White Cross

by Daniel on 06 May 2009

Message from your lovely executive here.

After our meeting this week we decided that everybody is all couped up revising hard, practising for roses, finishing of essays, starting exams that your time pressures are going to be great. So, this week decided to knock a social on the head.

But do not fear we have something planned for next week, the pub quiz on TUESDAY at the White Cross. It will be an evening social, full of light relaxation and some questions. Hopefully if we put all our collective knowledge together accumulated through revision we will have a good chance of wining! Failing that can always win one of the bonus prizes, which we won this week for our team name “Nick’s mum’s like Noddy- she charges six pence a time.”

Details are as follows: You Townies meet at White Cross, at 2000 and those Campus people meet 1940 in Furness Foyer!

AGM - Saturday 25th April

by Nick on 28 Mar 2009

It’s the time of year for our AGM again and we’re holding it on April 25th, (Saturday week 1). The AGM involves a meal, the passing over of the Executive and a great night out – generally tending to involve large quantities of alcohol.

WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER A FANTASTIC PACKAGE ALL FOR £16.95!

Drinks Reception at the Sun
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3 Course Meal - Kings Arms Hotel
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Final chance to win signed bottle of HofC whiskey
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To book your place email me nckvose@yahoo.co.uk

or visit the facebook event page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145223790095

TAKE CONTROL

by Nick on 28 Mar 2009

I am now accepting Nominations for the 2009/20010 Lancaster CF executive. The positions open for nomination are as follows:

Chairman
The Chairman leads the society’s executive and is ultimately responsible for the society and its events. Is the main spokesperson for Lancaster CF.

Vice Chair
Responsible for organising political campaigns, events and speakers. Acts as Chairman in the event of Chairman’s absence during meetings.

Publicity and Communications Secretary
Responsible for publicising the society’s events and campaigns and ensures effective communications internally. Must maintain or ensure the provision of a suitable website.

General Secretary
Responsible for maintaining society membership records. Minutes all meetings and manages the society’s finances.

Social Secretary
Organises and ensures the effective execution of social events.

IF YOU WISH TO STAND THEN EMAIL ME THE POSITION YOU WISH TO BE CONSIDERED FOR, NOMINATIONS WILL BE OPEN UNTIL THE BEGINING OF WEEK 1 (20th April) SUMMER TERM.

VIEW FROM THE TOP

by Nick on 01 Mar 2009

This week has reminded us all that although politicians are often accused of living in a bubble away from the real world, they like all of us are human and experience life’s highs and lows like the rest of us. I am of course referring to the tragic death of Ivan Cameron. Here I am going to do something unusual, praise Gordon Brown for the dignified manner in which he handled himself and the words he delivered in the house on Wednesday.

The last seven days has also seen the political heavyweight that is Harriet Harman!! Vow that the ex-Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive, Sir Fred Goodwin would not end up with the pension pot (£16m) even if his retirement deal proved legally watertight. As you will all know Sir Fred has been blamed for leading RBS to near collapse and a tax payer bail out. The government are even going as far as considering a special act of parliament to ensure he does not receive his bounty. From my perspective Sir Fred is not retired and therefore the money is nothing but a severance payment and in effect he is being rewarded for failure. If Sir Fred was to live for another 40 years (very possible) then his £700,000 per annum will would drain about £28m from RBS’s already depleted vaults

However I cannot help feel that the real fault lies elsewhere if the inappropriately named Goodwin did not exist, the Government's Department of Propaganda would need to invent him. By casting Sir Fred as the pantomime villain – the credit crunch's Dick Dastardly – the unholy trinity of Gordon Brown, Alistair Darling and Lord Mandelson has been able to deflect attention from Labour's calamitous stewardship. If the government propaganda machine had its way sir Fred would become the modern day William Wallace– emasculated, eviscerated, with his head placed on a pike atop London Bridge.

Upcoming Events

by Nick on 24 Feb 2009

This week saw the launch of the new Lancaster CF news bulletin, designed to keep members in touch with LCF events as well as national and local politic.

Saturday 14th March:
SPRING BALL: GET YOUR TICKET
The showpiece event and the end of the fundraising, you already all know the details, tickets £25 and it will be a fantastic night.
Book your place at Thursdays Social, Dan will have a sign up sheet so see him on the night and he will be more than welcome to tell you about excellent guest we have attending.