SWAP MEET

It was great to be able to run Swap Meet in 2022 after a 3 year COVID-inflicted gap, and even better that it was so successful – the best weather and the best financial outcome we have had for many years. We all owe a vote of thanks to the hard-working Swap Meet Committee and to the many volunteers and helpers that attended to the multitude of tasks both before and after the event to ensure its success. As you will see in the financial report, a significant sum has been transferred into the Branch account which will provide the club with funding to ensure we can maintain and improve our facilities for the year. On the whole the event ran extremely smoothly, but as always there are minor tweaks and changes that we will make for 2023 to try and make it just that little bit better. Planning has already begun and October will be here before we know it! There are still around 90 selling sites available, but these are being sold quickly now and we are expecting them to be fully subscribed.

The curfew on trading until 7.00am on the Friday morning has been working well and will continue, and there will once again be restrictions on gaining access to the grounds to set up sites up until Thursday 5 th October so the work crew has a chance to prepare the grounds for the event.

I would also like to pass on the swap meet committee’s gratitude to the grounds maintenance team for the appearance and condition of the grounds. They now provide a perfect venue from which to run the Swap Meet, and of course all of our other events that have been and will be based at Cutler Park.

Colin Hey Chairman, Swap Meet Committee