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It is disappointing that of those resignations, 4 were deemed to have resigned on the basis that
they failed to attend the requisite number of luncheons which were set at Annual General meeting
some years ago as a minimum of 1 attendance every 4 lunches without good excuse. Hopefully
the dates for future lunches will now become more settled with the President’s Luncheon being
held on the second Thursday in May and the Garden Party being held on the first Thursday in
December from next year.
I would like to take the opportunity of thanking, on your behalf, the other Officers of the Club and
the Committee for their assistance together with a number of Past Presidents, all of whom still
undertake important roles within the Club.
Special thanks again are given to Mrs Bardell for her invaluable assistance throughout the year
and not least of which is with the seating plans for the various luncheons. Having had to undertake
the seating plan for the President’s Lunch in May with Mrs Bardell away, I can assure you that her
efforts are tremendous.

I would also like to give thanks to my own office staff and colleagues for their support of the Pickwick
Bicycle Club and in particular for my secretary, Jane.

A hearty welcome is extended to the following three New Members, elected with great
ceremony and tumultuous applause at the Garden Party in December:

They were, of course:

John Young, henceforth to be known as The Infant Lambert.

Paul Devine, will forsake his long-used name for that of Mr.Leo Hunter.

John Smith, in turn, will discard those hard-to-find names in Census returns,
electoral registers and other databases, in favour of his sobriquette: Whiffen.

Bréval, Dambrois et Cacalaz:
trois amis que la passion de la réunis en cette journée.