Field trips

The Christmas Social will be held on the first Saturday in December at the Parramatta and Holroyd Lapidary Club commencing at 11.00 am to approximately 3.00 pm. The Social will comprise the sale or exchange of mineral specimens and mineralogical material, books, magazines and equipment and the opportunity to socialise. A range of foods, salads, cakes, cheeses, hot and cold drinks, beer and wine, etc will be provided and there will also be a BBQ Sausage Sizzle at midday, a variety of sausages, bread rolls and condiments also provided. Some of the refreshments will be set up inside the Club room and the sausage sizzle alongside the BBQ griller outside. A fee of $10 per person will be requested to cover the cost of the refreshments and lottery tickets for a Lucky Door Prize will be issued to each person as they arrive. Sales tables will be set up inside the Lapidary Club room and under awnings outside in the car park. Since the outside area will be used for the BBQ and sales tables all members are asked not to bring vehicles into the carpark but to park in Fullagar Street outside the Club premises. Members intending to sell are requested to book a table and register with the secretary, George Laking, contacts Tel: (02) 9636 7145, Mobile 0468 387 899 or e-mail bglaking/@tech2u.com.au before Saturday. Last year virtually all sellers were accommodated in the Club Room but late applicants may have to be set up outside. Members and sellers are particularly asked not to start selling or buying before 11.00 am. Everyone is reminded that the Society Committee has previously determined that anyone attending the Christmas Social who was not currently financial may buy but would not be allowed to sell minerals. Membership subscriptions which have been paid within this current year are valid until March 31st 2025. Anyone who was unsure of their current financial status should pay their subscriptions for 2025 from now on and they would then be taken as financial immediately and until March 2026.