MR ARMSTRONG

Well Brian here we go again with you getting your facts wrong again
you say you offered me us a single lib at the meeting and there was
20+ members there to see me get murderd and no single liberation
were you not there?,
are you saying that you overuled all the delegates who had just
given me the lickings of a dog? I was told all up together.
Yes I chair the meetings at Consett and have done for 10 year and I think the delegates wanted me to,
Now I will tell you the facts.
On the 3rd Oct I got about 6 complaints off ordinary members from 2 clubs as they had not had meetings because their official,s and members were in hospital or on holiday and had not had what is
their given right to vote at all meetingsWe would,nt do what you did
about three year ago when 8 feds were mandated by their feds to
vote for groups and they voted all up together,
When I opened the meeting the delegate from Shotley Bridge said
he would not be voting as he had not been able to have a meeting
[correct procedure ]I THEN turned to the meeting and asked them
to close as there was still 13 weeks to the WDA. AGM and I did it before any voting took place , They refused to take the chairmans

advice because they saw an opportunity to win the voting when
Shotley didn't vote.i said we would get letters objecting.
The next day I received 3 letters
I then called ALL the clubs to a meeting on the 12 Oct not next day
where the delegates from the northern three clubs didn't come
as it was to be fair voting
Then the DELEGATES declared the first meeting void and not me
Thats when someone from Chopwell complained to the WDA
They should of appealed to the Fed. The WDA did,not inform me.
The sec of Prudhoe club told me you had not dealt with it and
asked if I would call a meeting and try to agree I said yes
At this meeting the Chopwell delegate changed his vote to single
lib thus making it two clubs left from eight wanting all up together
Prudhoe and believe it or not Hexham wanted to be up with NEWCASTLE .Then you waited 13 weeks till I took our application off
the NEHU agenda and called me in to give me the lickings of a dog
THATS what I reported to our Fed
The meetings are held in bars now and on mobile phones by mates cronies not even considering the ordinary members who
should be doing it ,I WAS trying to do it right at Consett
Finally with a Balance Sheet like that ide treat my customers a bit
better you just lost £7000 of members hard earned cash and you
come on here criticising me We paid £20,500 to you last year
would you be so care free with your own money?
YOU can reply to this but I'm finished I've more sense and less time
Thats why I resigned about 2 months ago too much hassle
Frank Armstrong ex sec