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Dickleburgh & Rushall Sports & Social Club “Turkey & Tinsel” At Gunton Hall Friday 7th To Monday 10th December.

Following last years enjoyable visit to Gunton Hall (just north of Lowestoft) thirty-three members and friends of the Sports & Social Club went back to enjoy a wide range of entertainment and activities from 10am onwards daily following a hearty (help yourself) breakfast. Organised once more by Linda Mobbs, the majority travelled by coach whilst others drove the 30 miles to the resort.

Special mention must be made of Vera Baldry who against all comers won the Haggis Throwing contest and those of the club who quite willingly gave unexpected, even uninhibited, exhibitions of disco dancing as the evening wore on. The food was very good with the only real reservation being that the drinks were rather expensive especially compared with those in the Sports & Social Club where it is possible to save your membership fee when buying just a couple of drinks!

Everyone appeared to have thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Following the resignation of the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer of the club the remaining committee met on Sunday 30th September to appoint temporary responsibility for the posts until the Annual General Meeting in January 2008.
Having established who was prepared to take on the temporary roles the Secretary and Treasurer were unanimously appointed and a vote taken on two volunteers for Chairman. The following appointments were made: Chairman: Stuart Bartram, Vice Chairman: Brian Leeder, Secretary: Claire Last, and Treasurer: Ivan Sanford.
The new committee want to place on record their thanks for all the work and commitment – indeed devotion - shown by the retired officers who were involved with the creation of the club back in 1988 – nineteen years ago!

Chaired by Brian Baker the meeting was well attended with nine local organizations present. The purpose was to confirm the format and composition of the 2007 Christmas Fayre as follows:

The fayre will take place on DECEMBER 15TH

Local organizations taking part are requested to provide a form of activity/game or entertainment in order to obtain an income from same. All such profits realised to be retained by that organization. Each organization is also asked to sell a quota of raffle tickets and provide: one good quality raffle prize for the main draw, two items suitable for auction and, five small wrapped Christmas presents suitable for children.

Times will be as follows: Setting up: 10.00am, Formal Opening: 2.30pm, Father Christmas 3.15pm, Auction starts: 4.00pm, Grand Raffle Draw: 4.45pm.

Subject to confirmation:

Raffle Ticket printing will be organised and distributed by Mick Logan.

Formal Opening by:  Lord Duffy. Auctioneer: Tim Baldry. Father Christmas: Brian Sprague Teas, Cakes Refreshments: Kathy Leeder & Jan Logan, Procurement of Holly for auction: Brian Leeder and Gerald Seaman, Provision of Pheasant for auction: Mick Logan

Dickleburgh School Display: Headmaster already approached – Lisa Goode,

Creating Santa’s Grotto: Thelma Baker, Jan Logan and Kathy Leeder, Advertising: Jan Logan & Brian Baker.  Everyone should try obtaining items for Auction/Raffle.

Specific Stall/Stand status has to be confirmed with commitments by: Dickleburgh & Rushall Sports & Social Club, Good Companions, RBL, RBLW, Dickleburgh PCC, Village Society, Friends of the School, Rushall PCC, Bowls Club, Village Centre Events Committee.

In any other business. Lisa Goode asked if the Christmas Fayre could donate a sum towards the School Christmas outing for the purchase of ice creams etc. It was agreed that the sum of £100 would be donated.

Meeting closed 7.40 pm, date of next meeting:  NOVEMBER 19TH AT 7.00PM.

Organized by the Sports & Social Club this event attracted some 40 odd “punters” who enjoyed an evening of sometimes frenzied entertainment plus a “Ploughman’s buffet and of course the licensed bar.

This is a big event to manage and following some dramatic changes in the club management structure in the previous week extra weight fell onto the remaining committee members. Attendance was slightly lower than originally anticipated but the event still raised over £400, a proportion of which is to be donated to the NSPCC.

Following the trials of opening the licensed bar early on Friday & Saturday evenings and measuring the response thereof it has been decided not to continue opening early on Saturday evenings, but to consolidate the early Friday opening at 5.30pm to 7.30pm with a provision that it will be an adults only period for club members with no children allowed. General opening will follow at 7.30pm through ‘til 11.30pm.

The club is now participating in a Pool League with matches taking place irregularly on Tuesday evenings so anyone interested should contact the club for dates etc.

At a committee meeting on Sunday 8th July it was decided that it was not practical to erect a form of external cover for smokers due primarily to the likelihood of vandalism. A “Race Night” is being planned for September 22nd and sponsors are being sought.  Entry into a Darts league is being organized to take place on Wednesday evenings.