The meeting was full on yet again as we gathered for our annual Think Tank session. This is an opportunity for us to reflect towards the end of the year on our programme and activities and start planning for the next year. For the first time a comprehensive questionnaire had been distributed to members and returned with their responses. For some time there had been rumblings about whether it was time to change the format of the Club from the more traditional and formalised set-up and run by an elected committee; to a more relaxed, social and spontaneous arrangement where the programme is decided on by a member or members, who would suggest a theme or idea for the next meeting and then organise it. Other changes were mooted as well like reducing paperwork, the structure for paying subs, changing rules, having a club leader or administrator instead of AGMs and committee members with specific roles. …
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