The conference was hosted
by RMC on 27th June 2009 as part of their 40th birthday weekend. The
meeting was held in the Eagle, Kennington Lane. John Grimshaw, the
FUKC co-ordinator presided. All UK clubs attended or were represented.
Roger and John attended on behalf of SNC.
John Grimshaw was re-elected as FUKC
co-ordinator for another year.
FUKC Conference for 2010, 2011,
2012
MSC Bournemouth will host the conference for 2010, East Mercia MSC
was proposed to host the 2011 meeting and Manchester Super Chain MSC
offered to host the 2012 meeting.
Bike Runs 2009, 2010, 2011
MSC Bournemouth is hosting this years event, MSC Hallamshire will
host the 2010 Run. Who will host the 2011 run has not been decided.
Leather Lottery for 2009-2010
Essex Leather will host SNC and SNC will host the RMC. A full list
is on the web site
SNC Events for 2010
2010 will see us 45 years old, our Sapphire Anniversary. Our regular
ECMC event is the St George's Weekend - April 23-25 and on Sunday
8th August we will have our Autumn Picnic.
PRIDE open topped bus
Roger express it was a loss not having the opened topped bus at London
Pride, mainly because of the cost, and suggested the three London
clubs meet to discuss the subject.
ECMC
Problems with ECMC stickers and other subjects, including Mr Leather
Europe, were discussed. See all items discussed by reading the full
minutes from FUKC web site.
The weekend was organised by the
RMC to coincide with their 40th birthday. A weekend of meetings and
events were organised, from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon.
Thanks to Martyn, Oz and all the RMC members for organising an excellent
weekend.
Spring 2009
St George's ECMC
Event
April 24-26 2009
The weekend event started on Friday
evening at 8pm in Central Station with a buffet made by the bar staff.
About 10.30 pm while some visitors remained in Central Station some
visitors went to the Play Pit, a few for the first time, for further
enjoyment until 2am
On Saturday afternoon the group met
at Camden Lock for a canal boat trip to Little Venice passing London
Zoo and areas so quiet and peaceful it was hard to believe you are
still in central London.
In the evening we met at 7pm in the
Prince of Wales bar for the Evening Dinner and later at at 10pm some
of us headed for The Hoist for a late night of further action and
entertainment.
On Sunday afternoon we met at the
Kings Arms for our excellent Farewell Buffet supplied by Tom C. Thanks
to all who helped to make this event a success.
Annual General Meeting 2009
Sunday 8th February
3.30pm
Kings Arms, Poland Street
The AGM for 2009 took place in the upstairs
bar of the Kings Arms. In the absence of Jeff, Norman P took the chair.
There was a fairly good attendance with several apologies.
Minutes of last year's AGM were read and approved.
President's Report: Because of inclement weather Jeff was unable
to attend the meeting and Norman gave a brief outline of the club's
activities over the past year.
Secretary's Report: John reported that the Newletter continued
to be issued quarterly and the web site updated regularly. The website
was visited regularly and was handy for visitors to know of our activities.
Treasurer's Report: Guy reported that club funds were in a healthy
state and recomended the subscription remain at £20. As also
membership roll-keeper he told us membership remained at 33.
FUKC and ECMC meetings for 2009
The AGM of the Federation of UK Clubs will be hosted by the RMC in
London on 26th-28th June to co-inside with the club's 40th birthday.
The AGM of the European Confederation of Motorsports Clubs will be
hosted by LC Roma in Rome on 2nd-4th October.
Election of Office bearers
Jeff indicated that because
of now living about 100 miles from London he would not be standing
again the post of president and after a vote Roger B was elected president.
John indicated that after 4 years he was stepping down. There were
no nominees and John agreed to remain until after the St George's
Weekend. By then it is hoped we can persuade/coaxed/ threatened/bribed/blackmailed
someone to take over.
Guy was re-elected unopposed as Treasurer.
Committee: Norman P, Paul L, Tom C were re-elected to the committee.
Norman R was elected. Nigel G decided to stand down after many years
help. Thanks Nigel. The post of Vice-President will be decided by
the committee.
Paul L paid tribute to Jeff after after serving two years as president
and many years and his ability for organising and help over
the years.
St George's Weekend
Our ECMC Event takes place from 24th to 26th April 2009. It is still
at the planning stage with venues and times to be finalised. Booking
Forms should be available by mid March. The cost remains at £35.
MSC London, RMC, MSC Amsterdam, Men's Club Aarhus and LV Veneto are
our special invited guests.
London Clubs Together Christmas
Dinner
This will again take place at the Prince of Wales Bar on Drury Lane
and this year will be organised by the Sixty Nine Club.
The meeting closed at 4.30pm and
a fter the meeting an excellent
buffet was arranged by Nigel G.
