Chairman's Letter
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CHAIRMAN’S LETTER Dear Members Welcome to the Shropshire Centre Caravan and Motorhome Club in this my 3rd year as Chairman. I look forward to continuing in my role and working with our new and growing committee and hope to see as many of you as possible on the rally field soon. I have been caravanning for a few years now along with my wife Michelle and my children Charlotte and Alfie and now our new addition Bailey our Cockapoo Puppy. Rallying is a great way to have a great family holiday and relax, meet new people and see parts of the countryside you would never normally visit. A caravan rally is just a temporary site for the weekend with friends. With or without electricity, you can have a great time in your caravan away from the grid. Just ask us and any of our regular ralliers, you can survive without being fully connected to the grid. My family and I look forward to meeting you and if you haven’t rallied before and have any concerns, just come and see us on one of our rallies, either with or without your van, just to see what it’s all about. A great way to meet new friends and catch up with old ones. See you soon Mark Lloyd Chairman CHAIRMAN’S CHARITY 2019 During the year we will once again be collecting donations for Troop Aid. When service personnel are injured either on training exercise or in combat they return to the United Kingdom without their personal effects or clothing. Troop Aid supplies them with the ‘basic essentials’. Page | 2 RALLY PROGRAMME FOR 2019 March 1 - 3 West Central Region Question Time/ Oswestry Park Hall Experience March 15-17 Onneley Cricket Club Nr Woore April 5-7 CAKE COMPETITION Red Lion Icecream Farm Haughton April 18-22 EASTER Rhosboeth, Benllech Anglesey May 3-6 MAY DAY Invitation of Worcesters 50th, Yew Tree Farm Bewdley May 10-12 Monstay Farm (Ludlow Spring Festival) Nr Ludlow May 24-28 SPRING CARAVAN & MOTORHOME CLUB NATIONAL RAGLEY HALL BANK HOLIDAY June 14-16 Hodnet Hall Market Drayton June 28-30 Park Grange Morville July 12-14 Bramblewood Whitchurch August 7-11 Shrewsbury Flower Show Shrewsbury August23-26 Woodcock Farm Nr Bridgnorth September 6-8 ARCHERY, The Haberdashers Arms Knighton September 20-22 Chetwode Arms Pipegate October 4-6 SHROPSHIRE AGM/ PHOTO COMPETITION Nr Shrewsbury Upton Magna Memorial Hall October 18-20 ILLUMINATIONS COMPETITION Nr Mkt Drayton Goldstone Wharf November 8-10 WEST CENTRAL REGION AGM Nr Church Rushbury Village Hall Stretton VISITING CENTRES TO SHROPSHIRE 2019 Applications received and approved as at 14th October 2018. March 21-25 South Staffs Newnes, Ellesmere April 18-23 South Glamorgan Bramblewood, Whitchurch June 28-30 Cheshire Quinta Hall, Oswestry June 28-30 South Staffs Centre Riverside, Bridgnorth August 30-1 Sept Cheshire Birch Hill, Ellesmere November 29-1 December Cheshire Chetwode Arms, Pipegate Page | 3 CENTRE OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE Chairman & Equipment Officer: Mr Mark Lloyd, Tel: 07818 283601, Email: [email protected] Secretary: Mrs Carolyn Aberley, Tel: 07966 788960 Email: [email protected] Chairman & Rally Plaque Officer: Mr Kris Williams, Tel: 07585 551745 Email: [email protected] Vice Chairman & C.L.O. Children’s Liaison Officer: Mr Stephen Lloyd, Tel: 07985 421302 Email: [email protected] Treasurer: Mr Jim Hesbrook, Tel: 07969 700847 Email: [email protected] Rally Secretary: Mr Martyn Prince, Tel: 07488 303154 Email: [email protected] Webmaster & Publicity Officer: Mr Phil Reeves, Tel: 07979 906440 Email: [email protected] Assistant Publicity Officer (CAMC Club Magazine): Mrs Wendy Prince, Tel: 07507 127594 Email: [email protected] Social Media Officer: Mr David Hickinbottom, Tel: 07789 456 051 Email: [email protected] Competitions Officer: Mrs Lindsy Lloyd, Tel: 07985 202896 Email: [email protected] Social Secretary: The Full Committee Minutes of Meetings Minutes of centre committee meetings may be inspected in the Hon. Secretary’s van when she is present at a rally. West Central Region Delegates: Mr Mark Lloyd, Tel: 07818 283 601 Mr Martyn Prince, Tel: 07488 303154 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] The Shropshire Centre is part of the West Central Region, for information on what’s going on in the region visit their website: www.westcentralregion.co.uk For the most up to date information regarding the centre and its rallies please visit: • Shropshire Centre Website: www.shropshirecentre.co.uk • Twitter account: ShropshireCAMC • Facebook: ShropshireCAMC Please join in the on-line community and hopefully we will see you on the rally field soon. Please note, the Caravan & Motorhome Club have advised all Centres, Regions & Divisions to no longer advertise home details, this is due to GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). Page | 4 OFFICERS LETTERS RALLY SECRETARY Hi Everyone Last year we had a fantastic summer with more and more people spending their money on caravans and motorhomes and were hitting the open road hoping to explore and discover new adventures. Looking at commercial site prices, if you want to use your outfit regularly, rallying is the inexpensive way to get the most out of your “van.” So, we’ve booked the weekend rallies and we’d love to see you on the field to make more new friends along the way and every member new or old is welcome Martyn Prince, Rally Secretary SECRETARY Greetings to members old and new, in my first year as centre secretary. We started attending rallies in 2017, though we had done some previously. It has been a great way to explore our home county. An opportunity to socialise with new people or just relax and watch the world go by. You choose to do as much or as little as you like. You can come on your own, with your children and/or your dogs – all welcome. We used to use our caravan for two weeks in the summer and often a week in May. Now we try to be away as many weekends as we can. Rallies are a cost-effective way of getting more use out of your caravan or motorhome. Don’t be worried about not having electric hook-up, a good battery and gas and you’re sorted. Always experienced help at hand! Shropshire Centre look forward to giving you a warm welcome on the rally field in 2019. Carolyn, Secretary VICE CHAIRMANS Welcome all once again to your Club. My second year now as Vice Chairman for the Club, and the club has gone from strength to strength seeing new members becoming regular ralliers on the field. Having converted to a wobble box we have never looked back since rallying with the Club. It’s taken us to locations that keep us all entertained (including our children) over a weekend with good company! Looking forward to new challenges, but more importantly meeting ralliers from previous years and equally future newcomers yet to join us and realise this affordable, enjoyable and relaxing pastime. Kris, Vice Chairman Welcome everybody Now moving into my second year as vice chairman, it great to see the club growing with new families and fresh faces stepping forward to join the committee. My family and I have had a lovely first two years of rallying, which I’d like to share with more people. This year is going to be an exciting year with a full rally programme of fabulous weekends and competitions. We look forward to seeing more new members and old friends out and about, so get round those friends who own a caravan and invite them to join us for fun filled and relaxing weekends. Stephen, Vice Chairman Page | 5 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Shropshire Centre of the Caravan Club will be held at Upton Magna Memorial Hall, Upton Magna, Shrewsbury, SY4 4TZ on Saturday 5th October 2019 at 2pm. AGENDA 1. Apologies. 2. Chairman’s Address. 3. Minutes of previous AGM. 4. Matters arising. 5. Chairman’s Report. 6. Auditors Report. 7. Treasures Report. 8. Elections: (a) Officers: Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary. (b) Committee: Two Vice Chairman, Rally Secretary, Social Secretary, Other Committee. 9. Appointment of Auditor. 10. Future Policy: (a) Social Events. (b) Rallies. 11. Any Other Business. This is the only notice that will be circulated convening the meeting. Carolyn Aberley, Secretary NOTES FOR INFORMATION As required by Rule 6(b) governing centres, nominations for Executive Officer or Committee, signed by the proposer, seconder and nominee must be received in writing by the Centre Secretary no later than 14 days prior to the meeting. Nominations are required for Officers (Chairman, Hon. Treasurer and Hon. Secretary) and for the nine members of the Committee, of whom two Vice-Chairmen, a Rally Secretary and a Social Secretary will be nominated separately. Notices of motion, signed by the proposer and seconder, must be received in writing by the Centre Hon. Secretary no later than 35 days prior to the meeting. Only members, joint members and family members who return their centre application slip to club headquarters at least 35 days prior to the meeting (Rule 6(e)) are permitted to speak and vote. Page | 6 AGM PROCEDURE 1. The Centre Officers (Chairman, Hon. Secretary and Hon. Treasurer) and the Committee shall be elected at each AGM, to hold office until the following AGM. 2. The Committee shall consist of nine members (including two Vice Chairmen, a Rally Secretary and a Social Secretary) who will be elected at the AGM. 3. (i) Retiring Officers and Committee Members shall be eligible for re-election with the exception of the Chairman who may not hold that Office for more than three years consecutively.