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Pickwick Bicycle Club Magazine ume 19 No.1 March 2022
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Latest News from Your Secretary

email:sdownham@vailwilliams.com

Another year gone and I hope we do not have to endure another like it! The club did
manage to arrange a few events, but nothing on the scale we had hoped for, and I thank
everyone involved in the events that did take place, which I know were enjoyed by those who
attended. It was good to see so many Club member faces in December and hopefully even
more at the anniversary dinner and the President’s luncheon in May.
Others may also mention that the May event will be special being the President’s luncheon
envisaged in 2020 with lady guests and music hall entertainment. Members are advised to
arrange their guests early. Application forms will be probably sent after the anniversary
dinner.

I am often asked when the membership list will reopen. As things stand and reported at the
AGM, the waiting list numbers exceed the available soubriquets, and therefore it is unlikely
that the list will open in the foreseeable future. We have agreed to increase the available
soubriquets with a few new acceptable names, but soubriquets only become available in a few
recognisable ways.

The way that gives me no pleasure is when we have deemed a member as having resigned for
failing to attend the minimum number of luncheons (one in any three) without good reasons. I
would remind members that anyone finding it difficult to meet this requirement, but who
meets the requirements, can apply for a retired membership. By this means, they can still
attend luncheons if they are able, receive the newsletter and can attend the AGM. Becoming
a retired member releases a soubriquet to allow another new member to join. As a result of
the current limited number of names it is proposed that we will introduce 6 new members in
May, but thereafter numbers may be only two or three to ensure that there is a new member
introduced at every luncheon.

I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible over the next few months.

Stay safe
Regards
Sergeant Buzfuz