SUBMARINERS ASSOCIATION: EAST KENT BRANCH
Minutes of the Monthly Meeting
Sunday 7th March 2010
Open the meeting:
The Chairman opened the March Meeting with a toast the memory of Arno Vons and all our Dutch friends.
There were eight members present.
Geoff Humphrey; Barry Harris; Bill Nash; Jim Thomsett; Roger Pay; Jim Hutton; George Spencer,
Chris Parrish and Bob Fleming.
Apologies were received from Kevin Harding; Dolly Gray John Wood and Stan Gosden.
The Minutes of the February Meeting were accepted as a true record.
Consider changing the date of meetings which fall on a Bank Holiday weekend. It was voted to keep the meeting date for April as the first Sunday of the month.
Correspondence / Secretary’s Report
Message from Tex Golding re: subs to be paid by March 1st.
Ian Mackenzie: Diaries
Jim McMaster: Expulsion
Submarine Museum: Seeking: Ex Alliance crew
Arno Crossed the Bar. Condolence letter sent
Sarah Phippin Community Development Officer: Crampton Tower space available
Thanet Compact newsletter
One All Round fro OZ
Minutes of 2009 National Conference; Passed to John
Forces Discounts: Poster in club
Fred West: Guestbook entry re: Submariners forum. http://submariners.forum-motion.com/forum.htm
National Draw Tickets available at Weymouth.
Wreath laid at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Thailand
Bank £244.24 Cash. £44.57
Slops £20.75
Collected at meeting (after purchase of first round) £8.50
Nothing to report
It was good to see Bob Fleming had recovered and was able to attend the meeting.
Dolly Gray is to return to hospital on Monday 8th March. Secretary will ask John Wood to visit.
The secretary asked the meeting to consider making a token gesture to John Wood by allocating some money to attend conference. The meeting agreed to give John £25.00
Chris Cesana was a guest at the meeting. Chris is making some crests (should be called badges) for the branch. The meeting agreed to give Chris £20.00 towards costs. Geoff will make the wooden back plates.
The meeting discussed proposals for conference. It was unanimously decided to vote against:-
Any Changes to the Association Logo and Blazer Badge. Also we are against raising the branch subscriptions in order to fund recruitment in the form of clothing etc. of serving submariners.
The branch would also ask the conference to consider looking at the Ton Class Association magazine in comparison to the In Depth. The Ton Class is funded by half the membership of the SA and is very professional produced.
Bob Fleming thanked the branch for their kind thoughts while he was in sick bay.
There being no other business, the Chairman shut the meeting with orders to GROUP-UP in the Bar.
Date of Next Meeting
SUNDAY 4th April 2010, 1130 in the Royal British Legion Club, Margate.
All ex and serving submariners are welcome.
Our good friend Josef Laschunja has Crossed the Bar: The secretary will send a condolence card to Josef’s wife.
