An early 10am start at Graham’s house let Bernie, Colin, Tony, Lori and Moira do some “development planning”. After coffee and kitkats of course. A day of chatting though what the club could look like in 3 to 5 years time: a second clubhouse in Hawaii, a fleet of carbon kevlar sea kayaks, Lithium Ion electrically heated seats in all boats were discussed until we settled for a more sensible group of ambitions:

Development Plan Themes
1. More and Better Trips
2. More Social Club
3. Robust Training and Development Activities
4. Encourage and Develop more Volunteers
5. Have the Right Equipment
6. Run the Club from the Right Venues
7. Improve Membership Retention and Alumni Links
8. Good Admin and Infrastructure

Graham has the exciting job of writing everything up and we will share it soon.