A message from the helm...
CORONA VIRUS/COVID-19
Given the current situation regarding Coronavirus/Covid-19 the MNCC committee would like to reassure you that we are staying abreast of the national situation. The government’s stance on non-essential travel means that the boat club must be considered as closed. All future events have been cancelled or postponed and the erection of the Marquee is looking very unlikely this year. We look forward, in due course, to being able to return to boating and enjoy future social events. We are not able to offer any practical help in terms of looking after boats or moorings at the moment. However, if any member is experiencing any difficulties that they believe the club may be able to help with, then please get in touch with me or any other member of the committee.
MNCC VACANCIES
I hope we would all agree that our club provides great facilities, both on and off the water, at a very reasonable cost. We are only able to do this with the dedication and hard work of our membership. Some individuals put in a tremendous effort throughout the year, while the rest of us do our best to help where and when we can. The committee are always looking at ways to improve the running of the club and try to spread the workload as fairly as possible. We have identified three areas where we would ask for some more help.
GRASS CUTTING
We have around 14 acres of grass to cut. The bulk of this is done with the Tractor and Gang mower. However, there are other areas, such as the banks, around the trees and the borders that are cut using hand mowers. We need a Grounds Person who will be responsible for operating and maintaining the Tractor and Gang and coordinating the rest of the grass cutting. If you think you could be this person then please contact Dave Wright.
Quite a few people already help with the grass cutting. It would be good to identify which individuals are already maintaining which areas. If you would like to continue helping with this task or would like to join the merry band of grass cutters, then please contact Dave Wright.
EVENTS COORDINATOR
Historically we had an Entertainments Rep (who could be a committee member) and took on responsibility for coordinating our social calendar, with the assistance of a separate entertainments team. No individual has come forward recently to fulfil this role. In order to maintain the social events that form such an important part of our club the committee and remaining members of the entertainments team continue to hold regular meetings. Entertainments has been ‘re-branded’ as Events, allowing us to incorporate the work parties and AGM into the calendar. This also helps dispel the idea that the entertainments team provide the entertainment for everyone else.
We already have an active Events Team, holding regular meetings and making sure we have a full and interesting Events Calendar. The requirements and running of upcoming events are discussed and we try to identify members who are prepared to coordinate and help run each event. In order to spread the load, we intend to instigate a volunteer list (similar to the work party list) to encourage more of our membership to get involved.
Ideally, we really need someone (or some couple) to assume overall responsibility for coordinating all of our events and liaising closely with the full committee. This would involve attending the events meetings, maintaining the volunteer list and helping to make sure each event has a coordinator and suitable team of volunteers to help at each event. If you think you might be interested in this type of role then please contact Dave Piper or Dave Brooke for more information.
CLUB SECRETARY
The club secretary is the committee member who prepares the Agenda and records/publishes the Minutes for each committee meeting (including the AGM). The secretary is responsible for sending out occasional correspondence from the committee. The secretary also compiles and distributes the information pack prior to the AGM. We are currently sharing this role within the committee, but it would be better to have a full-time secretary. Another alternative would be for someone to make notes at the committee meetings and draft the minutes, without assuming all the secretarial duties. If you are a full member of the club and would be interested in taking on this role then please discuss with any committee member.
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Please don’t be shy – we would rather discuss these jobs with any interested member, even if you then decide that the job is not for you.
Even if you are not able to make such a commitment please look out for the volunteer forms and put your name forward to help with individual events. Many hands make light work and mean we can all make the most of our club.
Best Regards
MNCC Committee
December 10th 2019
CORONA VIRUS/COVID-19
Given the current situation regarding Coronavirus/Covid-19 the MNCC committee would like to reassure you that we are staying abreast of the national situation. The government’s stance on non-essential travel means that the boat club must be considered as closed. All future events have been cancelled or postponed and the erection of the Marquee is looking very unlikely this year. We look forward, in due course, to being able to return to boating and enjoy future social events. We are not able to offer any practical help in terms of looking after boats or moorings at the moment. However, if any member is experiencing any difficulties that they believe the club may be able to help with, then please get in touch with me or any other member of the committee.
MNCC VACANCIES
I hope we would all agree that our club provides great facilities, both on and off the water, at a very reasonable cost. We are only able to do this with the dedication and hard work of our membership. Some individuals put in a tremendous effort throughout the year, while the rest of us do our best to help where and when we can. The committee are always looking at ways to improve the running of the club and try to spread the workload as fairly as possible. We have identified three areas where we would ask for some more help.
GRASS CUTTING
We have around 14 acres of grass to cut. The bulk of this is done with the Tractor and Gang mower. However, there are other areas, such as the banks, around the trees and the borders that are cut using hand mowers. We need a Grounds Person who will be responsible for operating and maintaining the Tractor and Gang and coordinating the rest of the grass cutting. If you think you could be this person then please contact Dave Wright.
Quite a few people already help with the grass cutting. It would be good to identify which individuals are already maintaining which areas. If you would like to continue helping with this task or would like to join the merry band of grass cutters, then please contact Dave Wright.
EVENTS COORDINATOR
Historically we had an Entertainments Rep (who could be a committee member) and took on responsibility for coordinating our social calendar, with the assistance of a separate entertainments team. No individual has come forward recently to fulfil this role. In order to maintain the social events that form such an important part of our club the committee and remaining members of the entertainments team continue to hold regular meetings. Entertainments has been ‘re-branded’ as Events, allowing us to incorporate the work parties and AGM into the calendar. This also helps dispel the idea that the entertainments team provide the entertainment for everyone else.
We already have an active Events Team, holding regular meetings and making sure we have a full and interesting Events Calendar. The requirements and running of upcoming events are discussed and we try to identify members who are prepared to coordinate and help run each event. In order to spread the load, we intend to instigate a volunteer list (similar to the work party list) to encourage more of our membership to get involved.
Ideally, we really need someone (or some couple) to assume overall responsibility for coordinating all of our events and liaising closely with the full committee. This would involve attending the events meetings, maintaining the volunteer list and helping to make sure each event has a coordinator and suitable team of volunteers to help at each event. If you think you might be interested in this type of role then please contact Dave Piper or Dave Brooke for more information.
CLUB SECRETARY
The club secretary is the committee member who prepares the Agenda and records/publishes the Minutes for each committee meeting (including the AGM). The secretary is responsible for sending out occasional correspondence from the committee. The secretary also compiles and distributes the information pack prior to the AGM. We are currently sharing this role within the committee, but it would be better to have a full-time secretary. Another alternative would be for someone to make notes at the committee meetings and draft the minutes, without assuming all the secretarial duties. If you are a full member of the club and would be interested in taking on this role then please discuss with any committee member.
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Please don’t be shy – we would rather discuss these jobs with any interested member, even if you then decide that the job is not for you.
Even if you are not able to make such a commitment please look out for the volunteer forms and put your name forward to help with individual events. Many hands make light work and mean we can all make the most of our club.
Best Regards
MNCC Committee
December 10th 2019
A message from the helm...
WELCOME TO ALL MNCC MEMBERS
Having just taken on the mantle as your Commodore, I would like to say what a pleasure it has been so far. I never realised what a steep learning curve it would be and still I keep being asked questions that I don’t know the answer to. But that is one of the best things about this club – there’s always someone to ask. Sometimes you even get a sensible answer!
This short note is a massive thank you to Anita, Lynda and Karen for taking on the task of updating our online presence. I hope it will also serve as a future thanks to all of you for supplying new material that will keep entertaining the rest of us.
So, enjoy this ‘spanking’ new website! Professionally put together from within our own membership, as happens with so many other facets of this great club. We will do our best to keep the website up to date with information and you can expect to see more as it develops. Your articles, stories and photos will also help to keep the website more meaningful and of interest to our membership and the wider world as appropriate. Facebook will also continue to be a great method of circulating breaking news and up to date event information. There’s even a ‘blog’, not that I have the faintest idea what that is! So now we have the vehicles for posting ‘instant’ thoughts, in addition to more contemplative items suitable for the longer term. So it’s over to you to have your say.
October 21st 2019
WELCOME TO ALL MNCC MEMBERS
Having just taken on the mantle as your Commodore, I would like to say what a pleasure it has been so far. I never realised what a steep learning curve it would be and still I keep being asked questions that I don’t know the answer to. But that is one of the best things about this club – there’s always someone to ask. Sometimes you even get a sensible answer!
This short note is a massive thank you to Anita, Lynda and Karen for taking on the task of updating our online presence. I hope it will also serve as a future thanks to all of you for supplying new material that will keep entertaining the rest of us.
So, enjoy this ‘spanking’ new website! Professionally put together from within our own membership, as happens with so many other facets of this great club. We will do our best to keep the website up to date with information and you can expect to see more as it develops. Your articles, stories and photos will also help to keep the website more meaningful and of interest to our membership and the wider world as appropriate. Facebook will also continue to be a great method of circulating breaking news and up to date event information. There’s even a ‘blog’, not that I have the faintest idea what that is! So now we have the vehicles for posting ‘instant’ thoughts, in addition to more contemplative items suitable for the longer term. So it’s over to you to have your say.
October 21st 2019