The Chairman's Corner
Not a good start to this year,
with a feeling that KentARA’s image has been tarnished by persons not able to
explain their motives, in misleading and under handed ways of disrupting our
AGM and EGM.
I would like to thank both Tony Mulcuck and Roy Sidebottom
for their hard work in stabilizing and sorting out the shambles that KentARA
was left in, and to all those Members that supported and voted me back in the
Chair, also to welcome Roy Sidebottom back as our new secretary, Ron Simpson
as Treasurer, Peter Nicholls as Vice Chairman and our new membership Secretary
Diane Wheatley.
The KentARA Tea Dance on the 25th of May went head as planned
and again proved to be a happy and successful event, with members arriving
from all over Kent and joining in the Line. Sequence and Ballroom dancing. The
next one is on the 9th November.
KentARA Line-Dancing at Larkfield is still going strong, with
more members joining our first easy class. Why not give it a try?.
We have many more happy events to look forward to this year
including: The John Hardiman Memorial Cup—Short Mat Bowls competition, The
Craft and Hobby Fair, Another Race Night, The Thanksgiving Service at
Rochester, The Tea Dance, A Tinsel & Turkey Break and of course our wonderful
Christmas Concert.
Next year we are having our usual Spring Break at Warners,
Norton Grange on the Isle of Wight, this really is a gem nestling in National
Trust land over-looking the Solent, the brick build chalets have been
refurbished and a new water front terrace built, where you can relax with a
drink, when you are not taking part in the many activities that will be taking
place, there is a great choice of good food with waiter or self service. The
price includes coach - insurance - no single supplement -two excursions and
the services of a Group UK representative.
And later in the year we have our Jamboree this time at the
TLH Leisure Resort, Torquay. Both of these breaks are advertised in this
edition of the Kent Active.
KentARA is now back on track, after the recent
upset, and I am looking forward to seeing the opening on more new clubs later
in the year. Gerald Benham.