Troon Reunion 2010 6th - 9th August 2010
The minutes of the committee meeting
The meeting was held on 21st of January, 2010 at 10.30am in Ivy Cottage. All members of the reunion committee were present.
Friday, 6th August 2010
Betty (Young) Longmuir reported that 5 people have signed up for the golf and she is the 6th. Golfers - please contact Betty at BobBettyLongmuir@aol.com to sign up. The golf was great fun at the last Reunion and we'd love to see more participation.
A Haggis tea was proposed for Friday in Ivy Cottage at 5.00pm.
Friday evening - The Club, Shore road.
Saturday, 7th August 2010
Daytime activities - We are preparing a list of things available for participants to enjoy before attending the reunion at night, e.g., Ayr Flower Show, Dundonald Games, etc.
Catering - Babs (Wells) Henderson reported that she had visited Truly Scrumptious and they allowed £6.00 per head with an approximate cost of £1,225.00. They catered the reunion in 2005 and the food was excellent. A vote was taken and all were in favour.
Band - We are still searching for the right band.
Venue (7:30 pm to 11:30 pm) - The Walker Hall, Bar area, Kitchen and Reception room are all booked from 3.00pm until 12.00 midnight to allow for set up and clean up time. We have requested chairs but no tables.
Banner and tickets - These are being contributed by Derek Hodgson derekhodgson@btinternet.com
Raffle - Ann (McKay) Cameron cameron@wightcablenorth.net is handling the raffle and is seeking donations locally.
Sunday, 8th August
Bus trip to Glasgow, 1:30 pm - Cathy (Crabbe) Morrison has 12 signed up but is expecting more. You can sign up by sending an email to Cathy at murdo385@btinternet.com Cost: £8.50. Fish suppers for those who want them will be waiting at Ivy Cottage when the bus returns (nice and fresh as they'll be ordered from the Pavilion while en route to the Ivy Cottage).
Monday, 9th August
Supervised walk - In the morning (exact time to be determined), hosted by Dougie Graham dougieandkate@hotmail.co.uk
Trip on the Waverly (Ayr) - In the afternoon. We discussed making a block booking. 15 people have signed up so far, cost: £20.00 per person. Please contact Betty (Connell) Mill betty_mill@hotmail.com to sign up.
Tuesday, 10th August
Farewell Coffee Morning at the Church of the Nazarene from 10.00 - 12.00 lunchtime; provided by the lovely ladies of the church. No charge but donations welcome.
Next meeting
April 29th (Thursday) at 10.30am in Ivy Cottage.
Report provided by Anne (Ballingall) Hood annemhood@hotmail.com
The important thing is to SIGN UP NOW!
If you want to sign up for the reunion then contact Moira jackmoira@googlemail.com . The numbers are really starting to pick up now so when you are in touch with friends and family don't forget to mention it to them so you can all get together!
Details of the programme can be found here:
A list of those who have already signed up and how you can sign up and pay your deposit can be found here.
Cheques being sent to Babs from people in the UK should be made payable to TROON REUNION 2010. For those outwith Britain, please contact your collector for instructions on how to send your deposit (Details on the link above.).
Some of you who will be travelling in may need lodging information. Please check Troon Online or contact Anne (Ballingall) Hood annemhood@hotmail.com (Dundonald) who has some suggestions.
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