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No 233
August 1967
The Belfry Bulletin – Volume Twenty One – Number Eight Nominations. The season for nomination of candidates for the next year’s committee is now upon us. As older members will know, we no longer print nomination forms, but ask each member who has a nominee in mind to find out whether he (or they) are willing to serve on the committee if elected, and then send their names to the Hon. Secretary, R.D. Stenner, 38 Paultow Road, Victoria Park, Bristol 3; to reach him as soon as possible after receiving this B.B. Don’t forget to add your own name and your membership number. This is to make sure that you are entitled to nominate people for the committee. Only paid up members of the club are entitled to do this. Another thing to remember is that all retiring members of the committee are automatically nominated unless they decide to retire. As far as is known only one member – Roy Bennett – does not wish to stand next year. If the Long Term Plan gets passed at the A.G.M. – you will find your copy with this B.B. – then we shall want a strong committee to ensure that the plan gets put into action in a smooth manner. It may thus be very important to have good nominees this year – over to you! Annual Dinner. This year’s Dinner should be a good affair – at least from the food point of view. The menu is a real chunk of haut cuisine with a choice of roast haunch of venison with port wine sauce. If required, you can have roast Aylesbury duckling with apple sauce instead, but you must say if you prefer this when placing your order with Roger Stenner. This fantastic meal is dirt cheap at a quid a head. It is at the Cave Man – 7 for 7.30 – get your order in as soon as possible! Club Ties. Once again, it is possible for a caver to be well dressed in a genuine B.E.C. tie. These ties are 100% hard wearing nylon and are woven (as distinct from another well known club tie which is only printed on). All the best people wear B.E.C. ties. These are obtainable from Roger at 17/6 each. Annual General Meeting. In view of the amount of business to be got through, it is being considered to start the meeting in the morning of the first Saturday in October, and to go on after a suitable adjournment for beer at lunchtime. Details will be given in the September B.B., but try to keep the whole of this day free if possible. “Alfie” _______________________________________________________________________________________ Although circumstances have compelled the committee to call a halt to the publication of the parts of the Definitive Report on Cuthbert’s, make sure of your copies by placing an order for all parts when they come out with Bryan Ellis, Knockauns, Combwich, Bridgwater, Somerset. He also has other reports, surveys, etc. for sale and will send a list on receipt of a stamped address envelope. Now that wet suits, ‘space blankets’ and all the appropriate by-products of technology are aiding cavers one way or another, it might be of interest to hear from others who can remember interesting trips made under the kind of difficulties which would not occur toady. How about it?