Our newsletters will be issued at appropriate times to ensure that members are fully informed regarding general matters and our social programme.

CURRENT NEWSLETTER

Our latest club newsletter was published on the 29th March, 2025.

To view this, please click on April, 2025

For historic newsletters and other information, including the last A.G.M. Minutes and the latest Approved Club Accounts, take a rummage in The Loft.

SOCIAL TEAM UPDATE

I am pleased to report that our new Social Team are geared up for taking on the mantle after both Sue Russell and Christine Goose left at the end of 2024 and are actively working on adding to our 2025 Social Programme.

I am sorry to say that Sandra is having to step down from her role on the Club Committee because she needs to focus her time in looking after her husband who, unfortunately, has some serious health issues. I am sure that all the Members join me in sending our very best wishes to both of them.

SOCIAL PROGRAMME - GENERAL INFORMATION

As our membership profile changes we are having to adapt our Social Programme to meet the members’ needs. We are therefore arranging more local events that are self-drive and events that run for less time.

This has the dual benefit of keeping cost under control (i.e. less coach hire costs) and less tiring for the participants.

Further information regarding each event will be published in the Newsletters as we progress through the year.

Once each Newsletter has been issued, please remember to apply early if you do not want to be disappointed as many of our events have a limited number of spaces available and places are allocated on a “first come first served” basis with priority given to Members..

Some events that are fully booked may have a "Reserve List" if there are more members wishing to attend than there are places available, so I would ask that, if you need to cancel your attendance, please contact the Social Team as soon as possible in order that your place can be filled from the Reserve.

2025 SOCIAL PROGRAMME

Our 2025 Social Programme continues to evolve and we have added some more events and I have updated the list below.

As mentioned previously, we are not yet in a position to fully publish our Social Programme for 2025. However, there are two important dates that you can note down now in your diaries:-

• A.G.M. 2025 will be held on Thursday 17th April 2025

• Christmas Lunch 2025 will be held on Tuesday 9th December 2025

In addition to the above, the following 2025 dates can now be added to your diaries:-

• Tour & Tasting at Ridgeview Estate Winery in Ditchling on Wednesday 3rd September. This event will be advertised in our July Newsletter.

• “Fawlty Towers – The Play” at The Congress Theatre in Eastbourne on Wednesday 8th October and is advertised in this Newsletter.

BEWARE OF SCAMS

This is just another reminder of the need to be alert to the efforts of those unscrupulous Scammers.

They have too many schemes to list here, but one that is making the rounds again is where they steal someone’s email address and send out messages that look like they have come from the real person – someone you know.

These messages invariable ask for help, say the person’s phone is not working (not true) and will involve a request for money.

DON’T BE FOOLED – DON’T RESPOND TO THE EMAIL – TELEPHONE THE REAL PERSON TO CHECK.

BARCLAYS CHEQUE BOOKS

We understand that Barclays will no longer issue a new cheque book automatically when you are running low. You will need to either order a new cheque book through Online Banking, by calling the central telephone number, or by visiting a Branch.