ask any family interested to let the Secretary know how many tickets they are prepared to pay for at £12 per seat for every person. Children up to four years old would go free. All adults and other children would be asked to pay the full fare.
Please contact the Secretary by 21st April so that we can make a decision on which you can be informed in the next newsletter.
Thank you.
Elections 2011.
There were only enough nominations this year to fill the vacancies available. They were: - President. Graham Burgess returned unopposed
Treasurer. Dave Birch CMD returned unopposed. Committee. Geoff Bassett, Pete Beaumont, John Carnegie-Brown, Carl White and Matt Wright. There will therefore be no elections this year. There will however be some casual vacancies to be filled by the new committee. Could we then see our first Woman Committee member?
Macmillan Donation.
On Sunday 20th March a cheque for £1100 in memory of John Collins was presented to the Macmillan Cancer Support who with Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust have joined forces to create a state of the art Macmillan Haematology Suite at Northampton General Hospital, providing chemotherapy for people with cancers of the blood such as leukaemia and lymphoma. Graham Burgess presented the cheque to the Macmillan representative. Watched by members of John’s family, also in the picture are main fundraisers Richard Shanahan & Martin Moss and secretary Barry Slasberg.
St Georges Day.
On St Georges Day Saturday April 23rd we will be having a full day of celebrations. Opening at 11.00. From midday until 4 pm you can enjoy a full English breakfast of 2 sausages, 2 bacon, 1 egg, mushrooms, tomato, beans, black pudding and chips. - £3.50. Gammon ham, egg and chips. - £3.00 Faggots, mash, and mushy peas. - £3.50The entertainment will start at 2.00.-4.30 with Walk Right Back. There will be a spirit raffle with profits going to the Help For Heroes fund and in the evening we have a great group The Gents.
Royal Wedding Day.
On Friday April 29th we will once again be open early. On the menu from midday until 4pm will be a breakfast of 2 sausages, 2 bacon, 1 egg, mushrooms, tomato, beans, black pudding and chips. - £3.50 Pie – (chicken and mushroom or minced beef and onion), chips and peas.Scampi, chips and peas. -£3.50 each.The entertainment starts at 2.00 with the popular Mystic Crew, in the evening back in the club by popular demand we will have the fabulous duo Hot Property this is one act you should not miss.
Obituaries.
Sadly we have to report the deaths of Mrs Smith, Bob Marriot, John Croft and Alf Munns. Our thoughts are with their families and friends.
Geff Boswell. One of the founder members of the reformed Air-Gun team back in 1972, a long time member and general dogsbody of our outdoor bowls team and a long time member of the indoor bowls league at Kingsley Park will be sadly missed.
Redtooth Poker.
Congradulations to Phil Knight for his preformance in the area finals where he won £500 he now goes on to compete in the National Championships.
Special Offer For Members.
Golden China
Beijing Palace
The Golden China Resturant and The Beijing Palace Take Away are offering our members a 20% discount. To qualify simply show them your membership cards when ordering.
April Entertainment
Friday 1st Carl Merry Top Male Vocalist
Saturday 2nd Got The T Shirt Trio
Sunday 3rd Bonnie Girl Vocalist
Wednesday 6th Bluegrass Jam Session New players welcome
Friday 8th Damion Male Vocalist 50-60’s
Saturday 9th Just Push Play Trio
Sunday 10th Tom Healy Band Irish Country rock n Roll
Friday 15th Louise Clair Girl Vocalist
Saturday 16th Two & A Half Men Trio
Sunday 17th Nina Girl Vocalist
Friday 22nd Cris Igoe Male Vocalist
Saturday 23rd Day. Walk Right Back Duo 50’s – 60’s
Eve. The GentsGroup
Sunday 24th Paul Neon Duo
Monday 25th Scot David Male Vocalist
Friday 29th Day. Mystic Crew
Eve. Hot Property Top Girl Duo
Saturday 30th Jessie Garron Male Vocalist
Sunday 1st Krys Top 60’s Group
Monday 2nd The Many Sides of Gary Rock n Roll
Bingo every Friday, Sunday and Mondays 25th & 2nd.
B H Quiz every Wednesday.
Newsletter April 2011.
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
Secretary 719800
Email Secretary barryslasberg@kingsleyparkwmc.co.uk
Life Members Outing.
On Saturday 26th June our annual outing will take place. The program this year is;
9.00 depart Kingsley. 10.30 arrive Embassy SC.
17.00 leave Embassy SC. 19.00 arrive Kingsley.
Tickets at £5.00 (refundable on day of trip) will be available from John or Pete or from behind the bar from April 1st.
Annual General Meeting.
The AGM for the club was held in the concert room on Sunday 13th March 2011.
With the advent of the Equality Act our women members have now become full members with equal rights to men. The first task of the chairman, Graham Burgess, was to warmly welcome women members to the meeting for the first time in the club's history.
The meeting was presented with the annual accounts that showed a massive improvement on the last year with the loss reduced from £57,000 to £7,000. The reduction was due mainly to savings, finding extra sources of income and continuing to get increasing support from our main supplier Carlsberg. As promised, price increases at the bar were kept to a minimum and will continue so to be.
It is a shame to note that out of about 2000 members 41 including the Committee bothered to attend. That is just over 2% of the membership.
Children’s Outing.
Last year we could not afford a children's outing and we regret that we are still not in a position to subsidise such an outing this year. However, members approached us last year that said they were willing to pay for their children. We need to gauge if this idea would have any support and ask any family interested to let the Secretary know how many tickets they are prepared to pay for at £12 per seat for every person. Children up to four years old would go free. All adults and other children would be asked to pay the full fare.
Please contact the Secretary by 21st April so that we can make a decision on which you can be informed in the next newsletter.
Thank you.
Elections 2011.
There were only enough nominations this year to fill the vacancies available. They were: - President. Graham Burgess returned unopposed
Treasurer. Dave Birch CMD returned unopposed. Committee. Geoff Bassett, Pete Beaumont, John Carnegie-Brown, Carl White and Matt Wright. There will therefore be no elections this year. There will however be some casual vacancies to be filled by the new committee. Could we then see our first Woman Committee member?
Macmillan Donation.
On Sunday 20th March a cheque for £1100 in memory of John Collins was presented to the Macmillan Cancer Support who with Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust have joined forces to create a state of the art Macmillan Haematology Suite at Northampton General Hospital, providing chemotherapy for people with cancers of the blood such as leukaemia and lymphoma. Graham Burgess presented the cheque to the Macmillan representative. Watched by members of John’s family, also in the picture are main fundraisers Richard Shanahan & Martin Moss and secretary Barry Slasberg.
St Georges Day.
On St Georges Day Saturday April 23rd we will be having a full day of celebrations. Opening at 11.00. From midday until 4 pm you can enjoy a full English breakfast of 2 sausages, 2 bacon, 1 egg, mushrooms, tomato, beans, black pudding and chips. - £3.50. Gammon ham, egg and chips. - £3.00 Faggots, mash, and mushy peas. - £3.50The entertainment will start at 2.00.-4.30 with Walk Right Back. There will be a spirit raffle with profits going to the Help For Heroes fund and in the evening we have a great group The Gents.
Royal Wedding Day.
On Friday April 29th we will once again be open early. On the menu from midday until 4pm will be a breakfast of 2 sausages, 2 bacon, 1 egg, mushrooms, tomato, beans, black pudding and chips. - £3.50 Pie – (chicken and mushroom or minced beef and onion), chips and peas.Scampi, chips and peas. -£3.50 each.The entertainment starts at 2.00 with the popular Mystic Crew, in the evening back in the club by popular demand we will have the fabulous duo Hot Property this is one act you should not miss.
Obituaries.
Sadly we have to report the deaths of Mrs Smith, Bob Marriot, John Croft and Alf Munns. Our thoughts are with their families and friends.
Geff Boswell. One of the founder members of the reformed Air-Gun team back in 1972, a long time member and general dogsbody of our outdoor bowls team and a long time member of the indoor bowls league at Kingsley Park will be sadly missed.
Redtooth Poker.
Congradulations to Phil Knight for his preformance in the area finals where he won £500 he now goes on to compete in the National Championships.
Special Offer For Members.
Golden China
Beijing Palace
The Golden China Resturant and The Beijing Palace Take Away are offering our members a 20% discount. To qualify simply show them your membership cards when ordering.
April Entertainment
Friday 1st Carl Merry Top Male Vocalist
Saturday 2nd Got The T Shirt Trio
Sunday 3rd Bonnie Girl Vocalist
Wednesday 6th Bluegrass Jam Session New players welcome
Friday 8th Damion Male Vocalist 50-60’s
Saturday 9th Just Push Play Trio
Sunday 10th Tom Healy Band Irish Country rock n Roll
Friday 15th Louise Clair Girl Vocalist
Saturday 16th Two & A Half Men Trio
Sunday 17th Nina Girl Vocalist
Friday 22nd Cris Igoe Male Vocalist
Saturday 23rd Day. Walk Right Back Duo 50’s – 60’s
Eve. The GentsGroup
Sunday 24th Paul Neon Duo
Monday 25th Scot David Male Vocalist
Friday 29th Day. Mystic Crew
Eve. Hot Property Top Girl Duo
Saturday 30th Jessie Garron Male Vocalist
Sunday 1st Krys Top 60’s Group
Monday 2nd The Many Sides of Gary Rock n Roll
Bingo every Friday, Sunday and Mondays 25th & 2nd.
B H Quiz every Wednesday.
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