Taieri Recreational Tramping Club
Presidents report 2023-2024
It is my pleasure to present this report.
The year has been another outstanding one with 80 or so walks enthusiastically completed by members across the walking spectrum! Our membership stands at 131.
Particular Highlights have been –
– a very successful ‘combination’ Xmas function at North Taieri that included the garden tour at Joy and Peter Horrell’s, an uphill walk that took the breath away and then a successful Xmas lunch. The bring and buy also worked well!
– A week of walking, with some challenges, and talking based at Kelvin Heights in the Queenstown Lakes District that catered for all capabilities and there are so many more options in that area… Over recent years we have also visited the Upper Hollyford, Borland Lodge, and Bannockburn. What could be next?
– a successful mid-winter function enjoying the spectacular Tunnel Beach walkway followed by a great meal and camaraderie at the Concord Tavern, so successful that I see the Tavern is now going to double in size! Goes to show hospitality is still a goer if you get the mix right.
The Committee has worked very well together to produce another varied walking and social programme as well as address matters of the moment; we have monitored the membership numbers and impact on walks, and options for formalising the Ramblers, fuel costs for trips, and tweaked the track gradings and track guidelines documents. In addition, working with the Web team, the club’s website is undergoing a makeover and is receiving great feedback for its clarity and simplicity.
The working bee approach to the track maintenance on the Lake Whare track network we undertake on behalf of the Green Hut Group was a significant achievement with 220 hours of volunteer time – so successful that the Green Hut Group would like to add a couple more tracks to our responsibilities! We’ll hold fire on that until we get underway again over the summer. Our efforts are reported through the GHG to DCC and DOC.
I would particularly like to thank John Gardiner, Jenni Wright and Ross Davies for their support and great work through the year. Also, Karen McInnes, Jan Butcher and Jay Devlin for their committee work as they have stepped down this year. Jan and Jay have been on the committee since 2018/2019 respectively, and always provided good practical advice and solutions. They have been the drivers for the Hiker’s Walk programme. Thanks so much.
I move that this report be adopted
Seconder
Phil Keene August 2024