August 2019 Newsletter

The visit to Bath is definitely taking place and the cost will be £15 for IBM Retiree and first guest, and £25 for additional guests. There are still places available and if you want to go please contact Richard Short (rdshort9@gmail.com) by August 31st.

Members may be interested in the Member’s Notice from Dave Compton about an event at Burton Dassett Hills on Bank Holiday Monday, August 26th.

There will be the usual skittles evening in Snitterfield in November, date to be finalised. The cost will be £8 per member and first guest.

Michael Fabianski, Newsletter Editor. E-mail: ibmmidretnews@gmail.com

Survey Results

Thank you to all those who participated in the recent survey. Out of over 400 members we had 58 responses. We requested opinions about 18 suggested event types which are listed below in descending order of YES percentages. Perhaps the biggest surprise was Pete’s Place, which normally attracts at least 20 car loads of people, but received less than 40% positive votes.

	Question	Positive %
Q18	Christmas Lunch	79
Q6	Railway trip with lunch	78
Q8	River cruise with lunch on board	72
Q17	Summer Lunch	72
Q11	Technical visit - eg, car, food factory etc.	69
Q7	Visit to house and gardens	66
Q1	Visit to a distillery	59
Q10	Evening meal	55
Q15	Spring Lunch with speaker	53
Q16	Spring Lunch without speaker	50
Q9	Visit to Loughborough Bell Foundry	45
Q13	Skittles	45
Q3	London Weekend via coach	41
Q14	Pete’s Place	40
Q2	Multi day walking	26
Q5	Clay pigeon shoot - local to Warwick	24
Q12	Murder mystery	19
Q4	Cycling event - standard/electric	10

Although we didn’t request suggestions, we had the following…

A jazz concert or festival
Eden Project and Lost Gardens of Heligan
Sightseeing around Harrogate or York area
River cruise on a major European river

E1911AUM: August Meal - Wednesday 7 August

Twenty retirees & spouses ate at Momenti Italian restaurant in Leamington Spa on Wednesday 7th August. The restaurant is small and family run by Emilio & Pheona with supporting student staff.

The only known downside is that the room can be noisy, especially with IBM retirees in attendance.

The service was deemed to be very good with all orders correctly recorded and served. This included steaks cooked to perfection to meet individual preferences. Several commendations were received for the quality of the food and the wine was rather good too.

Terry King

Events

Click here to see the list of the events which are provisionally planned for 2019.

The following is the status of those events which have been announced.

E1912RIO: Sunday 1 - Tuesday 10 September Rioja wine region of Spain. Closed.
E1913BTH: Thursday 26 September Day trip to Bath. See June newsletter.

Booking Conditions. Click here to read the terms and conditions. Members should also be aware of Public Liability Insurance provided by the Club.

Photographs from Past Events. Click here or here to view a selection of photographs from past events.

Sub-Groups of Retirees Club and Employee Club

IBM Retirees Rambling Group

Go to a list of the planned walks for 2019 and other information.

Please contact Terry King, terryaking@hotmail.com for the latest information.

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IBM Retirees PC and Technology Group (founded by Harry Green)

The IBM Retirees PC and Technology Group meets every alternate month for a lively discussion on PC and technology topics in the digital age. There are usually one or two specific presentations given by members or by outside speakers, which the members of the Group have requested. We try to provide a reasonable balance between PC “techie” topics, new technology, and topics of a more general nature such as digital television, Internet telephony and digital photography. So whether you are a newcomer to the PC or a more experienced user, we hope you will find something of interest. You are very welcome to join us.

Go to meeting dates and other information.

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.

Dave Compton - Burton Dassett Hills, Bank Holiday Monday 26th August

Teas, Cakes and Crafts at All Saints Church on the beautiful Burton Dassett Hills from 1200 until 5.30 on Bank Holiday Monday afternoon. Rain or shine, come and enjoy this ancient church nestling in the hills surrounded by spectacular views of south Warwickshire. Well controlled dogs and children are welcome. 2 miles south of the M40 junction 12, just off the B4100 opposite the Kineton army camp.