Sovereign Harbour Social Club Marching on

Sovereign Harbour Social Club start its life nearly four years ago when I decided to form an  weekly Luncheon Club in Sovereign Harbour after the success of launching The Investment Club earlier on. I chose for the New Club Members to meet at Sovereign Harbour Harvester every Wed. Lunchtime. The launch was attended by the local MP and the newly elected Borough Councillor as well as the local Commander of Eastbourne Police. At the same time, I invited the Women Institute to take this opportunity in order to establish a local WI in Sovereign Harbour. Over 60 people attended the launch which was reported in the local Eastbourne Herald Newspaper. Later on The Harbour WI became the biggest Woemen Institute in the Country - Well Done and Congratulations. Six months after the launch of the Lunchon Club, membership declined and it was left to few who attended the Weekly Lunchon. After consultations with few friends, I had the feed back that what the Harbour Residents want is a Social Club. because the harbour do not have a Community Centre, the owner of Seamor Wine Bar at the Waterfront have agreed to open there door an hour earlier at 10am  for the Social Club Members to have a regular weekly morning coffee and socialising. I looked at the nearby other communities such as Langney Point and Langney Rise and decided residents of nearby communities could come and join us in the Harbour unlike Harbour Friends Social Club. As a Social Club we needed to raise working fund to pay for such things as a Club Website, Birthday Cakes etc. I draughted a Constitution for the new social club in the harbour and invited members to stand on committee. We talk through each part of the new constitution, added some, taken out some until we agreed it was fair and proper to recommend to members for approval. Behind my mind always that one day, Sovereign Harbour Social Club will take up the running of future Community Centre in the Harbour. A year passed and some of my Committee had disagreement with members and a new committee was formed. a year later, the new formed committee found themselves again in disagreement and I had again to form a New Committee. this went on three years. in the meantime, I decided to put together a new group headed by a recently retired Councillor. As a result, we have now The Harbour Community Association who will be taking on activities for the Harbour Residents otherwise the Social Club Committee were unable to do. This year which to come to the third year anniversary, I consulted with the Club Social Committee and some active members to where we are heading and what the Club Members want. Because of the complication of having a Club Constitution based on my original thinking, I have decided with the approval of the Committee to suspend the constitution which I put to the vote last wed. with no objection. The Club Officers will remain and any surplus money from last year  will be carried on to the next financial year. Copy of the account was circulated to all members. As a Social Club with no outside funding, the Committee have agree to carry on the present membership of £5 pa. Sovereign Harbour Social Club is open to everyone and not exclusive to the Residents of the Harbour. The Club will carry on as a Wed Coffee Morning for socialising and other activities taken by members. Everyone is welcome. Sam Sweiry Founder and Chairman of Sovereign Harbour Social Club