President ‘s Blog 2019-2020
It was a great privilege, pleasure and honour to be elected the 74th National President of 41 Club at our AGM in Torquay. Where has the year gone too? A year full of special memories, all of which are unforgettable. I have done much travelling over the whole country and the hospitality we have received has been amazing. At the AGM I hand over to President elect Peter Good and I wish Peter all the best for his year in office.
The one event that stands out was representing 41 Club at The Remembrance Day in London, meeting all of our armed force veterans both young and old. A very humbling experience for everyone present. The 2 minute silence was observed so well, I have never heard London so quiet. I have been too both small and large events and have enjoyed them all whether talking to 6 members or my largest number which was 146 guests at The Red Rose Dinner closely followed by The Norwich Wensum and Yare Forecast night with 138 guests. These events don’t just happen overnight and a lot of hard work goes into organising them. I thank you all for the welcome and support I was given at these events. The support this year from Board and Council has been wonderful with all members engaged in moving our great association forward. The hard work put in by the CAS2 team has been an example of this and the Capitation invoices that our appointed consultant, Carl Smalley, has produced are second to none and I look forward to seeing the rest of CAS2 which should be unveiled before the AGM and a website to follow. The Presidential Jewel has been renovated and extended and now looks fantastic. As many of you are aware at The National Sporting Weekend in February 2019 National Membership Officer Nick Morcumb suffered a serious heart attack. Since then Nick has seen some improvement and is borderline as to whether he needs a heart transplant, the Welsh Health Service have deferred this decision for 6 months. At this time Glen Lyon was appointed as acting Membership Officer but since has been appointed as Membership Officer after Nick resigned. Hopefully Nick is going to attend the Conference in Cardiff. Special thanks to both Nick and Glen for all the work they have put into developing membership. We will have 12 new clubs this year with more in the pipeline. With the help of 41 Club Round Table have formed several new Round Tables a case in point is the new Ringwood Round Table which goes from strength to strength. It has been a pleasure to work with Paul Agnew as Round Table National President and I look forward to inducting Paul as a member of 41 Club at the AGM. Last year we joined The Young Ambassador Programme (YAP). This is organised by 41 International. Last year 3 young adults visited South Africa. All returned overwhelmed by the welcome and the experience and the friendships that had been formed. In July we will welcome an incoming tour of 10 young adults from India, South Africa and Europe. For the first time in many years, both Tangent and 41 Club decided to have a joint charity the RNLI. This has proved very successful and the total we have raised will be announced at The Joint Presidents Ball on the Friday night before the AGM. It has been a real pleasure to work with Tangent President Sue Hill. At the AGM we lose 4 Board members Phil Ellis (Past President) Sean McCormack (Secretary), David Leach (Treasurer), and Tom Atkins (National Council Liaison Officer). We also lose Ray Hill as Honorary Webmaster. All have given wonderful service to 41 Club and I thank them on our behalf. Thanks must go to my small support team, David & Sue Nevinson, Pauline Ormerod and my wonderful wife Mildred. I am so grateful for all your help. Yours in Continued Friendship, Andrew
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As I write this article it is only a month to go until I hand over to my successor Peter Good. Being the representative of 41 club is both a privilege and an honour. The past year will always be special, and remembered. The support I have received over the year from the Board and Council has been second to none and we have achieved much this year and I personally thank them for their support.
Our joint charity with Tangent the RNLI received a massive boost at the Joint Presidents’ Ball recently with in excess of £5,000 raised. A magnificent achievement brought about by the generosity of both guests and members of both 41 club and Tangent. The night was a great event with 250 attending with good food, fellowship and great music. I should like to thank our sponsors Fred Olsen Cruises and everyone else who contributed to make it a very memorable and successful night. As of the 1st of March we have raised around £45,000 towards our target of £50,000 and we are in touching distance of being able to purchase the 5 water rescue craft, which is our aim for the year. In the last month of my Presidency I have 14 events in my diary and I will be crossing the country making it one of the busiest months of my year. At all the events during my year I have been made to feel so welcome, thank you guys. Many new friendships have been made on my travels. The Annual General Meeting which this year is to be held in Cardiff on Saturday 4th of April is open to all members please come and support our great organisation. Finally I should like to thank my support team, including my wife Mildred who has always ensured I have the correct dress code for each event. Regards Andrew |
Andrew MackerethIt was a great privilege to be elected the 74th President of 41 Club in Torquay at the National AGM. The reason we are here today is because of one man Louis Marchesi who had the foresight to found Round Table in 1927. His words are so relevant today. There are things we must do. There are things we can do and there are things we should do. Wise words which we can all adapt, adopt and improve. Archives
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