Reply To: Membership & Newsletter
Ooooh you are brave Richard! And it’s great to see such a passionate response!
I think you now have some idea of where your money goes and there’s more I could add to the comments so far to ensure you that your investment of £15 is value for money….but I won’t.
However, I know where you are coming from Richard and your comments, it seems have being fueled by the lack of newsletters. The initial problem was Jo resigning her Editor post, but then Peter Bessey kindly offered to take up the role. You also showed an interest and we discussed whether you could offer Peter any support considering your experience as Merlin Editor for a number of years, which you agreed to. So, I don’t quite know why you say you haven’t received a response from the committee. Have you attempted to call or email me recently? If so, I have not picked up anything up from you. My email address, home telephone and mobile number are readily available.
The next problem was lack of material. No matter how much you encourage people to put pen to paper, it is always a struggle. Do you have any ideas as to how this could be improved? On this occassion, I am more guilty than anyone as I have been promising to send my article to Peter for several months and have not yet done so. I am not going to make excuses, but my apologies go out to Peter. I really would like to get something done in time for the Dinghy Show, so I must finish my article and contact Peter. Time is tight though so I am sure your help would be most appreciated Richard, so if you are willing I’ll be in touch?
With regards to committee meetings, yes they are held throughout the year and the AGM is always held at the National Championships. Topics are varied and focus on maintaining and developing the class in the UK, but also International topics such as World Championships and the development of the OK dinghy worldwide. I do think it would be good to publish the minutes from these meetings on the website, so thank you for suggesting that Richard. To add to that, we are always open to suggestions from all members….so feel free!
I am glad you have made these comments, after all this is what the forum is for! Yes it’s stirred things up, but thats not a bad thing every now and then. However, if you really do want to understand and appreciate what goes on in the OK dinghy class in the UK, you need to make the effort and come along to some events and get inolved. Only then will you feel that your £15 has been well spent.
Best Regards
Mike
