The next meeting for clubs in Yorkshire will be held on Wednesday, 29th April 2009, at Burley Conservative Club, Bankfield House, Bankfield Gardens, Leeds LS4 2JS - Tel: 0113 275 2971. The meeting starts at 8pm.
The club is best approached from Kirkstall Road (A65). Bankfield Terrace is on the north side opposite a tower signage for the Netto/Iceland/Price-Less retail park.
Drive up Bankfield Terrace. Give way at, and then cross Bankfield Road, and proceed to Bankfield Gardens (next right). The club should be immediately apparent. There is a car park in the club's site, but there should be adequate on-street parking as well.
As usual, a buffet supper will be available.
This meeting will probaly be the last one for clubs in Yorkshire before the Annual Club Management Conference at the Gomersal Park Hotel on Saturday, 3rd October.
Guest Speaker: Graham Bennett from Bennett Kaye. He will address the meeting on the things that the Officers of clubs must check regularly, and update their records on regarding fire and electrical safety, and other HSAW safety issues. Clubs no longer receive regular visits from inspecting officers to make sure they comply with the law, but they must still comply with the regulations in force and be able to prove that they are taking tnese necessary steps. Otherwise, insurances may be invalidated, and the clubs may be subject to substantial penalties if an incident occurs and the club cannot show that it has taken all the steps necessary to comply with the law. This includes regular re-certification of electrical wiring, checks of electrical equipment, treatment of areas and surfaces with fire retardants, maintenance of alarms (including cellar gas safety), fire-fighting equipment, procedures for safe evacuation of people in case of fire, risk assessments for working practices, use of hazardous substances, and so on.
If your club would like to host one of the evening meetings, please contact
John Tempest (tel: 01274 639379).