Overstrand Parish Council

The Strand Club, Overstrand

The club was founded by a few local ladies in January 1996, who identified the need for an
informal club socializing in the afternoon.

Meetings

The club has remained a small, friendly group, meeting at 2 p.m. in The Barn, The White
Horse, Overstrand on the second Wednesday of every month except August. This means
we can make use of their entertainments and alcohol licences as and when we need to. We
encourage men to join our club and actively try to choose items on each year’s programme which we hope they too will enjoy. Visitors too are always welcome. Our current programme is shown here.

The report for the latest meeting can be found here. Reports covering past monthly meetings can be accessed by clicking here on Reports

Activities

We choose a different charity each year to support. In recent years we have supported NARS, Wild Touch, Hedgehog Haven and MIND. This year’s charity is St Vincent De Paul which helps local rough sleepers to get back on their feet. In April our full programme is posted on the Overstrand village notice board.
Our year is finished off with a super Christmas party, and the next one started off with a new years’ meal in a Restaurant not too far away.

Subscription

The annual subscription is £12 which is excellent value and which is payable in March at our AGM.  Members then pay £2 (non-members £3) at the door each month which covers refreshments.  Raffle tickets are available for purchase throughout the meeting.

Rules

1: Membership is non-denominational, open to all but not to exceed 50 persons.
2: The committee consists of Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer who are chosen by the committee, plus a minimum of three non-executive committee members to manage the club.
2b: Voting for committee members at the AGM will be by secret ballot, if the number of candidates exceeds the number of vacancies. Voting at monthly meetings will be by a show of hands.
4: Our designated bankers are Lloyds.

Committee

Chairman – Chris Wood 01263 579433 email; thegables8@gmail.com
Vice Chairman – Josie Dennis 01263 579748 email; je.dennis@icloud.com
Treasurer – Pauline Clarke 01263 576671 email; paulineclarke1950@icloud.com
Committee Members with secretarial responsibilities – Jean Fermor, Dawn Smith and Anne Brocklehurst
Committee Members – Tina Smith and Gill Vears