Hi Chris, sorry to hear that you are standing down, I can think of no one else who has looked after a car club so well. Just a note to thank you for all your hard work over the years, it has really paid off, and if it wasn`t for you allowing me to sit in Dusty at the NEC my De Lorean "Smokey" would have remained a dream, Thank You!!. Hope all goes well with the house and hope to see ya again in the future!. to a top guy.... Chrispy Alan and "Smokey"(vin 569) and "The Bandit" (Lotus Esprit 1982) Chris Parnham <secretary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Dear all, I have decided to retire as club secretary. Why have I chosen to announce it on our newsgroup? Well the person that takes over, needs to be enthusiastic and keen, that were such members are. There are several reasons I have come to this decision. Firstly, I may as well go out on a "High" The last few months for been particularly successful/ enjoyable for me and the club.. To have such a good time at our Lotus meeting, following on from taking my D to Buckingham Palace.well I don't really think I can top that. Secondly, I will have more time to devote to building our new house or "Parnham Palace" as it has been nicknamed by some who have seen the foundations! On a practical level, when we move in, it will involve notifying dozens of magazines etc of the new address of the "Secretary of the UK DOC". This may as well be the new person. We can decide, finally who my replacement will be at our next AGM, probably at the next NEC. What is involved in being the secretary? Your name address, telephone number readily availably in all classic car magazines, websites etc etc for ANYBODY to see. You must be contactable at any hour of the day or night. (I have never had any sort of trouble regarding this, apart from a couple of late phone calls, in all my time as secretary). It takes a good few hours a week. You need to be organised. It helps if you are not counting every penny, as unexpected bills often pop up and need addressing, before I can get Dave to reimburse me. You have to have a thick skin and don't easily take offence. You need to be sympathetic to our very young members, who only have BTTF in mind. I could go on all day. Lets open up the discussion and see where it leads us. Regards Chris P DOC 2. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Protect your PC from spy ware with award winning anti spy technology. It's free. http://us.click.yahoo.com/97bhrC/LGxNAA/yQLSAA/HliolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> DOC UK Website: www.deloreans.co.uk Unsubscribe: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ** Unless otherwise stated, all messages posted to the group are assumed public and may be printed in the club magazine ** Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/doc-uk/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/