Lewes Hungarian Society

Registered address: Whitfeld, Hamsey, Lewes BN8 5TD.   01273-486212
richard@hamsey.plus.com                www.leweshungariansociety.org

Newsletter – September 2007

Summary of meeting of Sunday 9th September
Sam formally thanked all those who helped so much at the Summer Festival on Sunday 2^nd September.
In particular thanks goes to Margaret and her daughter Amy for running the gate.

Please pass on any photos you have either to Richard (email above) or Chris Jones for inclusion on the website (before 19^th September please).

Some considerations for future events:

    Only need to provide a small vegetarian alternative (we had a lot left over)
    The last minute change of mind over the offer of food inclusive with the ticket price caused some confusion, but nothing too serious.
    We need i/d badges. We will also investigate the cost of making tee or polo shirts with the Society logo. Gizella offered to design a suitable logo.
    Some visitors found it difficult to find the Paddock. Direction signs would have helped.

Also for the future: permanent poster site(s) in the Tourist Info Office, library and Universities. Investigations to be made.


Holiday in Hungary?  We have received some information about guest house accommodation in Hungary, which you can see on the Message Board.


Meetings   It was decided that for the time being, we should have regular meetings on a Sunday – on the last Sunday of every month. So the next meeting will be on Sunday 30th September. We would also have a committee meeting tagged on to the end (or beginning) of this, although in future there will be a need to form sub committees such as education (for language classes), cultural (for fund raising and events) and a development committee (to produce a proper constitution and apply for charity status). Next meeting, Richard to remember to bring along a laptop to view photos that Gabor has put on to CD.


Christmas event:  Saturday 8th December. Have provisionally booked the United Reformed Church hall in Lewes although other venues are still under investigation.

We would like to lay on something in the early evening especially for children (Richard to email Father Christmas) but we don’t know how many young children there are likely to be. This event will not be widely publicised but will be open to members and their guests (+ those from IWIW). Therefore could all members please email Richard with the numbers of young children who might be attending this event? The event will otherwise consist of bringing along food to share, drink (especially Palinka!) and music and go on into the evening.


2008:  Sam has provisionally booked the All Saints Centre in Lewes for the weekend of 12th – 13th July. The idea is to have 2 distinct days – music (we already have the Brighton Festival chorus) and literature – there are a number of distinguished Hungarian writers who we will invite.

Sam has also undertaken to investigate a suitable farm for a camping weekend (both he and I know of suitable places locally).

Richard Winter (secretary)