Record of HCMC meeting held at the Chieftain Hotel, Inverness on Tuesday 1st November 2011 at 8pm
The Chairman opened the meeting with a welcome to all.
PRESENT: 18 Members & 1 guest.
APOLOGIES: Peter Home, Brian Miller, Brian Fieldsend & Allan Pickthall.
MATTERS ARISING
FROM AGM: The Chairman went to great lengths to point out that there are still 2 positions on the Committee left unfilled, that being the position of Newsletter Editor & Entertainments Organiser, there was no response from members present to fill either of the vacancies.
MEMBERSHIPS: The latest membership figure as of 21st October 2011 is 62.
CLUB NEWS: As there will be no more newsletters till the vacancy of Newsletter Editor has been filled, all news will be by way of the clubs web site, if you have an email address please include it with your membership renewals to the membership Secretary as it’s the fastest way of passing on urgent information.
CLUB NOTICES
CHRISTMAS MEAL: The Christmas meal will once again be at the Fairway on Tuesday 13th December, arrive 7pm for 7.30pm, names to the Chairman asap, cost per person is £26.50.
CHAIRMAN’S CHALLENGE: The Chairman has decided to try and bring back for 2012 the Chairman’s Challenge, with just 5 locations within easy reach of Inverness and will be a mixed bag of locations.
MEMBERSHIP FEES: A suggestion has been put forward that the Committee discuss the possibility of a standing order for renewing membership fees, to get around the age old problem of late payments or forgetting altogether. The suggestion got very little support.
BBC CHILDREN IN NEED: The Chairman mentioned that he and Cath were doing a sponsored quiz in aid of Children In Need, I am pleased to say that this was well received by members present and by the end of the evening the sponsorship form had many signatures.
REPORTS
30th OCTOBER – CLUB RUN TO CANNICH: William McCloskey reports that 12 machines of various ages took part in Sunday’s run with the weather being overcast and dry, starting off in Inverness, it was then on to Drumnadrochit, then across country for a short break in Cannich where other members had assembled, then on to Struy for beverages at the Struy Inn, once fully refreshed members made their way down the A831 to Balblair for their various routes home.
ENTERTAINMENT
No entertainment due to Committee post not being filled at Septembers AGM.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
DOUGLAS FRONT BRAKE: Frank Ross got up to ask is any of the assembled members had any experience with a certain Douglas front brake that had less stopping power than a pair of Tackety boots, armed with enlarged photo’s Frank was able to explain the problems he faced and was for some time in conversation with Bert MacKay & John Burgess on the problems facing him.
AUCTION: Andy Loosemore held an impromptu sale of an old motorcycle book, sold to John Burgess for £5.00
FORTHCOMING CLUB EVENTS
27th November – Optional club run, Nairn harbour to Broadley Garden Centre, depending on the weather.
OTHER EVENTS
27th November – SVVF AGM in Perth.
There being no other competent business, the meeting closed at 9.00pm |
