It was great to see so many of you on Tuesday at the AGM - I know these meetings can be a bit boring (indeed, if everything is running smoothly, they probably SHOULD be a bit boring) but your support is greatly appreciated by everyone on the committee.

 

For anyone that missed it and/or has forgotten what happened the highlights were:

 

1. Fees to increase by £1 per year for next season

2. Motion to change the competition format for next year to use points rather than 1st/2nd/3rd etc was passed overwhelmingly.

3. Motion to change competition format to include a new intermediate class was also passed overwhelmingly.

 

Next week sees the finale of the season at Avoncroft Arts Centre, with our awards night and presentations. For those that have booked food, it will start at 7:30, with the ceremony starting at 8pm. See Ele's emails for more details.

 

After that we will be starting with Summer Programme events - the calendar continues to expand with the latest version reproduced below. Note additional information regarding some Bromsgrove Festival events, a trip to the Norton Collection Museum that I have been wanting to organize for ages, and a trip to Cannock led by David J. I popped in at the Norton Collection Museum yesterday, and it really is a fascinating place, especially for anyone that has an interest in local history.

 

The next date listed on the calendar is tomorrow, at Chaddesley Races. You will almost certainly have seen pictures from this event featuring in club competitions over the years - it's a great opportunity to get action photos of horses going over fences, colourful jockeys, and so on. There's no "official BPS" outing there on this occasion (unless someone wants to organise one, but you'll have to be quick). Unfortunately I won't be able to make it there this year, but I have been before and really enjoyed it.

That's it for this week - see you all on Tuesday

 

Richard