NOTIFICATION OF AGM The AGM of the South Lincolnshire DA will be held on Saturday 10th March 2012 at Great Hale Village Hall, NG34 9LH at 2.30pm. Membership cards must be shown. Any correspondence or notice of motion must be with the Secretary Mrs Nicki Bycroft: nickiebycroft@hotmail.com 21 days prior to the AGM.

The DA's 2012 charity – ‘Homestart’ (helping parents build better lives for their children) Our support is free, confidential and non-judgemental. We help to increase the confidence and independence of families by: Visiting families in their own homes to offer support, friendship and practical assistance Reassuring parents that their childcare problems are not unusual or unique Encouraging parents' strengths and emotional well-being for the ultimate benefit of their children Trying to get the fun back into family life Our volunteers, who have parenting experience themselves, can offer: Precious time for listening and talking Help with the children A break for parents Practical help and reassurance A chance to meet other parents in similar situations Support to use local services and resources Parents ask for Home-Start's help for all sorts of reasons: They may feel isolated in their community, have no family nearby and be struggling to make friends They may be finding it hard to cope because of their own or a child's physical or mental illness They may have been hit hard by the death of a loved one They may be really struggling the with emotional and physical demands of having twins or triplets - perhaps born into an already large family Both East Lindsey and Sleaford Homestarts were selected from 7 nominations, it was therefore decided to share equally between the Homestarts in Lincolnshire.

DA WINTER NEWSLETTER Our winter Newsletter is now available for download. Click on the PDF Logo.

COMMITTEE VACANCY Events Co-ordinator. Job Description: to oversee the event side of the DA. by delegation and communication, so that meets run smoothly and everybody knows what's happening. This will mean organising entertainment and events, (both from outside and in house), including South Lincs entry into Central Counties Mardi Gras. Booking of  Lincoln Christmas Market buses, etc Purchasing of Easter eggs, children's Christmas Presents etc Organising, in collaboration with the stewards,  Valentine's, Anniversary, Children's Meet, DA Feast of Lanterns, Halloween, Lincoln Christmas Market, Christmas Party and New Year For further details please contact Malc Smith

IMPORTANT NOTICE DIRECTIVE FROM CAMPING & CARAVANNING CLUB HQ A directive has been issued from C&CC Headquarters stating that all members should now show their relevant membership cards at all meets. Your co-operation in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

IMPORTANT NOTICE THE USE OF GENERATORS AT SDLA MEETS The Committee of the SLDA advise the following guidelines / recommendations  on the use the use of generators: Please not change of times. Use of generators is restricted to 1pm to 7pm. You should not leave running generators unattended. If a generator is required on medical grounds, please consult the Steward. Remember the Stewards decision is final. Thank you for your cooperation.