New Years message from the management committee

The management committee are wishing all our members and families a happy and prosperous new year.

Well this year has been a difficult year in trading, what with the club being closed for the first five months due to COVID-19 restrictions, thanks to the government the club was doing well with grants available to us while the club was closed.

The club doors were back open at the end of May no more grants available and staff taken off furlough. So we are back on our own, the footfall in the club as dropped dramatically due to Covid-19 bar receipts down.

The bills still had to be paid, but it’s not all doom and gloom the surplus grant money is offsetting some of the losses but it won’t last for long if we can’t get the footfall back up into the club, So make a new year’s resolution I must support my club, and go up for a social drink and chat.

The other thing I need to remind you of is that at the last AGM I as club secretary will be standing down at the end of March AGM 2022 and that also includes the club treasurer, so anyone interested in the posts please come forward so we can tell you what the position entails.

Best regards from the management team.

Membership

As you know the Annual membership subscriptions were suspended for the year 2021 but in order to keep the club in a good financial position we need our members to renew their club membership this year.

Just a reminder that your membership subscriptions are due from the 1st January 2022.

New members £18.00

Members renewal up to 60 years old £15.00

Members renewal 60 years plus £12.00

To be paid by the end of January.

Renewal forms are now available in the club lobby, when filled in with remittance placed back in brown envelope provided and post through secretary office, please hang on to your security card that will be updated at the end of January, that’s if you paid your subs.

Video Horse Racing

Thank you to all who supported the Video Horse Racing

A great Afternoon was had by all

Especially the ones who WON !

1. NEW YEARS EVE DISCO

Thank you to all the members who attended the new years eve Disco & we hope you all had a very good night.

We would also like to thank Dave for keeping us entertained.

Skittles

The Club internal Skittles League has now commenced See the Skittles tab for details

More detail on all of the above events to follow !

Please keep checking the website

For updates

Bingo will be held in the function room from Saturday 17th July.

The management committee have decided to move Saturday night’s bingo on a trail basis to be played in the back function room, the reason for this is to free up space in the main lounge so members can come up early and enjoy the comforts of home watch tv chat with your friends and enjoy a drink or two without numbers being shouted down your ears.

Club Draws

Internal fundraising by means of the bonus ball, spirit draw, play your cards and find the Joker, just a reminder the club takes a percentage from each ticket or space sold to help pay the bills we receive every month, so please support your club.

Due to low attendances at the club the management committee has decided that some of the draws maybe carried over to the following week if the amount of draws sold is not sufficient.

Because of this it has been decided that the rule stating that if the winner of the find the Joker draw is not in attendance the amount won will be reduced by 50% has been withdrawn.

From now on when the find the Joker draw is drawn the full amount will be paid the the winner even if the winner is not in attendance.

Dear members the management team have received from ACC London the latest legislation on what to do from Monday 19th July

When entering the club, face coverings will not be necessary any more, but you as a individual can make that choice to wear one or not.

Track and trace will not be required but NHS have said on a voluntary basis you can use the App or sign in on the sheet provided, so the club will keep this up and running as before on a voluntary basis.

The tables will be removed from the front of bar so you can purchase your drinks before your sit down, there will be no standing or drinking at the bar this is to protect the staff in which the club have a duty of care for them not to be exposed to any unwanted virus, also staff will be required to wear face coverings while on duty unless they have a exemption certificate.

The seating area will stay as it was if more tables or chairs are required they can be fetch from the back function room.

Just a word of caution the virus has not gone away so with that in mind the sanitising stations will be kept in place for you to use and keep safe on a voluntary basis.

If you need more information contact club secretary or any members of the management team.

just to finish off if any members are not well or been in contact with the virus please do not come into the club until it is safe to do so.

The management team would like to thank all those members and guests who have visited the club since we reopened.

It’s been along time closed for seven months in all.

And we were pleased you kept to the rules regarding COVID-19, and also big thank you to Anthony our bar manager for keeping the members topped up

Volunteer's needed

We appreciate that not everyone has the spare time needed in order to commit themselves fully by joining the management committee.

You don't have to be on the management committee in order to help out at the club.

If you wish to volunteer to help out in any of the club activities please speak to a member of the management committee.

keep safe!

The management team.

EXETER CITY MATCH DAY PARKING

The club car park is available to all for match day car parking when Exeter city play their Saturday home matches.

All are welcome to visit the club & have a look around...Look out for special offers at the beginning of the new season.

For more details please see Exeter city match day car parking tab