MEETING REPORT FOR 3rd MAY 2011

Apologies: Trish, Jane, Jack, Barry.

Present: Cathy, Tony, Dick (chair), Liliane, Martin, Les, Beryl, Sandy, Sally, Ray, Stephen and Dave.

With Barry taking a well-deserved break on the Isle of Wight (he said!) it was down to Dick to take the chair and keep the Scribblers in check.

The meeting was once again well attended and provided yet another most interesting and diverse evening of stories on the allotted subject matter “Money” which was suggested at the last meeting by our own treasurer! It was pleasing to see that everyone had brought their contributions along with them...

The evening’s stories were:

Martin: Coat of Many Colours
Les: Cash in Hand
Beryl: An East End Child
Stephen: The Treasurer’s Confession
Sally: Wealthy Yet
Cathy: The Lucky Winner
Sandy: The Collection
Ray: Dead End
Liliane: To Make Your Dreams Come True, You Need Money
Dick: One Good Turn
Tony: Chapter 19 – The Tower of Isambard
Dave: Finders Keepers.

Some terrific tales which kept our attention throughout. Well done Scribes!

Thanks go to Liliane who collected the library key so that we could enjoy the warmth of the library surroundings.

A reminder that draw tickets, costing £1 each will be on sale at our next meeting. The tickets are in aid of the East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices with a first prize of £1,500, 2nd prize of a 32” TV and surround sound system and a third prize of a Balloon flight for 2 along with a couple of other prizes. No guarantees about winning – but who knows? At least the proceeds from the draw will go to an excellent cause.

Our next meeting will feature The Bill Budner Trophy and will be held on Tuesday 17h May at 7.30pm in the Room at the Top, Felixstowe Library.

It will be another very special meeting for attending members only. The prestigious Bill Budner Trophy will be awarded for the twelfth time to the winner and held for four months until the next competition is staged.This is an open themed competition with a maximum of 1,000 words on any subject you like! Your entry should be typed but must not contain your name or any clue to your identity. On arrival please place your work face down on the table provided. A little later all attendees will be asked to select a story, have a few minutes to acquaint themselves with the content before being asked to read it out. Everyone present will be able to choose their top three choices and selected members will count the marks and declare the winner. The cup will then be awarded and be engraved by Scott at Mr Cobbler

Full competition rules are published on this weblog.

Let’s hope for a healthy attendance and another eclectic evening of competition.

Until then,

Keep Scribbling!