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OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE OAKLEY INSTITUTE/VILLAGE CLUB
FRIDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 2006
 The Chairman,
Eric Strange, addressing the invited guests from the balcony, thanked
everyone for their support of the Club and contributions which made the
rebuilding work possible.
The champagne flowed as
members and invited guests arrived for the official opening of the new
Village Club.
The Chairman, Eric Strange,
gave a briefing on the progress of the building work from the inception of
the new club to completion. The
President, David Rolfe, invited each member of the project team in turn to
‘screw’ the brass plaque to the building and then put the final screw in
himself to finish the job. David
followed in his own inimitable fashion with a presentation and thank
you to the Project Manager, Allen Palmer, Treasurer,
Paul Gibson, and Mike Bacon, Chairman of the Cricket Club for all their
hard work and dedication over the past year.
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