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Nor was it well received that Ulla’s Café should be stopped – it is a very popular function. Nor was
the suggestion that the Folk Dance Group use the same evening as Ulla’s Café felt to be a solution.
The dancers need space and would feel they were pushing out the Ulla’s Café customers.
The Danish Folk Dance group were disappointed that they had lost the opportunity to use the Club
on Friday nights. Earlier week nights were not suitable for many members, and they would have to
seek alternative premises for a Friday. There was considerable discussion about this. There was
concern that the Club was losing an intrinsic cultural group’s association with the premises. The
feeling of the meeting was quite strongly that one Friday night should be retained for the Folk
Dancers if at all possible. Gert Engelsmann moved that the rental agreement be changed to 2
Fridays each month with a substitution of either a Wednesday or even two Wednesdays for the
other Friday. Tom Larsen amended this slightly proposing that this be attempted, but not at the risk
of losing the rental agreement entirely. While a formal vote was not taken on this, it appeared to
be very much the opinion of the meeting. Ole Andersen who is conducting the negotiations
agreed to try to achieve this outcome.
HONORARY MEMBER:
The President, Ulla Turner, had the very pleasant task of raising the matter of the granting of Honorary
Membership to a very long time member, and a former President, Frank Nissen Wiis. Ole Andersen
formally moved that Honorary Membership be granted to Frank Wiis. This was seconded by Joan
Christensen (who had been Secretary at the time when Frank was President). Carried.
MEETING CONCLUDED: 9.20pm
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