Page 3 - NLH Newsletter June 2022

Presidents Bowling Club. This should once again be
Report
Winter has finally arrived with a cold blast
of Antarctic weather hitting the region over
the last week bringing strong winds and
some sprinkling of snow to the Barrington
Tops. The real downside to this year’s
weather has been the effects on our roads
with local Councils and road maintenance
workers unable to keep up with the
deteriorating road conditions. I attended our
mid-week ride to Ettalong this month, all be
it in a tin top, and I was amazed at the bad
state of many of the secondary roads that
we used on the day. In a few areas we
virtually had to nearly stop to negotiate
through some of the potholed sections.
Unfortunately, it will most likely be many
months, if not years, before the condition of
these roads will be bought up to a
reasonable standard.
During the month we held another
successful BBQ at Brisans Motorcycles, it
is very hard to predict how these days will
go as you are at the mercy of the weather,
and on the day, there was wind and rain to
contend with. To our surprise we had to
chase extra sausages and bread to meet the
demand. Many thanks to those hard-
working members who regularly turn up to
help on these days.
Plans are well under way for our Christmas
in July weekend at North Haven, to date we
have had about 30 members confirm that
they are attending and the committee has
decided that the cut-off date to book will be
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17 June 2022. If you have not already
booked your intention to the secretary, and
you intend to join us, please advise John as
soon as you can. I have been in contact with
the Port Macquarie and Mid North Coast
Branch and they will be joining us for the
Saturday evening dinner at the North haven
an enjoyable weekend with the highlight
being our Secret Santa event. There will
also be a ride organised for the Saturday in
the local area around North Haven.
Our Branch social meeting will be held on
Saturday 11 June at Wallsend Diggers
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Sports Club. Come along and join us for a
bistro meal and social meeting starting at 6
PM, catch up with old friends and enjoy the
social side of the Ulysses Club.
An item to put in your diary is our
Bunnings BBQ fundraiser to be held at
Wallsend Bunnings on the 3 September
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2022, the day before Father’s Day. This is a
big day and does require a lot work on the
day with people required to man the BBQ
from 8 AM through to 5 PM. We are
putting together a roster that will be
available at our social meeting on Saturday
and if you could spare a few hours of time
on that day we would appreciate your help.
All funds from this day will be donated to
UCARF, which is the Ulysses Club’s
preferred charity which provides 100% of
money raised to arthritis research, a truly
worthy course, which impacts on all of us.
Let us all hope for some sunny days so we
can all get out there and enjoy the rides.
Keep healthy and safe. Mike Abberfield
#8158
Happy birthday to-
Louise Goodwin
No Wedding
Anniversaries this month
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