Club Matters from John Day
The Club Council Meeting and AGM were members whilst making the Club more attractive to the
held on Saturday October 10 at Gaydon. younger generation with newer MGs.
One of the most important standing items on the Silverstone International is our main event of the
Agenda is always the financial report from the Club year and Bill Silcock reported on progress for 2009. The
Treasurer. John Dutton has been looking after the Silverstone sub-Committee has taken on board the
accounts for nearly three years and was able to report recommendation about image and has given the event
that we are likely to break even or make a small surplus a new name MGLive! The theme we have chosen is
for the second consecutive financial year. This is very ‘Ragtops and Tintops’ and we are planning a display of
welcome news after the losses in the 2006 year. cars to illustrate nine decades of MG production.
John stood down from his post as Treasurer at the Richard Jones gave an informative report on
AGM and Colin Withers was elected as his progress with the new Club website which is gaining
replacement. I am sure you will join me in thanking John momentum after its launch in August. It seems that the
for his considerable contribution as our Finance Director option for CRBs to have dedicated web pages within
and welcome Colin as his new ‘apprentice’. the main Club site is proving a popular feature. The
Paul Smith presented feedback from the Centre and website is recognised as the prime tool for generating
Register Forums held this summer in Leeds and change in the Club and it is a high priority project for
Reading. The Forums were set up to give the CRB the Directors and Club office.
representatives an opportunity to say how the Club and This was the last Council meeting for Richard who
its membership should be developing. Although the has announced his resignation and he was thanked for
North and South groups worked in isolation, many of his contributions to the Club during the 18 months he
the conclusions about the Club’s future were has been General Manager.
remarkably similar. If you interested in applying for the job there is an
Both groups felt that the Club must try and change announcement elsewhere in this edition.
its image of ‘Old Men with Old Cars’ which will Ted Lawrence also retired at the AGM after serving
need specialist skills to action. If you have professional for two years as a Director. I would like to thank Ted
image management experience and could help the for his contribution to the Club. Stewart Griffiths from
Club with this challenge please contact me for the MGF Register was elected as his replacement and
preliminary discussions. Dave Saunders was also re-elected as Director
On the other hand, the members thought it was responsible for Club Racing.
equally important that the Club does not lose its
tradition and position as one of the oldest one make car
clubs in the world. The conflict in these two strategies
sum up the difficulties we face in keeping our existing
“Something’s wrong: the PA I used to own was much bigger than this!”
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