Scunthorpe Divers 40th Anniversary Dance

 

What a great night out Saturday was.

The 40th Anniversary bash brought out hordes of people to Robert Holme Hall,all intent on enjoying themselves.

Was it the group, ’Recless Abandon’ that was the attraction? the raffle prizes ? or just a desire to help Scunthorpe Divers boost their funds?. We don’t know; but we do know that their attendance boosted ticket sales to produce £464.7, and their generosity buying raffle tickets produced sales of £272.50.

Our expenses for the band and event licence were £121 giving us a profit of £616.20. A major boost for club funds.

 

A big thank you to everyone who helped organise and run the event. It is hard work and many members were involved in the planning and preparation- they all did a good job

 

October 2011

 

The AGM has now been and gone and, for those who couldn’t make it, several issues have been highlighted, all to do with cash flow. With lower membership numbers over the last two years and increased expenditure to bring equipment up to scratch we have considerably reduced our cash reserves.

We need, as a club, to reverse that trend.

The message is simple to state and harder to carry out, i.e. we must reduce outgoings and increase income (in effect, more members, fund-raising, donations, etc.)

Major expenditure has been – RIB insurance, boat house rent, oxygen cylinder rental, RIB and trailer repairs, equipment servicing, slip fees, compressor service.

Income was- membership fees, new member training, donations, Messingham show, tombola and raffles.

We don’t have a fixed income as it relies on members renewing and paying their fees, so we can only stress the importance of talking to your friends, family, and colleagues, to generate some interest in learning to dive. Again we want ideas for fund-raising and people to carry out those ideas. The Committee run the club on your behalf but it is your club and your help would be appreciated.

The 40th Anniversary Dance is a good example of how everyone can help. We need ‘bums on seats’ to make this pay. Tickets are available at £3.50 each and we have a live band. Make sure November 19th is in your diary and please buy tickets for friends and family as well. There is a raffle on the night with 2 top prizes of a week in a Turkish villa (restrictions apply, flights extra) and £100 cash. Also, please fill out your’Diver of the Year’ slips and return them to me.

To tackle the problem of expenditure we have a few choices. Already, after a visit to the Hobbies Centre we have obtained a reduction in monthly rent and a removal of the separate electricity charge. The rent reduction will be reviewed after 6 months. This saving is £390per annum.

We have had major expenditure on RIB2 and the trailer but again this has (fingers crossed) come to an end. Due to the fact that there is limited demand for RIB diving we may look at selling one on to recover some money.

Other areas discussed for savings are; to merge with another club; to get rid of nitrox; give up the Bridlington berth which we reserve; or to significantly raise subscriptions. 

These notes are merely to inform you what is going on. No major decisions will be taken without an EGM. Please take the opportunity to read the AGM minutes, available from Committee members.