STOKE LODGE RAMBLERS CHAIRMAN’S REPORT AT AGM 2013 NEVILLE BREWIS 26 th October 2013

CONTENTS SLR year in Pictures-events, walks, activities. New Members Committee Membership Partnership with Ramblers Association HF Holiday Activity Club Membership Website Future Organisation of Club/Committee/Activities Questions and Feedback

CHRISTMAS WALKS at Felton Common

CHRISTMAS MEAL at Winford Manor

NEW YEARS DAY WALK around Barrow Gurney

SPRING SOCIAL –MARCH 23 rd. Sarah Williams gave us a fantastic talk entitled “A Life with a Purpose” which left us all dizzy with admiration for all her many achievements and charitable work. Despite living with Marfan Syndrome for many years she and her guide dog Ozzie are an inspiration to us all. Money raised on the evening will go to the Ellen McArthur Cancer Charity and the RNIB Sunshine School in Northwood where Sarah taught braille for 7 years.

30 th Anniversary Walks and Meal

A Walk Group at Tyntesfield

Don addressing the group at lunchtime

Sue’s Celebration Cake !

New Leaders David and Gill’s Walk in March

Annual Coach Outing -Hereford

Annual Coach Outing –end of the walk pub!

Steve Day’s walk on the Malverns

DERBYSHIRE WEEK-END Peveril of the Peak Hotel

FRIDAY –TISSINGTON HALL

SATURDAY WALK –VERY WET!!

DERBYSHIRE WEEK-END Wet Saturday

SUNDAY WALK –Much Dryer

DERBYSHIRE WEEK-END (dryer)Sunday Walk

SUNDAY –ON TOP OF THORPE CLOUD!

THANK-YOU DAVINA

QUIZ NIGHT

NEW MEMBERS Current members for total 123 New members since last AGM :- Sue O’Hara Anthony Page Margaret Blake Duncan Pepper

Committee Membership Chairman –Neville Brewis Treasurer –Sue Hazelden Secretary-Margaret Ruse Walks Organiser –Don Walter Ian Hopley Rosanne Cawardine Dick Dennett Pam Porter John Hollyman Pat Walter (co-opted) CHANGES FOR Don, Pat and John are standing down. Rosanne and Margaret are taking on the Walks Co-ordinators role. Committee will share the Social Organiser role between the team. And finally …. Welcome to Helen Palmer and Chris Budd !!

Walking Partnership with Ramblers Holidays In November 2012 the Club joined The Walking Partnership supported by Ramblers Worldwide Holidays. Benefits to the club include:-payments when members book individual holidays with RH, discounts on Group bookings and (potential) payment for advertising RH in club literature. So can I encourage anyone booking Ramblers Holidays to let us know as the club gets (small) payments back. Money is to used to promote Walking !

HF Holiday Activity Club Membership In April 2013 we joined HF as ACTIVITY CLUB Members and became an HF Shareholder! Benefits include:-free insurance, payment for advertising HF in Club literature, discounts on group holidays, regular communication of HF Holiday literature and “deals” (see Website for full list) We now plan to realise these benefits by using HF for future Club Annual holidays using the HF Guided Walks Packages. If individuals book HF holidays, please can they let us know as the club will get a (small) payment.

Website Has been running for 3 years now with 8800 “visits” to date. Consists of a Home Page and now 9 other pages. A number of new members found us via the Website. Used to inform members of upcoming events and walking activities(both inside and outside the club), to publish AGM minutes and Newsletters electronically plus to communicate changes to published Walks Programme. New pages added to show photos of recent walks and events Photos of walks and activities always welcome. Visit at

Future Organisation of Club /Committee/Activities More or less as now –we seem to be in good shape! New Walks Programme for Jan –June 2014 now being developed. Walks Leaders please volunteer after this AGM ! Plans for Spring Social(March), Coach Outing(June) and Annual Holiday (October) now well advanced. David Hayes now running Walks Leaders Workshops for potential new walks leaders. Ideas for changes and /or new activities always welcome!-particularly non walking/social outings.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUING SUPPORT !! Questions and Feedback !!