Minutes of the meeting of Coleraine Probus Club

Attendance: 43 members.

The Club President, John Graham, welcomed members to the meeting with a special welcome to our guest Mr. John McKegney. He then introduced our speaker for the morning Emma Thorpe, the topic of her talk being “History of Motion Pictures.”

Emma is the Development Officer for the N. Ireland Screen Digital Film Archive and her presentation of a selection of beautifully preserved films that captured over 100 years of Northern Ireland on film was so well received by the Probus members that it was hinted that a future return visit by Emma would be most welcome. She recommended that members visit the web-site www.digitalfilmarchive.net

The talk concluded with a question and answer session.

A summary of this talk is available in the Speaker’s Record Book and also here on the Club website.

A vote of thanks proposed by Des Moore was passed to Emma Thorpe by the President. The members showed their appreciation.

Weekly Business

Apologies: Joe Alcorn, John Dobson, Eric Fulton, Ivan Gough, Dermot Jennings, Des Johnston, John McHenry, Gordon Ward, Ernest Preece

Minutes: The Minutes of 6 October 2015 were read, agreed and signed by the President.

Matters arising: None not covered by the agenda.

Correspondence: 1. A letter from RAF Charitable Trust giving notice of a musical tribute commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain at the Belfast Waterfront Hall on Tuesday 1 December 2015
2. Email from Coleraine Museum publicising a Talk by Ronnie Gamble on the “Coleraine Battery” in the Town Hall on Thursday 15 October 2015 at 7.30pm.

REPORTS:
Social: Apologies received from Joe Alcorn, Des Johnston and Eric Fulton. Mike Turner will obtain details of the Club Lunch menu from the caterers and email this to members with email addresses. Members must return their menu choice at the next meeting on 20 October. Lunch will be held on Tuesday 27 October at 12.30pm.

Welfare: John Dobson is progressing but is still fragile; Ernest Preece has a kidney infection and Ivan Gough is still fairly ill.

Treasurer: Nothing to report.

A O B: 1. Leo Dolan proposed that Danny Kennedy be admitted to Membership of Coleraine Probus Club. This proposal was seconded by Jim Donaghy and approved by the attending members.
2. Ken Parkes gave notice that at the next meeting John McKegney will be proposed for membership of Coleraine Probus Club.

Next Speakers Meeting: Will be held on Tuesday 20 October 2015 and the speaker will be John Moore on the subject of “The Changing Face of Portrush”.

The President thanked the members for attending and reminded them that the next speaker’s meeting is on 20 October.

Meeting closed at 12.05pm.

SIGNED: Mike Turner
Date: 20 October 2015.
2nd Vice-President.