MINUTES
of the 2016 FMCC AGM
Members
present: DB, RC, JE, NL, IN, PR, KZ
Venue:
Woodford Hall Scout HQ, Ruislip
As members assembled for
this time honoured annual general meeting one hour earlier than previous
years, it was noted that no members had turned up in a frock!
With transgender issues being topical, perhaps it’s only a question of
time. The usual signs are when a fatman starts preferring a cup of tea
to a pint of beer, or a half of lager to a pint of ale! Some members
lamented the loss of the NYE Party which had allowed for their feminine
side to come out in public once a year.
Pre-voting conversation
then hovered to drones and PR’s micro quadcopters that are now
flitting around the PR household, and then to the darkside… the
dark web and dark ladies. The attractions of one oversized such lady in
Amsterdam was cited - whether available on the darkside or not, wasn’t
known.
Suddenly conversation
turned serious as requests for a new printed FMCC Directory were mooted
by some members stuck in a 1980’s time warp and not yet used to the
modern age. Only Mr DB’s mobile number needed updating and members
eventually worked out how to do it on their gadgets.
The outgoing Chairman (Mr
DB) then gave a report on 2015’s activities which had all been successfully
enjoyed in unusually dry weather due to climate change. And
the Treasurer reported that the Club’s accounts had ended the year in
the black - at £122.37p.
On to the voting of club
officialdom. Some past presidents have brandished the gun in a
threatening manner at this point - not so Mr DB. His coolness helped
earn him a 2nd term in office, though he was up against stiff opposition
in the form of Mr NL.
Mr IN had also been
nominated, but was ruled out for his excessive talk of body mass
indexing, muesli and threatening to bring his weighing machine on
activities.
Five balls confirmed Mr DB’s re-election. Messrs
KZ and PR remained Treasurer and
Secretary uncontested.
On then to the FATWAC’s -
our weekend availability for the year and what activities we want to do.
PR mentioned his non-availability in two weeks time due to working on
the Nu-Skin Conference. He explained that for just £175 you can buy a
very small bottle of rejuvenating lotion which turns back the clock on
your body’s ageing process (he’s been using it for some years). It
may be too late for other members, BUT and it’s a big BUT, if I can
get a barrel load of the stuff at a knock down price - it probably still
won’t make any difference.
Activities to do in 2016
were then discussed. JE suggested walking up Marilyn’s in
Shropshire. Marilyn’s ‘what’ we weren’t too sure but members
were keen to find out. Broads sailing is ever popular, but this year
given a twist… we’d find a sailing boat with an engine in case the
wind drops. Cycling in Prague will be our big foreign adventure. The
last will be a narrowboat trip in uncharted waters (ie. oop north).
So 2016
FMCC activities married with dates and organisers, looks like
this:
APRIL 16/17:
Walking Shropshire (JE)
JUNE 11/12:
Broads Sailing (KZ)
SEPT 10/11:
Prague Cycling (RC/NL)
NOV 12/13:
Narrowboat Trip (Stoke Bruerne / Gayton Marina) Blisworth tunnel (NL/PR)
All
activities put forward with their votes were as
follows:
Marilyn walking Shropshire
7
Broads sailing with motor 6
(6 for 2nd vote)
Prague cycle 7 (5 for
2nd vote)
Narrowboat trip 7
Rhy ddu bunkhouse Snowdonia
walking 4
Gin palace Thames 5
Sailing barge 6 (1 for
2nd vote)
Scotland golf/Ben Nevis
walking 4
Swiss trotty biking 7 (2
for 2nd vote)
Caving 3
Lakes via ferrata / zip
wire / walking 3
The meeting drifted to a
finish earlier than usual and members departed, apart from IN, who had
lost his phone and NL & PR who helped him look for it - it was
down the back of the sofa!
The next meeting is
scheduled for 7th February back at our usual venue - The Tich.
And Happy New Year to our
foreign associates!
