Contours May 2017

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6. Secretary’s Report. Steve Miller first informed the meeting that Marion Templeton had very kindly agreed to be the Club’s Membership Secretary and would in future be responsible for keeping the membership database up to date and deal with all membership issues including reminders and renewals. Steve said he was grateful for this offer to take on the task and it would mean that he could more promptly deal with telephone enquiries and other matter of the Secretary’s Post. Steve’s main concern was the falling in membership numbers which could in time challenge the club’s viability. There were a few members paying at an old rate of £15 but they had not responded to any reminders and did not receive copies of Contours. This is also happening with many members this year not increasing their standing orders from £20 to £25 and they will be chased up. Steve said that of course the bill for magazines had dropped but the unit cost per issue was much higher. There was a long discussion on the Magazine and its viability for the future and perhaps the use of an e-magazine instead could be considered. This was agreed and this needed to be discussed at length at the next committee meeting. Steve also talked about the use of Facebook as a way of attracting new members to the Club. He stated that we had now nearly 500 Facebook members drawn by the ease of posing and answering questions and also showing the fun they have with the club or just with the club at rallies. Not everyone is a fan of Facebook but building on its popularity it could replace the Forum on the Club site. The Forum is for a number of reasons unavailable at times, particularly in the evening. The Forum, Steve suggested, could be a separate Facebook Page just for fully paid Members. The AGM agreed that this should be discussed by the Committee at its next meeting. The annals of the current Forum would be available to all members. 7. Site Secretary’s Report Henry Richbell spoke to his written report. He said he was disappointed with the numbers of people attending rallies and also in the members of rallies taking place. The Committee had discussed the problem of rallies he said that in future years the Regional Co-ordinators will assist in identifying sites for rallies and look for the Rally Marshalls, This would be primarily in the North and South Regions. He suggested that Camping and Caravanning Club Sites were difficult for the Club as minimal numbers are required and often the club could not make these numbers or the price of the pitches increased to a high price due to diminished attendees. The Committee had discussed other alternative type of rallies such as used by C&CC and Caravan Club but they often do not appeal to all. There was a long discussion on this and members were fully engaged to give suggestions for the Committee to look at. 8. Election of Committee Officers - the Secretary informed the meeting that there had been no persons proposed for the vacancies. a) Site Secretary - no persons volunteered for the Post. Henry Richbell agreed to continue but for one year only b)Treasurer. Steven Doyle offered his services for the post with Allan Kynes assisting him in taking over the post. Proposed by Paul Masters and seconded by Kath Prince. c) Southern Co-ordinator – Dawn Masters volunteered to cover this but would not be able to attend Committee meetings. Contours 26 www.conwayowners.org.uk
9. Items for Discussion i) Mrs Doyle the meeting informed that the Barmouth Rally was cancelled due to lack of interest. ii) Use of Solar Power was discussed for future rallies where non electric iii) Plea from many for better advertising of rallies and publicised asap iv) Melton Mowbray Rally in Spring 2017 v) Wish for Committee to look at future of Contours as a hard copy and use of emag. vi) AK mentioned need for a unilateral password and username in the future The meeting finished at 5.45 Flyers at Suppliers! We have made an agreement with a number of suppliers who are placing some of our new flyers in second hand Conway units when their new owners collect them. We hope that this will encourage them to join the club. Our part of the agreement is that we will be placing the participating dealer’s details in Contours. We would also ask for your assistance and encouragement by supporting the participating companies listed below:- South Wales Trailer Tents & Camping Trailers, Porthcawl, South Wales. www.southwalestrailertents.co.uk/ Great selection of quality used Conway Trailer Tents. Discounts on sales and servicing for COC members. Camping International, Clock Tower House Watling Street, Gillingham, Kent. ME5 7HF. www.camping-intl.com We offer the very best in Folding Campers and Trailer Tents from Pennine, Conway & Sunncamp. Black Country Caravans & Camping, Corngreaves Road, Cradley Heath, West Midlands. B64 7DA. www.blackcountrycaravans.co.uk We sell trailer tents & folding campers and stock a large range of accessories and spares. Camperlands, Leestone Road, Sharston Industrial Area, Manchester. M22 4RN. www.camperlands.co.uk/ The one stop shop for all your camping needs, with great deals on Tents, Trailer Tents and general Camping Equipment If you know of any other suppliers who may be interested in the scheme please send me their details and I will get in touch with them. Tony Burrett Contours 27 www.conwayowners.org.uk
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