Dear Associate Member

The introductory scheme has been running for almost 18 months, during which time we hope you used the Club and found it to your liking. Renewal of your membership will be £15 and this will be levied on an annual basis from here on in. This renewal must be paid before 1^st April 2006.

You should receive a letter before 24/03/06 along with your renewal application form. This application must be filled in along with your payment to ensure proper processing of your renewal. If you do not receive a letter, there are spare copies behind the bar.

There have been several cosmetic improvements made in the last year and we are now starting to bring other areas of the Club up to acceptable standards.

We hope to have the new snooker room on the top floor operational by mid April, by which time the building warrant for the conversion of the middle floor to a function room / bar should be through and work can start immediately. We hope to create the most attractive bar of it‘s type in the west end of Aberdeen.

The no smoking ban comes into effect on 26^th March and the hoped for exemption for private clubs has not materialised. We are currently exploring the possibility of building an outside terrace accessed from the Alex Cowie bar which would provide an all year round beer garden and cater for smokers. This will be subject to the relevant planning permission and licensing issues.

The Committee has not allowed new full membership of the Club whilst the current upheaval was taking place but existing associates may apply for one of a limited number of full memberships if they so wish. This is set at £65 and gives the member voting rights, allows them to nominate associate members and take a more active part in the running of the Club. Your £15 associate renewal is deductable from this £65- details of how to apply for this are available at the bar.

It is the intention of the current Committee to create a comfortable, viable establishment providing reasonably priced food and drink in Queen‘s Road. This can only be done with your continued support.

Regards

The Committee