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Sat 6th Apr 8.45pm It’s time for a great duo’s tribute to – the Jersey Boys & Bee Gees.

Sat 18th May 8.45pm Back by popular demand Tina Turner.

Sat 29th Jun 8.45pmThe Jaguars with music for everyone.  

PLEASE NOTE: On all entertainment evenings, non-members must be signed in by a club member and pay an entrance fee of £10.   

EASTER SATURDAY 30th MARCH 12.00 – 3.00pm, THE BISTRO WILL BE SERVING HOT PULLED PORK COBS.

BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 1st APRIL THE CLUB WILL BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS FROM 12.00 – 11.00pm.

SAT 23rd MARCH 7.00pm

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KINVER CONSTITUTIONAL CLUB

COMMITTEE MEETING

Minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 20th February 2024 

The meeting opened at 7.00pm

 

PRESENT: Simon Massey (President), Ena Ray (Chairperson), Malcolm Oliver (Secretary), Chris Randle (Treasurer), Rob Pitt, Ken Slade, Gary Snade, John Swingler, Arnie Tromans.  

WELCOME: 

The committee were welcomed by ER, who declared the meeting open at 7.00pm.    

APOLOGIES:  

Tom Edwards, Lloyd Hadlington.  

MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETINGS:

Proposed by RP, seconded by GS, “that the minutes of the previous committee meeting held on Tuesday 16th January 2023, be approved as a true and accurate record.”

Passed 9 votes for, none against.  

MATTERS ARISING:

None.     

CORRESPONDENCE:

MO reported, receiving an email from the local council requesting the use of the club car park for the Kinver market days on the last Saturday of each month for 2024. After a discussion a vote was taken to decide simply on a yes or no basis.

Passed 8 votes for, not lifting the car park barrier, 2 votes for lifting the car park. MO to inform Marita (local council), of the club’s decision that the car park could not be used by Kinver market this year.

After lifting the recent suspension of Kerion Lyon, he subsequently received a custodial sentence of 15 months. IL left the meeting, and a discussion took place. ER proposed and seconded by GS, “that the new committee should decide on any further action against Kieron when he is released from prison”.

Passed 6 votes for, 2 against. MO to ensure the necessary paperwork is carried over at the end of the committee year on Tuesday 26th March 2024.  IL returned to the meeting.         

                                

FINANCIAL REPORT:  

January 2024, financial report, previously emailed to committee members, was presented by CR. The presentation also included CR reading out the full details of the P&L account. The main Items of note, monthly profit £40,940, year to date profit £40,940. The main reason for such a large profit was the 2024 annual subscriptions of £38,239.  

The 10% card bonus figures for January, loaded onto membership cards was £22,010 at a cost to the club of £2,201.

An amount of £125,000 was invested on Barclays Bank financial markets at a fixed interest rate of 3.06% on 13th February it matures on 13TH May. 

Proposed by IL, seconded by KS, “that January 2024 financial report be accepted.”          

Passed 9 votes for, none against. 

 

SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS:

 

  • Building: LH, JS, KS, CR, MO reported, a sub-committee meeting was recently held where it was confirmed the hedging against the side wall at the back door entrance had been cut down for H & S reasons. CR had received a request from Yvonne (club member) that a remote controller for the heaters in the smoking shelter be purchased. A simple vote was taken with the result 9 votes against, none for. SM had received a request from Ron Smith about the possibility of turning the upstairs at the club into a couple of flats. It was agreed to carry this over for the new committee to review.    

                                                                          

  • Bar & House: IL, GS, TE, CR, MO reported, it was agreed at a recent sub-committee meeting that the guest beers were going well and that we should order Bumble hole on a more regular basis. GS was continuing to investigate the options for Guinness, without pipework with specifically designed cans was interesting. MO/CR confirmed that the staff restructuring had now been completed with either Steve or Maddy working on every shift, they were responsible for preparing the weekly rotas in advance. Karen Fray recently handed her notice in and would be leaving the club employment at the end of February. It was agreed that we would purchase a gift voucher for Karen to show our appreciation of her help and support over the past few years. IL spoke about the possibility of introducing an App where individual club membership cards could be downloaded onto Iphones. It was agreed IL would investigate further and report the findings back to the new committee. A cob/sandwich presentation cabinet was proving difficult to purchase GS was continuing to investigate available options with Maddy.           

 

  • Entertainment: RP, AT, CR, MO reported, good feedback from the Rod Steward tribute act on Saturday Feb 10th, CR confirmed it was a profitable event with a surplus of around £593. RP outlined the upcoming acts booked up to June 2024. MO & CR stated they would not be available to move the furniture around on the morning or after the rugby on the next entertainment evening Saturday 9TH March, volunteers on the committee would be required. MO to send out a reminder email the week before. A debate took place regarding the bar stools remaining on future entertainment evenings. It was proposed by CR, seconded by IL “that all bar stools should remain in place at future entertainment evenings”.

Passed 6 votes for, 3 against.         

  • Media: MO reported, work to update club members email database was ongoing. A news update would be sent out prior to the AGM.  


  • Catering: MO/CR reported, The Bistro have made a promising start with confirmed Sunday lunches, more opening dates, and times to be published in the next couple of weeks.       

        

 

ACTIVITY REPORTS:                                                                                                                                                                          

    • Bingo: MO reported, numbers had started increasing after a slow start to the year.
  • Boules: AT, MO reported, the new league season is due to start in March/April 2024. 
  • Crib/dominoes:  MO reported, friendly games are continuing every Tuesday evening until the start of the new in-house league. Starting date was likely to be in April, a list for anyone interested in joining the league would be put onto the notice board in the next couple of weeks.
  • Snooker: CR reported, league fixtures are continuing to be put onto the matchboard in the snooker room on a weekly basis. Our current teams occupy the following league positions: (A) team 5th out of 12 in Premier division, (B) team 10th and (C) team 9th out of 12 in division one, (D) team 2nd and (E) team 6th out of 8 in division two.
  • Quiz: LH reported, quiz night was ongoing with no known issues.      

   

NEW MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS:

MO reported, a total of 17 membership applications have been received in the month.

  14- applications were from outside sources with a joining fee of £50.

    3 – applications were from a partner of a current member at a reduced joining fee of £10.

Analysis by district and age of membership applications was presented to the meeting by MO. 

All applications approved. 

 

ANY OTHER BUSINESS:       

Nothing else was brought forward for discussion.   

 

DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING:                                                                                                                        

Tuesday 19th March 2024 – 7.00pm start. 

Meeting closed at 8.50pm.  

Download the financial report here.

SATURDAY 9th MARCH 8.45pm – Jackie Marie is WHITNEY HOUSTON plus a Motown show

COME AND ENJOY GREAT FOOD AT AFFORDABLE PRICES:

EVERY SUNDAY 12.00 – 3.00pm – traditional roast lunches – Booking required.

EVERY THURSDAY 5.00pm – 8.00pm – Special prices £16 for 2 meals  – Booking preferred.

EVERY SATURDAY 12.00 – 3.00pm – Hot pork cobs or freshly made cobs with a variety of fillings available on request. Go extra and have a portion of skin on fries.

FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH COMMENCING 5th March 5.00pm – 8.00pm. British Classics menu. Booking required.

LAST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH COMMENCING 27th MARCH 5.00pm – 8.00pm. Pie night. Booking required.

FRIDAY – FURTHER INFORMATION COMING SOON. 

UPSTAIRS FUNCTION ROOM AVAILABLE TO HIRE FOR ALL OCCASIONS FOOD PROVIDED BY THE BISTRO.

            FOR BOOKINGS OR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CALL HEIDI ON   07429 638088.

  KINVER CONSTITUTIONAL CLUB

COMMITTEE MEETING

Minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 16th January 2024 

The meeting opened at 7.00pm

 

PRESENT: Simon Massey (President), Ena Ray (Chairperson), Malcolm Oliver (Secretary), Chris Randle (Treasurer), Tom Edwards, Lloyd Hadlington, Rob Pitt, Gary Snade, John Swingler, Arnie Tromans.  

WELCOME: 

The committee were welcomed by ER, who declared the meeting open at 7.00pm.    

APOLOGIES:  

Ian Lyon, Ken Slade  

MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETINGS:

Proposed by GS, seconded by RP, “that the minutes of the previous committee meeting held on Tuesday 19th December 2023, be approved as a true and accurate record.”

Passed 10 votes for, none against.  

MATTERS ARISING:

None.     

CORRESPONDENCE:

MO reported, nothing for discussion at this meeting.                            

FINANCIAL REPORT:  

December 2023, financial report, previously emailed to committee members, was presented by CR. Main Items of note, monthly loss -£5,148 year to date profit £24,514.  

Annual subscriptions for December £0, year to-date £41,459. 

The 10% card bonus figures for December, loaded onto membership cards was £27,515 at a cost to the club of £2,752. Year to date loaded onto cards £256,725 at a cost to the club of £25,672.

Proposed by IL, seconded by SM, “that December 2023 financial report be accepted.”          

Passed 10 votes for, none against. 

 

SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS:

 

  • Building: LH, JS, KS, CR, MO reported, radiators in the back hallway and gent’s toilets still going cool during evening times. CR explained that the temperature controller was in the snooker room and once that area had reached the preset temperature, it turned off all connected radiators. We will ask the plumber to have another look but he’s already bled and re-pressured the radiators.   

                                                                          

  • Bar & House: IL, GS, TE, CR, MO reported, the final staff restructuring moves have been completed with the new weekly rotas now in place. Review of monthly guest beer choices is ongoing.

 

  • Entertainment: RP, AT, CR, MO reported, good feedback had been received for NYE. RP went through the bookings for the first half of the year. Feb 10th – Gary Pease is Rod Stewart. Mar 9th – Jackie Maria is Whitney Houston & Motown show. Apr 5th – The Jersey Boys & Bee Gees tribute. May 18th – Tina Turner returns. June 29th – The Jaguars. All shows will begin at 8.45pm. We will also show the six nations rugby and FA Cup football on the big screen when available.             

  • Media: MO reported, work to update club members email database was ongoing. A news update would be sent out during the first week in February.  


  • Catering: MO/CR reported, a tender presentation hand out received from The Bistro was given to committee members. The proposed new franchise working document was also given out along with correspondence from Crumbles, stating they wanted to carry on and were prepared to re-negotiate the new franchise agreement, if given the go ahead to continue. However, they were not prepared to tender since, they thought the committee knew them and were already aware of what they could offer. After a discussion it was agreed to take a vote based on what would be in the best interests of the club membership going forward. Therefore, the vote was simply a straight forward choice between The Bistro or Crumbles. The result of the vote: In favour of The Bistro 9 votes for none against. In favour of crumbles no votes for. One abstention was recorded. It was agreed MO would inform both parties of the decision on Wednesday morning.     

           

 

ACTIVITY REPORTS:                                                                                                                                                                          

    • Bingo: MO reported, a slow start to the New Year but were hopeful it would soon pick up.
  • Boules: AT, MO reported, the new league season is due to start in March/April 2024. 
  • Crib/dominoes:  MO reported, friendly games are continuing every Tuesday evening until the start of the new in-house league. Starting date likely to be in March or early April.
  • Snooker: CR reported, league fixtures are continuing to be put onto the matchboard in the snooker room on a weekly basis. Our current teams occupy the following league positions: (A) team 6th out of 12 in Premier division, (B) team 9th and (C) team 10th out of 12 in division one, (D) team 2nd and (E) team 5th out of 8 in division two.
  • Quiz: LH reported, the first quiz night of the year held on 7th January was well attended with a number of teams taking part.      

   

NEW MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS:

MO reported, a total of 29 membership applications have been received in the month.

  22- applications were from outside sources with a joining fee of £50.

    7 – applications were from a partner of a current member at a reduced joining fee of £10.

Analysis by district and age of membership applications was presented to the meeting by MO. 

All applications approved. 

 

ANY OTHER BUSINESS:       

Nothing else was brought forward for discussion.   

 

DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING:                                                                                                                        

Tuesday 20th February 2024 – 7.00pm start. 

Meeting closed at 8.15pm.  

 

Download the financial report here.

SATURDAY 10th Feb 8.45pm

Please come along and enjoy a great night with

Gary Pease presenting an international ROD STEWART tribute act.

 

WEEKLY BINGO EVERY MONDAY NIGHT 8.00pm start.

Please come and enjoy a friendly night out with a chance of winning some good cash prizes


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