First of all I would like to thank everyone most sincerely for their
confidence in accepting me as
your National Chairman. I can assure you that all my interests and efforts
will be devoted to the Colour Reversal Club, to the exclusion of all
others. I would also like to
thank members of the National Committee for their unstinting co-operation
in making our first Annual General Meeting at Didcot the success it was.
I sincerely hope that this unique Club of ours will prosper under
our efforts and will go on from strength to strength.
Last, but not
least, the support and prompting from the floor, especially by George
Sparkes and those members close to him, which I can assure you helped a
great deal in my ‘Baptism of fire’ and of course the great pleasure of
meeting for the first time that ‘Grand old Man’ of the Club, Oliver
Barron, I thank sincerely.
The meeting
established in no uncertain terms, where the aims and the aspirations of
the members is, and I ask you all in the kindest possible way to research
your projects and ideas thoroughly before committing yourselves so that
misunderstandings may be eliminated before they arise. You are most
welcome to get in touch with me at any time or the appropriate Committee
member, who will be only too glad to help.
The
N.E.C. have a few ideas in mind regarding publicity and recruitment of
members. Work is progressing into making our Newsletter more attractive
and more interesting in future. Contributors
to date have submitted some very interesting first class material.
I hope that it will continue to arrive regularly on the Editor’s desk.
And now to
those members, to whom the ‘Yellow God’ is no more than a challenge. I
refer of course, to the ‘Weighers & Mixers’, the ‘Diggers and
Delvers’ and those stalwarts who spend hours perfecting formula by
experimentation and trial and error.
The E6 process
did a lot of damage to the C.R.C. as far as membership was
concerned.chemicals were evolved with high temperature processing by the
giants of the Photo-Industry in an effort to channel all processing into
the commercial labs, and of course anything new must be more expensive so
a double purpose was achieved. Area 15, in particular, was virtually
decimated overnight. Members lost heart and returned to the ‘Old type
Camera Club’, the darkroom and the enlarger. From sixty members to 4,
with serious thoughts of winding up Area 15. But thanks to the ‘Weighers
& Mixers’, the ‘Diggers and Delvers’, who must be given every
credit for cracking those problems, I feel that we are now on the way to a
rebirth of the Club’s fortunes. To the ‘Weighers & Mixers, The
Diggers and Delvers’ I raise my hat.
In Conclusion
I would like to repeat that the C..R~C. has an excellent team at the helm.
Ron Croad, Hon. Sec. Colin Powell, Hon. Treasurer. Bob Lewis, Hon. Mem.
Sec. Bill Reid, Hon. Editor. Eddie Pearce, Hon. Librarian Brian Savage and
Kevin Craske, Hon. Technical Advisors, and all the dedicated chaps. If
anyone will put the Club back on its feet I am sure they will. I shall
help of course.
With best wishes for the Future.
H.H.(Bert)
Sanders,
Hon. chairman.
The
meeting was opened by the Chairman who welcomed 30 members to the first
A.G.M.of the Club, It was stated that a new National Executive Committee
was formed in Nov.85, and it was hoped that they would be returned to
office. The Chairman stated that in two meetings lasting 10 hours the Club
Constitution and Competition rules were formulated, and he hoped that
these would be ratified later in the meeting.
Mr. Brian
Savage was thanked for his efforts in holding the Club together over the
past 3 years as Chairman/Secretary, and hoped that he may now enjoy a
little more time to himself were expressed.
Apologies for
absence were read from Pete Calvert (Area 4 Leader) and from Eddie Pearce,
Librarian Eddie reported that in the past year there had been little call
on the Library material. A list of contents of the Library was enclosed
arid an appeal for more modern material to be sent to Eddie was noted.
The Secretary
stated that activities during the year have been very much the same as
before. Each Leader has run his own Area according to the needs of its
membership. Local Newsletters, folios, Meetings and Competitions were held
in various localities.