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Minutes of the meeting held on Monday 10.9.07 at Frodsham Community Centre
Apologies: E Webster and Brenda Haymer. 1.Present: P Allen (Chairman), Marian Allen, Linda Smith, AG Bunner, Lynn Wright, S Wright, W Smith, P Tomalin, Margaret Webster and BJ Warren. 2.Minutes of the meeting held on 30.7.07 Approved. 3.Matters Arising from the minutes Item 5. On further consideration, it was decided not to proceed with the long jump cover because at our meeting with VRBC representatives recently, we were told that the long jump location will be moved. The cover makes use of concrete to secure the cover to the ground, which clearly cannot be moved. The claim regarding Park development should be submitted by end ’07 and work could begin by Oct ’08. Item 4c4 Two nominations have been made to the NW Council : Phil Thomas (from St Helens) and Etta Ketterborough (Bury). 4.Secretary’s Report 1.Website Full use is still not being made of the website. It must be kept up to date. 2.Membership A declaration of membership has been sent to England Athletics by Carolyn Newton, not in the requested format, but nevertheless it is comprehensive together with a payment of £125. There is a basic cost of £50 together with £3 per head for competing athletes (except U11s). 3.a) St Chads High School in Widnes have sent an invitation to see their sports facilities on 27.9.07. George offered to go. b) Northern Athletics are holding an open day on 22.9.07 at Trafford. This is the body which now organises competition in the North. c) A letter was received from a body wishing to improve human rights in China. d) UK Members Council (part of UKA) have to elect a President. Lynn Davies has offered to stand again but if anyone wishes to stand against him they should submit their request before 21.9.07. e) Gift Ad seek help. Since our club does not receive such donations we can not be involved. f) Road Running Leadership Group A new licence system and an online running club for road running has been announced. g) Dates of the Manchester area Cross Country League have been announced. They are all in Manchester except for one in St Helens. h) Awards for All. This is a source of funding. If we can specify what we require in Widnes, Sue Lowrie of Halton Borough, will help guide us through the paperwork. Bill would like to include some pole vault equipment. i) Letter from VR Borough Council regarding potential courses in the Borough. He is offering help with Clubmark (which we must pursue) and offer the following courses: Safeguarding and Protecting Children, Emergency First Aid in Sport, Equity in your Coaching and Club 4 All. Elliott Mckinnel would like a response by 30.10.07 (tel. 01606 86286 j) Letter from Association of GB Athletic Clubs inviting our support. This is the body set up in opposition to England Athletics. We have already affiliated to EA. k) Invitation from Trinity Mirror Cheshire (owners of the Chester Chronicle) to publicise our activities on their web site. It was decided not to. 4.The club met representatives of VRBC regarding the design of the joint user pavilion, which will replace our pavilion in Castle Park, and agreed the design. It will be shared with the Tennis Club. It could be build in 2009. 5.Widnes Track The track should be handed over this week to the school. It has been inspected by Jim Green, an approved inspector, who asked for a number of changes. The track surface appears to be very well drained. 5. Treasurer’s Report £ Current A/C 1277.82 Business A/C 2237.22 Total 3515.04 Consideration was given to subscriptions and membership fees. The £1 sub. has been unchanged for about 18 years, however, the current finances are not in dire straits. The membership fee of £12 for competing athletes includes a £5 vest , and the club has paid an affiliation charge of £3 to EA per athlete (except U11s). In 2008 the charge will be £5 to EA. In 2008 it would appear that we will be obliged to charge competing athletes more (except U11s). Both matters must be kept under review. 6.Activites a) National Young Athletes League Because Leigh opted out of hosting the last match at a week’s notice, only 3 matches took place. b) The final meeting was at Stanney on 2.9.07. The league positions have now been published. We came 13th overall. c) NW Sports Hall League Double Header meetings are essential for financial reasons, though one club objects to this. 7.Training a) Frodsham We returned to the Sportshall at the beginning of September. The Thursday evening sessions then ceased. It was suggested that some shot and javelin training should be done on some evenings b) Widnes No date has been agreed to resume activities in Widnes. A number of former athletes who attended there have made enquires about it. 8.Any Other Business a)Track suits. A shop in Runcorn offer appropriate track suits at £26.50 (small to large) and £36 for larger size. A discount of 15% on an order of £500 is available. It would cost £3.80 to have the club name printed on the back. Phil is the negotiator and he will try to borrow a specimen. George will make colour prints to hand out to club members. b)Jade gained 4 gold and 2 silver medals at the Transplant Games in Thailand. Congratulations! c)Cheshire Junior Multi Events on 9.9.07. Jess Wright gained gold in the U11s out of 25. Congratulations again! In the U13 Girls, Amy Wright was 8th, Amy Pearson 11th and Emma Pyatt 15th. In the U13 boys Rob McGeachie was 10th and Richard McGeachie was 15th. d) Frodsham Children’s Sports at the Community Centre on 8.9.07 went off well, with athletes from 4 clubs attending. e)In the World Masters Championships, Darren Scott, a former member of this club gained a gold in the 200m U35s. 9.Date of Next Meeting: 8.10.07 at Frodsham Community Centre. BJ Warren, 15.9.07 |
