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Weekly Newsletter 6 November 2023
43a Vipond Road, Whangaparaoa Tel. 09 424 9026 David Newman: president@hbcrsa.org.nz Bevan Edwards VP: bevan.edwards@achieve.co.nz Kay Chilman VP: maxandkay@xtra.co.nz Page 1
START: 3pm Come along and join in the fun Melbourne Cup Day 2023
MELBOURNE
CUP
7 November 2023
Sweepstake Entries $2 & $5 Best Fascinator Competition Page 2
What’s up this week
Tuesday 7 November Bar opens 12 noon Bar Snacks available Indoor Bowls: 12.45pm Names in by 12.30pm
Saturday 11 November Bar opens 1pm Restaurant 5-7.30pm Social 8 Ball Games: 1pm Bronni 021 134 7029 Bob 027 339 9683 or Merlyn 09 424 8330 Entertainment: 7-10.30pm Free Entry Line Dancing: Beginner & Intermediate 5.30pm Karaoke Pool Club: 6.45pm Bronni 021 134 7029 Entertainment: 3-5pm (Free) Sharon Blow Sunday 12 November Melbourne Cup Bar opens: 3pm Restaurant 4-7pm Entertainment: 4-7pm (Free) Wednesday 8 November Andrew Crozier Bar opens 12 noon Restaurant 5-8pm Bingo: Starts 1pm Tiana 09 424 9026 Raffle Draw: 5pm Members Draw: 6-7pm Membership fees for 2023-2024 09 424 9026 Entertainment: 6.30-8.30pm (Free) Active Returned or Service: Free Joy Bells Returned or Service Couple: $70 Thursday 9 November (at least one qualifies, new applications and cards Bar opens 3pm Restaurant 5-7pm for both – check with reception) Indoor Bowls: 12.45pm Names in by 12.30pm Service: $35, (Over 80 $25, Over 90 free) Bob 027 339 9683 or Merlyn 09 424 8330
FLexercise: 9.30-10.30am Jennie 027 280 8165 Happy Hour: 5-6.30pm Snooker Club: 7pm John Walding 09 426 3742 Friday 10 November Bar opens 3pm Restaurant 5-7.30pm Happy Hour: 5-6.30pm Entertainment: 6-9pm (Free) Movie Night “Bolt”
Returned $30 (Over 80 $25, Over 90 free) Associate: $50 (Over 80 $35, Over 90 $25) Associate: Couple or family $80 ($40 per adult) New members: Add $5 registration fee Women’s Section: Add $10
If you have not renewed your subscription please do so now to keep up with new services underway at the club for all members. You can ring reception on 09 424 9026
Remembrance Day Parade Sunday 12 November 2023
Start: 11am Club open: 10.30pm Light snacks, tea, coffee and beverages on completion.
Members Draw $1000 This Wednesday Page 3
Decisions for 2024 - the first step. Update from President David Newman The next Executive Committee meeting is on the 27th of the month and your committee will be asked to approve the transfer of a second draft of just under $50K from the 32-day call account to an on call account. This is to ensure and back up the timely payments of staff and creditors over the holiday period and into the new year in accordance with the budget. Our $1.8M reserve remains intact through interest due to be earned, but profits this year on deposits are unlikely. I have underway a major review of club expenditure and its social and economic return. Our direction and development in 2024 will likely involve an Extra Ordinary General Meeting to make sure members are aboard and exercising their rights to steer the committee in the best way forward. With the other members of the Finance Committee, slowly failing and even our share of repairing the access road could cost more than $30K. It’s a long list. We are poorly located for passing traffic and while open and staffed for six days a week there are few patrons for most of the day. Our membership is growing but many of our stalwarts are not in the bloom of youth and their days as volunteers, upon whom all RSAs depend, are well gone. Sadly today, membership is more about want and not participation. At least membership is growing from the lows through Covid times. Membership breakdown at the end of 30 October 2023 was 71.5% Associate and only 28.5% Full Members of some sort, from service connections.
I am developing a state of the nation report on the full range of options and their consequences for the So we have a dwindling ex-service membership. club. It will be presented for committee members This means more and more pressure is coming on in the next few weeks and debated at the next to the Associate members, to keep this club alive. Executive Committee meeting. Then it is a matter of We can reduce our opening hours but this a very getting our members involved in deciding our future. short-term view and not a fix. In the past I have spoken about possibly selling and moving and even amalgamation with another club. The lack of cash flow with both them and us is a constant issue.
All of this is why I have called for a major review of the effectiveness of our current expenditure and its social and financial return. It will provide options for going forward that reflect the needs and wishes of our membership, preserve our reserves and maintain our welfare services.
It’s like the old joke about “you must be rich you have a house worth $2M” and the response, of course, is that I can’t eat the house and have no I hope to be able to share that full review with you money to buy food.A number of us on the committee in the President’s letter on 4 December once it are of the opinion that we are never going to make a has been approved for release by the upcoming profit if we stay where we are. committee meeting on 27 November. Our building is old, poorly designed and not fit for purpose. Our function room is constantly monitored David Newman because of foundation problems, car park areas are President
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Happenings
MELBOURNE CUP
SHARON BLOW
Tuesday 7 November 3pm
Tuesday 7 November 3-5pm
See Back Page
FREE
JOY BELLS
MOVIE NIGHT BOLT
Wednesday 8 November 6.30-8.30pm
Friday 10 November 6-9pm
FREE
FREE
KARAOKE
ANDREW CROZIER
Saturday 11 November 7-10.30pm
Sunday 12 November 4-7pm
FREE
FREE
HYPNO SHOW
DIVAS & DIAMONDS
Friday 17 November 7.30 - 9pm
Saturday 25 November 7-10.30pm
$20pp
$20pp
Coming up soon
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Clubs contact details Indoor Bowling
Womens Section
Bob Hill 027 339 9683 and Merlyn 09 424 8330 Meets Tuesday & Thursday 12.45pm
Golf Club Art Clarke 027 687 7331
Fishing Club Beth Kavanagh 09 426 6026 or 027 482 0610 Kay Chilman 021 176 0362 Meets first Tuesday every month 12 noon
Welfare Do you have mobility issues or have a Gold Card and are needing a little assistance in getting to and from medical appointments on the Peninsula, Orewa, Hatfields, Silverdale or Millwater? We may be able to help you no matter what type of member you are. We offer a driving service to take our members to and from health appointments when members are unable to assist themselves, for any reason. No distance is too small. Contact Sharon on 424 9026 or 022 069 5703 or email: welfare@hbcrsa.org.nz
Snooker Club
John Perris 021 287 3975
KEV Mark Harris 027 644 9122 Meets 2nd Tuesday of the month
John Walding 09 426 3742 Meets Thursday 6.45pm
8 Ball Club XMAS RAFFLE Drawn 2 December 2023 1st Prize Pool Cue and Case valued at over $200 2nd Prize Slightly imperfect Pool Cue and Case $5 per ticket available from the bar. Bronni 021 134 7029 Meets Tuesday 6.45pm Saturday 1pm
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60’s Up Frank Townley 09 424 3026 Gloria Marsh 027 386 2339 Meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month
Naval Club Vince Sturmey 09 428 5222 Meets 3rd Sunday of the month 3pm
Indoor Bowling Club The indoor bowling group meet up every Tuesday (except the first Tuesday of the month) and on Thursdays, playing three games a day. It is very much a social club and they do not take part in competitive tournaments. A number of players stay behind afterwards for a few drinks at the bar.
They have two social events a year; one mid-year and one at Christmas. There is no annual fee but there is a $4 daily cover charge which allows them to fund their game, contribute to door prizes, to purchase any replacement equipment and to subsidise the midwinter and Christmas events while making a twiceyearly donation to the HBCRSA.
A light afternoon tea is served between the second and third games. Indoor bowls is a game for anyone any age and new members are always welcome, both first time bowlers and those who feel like they might wish to pursue past interests as a member of a social bowling club. If you are interested and would like further information, please feel free to give Bob Hill the Club Captain a call on 027 3399 683.
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Have you thought about
HIRING THE FUNCTION ROOM
SEMINARS. CORPORATE EVENTS. WEDDINGS. BIRTHDAYS.
Great Food, Great prices & Great Service Contact Sharon on 022 069 5703 or Vini 021 0889 6795
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DIVAS & DIAMONDS Saturday 25 November 7-10.30pm $20pp Page 9
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Opportunity to become a Sponsor at the Club Are you a business owner on the Hibiscus Coast? Here is an opportunity to get your targeted message across to your fellow members for just a little cost per month Mini Bus A sign on the RSA bus is a great chance to spread your message throughout the district literally a moveable feast of promotion.There are limited spaces available and the major side panels have already been booked. There are three panels available on each side of the bus. 35cm x 47cm deep. Just $50 a month (both sides $85). There is a panel on the front and back of the bus 200cm by 48cm deep. Just $50 Just $80 a month (both front and back $125)
SEE YOUR ADVERT HERE
SEE YOUR ADVERT HERE
SEE YOUR ADVERT HERE
TV Screen Advertising Take advantage of the RSA TV advertising, we have seven TV screens around the club, which is a great opportunity to advertise six days a week at the best time when people are relaxing and more likely to see your advert.
Billboards We have opened three opportunities to have a double sided billboard between level one and two of the carpark. A great place to get your message across as members arrive and leave the club. Remember members like to support members - $80 a month. Newsletters An advertisement in every issue for a month in the weekly newsletter which goes out every Monday and is keenly read by members to find out what’s going on in the club this week and catch up with the latest news $50 a month. Great Packages Choose two for a 20% discount, three for 25% discount and all four for a massive 30% discount. For more information, please contact Sharon 09 424 9026 or 022 069 5703 or Vini 021 0889 6795
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Bouquets & Brickbats Got something to say or complain about Vini Rangihaeata-Stockman is Club Manager and looks after all club operations, which includes functions, events and activities, restaurant and bar operations and lots more 021 0889 6795
accounts 0210 222 5816
Cherie Bennett is a Duty Manager with a special focus on training and mentoring new team members For Welfare services offered by the club to its members contact Sharon Edwards 022 069 5703 Memberships are looked after by Liz Dombroski & Sharon Edwards 09 424 9026 Kay Evison looks after club reports, the newsletter and promotions 09 424 9026 Christine Grove looks after administration and
Please remember - only Vini is afull time employee. The rest of us are part-timers as are our magnificent bar staffers. Mike Bishara 027 564 7779
Volunteer drivers required We have many members who need a little help to get to important appointments. We offer a service to help them out and are always looking for drivers. If you feel you are able to help out with a little voluntary driving please call: Sharon or Vini on 424 9026 or 022 069 5703.
8 BALL XMAS RAFFLE Drawn 2 December 2023 1st Prize Pool Cue and Case valued at over $200 2nd Prize Slightly imperfect Pool Cue and Case
$5 per ticket available from the bar. Page 12
Thank You to our Supporters Please Support Them
UR O Y E OR SE F E R HE T R E NTH O ADV M $50 A
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“What’s On” November WEDNESDAY:
BINGO
FORTNIGHTLY THURSDAY: 2nd/16th/30th WEDNESDAY : SUNDAY ENTERTAINMENT:
BINGO
1pm Doors open 12pm 7pm In Main Bar Area Raffles from 5pm 4-7pm
WED 1st SAT 4th SUN 5th
DEAN CHURCH THE PEOPLE BEN DEVERELL
6.30-8.30pm 7-10.30pm 4-7pm
Free Free Free
TUE 7th
MELBOURNE CUP SHARON BLOW
3pm 3-5pm
Free
WED 8th FRI 10th
JOY BELLS MOVIE NIGHT BOLT
6.30-8.30pm 6-9pm
Free Free
SAT 11th SUN 12th
KARAOKE ANDREW CROZIER
7-10.30pm 4-7pm
Free Free
WED 15th FRI 17th SAT 18th SUN 19th
CHET O’CONNELL HYPNO SHOW BLAME THE CATS STEVE COPPARD
6.30-8.30pm 7.30-9pm 7-10.30pm 4-7pm
Free $20pp $10pp Free
WED 22nd SAT 25th
6.30-8.30pm 7-10.30pm
Free $20pp
SUN 26th
SHARON BLOW DIVAS & DIAMONDS WITH BARBIE & GLYN KARAOKE
4-7pm
Free
WED 29th
JAKE PANCHO
6.30-8.30pm
Free
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