Passing of Sheila Ashley
We have been informed of the passing of Sheila Ashley. Funeral details will be updated here when we have them.
Our thoughts are with John and his family at this difficult time.
Focus September 2018
WEST HAMPSHIRE CENTRE FOCUS
September 2018
A committee meeting was held on 10th September 2018 and all were present with the exception of MG who sent his apologies. The meeting opened at 7.30 and closed at 10.40.
Committee Members
The new committee members are settling in their roles and progress is being made – Marion is busy getting to grips with the finance spreadsheet.
The Wessex
Paul said this was a truly adrenaline frenzy weekend and every person who attended from West Hampshire gave 110% in effort, humour and team spirit. He was so proud that we retained the cups from the Wessex, as not only were West Hampshire extremely high spirited, as we had the fewest representing vans, everybody had so much fun making memories for many years to come.
Christmas Party
Yes, the dreaded C word has appeared on the minutes! It seems a long way away but after our brilliant summer it is now fast approaching. The Entertainer for the children’s Christmas Party has been booked and arrangements are being made. A special booking form will be available shortly.
Youth Rally
Shaun thanked the Youth Section for another successful rally they ran at Olivers Battery. A good time was had by all. It would be good if more members could have attended as they missed out on a lovely weekend.
AGM
Nominations have been received for Committee, the Andrew Port Fellowship and there are some entries for the Rally Book cover. There is one Notice of Motion which can be found on the Website.
Rally programme 2019
Nick Blake is still seeking rally officers and the programme is being put together for 2019.
Please return your write ups to Nick promptly for inclusion. If anyone wishes to advertise your business via the Rally Book and website next year please speak to Nick.
The next meeting is due to take place on 8th October 2018
Let’s hope Autumn and Winter are kind to us and I look forward to seeing you on a rally field soon, or at the AGM on 7th October 2018
Best wishes
Sharon Long,
Centre Secretary
54th AGM Notice
West Hampshire Centre of the Caravan Club Ltd
Fifty Fourth Annual General Meeting
Sunday 7th October 2018 commencing at 13.30
Nominations for Officers and Committee
Notice is hereby given that the following nominations for Officers and Committee for the West Hampshire Centre of the Caravan Club have been received prior to the closing date of Sunday 23rd September 2018 at 13.30.
| Position | Nominee | Proposer | Seconder |
| Chairman (1 Vacancy) | Paul Hopkins | Mike Firmager | Peter Humphries |
| Vice Chairman (1 Vacancy) | Graham Kirby | B.J Walker | Helen Sykes |
| Hon. Secretary (1 Vacancy) | Sharon Long | Vic Pragnell | Clare Willis |
| Hon. Treasury (1 Vacancy) | Marion Alcock
| Nick Blake | Sharon Long |
| Hon. Rally Secretary (1 Vacancy) | Nicholas Blake | Matthew Tracey | Graham Fox |
| Committee (7 Vacancies) | |||
| Colin Davis | J Gowling | N Burston | |
| Shaun Elsey | Pauline Firmager | Mike Firmager | |
| Dave Willis | Vic Pragnell | Sharon Long | |
| Emma Francis | Peter Lyon-Marrian | Ray Long | |
| Brodie Hopkins | Emma Elsey | Ray Long | |
All nominations for the above positions must be received by the Secretary within the specified time of 14 days prior to the date of the Annual General Meeting, as stated in Section 2 Annex B Rule 8 of Caravan Club Centre Rules and they will then be eligible for consideration under Item 9 of the Agenda for the Annual General Meeting.
Notices of Motion
As required by Section 2 Annex B Rule 7 of the Caravan Club Centre Rules, formal notices of motion duly signed by the proposer and seconder, must be received by the Centre Secretary not later than thirty-five days prior to the meeting i.e. 2nd September 2018.
| Notice of Motion | Proposer | Seconder |
In order to reflect the views of a broader membership base, it is proposed that:
It is also proposed that:
Both measures will ensure that if a full Committee of 12 persons are elected, they will represent the views of at least 24 different members. | Kate Dupont | Alison Tracey |
Secretary West Hants Centre
Youth Section Committee
Nominations received for Youth Section Committee are:
| Position | Nominee | Proposer | Seconder |
| Y.S. Chairman (1 Vacancy) | Eleanor Roberts | Emma Collister | Luke Gregory |
| Y.S. Secretary (1 Vacancy) | |||
| Y.S. Treasury (1 Vacancy) | |||
| Y.S. Committee
| Luke Gregory | Emma Collister | Rebecca Kirby |
| Hilary Hurcomb | Isabelle Tarrant | Mason Hopkins | |
| Rebecca Kirby | Eleanor Roberts | Emma Collister | |
| Megan Roberts | Adam Collister | Luke Gregory | |
| Isabelle Tarrant | Rebecca Kirby | Hilary Hurcomb | |
| Jermain Baker | Emma Collister | Adam Collister | |
NB All those persons who are nominated or are proposing others for nomination for Executive and Committee positions must themselves be registered as full or family members of the West Hampshire Centre 35 clear days before the date of the Annual General Meeting. These rules also apply to voting and speaking at the Annual General meeting.
The Wessex Cup Is Still Gleaming
CONGRATULATIONS WEST HAMPSHIRE – 2018
THE WESSEX CUP IS STILL GLEAMING
1st PLACE OVERALL
CONGRATULATIONS must go to all the organisers, participants, spectators, marshals, referees and everyone who contributed in any way to our win of THE WESSEX CUP. West Hants also won the Group Cup, Individual Cup and Team Cup! The team camaraderie all weekend was absolutely brilliant.
The Wessex is a bi-annual competition weekend, with Caravan Club Centres from the Wessex Region competing against each other. Whether you are taking part or supporting; great fun is had by all.
It’s a rally not to be missed.
Evening one: Adults FANCY DRESS – and West Hampshire did us proud. 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Followed by a Barn Dance where fun was had by all.
Throughout the weekend there were INDIVIDUAL EVENTS: Which included: Driving and Reversing, Children’s Cycling, Cakes, Flowers, Handicrafts, Photography. What a magnificent turn out there was from our members and all the other centres. West Hants scored loads of valuable points on our scoreboard from these entries.
Next were the TEAM EVENTS: Which included: 5-a-side football, Netball, Volleyball, Skittles, Boules, Lawn Darts. Everyone participated with great gusto, often winning their finals or gaining points on the board throughout the knock out rounds. Everyone’s support for these events was outstanding and there was a positive feeling in the air.
Saturday night and time for the CENTRES ENTERTAIN: A family show where each centre puts on a range of acts for the audience to enjoy. With 3 superb West Hampshire entries – A “Greatest Showman” solo performance by Elysha Tracey which received 1st place. The small group act “If I was not upon the stage”, which achieved 1st place and the larger group entertainment “Jukebox Surprise”, which also came 1st.
– WOW – what a brilliant evening’s entertainment. I cried, laughed and thoroughly enjoyed the whole evening – great fun was had by all. Again there was more fantastic support by everyone that evening and West Hants managed to create an enthusiastic cast, including talented scenery makers/artists and scenery shifters. These can be viewed on Facebook apparently. (I am past my sell buy date to access Facebook!).
Sunday evening saw the ILLUMINATED WINDOW DISPLAYS – Our ralliers spent hours decorating their van windows, which were illuminated later in the evening. 1st, 2nd and 3rd places across all categories. Well done all. Brilliant.
DISCO AND ENTERTAINMENT: The Sunday evening entertainment was great, with a disco for the youngsters and a comedy magician and singing group for the whole family to enjoy. I don’t think the ralliers wanted to stop partying that night.
Monday finished with the CHILDREN’S FANCY DRESS: A magnificent display by all the children who had great fun taking part in the fancy dress competition – a lot of time and effort was put into this event. Well done to you all.
This is not to forget all the other events the Wessex has to offer… the fun dog show, cross country, tea and cake afternoon, pub quiz, charity book sale, grand draw and church service.
We may have only had 18 vans attending the Wessex, but the quest for the Wessex Cup was enjoyably pursued with the full participation and enthusiasm of every West Hampshire member, all working together as a team.
I quote: ‘I want to bottle up this elated feeling right now and pop it open when people ask what West Hants teamwork at the Wessex looks like’. And do you know – this type of teamwork is what West Hampshire is all about.
We have extremely talented people in West Hampshire. CONGRATULATIONS WEST HAMPSHIRE
I am so proud to be a member of this wonderful Centre – Thank you all.
Pauline Firmager
Passing of Terry Ryan
We have been informed of the passing of Terry Ryan after suffering a long term illness. His daughter and her family, a current member of the centre, Mandy Broom, has asked for us to inform. The funeral will be held at 2.30pm on 1st August at Test Valley Crematorium at Ridge nr Romsey.
Our thoughts are with Mandy and her family at this difficult time.