Summer 2009 'Old Blue'

[Richard Ruck]

Richard Ruck said:

"The School is NOT poor, nor do I believe is the Association, and if it is pleading poverty, what happened to the Club Funds ?"

I was involved with the Club Committee at the time of the Club's demise. At that time, the Club had some 4,900 members who happily paid £15 a year. For that money the Club employed Wendy, paid for the production and postage of The Blue, ran itself without any cost to the School, funded at least one presentee, had an annual operating profit - and had £320,000 in the bank. It was democratically run, had a committee elected by members, and held an annual general meeting. Somebody, somewhere deemed this to be unsatisfactory, disbanded the Club and formed the CHA which has no funds of its own, no subscriptions, and is a significant charge on the Foundation. The CHA is run by a Board which nominates and elects its own members, and is in no way answerable to the CHA members as a whole. About the only concession made to Old Blues at the time of the demise of the Club was that the £320K would be ring-fenced and the income used to produce The Old Blue. That was a firm promise, made in writing.

Could I just point out that this is Neill being quoted, not me. Thanks.

[Foureyes]

Richard Ruck says:

"Could I just point out that this is Neill being quoted, not me. Thanks."

I apologise - slip of the keyboard. Doesn't change what I had to say, though.