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Pickwick Bicycle Club Magazine Volume 14 No.2 October 2017 @3

A Secretarial Report

from Sgt Buzfuz

email:sdownham@hughesellard.com

The summer, if we ever had one, is coming to an end and thoughts go towards the autumn
and the December Garden Party. Regrettably on this occasion, I will be unable to join you as I
am travelling to Australia for all of December and January. I trust everything progresses
satisfactorily and I am certain Mr Watty will take good care of everybody.

In respect of December, you should all by now have received either electronically or by
post, an application form for tickets. Due to considerable overcrowding last year, your
committee have made the decision that we will only sell 550 tickets. On that basis in the
first instance, members will only be allowed 5 tickets i.e. 4 guests - and no others will be
available until after the closing date for ticket application. If you wish more tickets, then I
will hold names on a first come first served basis for any extra tickets if there are any
available under the 550. There will be no exceptions.

The speaker for December is Gary Marshall who comes well recommended as an after dinner
comedian.

Despite previous requests, there are still a large number of members and guests who do not
take their seats promptly before 13.00 hours. Not only is this discourteous to the President
who might be delayed on his entrance but, it delays the prompt start of lunch. Start time is
well known and has not changed for many years; I can therefore see no reason why
members and guests cannot be seated before the due time. Similarly, the process is now
known for pre-lunch wine ordering, the ordering table will close promptly at 12.50pm and
anyone wanting to order wine after that time will have to wait until they are seated to order
it from wine waiters in the main hall. It is hoped on this occasion that a pre-order system will
be available and may be circulated in due course.

I wish you all an enjoyable Garden Party and Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year
and look forward to seeing you all again in 2018……….. Buzfuz