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Club Journal March 2017 The magazine for all CIU members 75 p Members urged to make their voice heard at AGM INSIDE... Editor’s Letter . 2 Club News . 3 CIU Racing Club . 9 Club of the Month . 10 HQ . 14 The Union’s Annual Club Outings . 26 Meeting takes place on Saturday, April 8 28 CIU members are being urged to ensure Sport, CAMRA, Heineken, Dransfields, Red Crossword . their club is represented at the Union’s Tooth and Smart Energy. Annual Meeting which takes place in e trade show gives club members a Blackpool next month. chance to get specialist business advice in an e Annual Meeting is on Saturday, April informal setting, as well as to enjoy free 8 at the Norbreck Castle Hotel and the 26th refreshments and fun activities. CIU Beer & Trades Exhibition is happening Rounding off the weekend, immediately the day before at the same venue. following the Annual Meeting, will be the “Conference Weekend is the most Dransfields CIU National Quiz Final, where important time of the year for the Union and the winners and runners-up from each of the a great opportunity for all our clubs to come Regional Heats (completed in January and together to discuss and debate the key issues February) will compete for the prestigious which matter to us,” said Union President trophy and £500 first prize. George Dawson CMD. As revealed last month, Daily Mirror Club of the Month: “As usual we have organised a full weekend Political Correspondent Paul Routledge will Trades Club, Doncaster of club-related activities with the Beer & be the keynote speaker at the Annual Trades Show on Friday and the Dransfields Meeting. e Trades Club, Doncaster is this month’s CIU National Quiz Final on Saturday He said: “It’s an honour and a privilege to Club of the Month. aernoon straight aer the AGM. be invited to the CIU gathering in Blackpool, In 2008, the club moved into a brand-new, “I would urge all clubs to make sure they’re where I’ve been many times as a Political purpose-built premises within the represented in Blackpool during Conference Correspondent for different national Frenchgate shopping centre and has not Weekend in order to give their members a newspapers. looked back since with over 1,800 members say on the future of the Union.” “I’m a member of two clubs – the Empire enjoying the spectacular 20,000 square foot e Beer & Trades Show has proven a very and the Brookside in South Elmsall – and premises. popular draw in the past two years and expect to have joined Skipton Working Men’s As well as a large Lounge, the club has a attendance figures are expected to increase Club by the time I arrive, so I am genuinely Games Room, Concert Room and three once again. ‘one of you.’ bars, plus a number of Conference and e event takes place for the third “It’s a bit daunting to be ‘the turn’ in front meeting rooms which can be hired out. successive year at the Norbreck Castle Hotel’s of such a critical audience but I imagine the Entertainment is also very important to huge Norcalympia venue. Chairman will call ‘order’ while I do my bit. the club with regular live music taking place Among the suppliers attending in 2017 I’m really looking forward to joining you in throughout the month. are: Ace Furniture , Aon, Avensure, BOC, BT Blackpool on April 8.” For the full article, see page 10. www.wmciu.org.uk EDITOR’S LETTER EDITOR’S LETTER Welcome to the March edition of Club part in the quiz ‘just for fun’ and there will be Journal. some spot prizes available for teams not Firstly, congratulations to all the winning competing for the national title. teams who recently took part in the e Dransfields CIU National Quiz Final Regional Heats of the Dransfields CIU will be the last of our scheduled activities National Quiz competition. during Conference Weekend, ese victorious teams – Gosforth Empire As well as the AGM, there is the Beer & (North East), Oaklands Park WMC (South Trades Exhibition to look forward to on the East), Clarence Sports & Social ‘A’ (South Friday aernoon, an event which covers the Wales), Sydney Street WMC (Lancashire), whole spectrum of club business in one really Soothill WMC (Yorkshire) and Ashford Road enjoyable aernoon. Club, Swindon (Midlands) – each won £100 Coming up later this month is the CIU’s Steve Bridger of Galatai Ltd, which produces and will go through to the Final in Blackpool Residential Weekend in Coventry. At the time the Union’s official website alongside the second and third-placed teams of going to press there are still places available (www.wmciu.org.uk), on how your club can from each heat. so if you would like to take this great get online and ensure that it takes full Many thanks to the clubs which hosted the opportunity to learn more about running your advantage of the huge growth in mobile Regional Heats, competition organisers Red club, please call Cath Fitzpatrick at Head Office technology in order to drive business and Tooth Ltd and, of course, our sponsors on (0207) 7226 0221 or email her at: increase membership. Dransfields. [email protected]. I hope you enjoy the issue. We look forward to a hard-fought final on e course costs £75 (VAT inclusive) and Saturday, April 8 and don’t forget that everyone that fee includes full board, lectures on Club is welcome to come along to this event which Law and Club Finance, student’s folder, pad takes place straight aer the AGM in the and course literature. Norbreck Castle Hotel. Back to this issue and on page 12 we have You can even put together a team to take the first of a two-part feature written by Stephen Goulding, Editor CLUB JOURNAL CIU CIU Editorial Panel 253-254 Upper Street London N1 IRY Tel: 020 7226 0221 Fax: 020 7354 1847 George Dawson CMD John Tobin Kenneth D Green CMD E-mail: [email protected] President Vice-President General Secretary Website: www.wmciu.org.uk Editor Stephen Goulding John Baker John Batchelor Geoff Blakeley CMD Carol Goddard E-mail: [email protected] NEC Member NEC Member NEC Member NEC Member Club Journal is published by Alchemy Contract Publishing for the CIU 59/60 Thames Street, Windsor, SL4 1TX Dave Gravel CMD Sid Hicks Philip Larkin Chris O’Neill CMD Tel: 01753 272022 NEC Member NEC Member NEC Member NEC Member E-mail: [email protected] www.alchemycontractpublishing.co.uk For editorial, contact [email protected] For advertising, contact [email protected] The views expressed in this journal are not necessarily those of the publisher Ken Roberts CMD Bob Russell CMD George Smith Geoff Whewell NEC Member NEC Member NEC Member NEC Member 2 • Club Journal NEWS Country ‘n’ Western Charity Night held in Hereford OBITUARY Derrick Fraiel It is with much sadness that the members, Management Committee and Secretary of Brafield Working Men’s Club have to report the passing of Mr Derrick Fraiel. He became a member of the club in 2000, after his own club (Yardley Hastings) unfortunately closed. He had been President there for many years and on his move to Brafield WMC, continued his The Richmond Place Club in Hereford recently held a charity Country Music event featuring the band Knoxville Highway which raised £500 for the Haven Breast Cancer Support Centre. Pictured, dedication to the CIU. left to right: Sue Stoker, (Richmond Place Club), Mike Chandler (Haven Breast Cancer Support He was in the Committee at Centre), Les Walker (Richmond Place Club Secretary), Bill Evans (Richmond Place Club) Brafield and was Vice-President for many years, doing all the usual jobs, Service milestones are reached at Broseley Social Club calling bingo, selling tickets, etc. He only retired from the Committee last year due to ill health. A good all-rounder. Many thanks Derrick from us all and condolences to his wife Pat and family. NEWS IN BRIEF Yorkshire brewery Timothy Taylor launches first new core beer since 1952 Renowned Yorkshire brewery Timothy Taylor is launching the first new Four members of Broseley Social Club Committee in Shropshire have recently completed 115 years of addition to its core range since 1952 service between them. Jack Haughey, Secretary of the West Midlands Branch of the CIU, presented later this month. the Distinguished Service Award to Secretary Dave Oakley and Long Service Awards (25 years) to Knowle Spring Blonde is a 4.2% ABV Trustee and Entertainment Secretary Arthur Jones, Trustee Mike Garbett and Treasurer Dave Lloyd. Pictured, left to right: Mike Garbett, Dave Lloyd, Jack Haughey, Dave Oakley and Arthur Jones ale which is named after the Knowle Spring on which the brewery sits, and from where they draw spring water Beechwood & Eastwood SC mourn founding member for all their brews. The new beer is described as a “full- Members of Beechwood & Eastwood Social as they didn’t want the competition!” he told bodied beer with floral and grapefruit Club in Middlesbrough are mourning one the Middlesbrough Gazette. aromas, spiced orange on the tongue of their founding fathers, Denis Riley, who “He continued to be a member all his life followed by citrus hop flavours .” died in January at the age of 81. and was a Committee member for a great Denis was one of the driving forces many years as well as Vice-President for a Robinsons Brewery and Iron Maiden behind the club being established in 1973 to number of years.