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Presidents Time
Welcomed members and guests and congratulated those who had birthdays and anniversaries recently.
Welcomed members and guests and congratulated those who had birthdays and anniversaries recently.
Harley thanks those who assisted with the Christmas Parade.
Christmas Party. Santa is coming….
The club Christmas Party will be held on Thursday 19 December. Family, including children and grandchildren, are welcome. The cost is $30.00 per adult and $15.00 per child. Children will be served their Chicken and Chips first. Please use this link for additional family attending. Father Christmas will be coming. Please bring any presents you wish him to hand out – clearly name the presents.
The club Christmas Party will be held on Thursday 19 December. Family, including children and grandchildren, are welcome. The cost is $30.00 per adult and $15.00 per child. Children will be served their Chicken and Chips first. Please use this link for additional family attending. Father Christmas will be coming. Please bring any presents you wish him to hand out – clearly name the presents.
The robbery:
More lies were told, and fines were handed out.
More lies were told, and fines were handed out.
The giving:
Geoff won the wine.
Geoff won the wine.
Part 2 of the AGM
Part 2 of the AGM was held. Points on interest: Revenue was down slightly due to fewer meetings (fewer fines), and expenses are up as a result of the membership drive; however, the club is financially sound. The Trust gave donations of $33,000.00 in the past year, and the Science Fair has returned to making a surplus. The Trustees reconsidered their investments, and Reece Hart and Peter Prader were returned as Trustees.
Part 2 of the AGM was held. Points on interest: Revenue was down slightly due to fewer meetings (fewer fines), and expenses are up as a result of the membership drive; however, the club is financially sound. The Trust gave donations of $33,000.00 in the past year, and the Science Fair has returned to making a surplus. The Trustees reconsidered their investments, and Reece Hart and Peter Prader were returned as Trustees.
The incoming president is Robbie Jackson.
Guest Speaker:
Tom Henderson introduced Anthony Steel from Kirkwood Farm, Lockerbie, Scotland.
Anthony first visited Tom (in New Zealand) in 1979, and he has been returning most years since that time. Anthony spoke of his farming practices in Scotland, whose family can be traced back to 1679.
To assist his farm economically, he started a Real Farm Holidays business which continues to this day. His focus is now on selling his lamb directly to consumers and avoiding supermarkets. He does this by breading ‘tasty’ meat. The breeds he focuses on are Texel, Suffolk and Cambridge, which he keeps to a finishing time of 14/20 months. Anthony’s farming practice includes ageing (in a chiller) his product after killing it before cutting it into various cuts to create more taste: cattle for 30 days and lamb for 7 days.
His product is sought after by top restaurants where he sells a lamb for $1,000.00 each (about 25kg dead weight). His view is that you must focus on quality, not quantity.
When asked about the Lockerbie Air Disaster, Anthony said it was close, but nothing landed on his farm.
Jeremy Hogan chatting with H2H team member Geoff Cloake about this year’s promotional arrangements.
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