Author: Alan Huddart

Announcements

1. With effect from this Sunday, 24th November, the Club will close at 10.30pm every Sunday. We have noted that we have very few customers after 9pm on a Sunday so have taken this step to reduce costs

2. From 1st December, there will be an increase in membership subscriptions. Annual membership will be £15 per year and £7.50 per year for senior members. There will also be a change to the way subscriptions are timed. Currently, all subscriptions fall due on 1st January each year but with immediate effect subscriptions will fall due 12 months from the date they were last paid. For example, if you pay your subs on 20th December 2024, your subs will fall due on 19th December 2025. This eases the bottleneck of everyone trying to pay their subs at once in January and makes the management of subs much more efficient.

3. The £10 joining fee will be reinstated with immediate effect so anyone wanting to join the Club will need to pay £10, plus the applicable annual subscription of £15 or £7.50 per year.

4. The first pay as you feel gig on Saturday was a great success and the Committee would like to thank everyone who came along, and who donated towards the cost of the band. On the back of this, we will use this approach for more gigs as appropriate to offset the ever-increasing cost of putting on live music.

Thanks to members and guests for your continued support of the Club.

The Committee are looking to members and guests to follow two simple rules:

1. Only smoke or vape in the designated areas at the front and rear of the building
2. The dress code  for entry to the lounge and snooker room is smart casual attire – no work wear is allowed

The steps at the front and rear of the building are not smoking areas and should not be used as such in future.  Having smoke blowing into the building is against the regulations set out in The Health Act 2006 but on a practical level is a constant source of irritation and annoyance for most people who do not smoke or vape.

We will be asking our management and staff to enforce both rules and would ask members and guests to show respect to them if they must remind you of them. The Committee are determined to make to Club a venue which is welcoming and inclusive to everyone so please work with us on making this happen.