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Quainton Volunteers' Attendance Schedule
Notice Board
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Rosterman-Ray
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28/04/2012 – Special Note Volunteers will be aware that we are fast approaching a very busy time of year at Quainton that is commercially speaking. Some members may not entirely agree with these activities regarding them as “Fairground” but we should understand that if the public do not visit and pay for these interesting events then the Centre will not be viable or the membership fees will rise to astronomic proportions. We are very lucky to have the space and the Rewley Road Centre to make these things possible and members should not take these assets for granted. The people at the Chinnor Railway would give their eye teeth for some of our facilities. As Tony Lyster stated at the recent AGM volunteers are the key to this success that brings in the funds which are the lifeblood of the Centre – Money. Therefore please take a look at the monthly roster activity pages and volunteer to help in some aspects of these activity days. So far this year a minority of volunteers have done the majority of the work required. Ray Powell |
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Note: Only January to June completed in this edition of the web pages 11/02/12 |
Near the top of this page are the months of the year and by clicking on any one of them will take you to the display for that month. Each page is laid out in monthy grid with weeks shown across the page. You will notice I have started each week on a Wednesday as this allows the Weekend and Bank Holiday days to be grouped together within the displays and so more clearly seen. The commercial task list is displayed on the left of each week with enough spaces for very busy active days. On the left of this message is the colour key for these web pages. I have tried to follow the same colours as that shown in the 2012 Programme Guide and as far as possible only the boxes coloured in on the pages are the critical indicators of volunteers needed. These will show how many tasks still remain Unfilled and those that have volunteers already allocated. This is not to say others in excess of the coloured squares are not welcome. Extra volunteers on a day allow everyone some time away from the tasks to enjoy the centre activities. These web pages are entirely private and cannot be accessed except by volunteers who receive e-mails from me or other authorised staff at the centre. |
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Imminent Strangeness I have been requested by Tony Lyster to extend the roster listing for inclusion of the Station Master volunteers. This will change the page layouts probably making them longer with more page breaks for the office printing. Please bear with me if a touch of strangeness appears in the pages. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. |
Another Note I have heard rumours that some members are critical of my not telephoning personally to request their help in volunteering at Quainton. Well there are good reasons for this one being that I am not personally acquainted with members as others are and it is a bit daunting telephoning unknown people. More importantly it is very time consuming as inevitably people are out or in the bath etc. and repeat calls have to be made. Actually, I still have a small business to run so time is not always available to make these calls. I have used e-mails and some letters as I can more effectively reach all of you quickly, quietly and unobtrusively. I also mainly do this late in the evening when telephone calls would not be welcome. Members are welcome to telephone me if they are reticent to writing e-mails. As they say “It take two to tango”. The roster sheets are about to be extended to include listings for Station Master and other event duties so please keep an eye on the possibilities of stuff that might interest you. These sheets have been provided so that members can plan ahead if they want to volunteer and see who else is about on the days they choose. This should also save me or others constantly cajoling the most likely volunteers into doing more than their fair share. |
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Rosterman-Ray
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Hi, I'm Ray Powell. I've volunteered to work out the Helpers' Roster during the new year. I understand this is an onerous task but, with a bit of help from Aubrey and you plus a following wind, we may get through 2012. I will try and get into the Centre to introduce myself when you are on duty, as I only live just over the hill in Thame. (At least I can tell my wife there is not a Pub on the site.) Just to make thing easier I am setting up this website so anyone can log on and see the status of our planning at any moment in time. Communication is, I think, a key to the success of the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre and I will use all possible methods of contacting you, mostly to your preference, but hopefully by e-mail and text messaging. I will use the telephone but as I find the phone most intrusive, especially when one is doing something else, I will keep this to a minimum. I hope you find my methods agreeable but, if not, please let me know. You can contact me on the telephone number shown in the panel below my photo, but you may realise this is a mobile number and may be on voice-mail. Be prepared to leave a voice message. Click the "Contact Me" button to initiate an e-mail or fax me a written letter on the alternative 01844 number shown. I do hope we can all get on together and look forward to working with you.
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