ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2016117 COOKSTOWN GATEWAY CLUB Greenvale Hotel Cookstown August 2017
Leader Assistsnt leader Chair Assistant chair Treasurer Secretary Bernadette O'Neill Rosaleen Conway Sean McClo$key Brian Quinn Alexandra O'Hagan Josie Hughes Memb8rs- Susan Armstrong Liam Ryan Kn8tin Mccloy Fidelma Mccoy Ernity Conway Maia Mccoy Lorna Booth CHAIRPERSON REPORT delfvered by Sean Mccloskey Overthe past twelve month8 the Gateway Club has met in the MethrA1i8t Hall in Cookstown every fortnight. Paying the Methodist Congregation £30 to covèr all hire to8t8. including eleclricty and heating. Every evening ha8 b8en a fun-filled se55ion of varied activits"es, coordinated by the ever Gon$lÈnt leader, B8rnad8tte O Neill. Activities have in¢luded a range ofArts and Crafts, Decoupage, De¢orating ceramic pots, Candle making. Squares are crochet each week and tak8n hom8. Full Is made of th8 pool and air hothey tables every session. Once a month a reprentatiVe of Mid Ulster Council provides sports and fitness activitie5, such a5 8oGGe. a combination of ski ball. bobS and shuffle board and other aclivili88 which are suited to our members, especially ourwh881 chair bound one5. The rn8mbers enjoy preparing their own tea break and Iigm refreshment5, tidying up afterwards is v8ry much part of the 5ession$. During the past year our Gateway Club has fund raised in variou5 way$, November. Big Lottery Fund, Memb8rship Fees. Anonymous DOnatnS. This ha5 enabled u$ to fund for for our rr*mbers,
Halloween Party iri Kinturk Cuttural Centre. A Christrnas P8ty with Santa and presents In the Raihvay Bar in Cookstown. An Easter Paty in the Greenvale Hotel wrth Easter Eggs. delive by an Easter Bunny who had a Stroro resemblan to Santalll An end of year B.B.Q. in June in Kintuth, wilh a di$¢0 by Seam1& Bell. Our summer outing was in Portru5h.stopping in th8 Lodge in cderal fortea scones and tlinner in the Ramada in Portru5h. The calendar of events for 17118 was discussed at the last meeting of the year and will be finaliz in September. Highlights of the year 16117 we, The Glub funded Liam Ryan and Michael Crawford who w8re 8e18Ct&J to play for the Northern Ireland Pool team In Bridlington on 6th Apri12016.They were accompank• by Bernadette O'Nill and Mair8ad Moore. On 24th June 2017 the Pool te4m look part in the Knockout Pod Blitz in Carritkfergus, organised by Carrick Gateway Club. The team enjoyed great success and our thanks go to Bernadette O'Neill for her constant support of all our merDbet5. aknys giving of her lime and encouraging all of us involved In Gateway lo get involved 35 tnuch as we can, som can give more lime than others t>ut we are a close team and the members have nefited from our team 8emadette h88 invited Oonagh Colern4n la retired lady) to become our Corre5ponderTrTr SeGretary, to take som8 pressure from her. From September she will help Bernadette to ¢tsDrdinate fund raising and correspondence Wh. Mid Ulster Council. Kendal Fund raising boKJ*. e g Big Lottery. I feel we have had a good y8ar with our mernbets and wish everyone a happy summer and look forward to more of the same naxt year. Sean Mccloskey.