GASS
The Gentlemen's Ale Sampling Society
1982-2010 28 years of enjoyment (so why DO we think it our 30th next year?)
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The Gentlemen's Ale Sampling Society 1982-2010 28 years of enjoyment (so why DO we think it our 30th next year?) |
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MEETINGS for 2009-2010 The budget for the year is the fees of 22x£40x12= £10,560 This spend does not take account of guest fees or fines, both of which provide yet more funds.
Meetings are either PUBx4 (cheap and cheerful at £600), MIDDLEx4 (middling costs at about £800), or AWAYDAYx3 (over £1200)
The geographical balance has changed slightly with Hugh in Medway and Gary in Sittingbourne. The balance is now Medway 10 members, Maidstone 6 members, Sittingbourne 6 members (incl Brian & Al). The ideal balance of the 12 meetings is one AGM, two AWAYDAYS leaving 9 local, split roughly 4 Medway, 2.5 Maidstone, 2.5 Sittingbourne Meetings coloured in purple are past - those in yellow are booked - those in white are open to suggestions.
As you can see Ron finally coughed up the figures, a mere five months it took. On the bright side - we are on budget! Ideas in the pipeline are:
SHEEP HURDLE MANUFACTURING SEGWAY RIDING - CANOEING ON THE MEDWAY CHEESE TASTING - SHEEP SHEARING - GASS CRICKET MATCH TREASURE HUNT - SECRET SQUIRREL - BALLROOM DANCING LESSON COOK IT YOURSELF DINNER - INDIVIDUAL CARTOONS - AMATEUR DRAMATICS BASKET WEAVING - BELLY DANCE CLASS - GASS MALE VOICE CHOIR - GRASS TRACK BIKE RACING
MEETINGS for 2008-2009 The budget for the year was the fees of 22x£40x12= £10,560 This spend did not take account of guest fees or fines, which this year raised £5 - nice one Ian!
Meetings are either PUBx4 (cheap and cheerful at £600), MIDDLEx4 (middling costs at about £800), or AWAYDAYx3 (over £1200)
Members live roughly 10 in the Medway area, 9 Maidstone area, 3 Sittingbourne so an ideal annual split is either 4 or 5 each to Medway and Maidstone, 1 to Sittingbourne and 1 London. To date the programme above is Medway 4, Maidstone 4, Sittingbourne 2, London 1 - nice planning? no just lucky! AT THE END OF THE YEAR GASS HAD THE REQUIRED £5,000 IN THE BANK AGAIN AS A BUFFER - SPOT ON ACCOUNTING!
MEETINGS for 2007-2008 The budget for the year is the fees of 22x£40x12= £10,560 This spend does not take account of guest fees or fines, both of which provide yet more funds. Meetings coloured in purple are past - those in yellow are booked - those in white are open to suggestions. Meetings are either PUB (cheap and cheerful at £500), MID (middling costs at about £800), AWAY (over a £1000) In 2007 we celebrated the 25th Anniversary with a particularly expensive AGM. This led to an excess of expenditure over income.
NOTE: In 2006/7 there were 6 Medway based meetings to 3 Maidstone, 1 London, 1 Luton, which favoured Medway quite a bit.
Members live roughly 10 in the Medway area, 9 Maidstone area, 3 Sittingbourne so an ideal annual split is either 4 or 5 each to Medway and Maidstone, 1 to Sittingbourne and 1 London.
This year it looks like 4 Medway, 5 Maidstone, 1 Sittingbourne, 1 London - which is a fair balance after last year.
Would those who have never sponsored a meeting give it serious thought please.
MEETINGS held in 2006-2007 A great series of meetings for the 25th year The budget for the year is the fees of 22x£40x12= £10,560 plus the surplus funds of £1,500, a total spend of £12,060 As this was our 25th year we spent £11,500 on meetings as opposed to £8,000 in previous years
GEOGRAPHICALLY this is 3 in Medway, 3 in North Downs, 3 awaydays, 1 in the middle and one undecided, plus the AGM . Hopefully this is a fair spread and reflects where our members live.
MEETINGS held 2005-2006
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