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Pickwick Bicycle Club Magazine Volume 16 No.2 October 2019 !3

A Secretarial Report

from Sgt Buzfuz

email:sdownham@vailwilliams.com

Another summer over. Your officers and committee are all working
hard in respect of the celebrations for next year, more of which appears elsewhere in this
magazine. The President’s luncheon in May had only a modest turnout. It is hoped that the
Garden Party will be better supported especially by those members who have failed to attend
the last two functions. Members are reminded that a minimum of one attendance to a major
annual lunch out of three is expected, failure of which, without good excuse, could be deemed
as a resignation of the club. The dates are now nearly always the same; second Thursday in
May and first Thursday in December and dates are confirmed for the next few years. So it is
hoped that members can reserve the dates if at all possible, to avoid missing these events.
The previous waiting list is nearly exhausted and with new members to be introduced in
December and May we should be introducing new members from the new list by next
December. Members introduced in December and May will all be eligible to attend the
summer celebrations of our 150 anniversary. They will be sent details. The new waiting list,
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now closed, has some 46 proposals. All names have been randomly listed and will be invited as
soubriquets become available, it is clear that it will take several years for the list to empty.
Could I please ask all members who have proposed prospective members to keep me advised
of any change in circumstances especially contact details.

We have been advised that some of our, thought lost, archive records have been unearthed
by the Dickens Museum and it is hoped that club officers will attend the museum shortly to
ascertain exactly what there is. It is hoped some of these might be available for next year’s
activities. The club has recently acquired historic items including some early photographs and
a medal presented to Joseph Atto in the late 1890’s. The club is always interested in any
archive material that members become aware of.
I look forward in seeing as many of you as possible in December but remember to book early
as we have an upper limit of seats available. Application forms will be sent out towards the
end of September.

Best Wishes……Buzfuz / Hon. Sec.