Greetings Ramblers
A.G.M.
The A.G.M. will be held on October 9th in the Holy
Apostles Hall, Cumberland
Street, Pimlico SW1V 4LY at 3pm sharp. Nearest Underground Pimlico; Cumberland Street is 8 minutes walk down Lupus Street (or 24 bus from top of Vauxhal Bridge Road, Victoria.
Nommations are required for committee members. Please send nominations
(on forms enclosed with this Newsletter) to Paul Brunning by September 18th
Subscriptions due in October: Talk of the AGM reminds us that
subscriptions fall due in October. Please pay up promptly by sending a cheque for £4 payable to St Francis of Assisi Catholic Ramblers Club to Gillian McLauchlan .
Mass dates and venue on tbls programme:
Please note the following Masses for members of the Club - all are at 5.30 pm at St Mary Moorfields (Nearest Tube and Rail station Liverpool Street and Moorgate).
Saturday 18 September - for Maria Darroch's Mother RlP.
Saturday 2nd October - annual Mass for members' intentions.
Saturday 6fh November for deceased members.
Announcements: Congratulations to Fr Peter Grant on his appointment
as Monsignor by his Holiness Pope John Paul II. Gillian Paul Brunning and myself felt honoured to be invited to represent the Club at the reception in the Apostolic Nunciature in Wimbledon to witness this special occasion. We are very proud to have him as a member. Mass will be offered for Fr Peter's intentions in St Bonifice's Church in Tooting on Friday 10th September at 8 PM.
70th Anniversary Celebrations: As announced in the last programme Barbara Bridle is organising a special weekend at Aylesford Priory in Kent to
celebrate the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the Club. The weekend begins on Friday evening 17th June and ends on Sunday evening 19 June. On both the Saturday and Sunday there will be a choice of short (5 or 6 mile) and longer (10 or 15 mile) walks. The longer option on Sunday will meet up with the day walkers for the normal Sunday Club Ramble.
Or those who prefer to relax around the Priory can do that. Prices as follows, £30 per night, full board £60 for weekend. B&B & supper £22.6Op. Or £18 B&B (NB the main meal at the priory is at midday so if you book B&B + Supper you need to be prepared for the fact that supper is a light meal). Please send £5 deposit, cheques payable to Sf Francis of Assisi Catholic Ramblers Club to: Barbara Bridle. to arrive by 15 September.
Other suggestions so far to celebrate this occasion are a dinner dance, HolidaylPilgrimage to Assisi, a new club badge. We would welcome any other ideas plus feedback on ideas so far and some action from club members. If anyone knows of a suitable hall to hold a function which is not too expensive please let me know.
Summer Party:
There was a small crowd at the party this year probably due to the very hot weather, and the fact we did not sell tickets before the party on account that we could not collect money on the door. However the party proved a success and most of those present took 'the opportunity to buy their copy of the history of the club. We would like to thank those who did attend. We
also had a change of music as the group Ibooked cancelled two days
before the party. The venue was very suitable and is available if required for future bookings.
Please Note: Paul Connolly is no longer at the Email address given
on the last programme. Watch this space for new EMail address.
Welcome To New Members: Susan Boyle, Tooting, London, SWI7 8QX. Colin Lavinder, Pimlico, SWI. Claire Sherrer, London, WIO 6NZ. Merle Stayne, Sidcup, Kent,DA14 6ET. Jaqueline Twining. London, WIO 5PZ.
New Members Please read your introductory leaflet carefully as it gives good advice. especially about wearing suitable footwear with ankle support for your own safety.
Monthly Dinners:
Club members meet on the first Saturday of each month for a meal at a Central London Restaurant (not too expensive). Meeting place for Saturday the 4th of September is outside Westminster Cathedral after 6pm Mass.
As mentioned above, the Mass on September, 18th October 2nd and
November 6th are at St Mary Moorfields Church, Eldon Street, EC2M 7LS at 5.30 so on 2nd October and 6th November the meeting place will be St Mary Moorfields after the 5 30 Mass. Nearest Tube and Rail station Liverpool Street and Moorgate, Contact any committee for further details.
Y.H,A. Group Membership Card: The club is in possession of a group membership Y.H.A. card. Contact me (HeIen) if you would like to borrow it for hostel weekends.
Weekend breaks: Two weekends away with Croydon YHA. I) 1-3 October at Trileigh Hill, North of Shoreham-by-Sea (near Brighton) Rambles on Sat & Sunday along the South Downs Way. Cost £9.15 per night plus food. 2) 10 10 - 12th December at Broadstaires, Kent. (Rent a Hostel). Rambles on Sat & Sun. Cost: depends on numbers staying but about £10 per night plus food. Colin Mascarenhas is organising food for the weekends. Car drivers welcome as petrol is shared. £10 deposit is required ASAP. Contact Colin.
UN year for older people: On Wednesday September 29th Bishop Tripp is celebrating a special Mass at 11.30 at St Mary's West Croydon. Saturday October 2nd two walks are being held at London South Bank and City of London. Details from Dorotby Hickman.
Poetry Evening
Joseph O'Reilly is hosting a poetry reading evening on October 16th.
Joseph asks those attending to arrive at 7.30 sharp. Please phone if you intend to go. There is a 6pm Mass at St Dominic's Church. No. and 24 buses stop at St Dominic's. Bus from Victoria, Charing Cross, Tottenham Court Rd and Warren Street Stations. Walk up Mansfield road, turn right and Rona road is the 5th turn on the left. Also two minutes walk from Gospel Oak Station.
Club History: There are still a few copies of the first print available £4 (plus £1.7Op postage and packing if relevant) please send a cheque payable to St Frands of Assisi Catholic Ramblers Club to: Tony Finnegan, 30 Avarn
Road, Tooting, London SW17 9HA.
Obituaries: It was with sadness that we received the news of the death of Daplme Solly from a long illness bravely bourne. We sympathise with Maria Darroch on the sudden death of her Mother Joan in Australia. Mass for
Intentions on September 18th at St Mary Moorfields, Eldon Street.
News has also come of the death of Joan Austin nee Wheal and Violet
O'Brien who were both members in 1938 when membership records began, and Michael McKeowen who was a member from 1950 to 1961.
We also offer our sympathy to Daphne Fisk on the death of her Mother in March.
Ordnance Survey Maps Available: Since I became Secretary I have accumulated quite a collection of OS maps which members of the club are more than welcome to borrow or have permanentIy. They include the following: Landranger Maps 70 Ayr/Kilmamock, 71 (Lanark and Upper Nithsdale), 73 (Peebles, Galashiels), 74 (Kelso), 78 (Nithsdale and annandale Area), 79 (Hawick and Eskdale), 80 (Cheviot Hills and Keelder
Forest), 124 (Dolgellau), 125 (Bala and Lake Vyrnwy), 135 (Aberystwyth),
187 (DorkingIReigate/ Cmwley - 2 copies), 197 (Chister and the Downs;
Tourist Maps of the Border country and Scotland; Pathfinder No 485 (Hawick and Area). If anybody wants these maps please send me a large SAE with stamps to the value 45ppermap.
Items for next programme should reach the secretary or ramble list
compiler by the 18th of September.
Happy Rambling
Club Committee 1998-99
President: Fr David Bames, Parish
Priest, St. Mary Moorfields.
VIce President: Paul Brunning.
Secretary: Helm Hunt,
Treasurer: Gillian McLaucblan,
Ramble List Compiler: Paul Connolly,
Membership Secretaries
Bridie Barry, and
Francis O'SuIlivan,
CommIttee Members:
Maurice Hickman,
Maria Darroch,
Robert Slater,
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RAMBLE LIST AND NEWS SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER 1999
COPY DATE FOR THE NEXT PROGRAMME : FRIDAY 22ND OCTOBER
No byline this time due to various circumstances, just one suggestion. As the ticket offices at many of the London termini can be very busy and therefore buying a ticket can be very time consuming, (and nerve racking if the train is due to leave shortly), don't forget you can obtain your tickets the day before from any mainline station and still get all your discounts for network/gold cards and concessions from the boundary of your season/travelcard.
Please note at the end of September the winter timetable for the trains comes into effect and at the time this programme was being prepared the new details were not available. Please phone 0345484950 prior tocoming on a ramble if you wish to check the times.
By the way - don't forget to read the Secretary's items above! !
Saturday 4th September 1999 (os map 150 & 151) Leader: Ranald Watson
MEET : Paddington 0820 for 0848 train to Honeybourne (arr 1039)
LUNCH : Volunteer, Chipping Campden
TEA : Probably in Blockley
DISTANCE : 12 miles Returning from Moreton in Marsh
FARE : £14.05 cdr Honeybourne with Network card discount
Sunday 5th September 1999 (os map 197) Leader: Peter Macdonald
MEET : Victoria 0840 for 0902 train to Bognor Regis (arr 1048) Then bus to Paglesham
LUNCH : Crab & Lobster, Sidlesham
TEA : Paglesham
DISTANCE : 7 miles returning from Bognor Regis
FARE : £16.00 cdr Bognor Regis plus bus fare to Pagham
Sunday 12th September 1999 (os map 197) Leader: Maria Darroch
MEET : Waterloo 0820 for 0845 train to Rowlands Castle (arr 1006)
LUNCH : Hare & Hounds, Stoughton
TEA : ???
DISTANCE : 15 miles returning from Rowlands Castle
FARE : £10.75 cdr Rowlands Castle with Network card discount
Sunday 19th September 1999 (os map 153) Leader: Paul Connolly
MEET : Kings Cross 0900 for 0921 train to Biggleswade (arr 1010)
LUNCH : Cock, Gamlingay
TEA : Who knows
DISTANCE : 16 miles returning from St Neots - Fairly level terrain
FARE : £13.00 cdr StNeots
Sunday 26th September 1999 (os map 197) Leader: Ranald Watson
MEET : Victoria 0840 for 0902 train to Arundel (arr 1032)
LUNCH : The Maypole, Maypole lane, Yapton
TEA : No chance
DISTANCE : 15miles returning from Chichester. No hills but many stiles.
FARE : £10.60 cdr Chichester
Sunday 3rd October 1999 (os map 198) Leader: Maurice Hickman
MEET : Victoria 0825 for 0847 train to Lewes (arr 0958)
LUNCH : Swan, North Falmer - Good food and ale
Tea : Lewes
DISTANCE: 13 miles returning from Lewes
FARE : £9.25 cdr Lewes with Network card discount
Maurice will meet the Ramblers at Lewes
Sunday- 10th October 1999 (os map 187) Leader: Tony Finnegan
MEET : Victoria 0840 for 0906 train to Dorking (arr 0957)
LUNCH : Stephen Langton, Friday Street
TEA : Dorking
DISTANCE: 18miles returning from Dorking - Hilly in parts
FARE : £6.40 cdr Dorking
Sunday 17th October 1999 (os map 174) Leader : Francis 0' Sullivan
MEET : Paddington 0835 for 0900 train to Bedwyn (arr 1032) - Change at Reading for
local train to Bedwyn, direct trains to London for the return Journey.
LUNCH : Crown & Anchor, Ham
TEA : Possibly at Kintbury
DISTANCE: 12 miles returning from Kintbury
FARE : £10.00 cdr Bedwyn with network card discount
Sunday 24th October 1999 (os map 178) Leader: Witold Sokolowski
MEET : Charing Cross 0900 for 0923 train to Strood (arr 1028)
LUNCH : Robin Hood, Bluebell Common
TEA : Aylesford Priory (and a craft fair)
DISTANCE: 9 miles returning from Aylesford
FARE : £8.80 cdr Aylesford
There will be a mass at 5pm for the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
Sunday 31st October 1999 (os map 177) Leader: Paul Brunning
MEET : Charing Cross 0930 for 0952 train to Hayes (arr 1031)
LUNCH : Queens Head, Downe
TEA : Possibly (Where's that?)
DISTANCE: 11 miles returning from Hayes
FARE : £5.00 cdr Hayes with NetwNetwork discount
Paul will meet the ramblers at Hayes.
Stop Press - Jubilee Weekend at Aylesford 16-18 June 2000
Since printing the programme arrangements for the 70th anniversary weekend at Aylesford
have beenconfirmed as follows:
Friday evening to Sunday evening 16 - 18 June 2000
Single Room £61.50 full board.
Twin Bedded Room £56.50 per person full
board
Senior Citizens £53.50
Special rates available for B&B or BB+Supper
Places will be limited so to secure a place please send £5 deposit to Barbara Bridle, by
15 September. Please make cbeques payable to St Francis of Assisi Catholic Ramblers Club.
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S.F.A.C.R.C.
Notice of Annual General Meeting
to be held at
Holy Apostles Church Hall, Sunderland Street, London SWl
at 3pm on Saturday the 9th October 1999
(Refreshments from 2. 30).
AGENDA
1. St Francis Prayer
2 Apologies for absence
3. Minutes of 1998 A.G.M
4. Matters arising from minutes
5. Secretary's Report
6. Treasurers Report
7. Matters arising from treasurers report
8. Election of :
Secretary
Treasurer
Ramble list compiler and
Five other members
Nominations for committee members signed by the proposer, seconder and person being
nominated to be sent to Paul Brunning by 18th of September.
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Completed form to be returned to: Paul Brunning, by 18th September 1999.
I wish to nominate for the position of (circle the appropriate position) Secretary/Treasurer/Ramble list compiler/Committee Member for
the Club year 1999-2000.
Proposer------------------------------------------------(signed)
Seconder------------------------------------------------(signed)
Nominee------------------------------------------------(signed)
ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC RAMBLERS' CLUB
Approved by His Eminence, the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster
Affiliated to the Ramblers Association. Registered Charity No. 306089
CONSTITUTION
1. The Club shall be called the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Ramblers Club.
2. Full membership of the Club shall be open to Catholics only and those who accept the Catholic ethos of the Club. (as amended - 2017)
3. The Club shall seek approval by the Cardinal Archbishop.
4. The object of the Club shall be to promote social intercourse amongst Catholics chiefly by means of rambling.
R U L ES
1 The Headquarters of the Club shall be St Mary Moorfields, Eldon St EC2M 7LS and the Rector for the time being of that Church shall he entitled to the Presidency of the Club.
2 The Club shall be governed by an Honorary Committee which shall control the funds.
a) At each Annual General Meeting a Committee shall be elected consisting of a Secretary, Treasurer and six other members, so elected that there shall be four ladies, and four gentlemen. All committee members shall be full members (as amended - 1983)
b) No member who has served on the Committee for two or more years consecutively may be nominated for a further term before the Annual General Meeting, and then only if insufficient
candidates are standing to fulfil Rule 2(a) (as amended - 1974).
c) If any member of the Committee shall resign the Committee shall have the power to fill
the vacancy.
d) The Committee may appoint sub-committees and the sub-committees in addition to their own number shall have as ex-officio member a member appointed by and from the Committee of the club. The subcommittee shall have the power of co-option as the committee shall determine and the sub-committee shall have the right to appoint their own officers.
e) The Committee as elected by the Annual General Meeting shall elect their own Chairman. The Chairman shall vacate the Chair during the presence of the President of the Club at any Meeting.
3 Deleted (1966).
4 The President, on the recommendation of the Committee. shall have the power to terminate or suspend the membership of any members if he deems is necessary.
5 The Club year shall commence on the 4th of October. but the financial year shall commence on the1st September preceding (as amended - 1968).
6 Subscriptions the Club shall be fixed at the Annual General Meet, as amended - 1983). Married members shall pay one joint subscription. Subscriptions shall fall due on 4th October and if unpaid by December 31st, membership shall be deemed to have lapsed. The subscription paid by new members who join after 31st July of one year will carry their membership through until the end of the following year. Life membership shall be available at twenty times the current year's subscription which will not be refundable. In the case of married couples, they will be eligible for life membership on payment of a single life membership subscription
6A For members resident outside the UK postal area annual membership shall be the ordinary membership subscription plus £2.
7 Application for membership shall be made on payment of the current year’s subscription and shall be considered by the Committee who shall have the power to accept or reject, subject to the approval of the President where necessary.
7A (Inserted 2005) In the event that the Club should cease operation due to lack of membership, then any remaining funds shall be donated to the Ramblers Association.
8 Deleted (1988).
9 The Annual Mass shall be said on the Sunday within the octave of the feast of St Francis (4th October) or on the previous Sunday.
10 Mass shall be said annually for deceased members of the Club.
11 a) The Annual General Meeting shall be held on the nearest convenient date after the 4th October. Extraordinary General Meetings may be convened at the request of the Committee or 20 ordinary members.
b) At least three weeks notice of a General Meeting (other than an Annual General Meeting) shall be given to every member. At least 5 weeks notice of an Annual General Meeting shall be given to each member (as amended 1983).
c) The Chairman of a General Meeting. who shall be entitled to a casting vote shall be the President, failing whom a member elected by the meeting.
d) Twenty members shall form a quorum, but a general meeting may be held with 16 members if no amendment to the constitution is proposed.
e) Only ordinary members may propose or second nominations and motions or be eligible for office.
f) All motions shall reach the Secretary not less than 5 weeks before the date fixed for a general meeting. All nominations for Secretary, Treasurer and other members of the Committee should reach the Secretary not later than 14 days before the date fixed for an Annual General Meeting.(As amended 1983).
g) Candidates for the Committee shall signify their consent in writing and agree to take part in all the activities of the Club to the best of their ability.
h) Voting shall be of hands or ballot, as circumstances require.
I) A motion which proposes to add to the rules or strike out any of the rules shall contain a statement to that effect.
j) Copies of the Agenda and the Accounts shall be in the hands of members at least two weeks before the Annual General Meeting. (As amended 1983).
K) Auditors shall be appointed at each Annual General Meeting.
The Club shall be affiliated to the Ramblers Association (Southern Area) and shall renew yearly subscriptions thereto.
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