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COMMITTEE MEETINGS

FERNDOWN PROBUS CLUB 24

Minutes of the Committee meeting held on Wednesday 14th October 2026

1          Present   A.Stevens  AS                    C.Tremellen CT

    D Carter DC            I. Potentier       IP

     l.Torrent IT                         M Mansfield MM.       

    M.Selby MS             Ri.White  RiW

    Ro.White RoW

  1. Apologies R. Stradling, S. Stradling  W.Pratt (retired from committee but happy to          continue ordering badges)     

3          Minutes of last meeting  July 8th    agreed,

4          Matters arising from July meeting – none

5          Officers reports

5.1       Treasurer IP  Currently £6,126 in Bank        

Treasurers cover: D.Carter and M.Mansfield now able to access paying in and             payments. R i White suggested all three have full access to all accounts but agreed to         continue as at present as this would suffice should the Treasurer be indisposed.

5.2       Ri White  All dates for 2027 booked. Lunch costs will increase in new year. Discussed                   whether the cost discouraged new members but agreed to increase lunch fee to £26       from January. Coffee unchanged at £5

Coffee for speaker on arrival – agreed to offer coffee (from the bar). Money to be taken          from raffle.

Christmas lunch. Responses quite slow but still plenty of time. Numbers need to         increase, friends welcome. To push at next coffee morning.

Christmas raffle – all in hand. CT to assist IT.

Brunch – agreed this would be good to do  again . Suggested 3rd or 4th Wed in month at Ferndown Golf Club.  RiWh and D.C to discuss.

Gratuity to Bridge House agreed.  Remedy Oak from Raffle.

5.3       M.Selby  New members, especially women, do not want to stand and introduced       themselves. All new members to be invited but not compulsory – at 2nd or 3rd meeting.    2 mins max

Roy Stradling put in lot of work on advert. ? Gift – ask Sandra

5.4       D. Carter  Visit to Bucklers Hard much enjoyed – weather was excellent, Thai Banquet          also very enjoyable.

Started on work on next years events.  Denis thanked for all his hard work.

5.5       Ro.White  Speakers all booked for 2027 with exception of  November meeting. No    speaker April or December.

  1. Ri White queried whether leaflets need updating. Agreed not.
  2. Discussion re attracting new members – Denis suggested an open day with other charities and clubs. Possibly run by or with help of Council. Isabelle to approach.
  3. Noted committee members were circulating the room at meetings.
  4. Welfare – President covering men and M.Selby the ladies. Working well.

10        Loyal Toast – AS checked whether we were continuing with this. Agreed not

Next meeting 13th January 2027

Noted AGM would be on April 14th

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VINEYARD TOUR

On a glorious May morning, a group from Ferndown Probus Club thoughts turned to wine.  Nothing unusual in that I hear you say, this however was a bit different.  We were at the absolutely gorgeous English Oak Vineyard just outside of Poole.

We were greeted by Andrew and Sarah who were not only going to guide us through the tour, but were also the creators and owners of the Vinyard,

The day started with Andrew explaining how they came to determine that this was to be their future, having been involved in other businesses, and the various steps along the way into making it a reality.  This involved amongst other things in finding a site, researching the industry and the learning of new skills.

Sarah, who is very much the green fingered part of the partnership, then took us on a walk through the Vinyard, explaining the growing and care processes involved in growing the three varieties of grapes that they use to create the sparkling wines they produce.

It was then back to a classroom type environment to learn more about the actual wine making process from grape to bottle.

Finally we were invited to taste four of the wines that the Vinyard produces, all very different but all exceptional wines.

A fantastic trip, enjoyed (I hope) by all.

For me the one thing that really stood out was the love and great care that Andrew and Sarah put in to not only produce a truly great product but also a fantastic environment, thank you.

Dennis

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