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Thanks went to the Middlesex Dumpling for dealing with the audit, along with best wishes to our
Treasurer and his family. The adop+on of the accounts was proposed, and all agreed.
The Secretary’s report – He re-iterated the disappointment that all of the events arranged for 2020 had
been cancelled but indicated many will be re-arranged together with some interes+ng new proposals. He
expressed his personal hopes that all members have managed and are managing with the na+onal
problems. As far as is known, none of our members have been seriously affected by the virus and
although we have lost 5 members to the great velodrome in the sky, none I believe, was a result of
Covid-19.
Young Edmunds (Tony Blyth)/Peter Magnus (Keith Robins) /Joe the Fat Boy (Stan Rose) /Welps (David
Taylor) /Mr Griggs (Ron Webb)
Since there had been no luncheons, we have been unable to introduce new members, although six
poten+al members had indicated that they would aIend the May luncheon and on that basis their names
were included in the new Club membership book. Thanks were given to Mr Pickwick for his +reless efforts
in producing this great archive. As for the wai+ng list, all names from the original list have now been
accepted into the club. The new list of nominees contains about 40 names whilst there are only 19
available soubriquets. However, the Secretary advised that we have found 12 genuine soubriquets of
characters men+oned in the Pickwick Papers not previously used, & now they are approved will be used in
the near future.

Elec9on of Officers. - All current Officers were willing to stand for re-elec+on, but one par+cular issue was
that it had been proposed the current President remain in place for a second year since he had been
unable to fulfil his role during the year. Mr WaIy was therefore re-elected as President for the coming
year, which was welcomed by all members and agreed. The President expressed sincere apprecia+on at
his re-elec+on and par+cularly to Hunt who has agreed that his Presidency should put back a year. The
Hon Mr Crushton asked if this was ‘unprecedented’ whereupon members were referred to the
Membership Book which showed it happened in 1944-5 when the Viscount Nuffield held the Presidency
for 2years during a different war!

The Secretary advised that all the current CommiIee were willing to remain with the excep+on of Jack
Mar+n, who had remained to assist the new Treasurer. He wished to stand down but would con+nue his
work archiving the documents and memorabilia. Therefore, with one vacancy and one nomina+on, it was
proposed and seconded that Daniel Grummer (Darren Upton) to join the CommiIee. The President
thanked Jack Mar+n on behalf of the Club for all his work as Treasurer and CommiIee member over many
years.

Ra+fica+on of new Members-the Secretary advised the mee+ng that there were two groups of new
members, those from December 2019, plus those planned for May 2020 who should be approved
automa+cally due to the Covid problems. They were all approved by those present. (Their names appear
later in the magazine.)