This newsletter contains details and a booking form for the proposed visit to the National Memorial Arboretum on Thursday 31st October. Please send your booking form to Michael Fabianski as soon as possible if you would like to go.
The AGM was held on 12 August 2024 at the Gaydon Village Hall. We had 25 attendees who also enjoyed a buffet after the meeting. The minutes of the meeting are available on the website.
The London IBM Retirees Club are organising two events in the Midlands area during September and have invited our members to join these events. This is a great opportunity to enjoy these events and meet with our London colleagues who we may have worked with during our IBM career.
The events are:
- Black Country Living Museum on Monday 9 September
- Morgan Car Factory Tour on Tuesday 10 September
The Tech Club currently has no meeting planned for September, but if you have any ideas for topics to be discussed at future events, or have knowledge in a subject which you think might be of interest to other members, please let John Rickman know.
Michael Fabianski, Newsletter Editor. E-mail: ibmmidretnews@gmail.com
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Event Reports
E2408AGM: AGM, 12 August 2024
The AGM was held on 12 August 2024 at the Gaydon Village Hall. We had 25 attendees who also enjoyed a buffet after the meeting. The minutes of the meeting are available on the website.
Click on the images below to see higher resolution versions.
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Events
The following events are currently planned for 2024:
- E2409IRO
- SeptemberLondon Club events See June newsletter.
- E2410ARB
- OctoberNational Memorial Arboretum See below.
- E2411JLR
- NovemberTBA
- E2412XML
- Wednesday 11 December (provisional)Christmas Lunch
Photographs from Past Events.
Click on one of the links below to view a selection of photographs from past events.
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Visitors to the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire can enjoy discovering over 400 memorials nestled amongst some 25,000 trees, experience riverside walks and participate in a wide variety of daily activities: guided walks, land train tours, memorial talks, exhibitions and buggy tours.
Entry to the Arboretum is free, car parking is £6 on the door or £4 if booked in advance.
The grounds are expansive and there is lots to see and do. You can get a flavour of what to expect from a visit to the Arboretum by watching the video below:
The Arboretum is home to over 400 thought-provoking memorials, each with a story represent a broad population of society, from military associations and charities to the emergency services, fraternity groups and individuals. Each year new memorials are added so there's always something new to see.
All of the native tree species found in the United Kingdom can be found in the woodland landscape at the Arboretum, including a number of disease-resistant Elms.
Complete with pre-recorded commentary, the Arboretum’s land train is the perfect way to discover the stories behind many of our fascinating memorials. Ideal for first time visitors, the land train tour takes 50 minutes and is accessible for manual wheel chair users.
We are proposing a visit on Thursday 31st October with the following suggested itinerary, although all activities would be optional.
- 10:20
- Arrival with tea, coffee and biscuits (£4pp)
- 10:50
- Daily Act of Remembrance
- 11:30
- Land Train Trip (£6.50pp)
- 12:30
- Lunch (see below)
- 14:00
- Free time to explore the Arboretum and exhibitions.
- 16:00
- Depart
The Lunch options are:
- Signature Pie and Mash
Steak and ale pie, served with creamy leek and mustard mash and rich gravy.
£14.50pp - One-Course Lunch
Select one of our home-cooked meat, fish or vegetarian options on the day. Served with tea and coffee.
£16.75pp - Two-Course Lunch
Select one of our home-cooked meat, fish or vegetarian options on the day with the addition of a homemade hot dessert or slice of cake. Served with tea and coffee.
£19.75pp
Please complete the attached booking form and return it to Organiser Michael Fabianski at michael.fabianski@gmail.com as soon as possible. A deposit of £5pp will be required if any of arrival refreshments, the Land Train Trip or Lunch is wanted. Final payment for any optional items will be required by 15th October.
Word document Printable Booking Form
Refer to the document Event Booking Conditions for Terms and Conditions.
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Sub-Groups of Retirees Club and Employee Club
It is hoped to organise occasional rambles with options so that participants can choose a length of walk to suit them.
Please contact Terry King, terryaking@hotmail.com for more information.
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The Tech Club is taking a holiday until September, but if you have any ideas for topics to be discussed at future events, please let John Rickman know.
The IBM Tech Club meets using the Zoom video conferencing platform at 11.00 on the third Friday of each month. The club is a place where you can talk to IBM folk about matters technical. For example, help or advice on buying or using computers, smart phones,touch pads; engineering, electronics, wifi, bluetooth, cryptography, bitcoin, using computers to making movies, songs or musical works, best software, streaming, the internet, photography, diy, and anything else about the modern world you would like to understand better.
Apart from the technical discussion we try to have a talk by a club member at each meeting. This depends very much on members volunteering to prepare and show something they are interested in.
At 11 o’clock on the day of the meeting click on the link below. It should take you straight into the meeting.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88338135221?pwd=eFYyUTdKZjRUSlR4V0RqZmFYMmlCQT09
Meeting ID: 883 3813 5221
Passcode: 395710
If you need help with Zoom contact John Rickman (rickman@argonet.co.uk) in good time before the meeting.
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Members’ Notices
We all know Midlands Retirees who are undertaking a range of activities to raise money for good causes. The Committee have therefore decided to offer this space to advertise such initiatives and other events which may be of interest.
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