Getting Ready For Summer With Plus
Sumer is icumen in! Lhude singe de Area Diary Keeper, who has sent me a load of updates regarding forthcoming events.
On Saturday 24th May, Area are organising a Night Out at a mystery venue (i.e. they haven’t told me where it is yet), whilst on Saturday 7th June there is a day out to the Seaside. On Sunday 29th June there will be a visit to the BBC. Meanwhile, on the weekend of Saturday 26th to Sunday 27th July, Kings Lynn Plus will be staging their perennially popular Midsummer Mini Break, featuring Barbecues, Partying, and overnight camping accommodation.
For more details, please see our Events page.
Area Darts Night
This from Trevor Eley, Anglia & South East Area Treasurer:
Poster
More new events
We have updated our programme yet again to add more new events. On Sunday 9th March we will go out for the evening at Mecca Bingo, Dagenham. On Saturday 22nd we will be having a Darts Night at our venue in Chadwell Heath. On Saturday 29th we will be joining Redbridge Plus for a quiz night. Whilst on Saturday 31st May we will be going to see East of Java at the Valentine in Gants Hill, to celebrate Gemma’s birthday.
For more details please see our Events page.
Anglesey Outdoors Walking Weekend
This from Francis Wallington:
Poster for the Anglesey Walking Weekend 2014
In 2014 The National Federation of Plus Areas offers an opportunity to its members to be surprised by a land of drama. Previous Anglesey Walking Weekends were praised by participants for the organisation and facilities and we are once again pleased to announce the organisation of the Anglesey Walking Weekend. This provides an excellent opportunity to explore Anglesey and North Wales.
Accommodation is a bunkhouse with full board in a coastal part of Anglesey near Holyhead. This provides an excellent base to explore the countryside around North Wales.
A number of breathtaking rambles are planned, giving the opportunity to explore the Isle. The terrain and weather is varied so please bring walking boots and clothing layers to cope with a rainy summer.
Date and Time: 18:00 p.m. 1 st August to 10:00 a.m. 4th August
Venue: Anglesey Outdoors www.angleseyoutdoors.com
Porthdafarch Road,
Holyhead
Isle of Anglesey
LL65 2LP
Satellite navigation will get a person so far in North Wales. Please use the internet to research your route.
Cost: £102.00 per person, £30.00 deposit payable by end of June (members only)
Cheques made payable to National Federation of Plus Areas
Booking Contact: Corinna Teale 7 Bedford Drive, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham.
Closing Date for booking: 25th July 2013
We have secured twenty spaces, but welcome early bookings to ensure that the Centre can be occupied wholly by Plus members.
If you have any questions about this event and the content please do not hesitate to contact me or John Smith.
Chocolate Cake
Francis Wallington, Vice President
Area Pool Competition 2014
Sam, Gemma, Richard and Sanya
WASH 2014 Dates
Message from Paul Catterwell:
Hi all
Just to let you know that we officially have the dates for WASH 2014, which are
Friday 7th to Monday 10th November 2014 at Manor Park Holiday Centre, Hunstanton
Further details to follow
Paul Catterwell WASH 2013 Bookings Officer
B&D Plus honoured at the Area AGM 2014
Today Anglia & South East Area Plus had its 2014 Annual General Meeting. Joe Gurney won the “Andy Pitkin Trophy” for his service to the Area.
Joe Gurney (l) receives the Any Pitkin Trophy from Area Chairman Martin Posner (r)
Whilst Barking & Dagenham Plus as a whole jointly-won the Terry Davis Memorial Trophy for their Charity work.
Our chair, Gemma Crader (r) with Trevor Eley of Redbridge – the other joint winners of the Charity Trophy.
In a separate development, Gemma will now be serving on the Area Committee as Activities Officer, and Joe has been elected as the Area’s Honorary Advisory Member.
New Year, New Programme
Happy New Year! Barking & Dagenham Plus has updated its programme of events. In the next three months we will have the National Karting in Reading, the RGT (“Roy Gordon Trophy”) Pool Tournament in Romford, as well as the National AGM and “Publicising and Marketing Plus” event in Walsall.
Also, please note that the popular national holiday Brean is returning for 2014. Everyone who books by 22nd February can get it at £5 off the full rate (£75 instead of £80).
For more details please see our Events page.
Programme of Events updated yet again
Saturday 24th November the Area Bowling Tournament will be at NAMCO Romford (in The Brewery), not at Dagenham Bowl as previously mentioned.
We now have a date for the RGT (“Roy Gordon Trophy”) Pool Tournament – Sunday 2nd February 2014. More details as we get it.
Also the Area AGM will be Sunday 26th January 2014, and the National AGM will be on Saturday 22nd February 2014. For full details see our Events page.
Bowling Poster
So you’d better bring your membership card then! Grrr
