The Thursday night membership jackpot pool continues to grow each week and is currently at $1100 and if not struck tomorrow it has to be won by the Thursday 20 May 2010. Also the Treasure Chest is full of goodies valued at $1050 and could be won any time on Friday night by selecting the correct key to unlock the chest.
Nelson Sun City Country Music in the Main Hall from 2pm – members $5, non-members $10 Door Sales Only.
Free glass of wine for Mum at either the Buffet Lunch between 11.30 – 2pm or the Buffet Dinner from 5.30pm for only $19.90.
The membership draw this week is $700, so be here to have the chance of winning the cash, last week member 730 missed out on the chance of taking home $600.
The Noel Leeming Treasure Chest promotion is valued at $700, this Friday and has some really great prizes inside.
Just a reminder to you the members that Noel Leeming, Richmond will be doing another customer night for you soon so watch out for details. Also if you can show your support of our other sponsors that assist with making our newsletter happen and let them now would be useful.
A Night at the Races
7pm Friday 9th April
Be here for all the excitement and fun, with your chance to win big dollars for the Blind Auction.
We are looking for people to participate as a horse, book maker and tosser of the dice.
The horses are well catered for with their little chaff bag as their reward in making the night a success.
Price Increases
The cost of some packaged products has increased and unfortunately those costs will be passed onto you the consumer.
It will affect RTD and stubbies prices plus some wines; with these costs being passed on after Easter as new stock comes in.
Entertainment
The club has regular entertainment currently every Saturday. As part of our on going commitment to providing a good variety and mix of quality entertainment I am seeking the assistance of members for their input to the future entertainment. I will be holding a “Think Tank” sometime after Easter for those interested in chewing over the fat about music and associated activities. If you are interested please let Raymond Nicholson know.Watch out for more details in our next monthly club news.
This week we have: Booby Trap-Saturday 10
Kelvin Woodley-Saturday 17
Avago Karaoke-Saturday 24
This is one of our fun activities the club puts on periodically throughout the year. Entry is free to participate
and there are always a lot of laughs as we see if our favourite horse is lucky with the roll of the dice to be first past the line. Punters are given some funny race money to place their bets on each race and at the conclusion of the event a blind auction takes place. Great prizes and novelty prizes are keenly sort after. A club lighter fetched several million dollars whilst some electrical equipment went very cheaply which is all part of the fun.
The next event is being held on Friday 9th April at 7pm.
For those interested in being one of our horses we are accepting nomimations now with acceptances closing on Thursday 8th April at 7pm, so that we can prepare the race books. Please ring the office or see the bar staff to be involved.
The board have set the date for the 39th Annual Generalmeeting which is set down for Sunday May 30 at 10am.
Members are reminded that remits are required to be in thehands of the Secretary/Manager 14 clear days prior to the
meeting. This year there will be two positions that need to be filled on the board, so if you are keen to help develop theclub now is your opportunity to put your hand up.
Background
The demise of the Supersports competition a few years ago means Clubs NZ is lacking a social multisport competition. Even when Supersports was running it failed to engender significant participation.
Proposal
That Club Waimea seek to capitalise on its proven record of hosting tournaments, good facilities and ‘holiday’ location by introducing a national multi-sport tournament.While offering reasonable prize money the thrust of the tournament be social, inviting participation by a broad range of (often overlooked) Clubs NZ members, with the aim of encouraging maximum participation. That the tournament be a pairs competition; · That teams can be male, female or mixed, competing on an equal basis; · That there be three sections, each with three events. A team can enter only one section and must compete in each event in that section. While it is a pairs competition a team can consist of three players, in which case each member must compete in two events. Any individual can compete for only one team. Suggested sections are Active Sports, Sedate Sports, Genteel Sports. The inclusion of Karaoke creates a section for the less able-bodied folk who want the social involvement. · There be no limit on the number of teams that can be entered. · That there also be a competition for the best visiting club (trophy) which incorporates a Quiz Evening as a tie-breaker.
Section One – Golf, squash, pool. Section Two – Outdoor bowls, snooker, darts. Section Three cards, indoor bowls, karaoke. Evening Entertainment – If the event is run over three days: Day One – Karaoke Competition; Day Two – Quiz competition; Day Three – Social/ Prize-giving keeps entertainment / dining “in-club” maximising benefits for the Club.
Entry Fees / Prizes – Entry fee be $10 per person per event i.e. $60.00 per team. Suggested prize money for EACH section: 1st $450; 2nd $300; 3rd $150.
The amount each individual gets depends upon whether it is a two or three person
team. Prize money worth winning but not so much that it becomes the prime reason for entering. Should be easy to fund through Club’s traditional sponsors. Club Waimea has the facilities, experience and ability to host such an event. The
Discussion Paper – developing a national multi-sport tournament region is known as a holiday destination. Good promotion can bring these attributes together and attract enough entries to develop this into a significant annual event with ongoing rewards for the Club and its members.
Lewis Della Bosca, Sports and General Convenor
The 2010 interclub snooker competition will commence on March 23, and continue each Tuesday until August 31. There will be play on all three of our tables at Club Waimea every week during that time. Club Waimea will have two teams in this
year’s event, our playing-through champions as the Breakers at number 1, and a new team playing under the name of the Rovers at number 2. Both of these teams have good playing strength, with expectations of performing well in what looks to be a strong and close competition.We are pleased to have several new members join our section of late,
and this will be reflected in an even tighter contest when our club championships come around later in the year. Every club member is eligible to join in with our Sunday Shootouts which will be on the third Sunday of each month,
commencing at 1pm. This is a great way for prospective players to meet & mix with our regulars in a social atmosphere.
We also have a group who play on Monday afternoons from 1pm and any club member wishing to come along wouldbe welcomed.
Colin Bowden
Convenor
The club is hosting an open day on Sunday 28th march from 2pm.
Come along and see why you should belong to Richmond’s best kept secret.
There will be a number of activities happening with our various sports sections, including our fishing, golf and squash members available to talk to about there section.
We will have live entetainment and the Sunday Night Buffet will be available from 5.30pm.
See here at the Open Day
The Thursday night membership jackpot pool continues to grow each week and is currently at $1600 and if not struck tomorrow it has to be won on Thursday 11 March 2010. Also the Treasuree Chest is full of goodies valued at $500 and could be won any time on Friday night by selecting the correct key to unlock the chest. 
Thirteen 4×4 vehicles met early at Club Waimea to be briefed by Jim Allen on their trip. The trip was very much a local history lesson with many fascinating facts divulged along the way. Riverlands Cob Cottage (built 1865) was the first stop, then Redwood Pass Road passing lagoons to Dashwood and on to Seddon and Blind River. In 1948 the Christchurch-Picton express left the rails there killing six people.The Clarence River was the site of the steamer Taiaroa’s wreck in 1886 with 33 lives lost. On to Kaikoura and an enjoyable night of socialising at a nearby hotel. The back road was taken from Kaikoura to Waiau and onto Hanmer Springs, then over Jollies Pass and onto the Molesworth Road. After travelling through the Awatere Valley to Blenheim it was home to Club Waimea, completing a most enjoyable trip.
On the road