Secretary’s Notes

Half way through the year already! Remember entries for the Vero Festival of Motoring close at the end of August. Registrations and payment are all set up to be done on line. If you are having any difficulty with this and need a helping hand please give me a call, I’m more than happy to help you through it, either over the phone or we can complete it in person at the Clubrooms. It promises to be an event not to be missed! Remember you will need a VIC for the vehicle you intend to take as well. A reminder that both the Branch and the Club have Facebook pages. If you haven’t already, get yourself familiar with these, the Club group in particular is a great place to see what’s happening around the country and find recommended experts. It’s also a great place for interesting stories, history and vehicles. You will also find many other Branches have pages as well. You will see voting papers coming through your letterbox for voting on a Notice of Motion before the National AGM in August. Please cast your vote and again, if you have any questions please give me a call. The motion is a simple change to the way our membership application works to facilitate on line applications. From the Committee table: We have had a number of issues at various times with the AV system not working 100% and Don Green has spent a lot of time checking, rerouting wiring, relabelling and rewriting “How to” instructions. The next step is we will move the tower of equipment slightly and enclose in a way that power leads and cables cannot be knocked, moved or altered by anyone not versed in the correct set up. The Wi-Fi in the Clubrooms has been updated and improved for overall coverage and we are installing an external hard drive to hold all Branch records and back ups for the Library data. Painting of the exterior of the Clubrooms is still to start. Unfortunately the weather may mean this job is not completed now until Spring. The Charabanc is likely to go to New Plymouth for Vero, but not with a full crew. Its appearances will be on particular days/events, such as the evening street party with Alan Price or Rob Webster driving, both who are entering their own vehicles. Quotes and investigation into the toilet renovations continue to ensure we get a suitable renovation for reasonable cost.

Tracey Winterbottom