Broom Owners Club

David Harrison and Linda Varney awarded Chairman’s Letter of Commendation, September 2023

Following the satisfactory conclusion of the Southampton International Boat Show, 2023, the BOC Committee unanimously agreed to the award of a Chairman’s Letter of Commendation to both David Harrison and Linda Varney, in recognition of all the hard work, dedication and ingenuity they put into ensuring that the Club was represented at the Show.

Linda persevered with the organisers, who appeared to be not so very organised, and in the end secured us a top prize in a competition run by SIBS where we were offered a mooring spot to display a Broom boat for the length of the show, a site for a stand and a cash prize of £500.

We were unable to take up the mooring offer, but we decided to take up the free site and that’s where David’s ingenuity and skills came to the fore. He designed and built the Stand around a 3mX3m waterproof gazebo, with an internal, lockable cupboard which also served to store our display equipment both during and after the event.The strength and stability of David’s design proved its worth, as the Stand remained secure and stable throughout the show, despite some pretty fierce attempts by nature and inclement weather to close us down.

We received a good few visitors and potentially some new members at the show and the Stand was much admired. David and Linda’s efforts before, during and after the show were a fine demonstration of what makes the BOC such a good club, and the award of the Commendation is a well deserved recognition of their efforts to ensure that the Stand and the Club’s presence at the show were the successes that they were.

25th September, 2023
 
Linda Varney                                                     
8 Fishermans Close
Ham
Surrey TW10 7YP
 
 
 
Dear Linda,
 
BROOM OWNERS CLUB CHAIRMAN’S LETTER OF COMMENDATION
 
It is with very great pleasure that I write to tell you that the Committee of the Broom Owners Club has unanimously agreed to award you with a Chairman’s Letter of Commendation, in recognition of your work and initiative in ensuring that the Club was successfully represented at the Southampton International Boat Show, 2023.
 
Your persistence, perseverance and patience in dealing with the often uncommunicative organisers of the show was rewarded, not only with a complimentary Stand site, but also with and award to the Club of a £500 cash prize. This was solely down to you disseminating the information and encouraging members to participate in the SIBS promotion, to ensure that the Club could be rewarded in this way.
 
Your enthusiasm for the project, together with you actual participation in site erecting and dismantling the Stand, ensured that the whole show was a success for the Broom Owners Club. Additionally, your personal involvement in attending the Stand on most days was really helpful and, as your peers wrote, “vital to the success of the project” and “Linda worked tirelessly to ensure that all was set up for the days when she was not there, even supplying tea, coffee and other treats to keep up morale in the often inclement weather” and “Linda has done a fantastic job in organising the Boat Show”. These comments indicate the high esteem in which members hold you and the award of the Letter of Commendation is an entirely appropriate comment on the tremendous amount of work you put into the Club, to ensure its success
 
Thank you for all that you do for the Club. This is very well deserved and it is a great privilege for me to be able to present this award in recognition of your services to the Club.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
 
 

David Haugh, BEM
Chairman, Broom Owners Club

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