Minutes of the meeting of Coleraine Probus Club

Attendance: 39 members were in attendance.

Apologies: John Dobson, Jim Donaghy, Eric Fulton, Jim Gordon, John Graham, Ronnie Gray, Hammy Houston, Aubrey McElhinney, John McKegney, James Nesbitt, Billy Platt, Richard Russell and John Tan. (13)

Club President Jim Archer welcomed members to the meeting. This morning’s speaker, Ken Ward, was then introduced, the topic of his talk being “Cinema Advertisements in Coleraine”.

Ken’s talk revolved around the 1930 and 40’s period glass projection slides salvaged from the Picture Palace Cinema on Railway Road. These slides illustrated advertisements shown in local cinemas. The Picture Palace, funded by local businessmen with an investment of £800:00, opened in 1914, was refurbished in 1934 and closed in the 1970’s. The slides reflected the social attitudes and gender outlooks of the period. Ken’s light hearted and clever way of presentation delighted the club members who responded with helpful remarks and questions.

A brief summary of this talk is available in the speaker’s record book and here on the club website.

A vote of thanks proposed by Norman Gallagher was passed on to Ken Ward by The President. The members showed their appreciation.

Weekly Business:
Minutes: The minutes of 5th April 2016 were read and approved by the members. These were then signed by the President.

Matters arising: None not covered by the agenda.

Correspondence: An email promoting the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Pensioners Parliament was read out by the President. A copy of this is on the signing in table.

Reports:
Social: Joe Alcorn said that the Menus for the Club Lunch on Tue. 10th May 2016 will be available at the next meeting on Tue. 19th April 2016. This will be the last lunch before the summer break.

Welfare: Cecil Spotten reported that James Nesbitt is in hospital suffering from chronic back pain.

Treasurer: Nothing to report.

A O B: No other business.

Next Speakers Meeting: Will be on Tue. 19th April 2016 when the guest speaker will be David Jackson the topic of his talk being “The Future for Us.”

The President, closing with a humorous tale, thanked members for attending and hoped to see them at the next meeting.
The meeting closed at 12:05pm.

Signed: Jim Archer
President
Date: 19 April 2016