club banner

what do we all think about a new club banner ?
the old one imo was the perfect size it fitted the gazebo perfect being 3m long. but we are no longer the ford convertible owners club and dont have the same web address.
we have around 40 quid in club funds prob just enough to buy a new banner, we dont have to pay 12 quid every month for hosting fees but may need some small running cost.
does anyone have any contacts regarding the printing of a new banner by any chance. had a look on ebay and the net in general and theres all sorts of prices. these give a one hour free design service and can print them on a mesh fabric for use on windy days
http://www.grangeprint.com/pvc_banners.php

I think we should invest in a new banner new start and all that i also would like a better image for the top of the page the one thats thier was one i used to see if it worked ok and isn't ideal imo
running costs so far only seem to be an anual fee of £14.00 to keep the website address running which means we could afford to purchase a new banner and also with money been tight for everyone even lower the yearly members fee

i've had a look at my images and tbh i dont have anything any better. we'll have to try and get a good image this coming show season.
reducing membership fees could be a good idea, we may get more members paying if the fees are less any ideas on what the fees should be.

Hi Mick, I wasnt aware there was a membership for the club can you let me know the details (amounts and that) and I will arrange payment as I want to be involved in keeping the site and the club running.

membership fees when using the old site was £12 but as jan says the new site is much cheaper to keep online the old site was costing £12 a month while this new site cost a little over a quid a month so membership fees could be less. anyone have any idea how much less ??
membership fees should be sent via paypal as a gift to blackbess@fcoclub.co.uk
while we do not have the same running cost as before it would be good to have a new banner ane were open to ideas for anything else that members feel would benefit the club. the gazebo that we curently use at shows was bought with club funds and has come in very handy but some sides would be welcome at times.

yes some sides on gazebo lol

jimmy_speed_demon wrote:Hi Mick, I wasnt aware there was a membership for the club can you let me know the details (amounts and that) and I will arrange payment as I want to be involved in keeping the site and the club running.

membership with the old site used to be £12. but thanks to jan finding an almost free hosting service running cost are less so full club membership fees can also be reduced and are now just £6 per year thats less than a gallon of petrol. full membership is optinal but does help to keep the club online.
payments should be made via paypal to blackbess@fcoclub.co.uk please send as a gift and include your username so trace knows who you are.

got a price today from a local company who make banners.
one the same size that we had with the old club name and web site addy on will be 42 quid. so what do you all think and if we were to say yes what sort of design do we want. somthing along the lines of the old one or summat a little more up to date. if were were to change the design then we would need some sort of drawing to give the banner printer some idea of what we want.
keeping the old size means that it will fit the old frame work and the top of the gazebo.

cost sounds ok if i recall correct i think daz paid about £30+ 6 years ago so allowing for inflation its about right i'm open to any thing new or keep the old one and change the name has anyone got any good designs? if not we will keep the old one

yer lets keep the old one

Keep the same size, it works! As fort he arty stuff, can't help, I'll go with whatever!

again i'm happy to go with whatever you guys decide!
trace I'll send you the money for membership too!
good work guys!!

Just a reminder that our paypal address has changed slightly. Its now blackbess@fcoclub.com

Don't worry if you used the old address, it still works for the moment!

Pmiddy78 wrote:again i'm happy to go with whatever you guys decide!
trace I'll send you the money for membership too!
good work guys!!

Same here, ill sort some cash out.

the new club banner is on order, i've let the company doing it have an image of the old banner to give them some idea of what we want but with the changes. they are oing to send me a proof before printing it as soon as they do i'll post it here for all to see

good one mick

while re doing the info sheets i've also done some new flyers but could do with some group shots so if you have any let me know.

ill post up what i've done with the flyers and let you give me your feedback and alter them if anyone has any ideas..

please have a look at the link below and let me know your thoughts . ignore the white area beyond the black line thats the hem to be folded over and eylets added
http://webmail.supanet.com/?_task=mail&_action=get&_uid=1690&_mbox=INBOX&_part=2

the link dont work as you have to login so took a pic

shit hot mick do it

The more I look at this the more I like it.
It's got the look of a dealer rear window sticker

thats pretty good i like it yes it does look like car dealsership rear screen sticker cool !!!!! nice work crash ..but will go with the flow ,also sides for gazebo im sure there are some green gazebo sides in my shed but cant be certain ,what size is the pop up gazebo ,so if i have a mooch in me shed will try and find them out for you /us ,if i rememeber right i think they just loop over top poles and velcrow at the sides but i may be wrong lol ...

That looks very nice.

amandaj wrote:thats pretty good i like it yes it does look like car dealsership rear screen sticker cool !!!!! nice work crash ..but will go with the flow ,also sides for gazebo im sure there are some green gazebo sides in my shed but cant be certain ,what size is the pop up gazebo ,so if i have a mooch in me shed will try and find them out for you /us ,if i rememeber right i think they just loop over top poles and velcrow at the sides but i may be wrong lol ...

Gazebo is 3x3 meters

the second proof has arrived with a slight alteration to the F in the blue oval,it now has a slightly longer top as in the original ford logo. i have asked for the logo to be sent to me i word format so i could use it on the info sheets and flyers but the banner maker dont use word i'll try and convert the pdf file to one i can use.

t hat looks great mick nice work i think that will stick out in a crowd need window stickers next

Well everyone seams happy enough with it but for a few small points So I've given the printer the go ahead just hope it looks good as it's now paid for.
the window stickers would look good imo just as the banner looks but it's finding some one who will make them in small numbers. Anyone know of a free software that will convert PDF to word format do I can use the PDF file that the proof has been sent in on the info sheets and flyers

google pdf to word freeware mick thier seems to be plenty i don't know which one would be best

crash wrote:Well everyone seams happy enough with it but for a few small points So I've given the printer the go ahead just hope it looks good as it's now paid for.
the window stickers would look good imo just as the banner looks but it's finding some one who will make them in small numbers. Anyone know of a free software that will convert PDF to word format do I can use the PDF file that the proof has been sent in on the info sheets and flyers

I might be able to sort window stickers out, let me know when youve got the design etc

also was thinking last night tim from fordmeet has had some stickers done could ask him where he got them but if shaun can help that would be better

Good choice, let me know about the finance side!

well the new banner has arrived thought you'd like to see what i've spent your money on lol. i would have taken a pic of it on the frame but sod that it's way tooooo cold to be messing about outside.

that looks well cool mick money well spend

minter

Liking that!!

yep like it gonna look good

love that mick, Nice one!!