Hello, and welcome to our new members.
As we start a New Year it is a good time to make plans. With this Newsletter (emailed to members) you will find a copy of the list of Speakers that we have booked for 2025 together with the dates for our Members Meetings. Please insert these dates in your new diaries or add them to the calendar on your phone. Our members Meetings are designed to inform, entertain and educate, so please come along to our first meeting on Tuesday 28 January and be treated to a Royal experience. This Newsletter also offers the opportunity to vote on a selection of excursions for 2025. Our Events Team have gathered up the names of venues members have recommended and now wish members to choose their favourites. From these votes the Team will organise the three most favoured venues for our 2025 ‘big bus’ excursions. We have already started to organise some activities for this year, the first being a mini-coach trip to Glasgow in March. This excursion offers a range of activities, whether a shopping trip to the City Centre, a visit to the Riverside Museum or enjoying the Creative Craft Show at the SEC. This excursion gives members a choice. Our Groups are already busy in 2025 so if you need more information about what is on offer, please see the List of Groups enclosed and the Groups Calendar.
Stephen Bullock, Chair