PRESENT: P.B, F.B, K.S, A.B-W, M.M, P.F, C.M, A.M, J.G, G.A, P.L, B.Y, B.H.

The President, rather  gallantly distributed a very good quality box of mints which had been donated for the occasion by his daughter in law with the inscription “Grumpy old Gits mints.” The members were then regaled with a glass of hot punch which hit the spot and set the scene for more Christmas hilarity. The President revealed that he had shared a Christmas flask of whisky with the Comp. Sec. during their round of golf and he was now 3 sheets to the wind.

RESULTS: There was one 2 by Brains on the FIRST hole. Yes I said the FIRST HOLE. DoD was the Kid with 20 points. I said 20. DDoD was the Cardinal with 21 points. Runner up was the Prof with 28 points. The winner of the Christmas Plate with a grand total of 29 points was the indefatigable and ever popular Shotgun.

The President presented the Plate to Shotgun. He then presented the Quaiche to Jocks and the Chalice to Crocs. Crocs was the Golfer of the Year, with the best eclectic score of the year.

All trophies were in pristine condition, save for the Plate, which in the opinion of Tommy Cassidy had been maltreated. The twat.

THE MINUTES OF LAST YEARS AGM WERE ACCEPTED AS A TRUE RECORD.

MATTERS ARISING: The President was keen to know when the Whitley Bay trip would be organised. The Chair again kept his powder dry.

STATEMENT BY THE CHAIR: The Chairman named and thanked all the officers of the society for their continued pursuit of excellence. He hailed Brains for his new initiative in compiling a diary of events. Shagpile indicated that he would be prepared to continue the good work of diary secretary next year. He also welcomed the new members- Shaggers, Winker, Winscales, Paxo and Shotgun. He spoke warmly about the away days and thanked the organisers. He thought that we should look northwards for future away days and bemoaned the fact that we were unable to visit Hunley Hall this year. He insisted that he would personally ensure that we visit Whitley Bay next year. He finished his speech with a toast to Her Majesty which has now become an annual ritual and end to his musings.

FINANCIAL REPORT: The Fin. Sec. declared with a flourish that today’s meal would be paid for from the contents of the swear box. He was delighted to report that swearing had increased exponentially and the Geezers cards had also swelled the kitty. He further reported hat there was a reasonable reserve of £80 in the box. It was decided that due to the extremely healthy financial situation, we would donate £25 towards the cost of the bar refurbishment.

COMP. SEC. REPORT: There were 52 competitions this year. The Rabbi was top attender    with 45 tournaments under his belt. B. Kwok was the most successful contestant with 9 wins and 3 runners up places to his credit. Crocs had the most 2’s, followed by the Laird. Crocs was the eclectic champ with an average win/game, including 2’s, of £1.79.

He listed the away days and reported that all venues and outcomes had been very enjoyable in different ways. He listed the winners of all events and the paper copy of his musings is available for inspection c/o the Hon. Sec. One event of note was the inaugural competition for the Chair’s Quaiche which was won by the Comp. Sec. himself.

The Comp. sec. congratulated all winners and reflected that the year had been memorable and enjoyable. He was pleased with the h/cap system.

The best Comp. Sec. we have ever had, finished his statement with a veritable bombshell by announcing that this would be his last year in post and that next year he intended to step aside and allow a new member to take over the reins.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 2016: All current officers were re-elected en bloc for the 2016 season.

TOASTS: To Colin Montgomery, Jamie Donaldson, Blyth Spartans, NUFC and all our absent friends.

The meeting closed at 3.05 and the Yuletide festivities began.

BURT E. KWOK(Hon. Sec.)