President ‘s Blog 2019-2020
The last few weeks have been busy with 41 Club events commencing with the Club River cruise where Mildred and I accompanied 17 other couples. We had a good time with sunny weather, fine food and even better fellowship. I have already booked for next year’s cruise to Bordeaux and the north of Spain. As of early September there were 16 booked in. Thanks must go again to Ray Hill for organizing this event.
I have recently met Blackburn Greys 41 Club to help them celebrate the 40th Anniversary of their twinning with Schweinfurt (Germany) 41 Club. One of the events was an ice curling competition at the fantastic new facility at Barton Grange, Nr Preston. We are just back from the Camping and Caravanning weekend which was held in Hawes in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. Most of the weekend was dry, sunny but a little windy. The marquee did in fact blow away on the Saturday afternoon which caused the organizer Kevin Lovett some problems but all was sorted for the evening event with an outside hog roast and live music. We had around 20 caravans along with others stopping in lodges and the farmhouse. Amongst those attending were 4 41 Club members from Bielefeld / Ostwestfalen-Lippe 42 (Germany). I still have some date in my diary from December 19 till the end of March 2020. Please invite I will be happy to attend if available. Please contact [email protected] Thank you for all your support for our charity this year the RNLI. Our next major event is the joint President’s Ball at Crewe Hall on Saturday 29th of February 2020. Please contact me direct for ticket details or check the 41 Club website. Regards Andrew.
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Over the last few years 41 Clubs relationship with Round Table has never been better. As our name suggests we are the Association of Ex Tablers and we have to support Round Table to increase their membership to bring Round Table back to where it should have been. Round Table at the moment have membership in the region of 3,000 and last year membership increased and the average age of members dropped to around 38 years. One of the amazing figures that was announced at the RTBI AGM was that the clubs raised 5.8 million pounds for charity. Some of this was done with the help of 41 Club who manned doors, helped at fireworks and just added the extra man power required.
RTBI this year have helped themselves by for the first time by reducing capitation to under £100 per member by careful budgeting. They have an ambitious target of starting 10 + new Tables this year and have already chartered namely Clacton on Sea and Fenland with London West End, Whitley Bay and Weymouth approved for chartering. Prospects for new clubs include Ringwood, Keswick, Middlesborough and Stockton with more in the pipeline. Local 41 Clubs have helped and are helping in the formation of some of these new clubs. We must not forget existing clubs and Paul Agnew RTBI President has asked where there is a table near bye have a barbeque or similar event and invite men of table age along whether it be family members friends or neighbours and let them mix and you never know it may well provide table with more members and bring 41 Club and Table closer together. What we must remember is that the more tablers recruited will result in more members for 41 Club in the future. 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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