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The part of the post is only giving an indication to current membership that an exmembers departure was influenced by another matter outside the brigade and not based wholly on any conflict. Part of other posts were clues to identity, and the rest were more toward brigade survival. Other issues are up to brigade and town to sort

Most of the intrest in the subject " sink or swim and the future of some brigades " has been that of increasing the local membership. The whyalla based members have always been a welcome part of the brigade in my veiw and are dedicated despite being 55klms away. One has pesonally been hampered somewhat by a matter not related to brigade running and will likely sort itself given time ( the wheels of govenement turn slow) as the henious ones are are old foe and not cfs members. The offer is only of assistance.

I think somebody has worked out who I may be! The idea of opening the door to potential members I hope is understood to be for the benefit of brigade. The reference to oddballs is to those in the past who gave both yourself and I some worries ( one learns after they have signed on  what they are realy like) and was not intended towards current members. 

The idea of am open day at an agm is not to make it too big, but to keep the doors open for any possible recruits as any help would be better than none. If an AGM were to be held on a weekend day then the doors could be opened mid morning and people could have a look around and meet any group/region guests that may be there along with brigade members. It would not be the first time a small country brigade has got down to a low membership then recruited more, being carefull not to recruit any odballs that wait until the brigade officers are not looking and go joyriding in the truck and other mischief

I agree with your responce partly in that the age of the townspeople is not getting any younger and i am sure Iron Knob is not the only brigade that has people who turn up for a few meets then are never seen again! When is your AGM?  Try an open day again when this is happening and see who turns up. One must also realise that the town may be divided somewhat over what direction it is going and could take some time to sort, the increase in mining activity in the near future may change this as well. 

The troubles in IK CFS are not the only issues the community faces, as the town itself is experiencing a bit of a culture change and there are certain persons that have moved into the town in recent years that have ran into trouble in other areas (not implying all new people!) and the recent "closure" of the police station has not helped. There are those that no doubt would aprove of this, but then they are unlikely to pass a police check and would not be a lot of help to brigade!!!!!! Why not try some of the exmembers? most of them still carry certain endorsments that would make it a lot easier to revitalise the brigade and are not going to give the head pains as a certain "handmitten" that was rather colourfull