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President’s Report Well, I am back in the seat - bugger O that means I have to think of something to write each month. First of all, I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication that the previous committee have shown, under Drew’s leadership. I think you will all agree that they did a fantastic job. Presidents night was a resounding success - I remember back to the early days of my involvement in the club, where we had an evening at the hall, with catering from Red Rooster across the road. Many thanks to David Harper, for the fantastic meal - I was impressed! The ‘toss behind the shed’ has changed a little over the years, but still has the same basic idea. 4 tables certainly made the game challenging, but as usual, the competitive streak came out in some, but lots of fun was had by all. Pink ladies day was also a fantastic success - Helen as usual has done an absolutely fantastic job of organising - and of course we all had a ball embarrassing ourselves.  All for a good cause of course. But more details about that later. Thanks of course to the team with me now - all of them have their own ideas to bring to the table, and a good mix of experience and good ideas. I am looking forward to the year ahead. So to finish with one of my favourite (and slightly modified) quotes. Opportunity will always knock, you just have to get off your butt to answer the door! See you in the dirty stuff. Peter Bowen [email protected] 6 November 2013