The Wallaseyan 25-12

President's Prattle

In this edition of The Wallaseyan, I am concentrating on a few housekeeping topics which should help the Club to run smoothly and be an enjoyable place to relax. Remember that the club is not a commercially run pub, bar or restaurant, but instead it tries to be an extension of your own family home environment. With that in mind, we do not want to have too many rules and regulations which must be obeyed at all times. However, there are a number of "does and don'ts", which we all need to focus on.

The club building is freely open to you all during our stated opening times, but occasionally, when we have a booked private event taking place, members are asked to vacate the main lounge and instead to use the members area or the snug. You should order your drinks from the bar via the small end counter and not from the main bar. Very occasionally we may have a large private event taking place and, in that case, please use the upstairs lounge if you can. Children under 18 years old are welcome in the clubhouse but should be off the premises by 9pm. As with all public buildings, smoking and vaping is not allowed anywhere on the premises. You may smoke or vape outside at the bottom of the main access stairs. Dogs are allowed in the Members Area and the Snug, but not in the main lounge area, provided they are well behaved and quiet,

If you should accidently damage any part of the club premises or equipment, please inform the staff so that they can log it in the maintenance book. Similarly, if you notice something is not working, please tell the staff. If you spot a safety or emergency issue, then inform the staff immediately. In the case of Fire, the staff know what to do and will take charge. Please obey their instructions and help with any evacuation, particularly for any older or disabled members.

The club expects all members to treat the club as if it was their own home. Please be aware of the presence of other club members, guests or prospective members, who may not wish to hear loud swearing or bad language. Such language is not acceptable as it creates a bad image of the club.

The Club is a not-for-profit organisation, but at the same time it cannot make a loss. Please ensure that you do not cause any unnecessary expenses for the club. Also, please support the club's events as these are arranged for your benefit. We do not like to cancel planned events, so if you can, please try to attend.

As I mentioned in the previous newsletter the maintenance team, who are all volunteers, do try hard to ensure that the club is, and remains, a pleasant place for you to enjoy.

Whilst on the subject of volunteers, I also asked you in newsletter 25-10 to consider during the summer months about standing for committee in October. The current club committee is two members short. We still do not have a Treasurer and there is also another vacant general committee position. The club welcomes applications from any club member for any position on the committee at any time. The committee can co-opt members, so if you think you may wish to stand for election, in October, then please let me know via the "Have Your Say" button below. Co-opted members may attend committee meetings from the date of their co-option. Please think about this and how you can best help and improve the club. We would welcome any younger members with fresh ideas onto the committee.

The club staff are all hard working but sometimes they may get overloaded. Please try to help them, with, for example, returning glasses and other tableware to the bar. At the end of the staff shift, then normally they have to clean up and reset the chairs and tables before they can go home. Please help them if you can.

The car park can become quite full, so please park with consideration for others and if you cannot find a space then please park in the road outside.

As you know we now hold 7 Car Boot Sales a year. This means that the Car Park must be totally empty by 7am on the mornings that a Car Boot Sale takes place. On these occasions do not leave your car in the car park overnight. Volunteers to run the Car Boot Sales are often needed, so please come forward if you think you can help.

The Friday night Quiz is very popular as the quizzes are set by different quizmasters every week. This means that we have a large variety of different types of quiz. The team that wins the quiz wins a bottle of wine provided by the club. However the rule is that the bottle of wine is only awarded, when the winning team member sets another quiz within a few weeks.

In accordance with Club rules, if annual subscriptions for 2025 remain unpaid on 30th June then membership lapses. This means that Club membership cards will no longer operate and access to the clubhouse will not be permitted even as the guest of another member. If you have not yet paid your subscription and wish to continue membership, then email the club immediately. If you do not wish to remain a member, and have not already informed the club, then please do so.

Well, that's enough of my prattle. Just come along to the club and enjoy all those events and the happy relaxed atmosphere that we are trying to create.

Alan Murphy, President

The First Floor Rooms Auction

Here are the results after the second round of bidding for naming the two upstairs rooms. Several bids were received for both the rooms and the highest bid is shown below.

There will be one more bidding round. The closing date for the final round of bidding is midnight on Saturday the 28th of June with the results being published in newsletter 25-13. This will be your last chance to make a bid for naming one of the rooms.

The committee reserves the right to disallow room names, which are deemed to be inappropriate.

Alan Murphy President

OWWW Dinner 18th October

The Old Wallaseyans' World Wide organisation is holding their annual dinner at the Club on Saturday 18th October. If you are an old boy of Wallasey Grammar School, Henry Meoles School, Oxley School or Wallasey School. then you are eligible to attend with a partner or guest. To book, please see the OWWW website and the booking form. Please feel free to pass this information onto any other old boy, who may be interested in attending the dinner.

Committee Communications

Social

A big Thank you to all those who came to support "Tapas Night" and "Friday's Fish and Chip Supper" both evenings were a success and we hope you enjoyed them as much as we did.

Friday's quiz has been well supported and the sandwiches that are provided half way through the evening seem to be going down well.

Wednesday 25th June 7.30pm is the first of our new bingo evening and this will be hosted by yours truly....... details to follow.

Wednesday 16th July 7.30pm is the first of our new Fun quiz with picture round, plus play your cards right......... details to follow.

Do keep an eye on the Functions and Events list for upcoming Supper Clubs and Events.

Once again, Thank you for supporting all functions and events at the club and to all those involved in making these events happen.

Coach Trips

The next coach trip is to Whitby on the 28th June 2025, because of this trip we have moved the car boot sale a week earlier to Saturday 21st June. We aim to leave the club for Whitby at 8.45am and hopefully arrive at Whitby at 12 noon. Back on the coach at 5pm and arrive back at the club approx 8.15pm. The club will be open at 8.15am and we will provide Tea/Coffee and a Bacon roll before we set off.

We still have spaces for the Llandudno Coach Trip and the cost is £12 per person.

Please note: All booked coaches have a toilet available.

Di Dawson Social Secretary

Car Boot Sale

The next Car Boot Sale will be on Saturday 21st June. Come along if you would like a beefburger, bacon bap and coffee or if you would like to peruse the goods on sale. If you would like a space to sell your goods at the 21st June Car Boot Sale, then may still be a few spaces left. Please book at the club bar and pay £10.

You can also book for the July Car Boot Sale. This is on Saturday 26th July.

Dave Harvey

Save the Dates

Watch this space for upcoming events

There are no dates in this section at the moment.

Poster Podium

Member's Free Draw

The member's draws, which took place on the 3rd and 10th June were unclaimed. The pot rolls over to the next draw on the 17th June when the jackpot will be £260.

Monthly Lottery News

Winners for the draw held on 6th June as follows:

We had 119 members in the draw - the most for some time, but better news for July as 3 more members coming in next month. This means we will have to extend the numbers after 120, but no Problem, just means the prizes will be greater and extra cash for Club improvements. We gave £1000 from the lottery to help with the Refurbishment of the upstairs rooms this month. If you are not in the Lottery - why not join for only £5 per month ? You can pay by standing order through your bank (Forms available Behind the bar) or you can pay cash, cheque or standing order to the Lottery account (Details on standing order form).

1) By Standing order through your bank - forms with full details are held behind the bar. Please ask the staff for one if you wish to pay this way.

2) By Cash or cheque (Made out to the Wallaseyans' Club) and left for my attention Behind the bar. £35 for remainder of 2025 £20 for 4 months June - September)

Next draw will be made on 4th July - Good Luck

David Harvey (Lottery Promoter)

Have Your Say

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Reference Information

Club Opening times:

The club is open from 4pm on Weekdays and from 12pm on Saturday and Sunday.

Club Telephone Number = 0151-639-2832

The Car Boot Sale date for June has been moved from the 28th to the 21st due to a clash with another event.