I received £45 from the members in place of Xmas cards and this has gone to Paddy to be forwarded on to the charity   Help the Heros   with the much larger amount she has raised at the Burns Club from a similar scheme. The amount seems disappointingly small but this is probably my fault for being rather late in coming up with the scheme. I will do the same next year for a different charity.

CHANGE OF ARRANGEMENTS

PLEASE NOTE WE PAY FOR PERMISSION TO PARK AT THE REAR OF THE EVERGREEN CENTRE FOR THURSDAY EVENINGS.

THE INTRODUCTION OF A JUNIOR DANCING/GYMNASTICS  CLASS WHICH FINISHES AT 6.30 PM MEANS THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CARS IN OUR AREA PICKING UP CHILDREN JUST WHEN WE WANT TO PARK. A PROBLEM COULD ARRISE IF YOU PARK BEHIND THESE CARS BECAUSE AFTER THEY HAVE PICKED UP THEIR CHILDREN THEY DRIVE OFF AND THE DANCING CLASS WHICH STARTS AT 7.00 PM PARK IN THE SPACES THEY HAVE LEFT AND BLOCK YOUR CAR IN. MAKE SURE YOU ARE EITHER BEHIND ONE OF OUR MEMBER'S CARS OR ON THE FRONT ROW OF THE CARS EVEN IF THIS MEANS WAITING A FEW MINUTES UNTIL THE CARS PICKING UP CHILDREN DRIVE OFF

CONTRARY TO MY PREVIOUS NOTE IT APPEARS WE HAVE GENERAL PERMISSION TO PARK THERE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS PROVIDE WITH DO IT WITH DISCRETION AT THE REAR OF THE HALL

ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NO COMPLAINTS IN THE PAST ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS THE RECENT INTRODUCTION OF TWO ART CLASSES AT THE EVERGREEN OVER THE LUNCH TIME AND EARLY AFTERNOON PERIOD MEAN THAT PARKING IS CONJESTED AND WE RECOMMEND THAT OUR MEMBERS ONLY PARK THERE IF THEY ARE SURE THEY DO NOT BLOCK ART CLASS ATTENDEES CARS IN. 

DO NOT PARK IN THE RED COW CAR PARK. THE LANDLORD IS THREATENING TO CLAMP YOUR CAR. WE HAVE NO RIGHT TO PARK IN THE RED COW CAR PARK.

CONGRATULATIONS TO

LIZ HALL and DAVID TAYLOR for

WINNING THE ALLESTREE CLUB PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP

HELD ON

16th OCTOBER 2008

ALISON AND BERYL CRAIG WERE SECOND

THERE WAS A TIE FOR 3RD PLACE BETWEEN

JO BUNN with PADDY OLDAY AND

DOUG WALTON with LAURENCE HUDSON

CONGRATULATIONS TO

DOUG WALTON and LAWRENCE HUDSON

for WINNING 

THE FRIDAY PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP

HELD ON

17TH OCTOBER 2008

  RAY JOLLAND and ROY WOOD were SECOND

 CLIVE WARBRICK and IAN ROXBURGH were THIRD

SUNDAY NIGHT BRIDGE

SOME OF OUR MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO PLAY OCCASIONALLY ON A SUNDAY NIGHT BUT ARE NOT IN A REGULAR PARTNERSHIP. WE COULD HAVE A LIST OF SUCH MEMBERS ON THE WEB WITH DATES THEY WOULD LIKE TO PLAY - IS ANYONE INTERESTED IN GOING ON SUCH A LIST.

To see winners of various club championships go to News and Items of Interest