For advice on area events and for
booking diary dates, please contact Ellie Jones
For financial advice
and payment of invoices, please contact Russell Jones
For sending
sending in up to date directory details and agenda items, etc please contact
Bridget Whittaker
For advice on publicity, please contact Elaine
Padley
For general advice contact John A Smith or Linda Street
WANTED A
COMMUNICATIONS CO-ORDINATOR
The members of the Area Committee are looking to co-opt someone to
produce a regular newsletter/gazette and along with a team of people to oversee
a regular bulk posting. Applications should be made to Elaine Padley by July
17th.
GROUP INFORMATION
FORM
The Group Return Form should be completed and forwarded to Elaine
Padley by the 17th July. By now all Groups should have forwarded their current
Directory details to both the National Office and to Bridgett Wittaker, sent a
copy of their Group audited accounts to Russell Jones and had their Bank
Mandate forms signed by the Area Chairman David Orsler.
NEXT NEWSLETTER AND
BULK-POSTING
Should anyone wish a paragraph included in the next Newsletter
(out at the end of July) or to include any posters, event letters, maps etc (25
of each are needed) please let Linda Street have them by the 17th July at the
latest.
GROUP
PLANS
All Groups are asked to formulate a simple plan to cover the
months of August to December and to forward to Elaine Padley by the end of
July. A plan to cover January to June 2000 is also required by the Area
Conference. To help Groups to formulate these some guidelines and frameworks
have been put together.
FOOTSORES
As from the beginning of July, groups may only claim footsore
points for visiting a particular group once per month e.g. Huddersfield may
visit Bradford each Wednesday, but only be able to claim footsore points for
one of these visits. This is to encourage groups to visit different groups and
encourage more mixing! Remember to take a car load on group nights to claim
points. Send completed footsore forms to Ellie. No soggy beermats please!
Groups of the month for August are Cheadle and Bradford. Again the
five bonus points are awarded.
A copy of the Footsore Form is
provided, so please make copies and send completed slips to Ellie. No soggy
beer mats please!
OLDHAM - A NEW
GROUP!
Oldham 18 Plus Group opens on Tuesday 20th July 1999 at 9 p.m. at
The Greaves Arms Yorkshire Street Oldham in the town centre, opposite the bus
station. Remember that there is also an extra five points Footsore bonus for
visiting a new Group which would welcome all your help and support in the
forthcoming months.
CAR TREASURE
HUNT
Sunday 11th July 199 2 p.m., meet at The Boundary Park Hotel, in
Oldham. The entry fee is £1 per person and there is a cash prize for the
winners. More details are available from Carol. Pub grub is available at the
destination (So don't get lost!).
CHEADLE'S FUN SPORTS
DAY AND BARBEQUE/DISCO
The Fun Sports Day followed by an evening Barbeque and Disco will
be on Saturday 17th July. The Sports Day, which will feature rounders,
petanque, kick about, etc will be held from 2 p.m. in Abbey Park Cheadle.
In the evening the Disco and Barbeque will be held at Cheadle Town
Football Club Park Lane Cheadle. The event will start at 7:30 p.m. and music
finishes at midnight, but the bar should still be serving.
AREA OPEN FORUM AND
LUNCH
This will be on Sunday, 8th August at the Romiley
Centre (in the Forum building), Romiley Precinct, Romiley near Stockport. Once
again, a free lunch (is there such a thing) will be provided. Please assemble
from 1 p.m. Come along for an enjoyable, informal and informative afternoon.
WAR OF THE ROSES
Battle commences on Sunday, 12th September at the
Avondale Leisure Centre, Edgley Stockport (between Junctions 1 2 of the M60).
Signing in will be at 12.30 p.m. and the Millennium Fun and Games will start at
1.00 p.m. There are excellent shower and changing facilities and refreshments
will be available. The cost is £10 per team (up to four per mixed team
please).
IN THE PIPELINE
.........
TAG '99 The
value-for-money National Camping Weekend !!! Over the August Bank Holiday
weekend at Bangor-on-Dee Race Course near Wrexham. The cost for booking now is
£39. Three nights of camping and music, a picnic/barbecue with
entertainment, plus sporting competitions are all included in the price. Friday
night dance tickets are £4 for non-campers and £6 on Saturday and
Sunday. Bar snacks will be available during the dances and there is a live band
on Saturday and Sunday.
The course is situated just outside the
village and is signposted. You may pitch your tent from noon and book in at the
TAG reception from 4 p.m. Gate bookings are allowed.
Sandcastles
'99 The Grimsby Cleethorpes Sand Sculpture Competition followed by
disco will be held on Saturday 25th September. Why not make a weekend of it?
There's great Saturday night accommodation available at bargain prices.
Ten Pin Bowling Halloween Dance Saturday 30th October
1999. Hopefully in Leeds - watch this space for more details.
WASH
'99 The booking forms are out now and should be on your group notice
board.
Rothwell's Dance Which should hopefully include the
Darts Competition. This will be on Saturday 13th November.
Area
Conference To be held on Sunday afternoon, 14th November. Yes, the day
after Rothwell's Dance.
NORTHERN AREA
MAGAZINE
The AEC would like to hear from anyone who would
like to lead the editorial team for an Area Magazine. Please contact Russell
for more details.
IT'S A BALLS UP! 1999
DESPITE THE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS, RAIN DID NOT
STOP PLAY! The final results: 1st Romiley, 2nd Cheadle, 3rd Northwich, 4th
equal Oldham and Whitefield.
ON THE MOVE!
Wilmslow now meet at the Drum and Monkey, Moss
Rose, Alderley Edge, Cheshire.
DON'T FORGET!
The closing date for the next newsletter/gazette
if 17th July. All items to Linda please.
This Web Page is a NewsLetter put together within the
Northern Area of the National Federation of 18 Plus Groups by Linda
Street.
Page created by Kevin Davies, 4 August 1999. Page
updated by John A Smith, 9 January 2000.
