Who would have thought at the meeting on 13 August 2021, that the next monthly meeting would be held on 14 January 2022? An account of the situation after the five-month recess is found in John Mihaljevic’s meeting report. Member’s contributions include a narrative from Bill Mutch describing his trips Read more…
The December 2021 monthly meeting was not held because the fear of catching Covid-19 was still at the forefront of many members’ minds. Instead of a monthly meeting, there was another coffee morning at The Falls Bistro, which was attended by eleven members and 2 wives. The small attendance confirmed Read more…
With all the uncertainty that currently exists as to when lockdown restrictions will end and what will then be allowed, we have made the decision not to make a room booking at Soljans Estate Winery in Kumeu for a Christmas Lunch function. While it was not a consideration in making Read more…
Everyone who went along thoroughly enjoyed the first coffee morning after the long lockdown that began back on the 12th of August. In response to suggestions to meet up again the following week, it was decided that doing so would be a bit too soon but meeting up again in Read more…
Outdoor meetings of up to 25 people are now allowed and therefore we can go ahead with the proposed Coffee Morning & Picnic at Falls Park in Alderman Drive, Henderson. We have chosen Friday 12 November 2021 because it is the second Friday of the month and hence the date Read more…
The New Lynn Friendship Hall is a great place for holding monthly meetings. The seats are upholstered and not the plastic stackable type found in council halls; there are tables where you can put things on and rest your elbows; the floor is carpeted; there is a sound system with Read more…
One of our members, Dr Rex Billington, spent eight years as a scientist based in the Geneva Head Office of the World Health Organisation. With monthly meetings being cancelled due to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, two club speaker talks given by Rex in 2005 and 2007 were used to provide content Read more…