Mumsnet Village Hall - committee members and volunteers needed

[FavouriteMug]

I've got the keys and we've got the entire building to ourselves. There's a kitchenette with a large enough fridge for Gin (maybe milk if absolutely necessary).

I need committee members and volunteers to organise a packed social calendar.

On the agenda for first meeting:

The Mumsnet Play - we need to agree on the script and then we can start casting

Life Drawing Class - we need a subject and smocks of course

Cake and Gin night - cant decide which night but I think gin should be funded from play proceeds.

Hot Desk Space - those of us who work from home can come together once a week and pretend to be busy and important.

Excercise Class - but what? We don't actually need to turn up but it should at least appear on the calendar.

Book Club - I can't be arsed so someone else will need to volunteer for this.

So, whose in and what can you contribute?

[quote Tyredofallthis1]@DerAlteMann Are you strict about how the chairs are stacked?[/quote]
No more than 4 high surely 😉

I think there should be an extremely limited number of keys to maximise frustration between club organisers. Maybe say 2 with no locatable spare.

Also an incredibly complicated heating system to ensure maximum phone calls to the caretaker to ask how it works.

@Impatientwino

I think there should be an extremely limited number of keys to maximise frustration between club organisers. Maybe say 2 with no locatable spare.

Also an incredibly complicated heating system to ensure maximum phone calls to the caretaker to ask how it works.

Sorry, rules state that keys have to be collected from Phyllis in person who lives in the village. Her hearing is getting worse however so she doesn't always hear the door. It's frustrating but not sure what we can do!

Can I be in charge of passive aggressive laminated poems reminding people to do the washing up and not leave the toilets in a mess?

Happy to run the knitting group and also organise the annual village show (plus cake judging)

Will the committee have a clear list of appointed people with job roles and be extremely clear about who has the authority to do and say what when and where?

Don’t forget to cancel the cheque when paying for the exercise class hall hire.

Is there a kitchen? With a cleaning rota? I'll run the rota as long as I don't have to clean.

Well I need to update my goodreads, so I will join the book club. I dont drink tho, so perhaps I will form a splinter group where we actually discuss the book in depth and not just drunk gin!

I've got bunting. And a mulled wine kettle.

Is there a serving hatch? And matching mugs? I hate it when the cupboards in village hall are full of mismatched chipped mugs.

We'll need to remind all groups to being their own washing up liquid and tea towels.

@Shortpoet

Can I be in charge of passive aggressive laminated poems reminding people to do the washing up and not leave the toilets in a mess?

The job is yours. I'm already pissed off that Book Club has started to use mugs from a cupboard clearly labelled for Am Dram. How sodding difficult can it be????

I'm quite good in an administrative capacity. I can type up and laminate notices. Things like "Please do not use the slimming group's skimmed milk". "Turn the tea urn off after use".

Are we mocking some people or playing a game? Can't tell.

If the latter, can I hand out flyers? ✋

I could bet the clerk and take the minutes at the committee meetings. I like to know what's going on but have no responsibilities.

Be the clerk...not bet!

The serving hatch won't budge - DerAlteMann, anything you can do?

@FavouriteMug you promised me the typing and laminating job when we had a preliminary meeting in the pub last week.

I make good soup. I will run a lunch club for the oldies one day a week. Can someone organise baking some bread? We can also use up any leftover cake (if there is such a thing)

Please could I request a large set of pale green ridged cups and saucers?

MrsMoastyToasty Are your typed laminated posters in poem form? In bold comic sans font, with all the clip art?

PLEASE can we ensure the parish council get priority bookings, I do want another repeat of last year's indoor bowls clubs "misunderstanding". It simply does not work as a shared space, the minutes were a disaster.

[quote Tyredofallthis1]@DerAlteMann Are you strict about how the chairs are stacked?[/quote]
So long as I don't have to stack them and they don't fall over (same goes for tables too), I'm fairly relaxed. Oh and the hall floor MUST be swept after each session.

@FavouriteMug

The serving hatch won't budge - DerAlteMann, anything you can do?

Ah. That will be the damp. Only thing to be done is a new heating and ventilation system. Anything else is pointless. I'd start an appeal for the cash now if I were you.

@Shortpoet

Can I be in charge of passive aggressive laminated poems reminding people to do the washing up and not leave the toilets in a mess?

Blue-tac and blue tac only is to be used to put up posters other than on designated notice boards.

I'm happy to organise some jumble sales. Just drop off your stuff at 9 am at the village hall door so I can take what I want sort through it and organise the tables