MINUTES
of the 2018 FMCC AGM
Minutes from the FMCC AGM
Sunday
7th January 2018
Scout
HQ, Ruislip
Members present: Mr Brown, Mr Edwards, Mr Lattimer,
Mr Narracott, Mr Rowley, Mr Zetter
In time honoured tradition, the usual banter
occurred…
New Years Eve:
Everyone had a dull time. Can we resurrect the party to bring back
‘The Final Countdown’, Big Ben and the ‘Hokey Cokey’? Yes we
can! Member’s offspring can come with friends and Mr Rowley mentioned
that his tennis club didn’t have a party so they too would be keen,
not to mention the badminton club and Chris’ swim club… all in need
of a party to go to - and all Ruislip based. Just a thought.
Incest:
Mr Edwards advised us all not to get too amorous with our 1st cousins.
We
also discussed his bottom - was it similar to the one Mr Narracott sent
us a video of? Probably not - but the topic was changed quickly before
he could drop his trousers, luckily. We discussed films recently seen
including The Revenant (just like a Fatman winter activity), Debbie does…
(dull, but fondly remembered), Avatar, Paddington 2, Star Wars Last Jedi
- rubbish cash-in on franchise, though Rogue One was very good. Mr
Edwards then informed us of a little known Star Wars factoid - that the
Yoda’s manner of speaking sentences in reverse is based on the way
Hawaiian’s speak. I’ve got a feeling this has come up at a previous
AGM.
Chitchat
then rumbled on about pensions, bus passes and golf, before the
Chairman, Mr Brown declared that he’d got the gun, got the voting box,
got the manacles. Got the manacles???!!!? These hadn’t been seen since
Nigel or maybe John wore them. They’d been lost in the mists of time
for several decades, but now miraculously reappeared. Is someone about
to get hitched?
Official Stuff:
The Chairman gave his year-end speech announcing
that 2017’s 1st activity was ‘Fossils walking on the Jurassic
Coast’ and it had been successful. So too had cycling in France - Mr
Edwards declared that his medical bills amounted to €18. Also, Mr
Zetter had got the hump about somebody… and the Fruits de Mer
wasn’t up to scratch - the chaps had shelled-out too much for it! Mr
Rowley said his omelette was excellent. Canoeing the Severn was good,
though the campsite was a trifle muddy and the pub not the best. Lastly,
the multi activity Manor/Ashbury weekend was very good, but we need to
make the most of it as it may be sold soon.
The Treasurer, Mr Zetter then reported the club has
a healthy balance of £282.94 and the subs could remain at £100. He was
voted back in automatically, as was Secretary, Mr Rowley, who was
diligently taking these minutes.
It was suggested that Mr Crisp should be Chairman
for 2018 as he wasn’t in attendance. But voting for Chairman began in
the time honoured way... casting silver balls into the box…
First vote was for Mr Brown to remain - result: FOR
4, AGAINST 2
Mr Lattimer FOR 4, AGAINST 2
Mr Edwards FOR 4, AGAINST 2
A second round of voting thus began whereby the
nominee couldn’t vote.
Mr Brown to remain: FOR 3, AGAINST 2
Mr Lattimer: FOR 3, AGAINST 2
Mr Edwards: FOR 5, AGAINST 1
So Mr Edwards was formally matriculated (which
didn’t involve custard creams). His appointment comes about following
his controversial ‘never liked curries for 40 years’ joke. But on
the plus side, he’s pro British ‘proper’ beer.
ACTIVITIES:
The completed FATWACS was consulted and clear
weekends were established and reasonably spaced out, despite the first
activity being in April. Without much ado the following activities were
all deemed worthy:
1) Fossils walking
Jurassic Coast 2 - the sequel - got 5 votes & voted 1st activity
on April 14/15. RC to organise
2) Cycling in France
- Dunkirk to Calais - got 6 votes 2nd activity on July 14/15. NL
& KZ to organise
3) Chiltern multi-activity -
inc. brewery tour - got 6 votes 3rd activity on Sept 1/2. JE & DB
to organise
4) Narrowboat Thames loop -
via Brentford & Limehouse - got 4 votes 4th activity on Nov 3/4.
NL & IN to organise
Canoeing the River Thames last stage got 4 votes
Prague (similar to format of Amsterdam weekend)
got 4 votes
Guernsey biking got 5 votes
Isle of Man biking/walking got 4 votes
Caving got 4 votes!!!!
Honister zip wire, trampoline & via ferrata,
Lake District got 3 votes
Snowdonia walking in girl guide hut
£4 got 5 votes
Beer Festival abroad got 2 votes
Scotland with Tony got 4 votes
Other Dates for the diary:
- Annual Fatman Golf Masters Tournament 4th March
- Annual Meal at Sausage Tree, High Wycombe on 9th
June
- Chairmans BBQ 4th August
AOB:
- Johnnie says the FX2 caving lamps
all ready to go & 2 carbides as back up
- Next meeting 4th Feb
