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North West Air Ambulance receives £500 at AGM
Goldwings North West held its very first Annual General Meeting on the 31st January at the Leyland Hotel. Not their usual meeting place as they had just celebrated their first anniversary the night before with an all inclusive Dinner Dance with free bar, and the package included late night fish & chips as well as a free Conference Room for the following day. Not a bad deal...
Grant aids purchase of banner
A recent grant from the Federation helped Goldwings North Wales purchase a banner for their club. The sail banner, which measures 5 m in height, will be used at various events throughout the year to promote both the North Wales Club and the Federation. Being from Wales they have even resorted to their national language to make members and visitors feel even more at home. Pictures...
Swiss Alpine Tourers make friends
Swiss Alpine Tourers (also known as SAT Riders) are now in contact with our Federation. This is a self-declared “free-spirited” group of riders. They have no rules and prefer not to use the term “club” because they learned the hard way that rules and a ruling committee are more of a hinderence than a help. Their annual Alpine Tour, which has been an annual...
Federation Restructuring – Chairman and Treasurer Appointed
One or two changes in the way the Federation operates were agreed recently at a meeting of the small team which runs things. Dave Turvey has stepped down as Joint Chairman to become Vice Chairman, leaving Bob Summers to take a more prominent role as Chairman. Bob has also announced that he will be stepping down as Chairman of GoldWings North West at the end of the Club’s...
Announcing a New Sponsorship Arrangement
The Federation’s Sponsorship arrangement with Knutsford Honda has been renewed and extended and now covers all the Federation’s annual administration and IT costs, which both underpins and allows for further development of its services to the UK GoldWing Community. The sponsorship is unconditional, although of course the Federation will be delighted to acknowledge the...
Management Team Meeting Minutes
Minutes of the Management Team Meeting Saturday 23rd October 2009 Present: Bob Summers, Dave Turvey, Nigel Mackintosh, Stuart Ormerod 1 BLP 2009. There was a brief discussion about difficulties with the Parade (fragmentation) and Entertainment at Pontin’s (Noisy Band, faulty PA equipment) but it was decided that further de-briefing...