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Minutes of the AGM held on Thursday 11 April 2002 at 8.00pm at 8 Hawkshaw Lane, Hawkshaw, Bury.

 

Present:            John Whitesmith Chairman

Barbara Newhouse, Pam Holden, Judith Stenson, Lesley Farthing, Roger Haydock, Vera Haydock, Sarah Forshaw (Secretary), Carol Lanham.

 

Apologies for absence were received from Dave Vickers, Margaret Haworth, Gwen and Gareth Cadman, Choi Davidson and Cheryl Parry.

 

1.                     Minutes of the Previous Meeting

The minutes of the 2001 AGM held on Wednesday 4 April 2001 were confirmed as an accurate record.

 

2.                     Matter arising from the Minutes

Shuttles:         An investigation of the new shuttles was carried out but other brands were found to be considerably more expensive.  It was decided therefore to continue with the current brand.  There was no shortfall of these feathers this year as in previous years.

 

Proposals:       The club was successful in the proposal to register players a week before matches and upto the end of the year.

 

Cup:                The clubs proposal was successful but upto semi-final stage only.

 

Enforcing        The proposal that the league contact a club before a starring is

a starring:       changed was passed.

 

3.                                          Chairmans Report

The Chairman thanked Vera Haydock for all her hard work.  It was a fairly successful season with the A team finishing mid table, the B team narrowly missing promotion, the C team were fifth and the D team finished top and will be promoted.  The Chairman was pleased to note that the club has a number of younger players, which is refreshing to see. One of these players is Tom Dunlop who was England number one at fifteen.  The Chairman also thanked Gareth Cadman for his update of the Clubs website.

 

4.                                          Secretarys Report

The Secretary had nothing to add to the above.

 

5.                                          Treasurers Report

Figures were received see Appendix A.  Main items to report were that the cup competition caused a loss of £54.00 and the practice night a loss of £11.00.

 

 

 

6.                                          Election of Officers

The following were agreed,

Chairman                                  -            John Whitesmith

Secretary                                  -            Sarah Forshaw

Treasurer                                  -            Vera Haydock

First Team Captain                        -            Nigel Isherwood

Second Team Captain                        -            Gwen Cadman

Third Team Captain                        -            Pam Holden

Fourth Team Captain                        -            Roger Haydock

League Representative            -            John Whitesmith

 

7.                                          Subscriptions

It was agreed that the subscription would remain at £5.00 for adults and under 18s would be £3.00.

 

8.                                          Number of Teams

It was agreed that the number of teams would remain the same.

 

9.                                          Cup Competition

It was agreed that we would continue entering the cup competition.  Following this was a discussion about whether to put forward a proposal that cup matches be played at the end of the season. 

 

10.                                      Date of start of next season

5 September 2002 with a practice night on 29 August 2002.

 

11.                                      Shuttlecocks

It was agreed that the same brand of shuttlecocks would be purchased.

 

12.                                      Selection Meeting

19 August 2002.

 

13.                                      Any other Business

Lateness there was a discussion about the club fining team members that turn up late.  No decision was reached.

 

The meeting closed at 8.50pm.

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of Hawkshaw St. Mary's Badminton Club held on Wednesday 4th April 2001 at 8:00 p.m. at 8 Hawkshaw Lane, Hawkshaw.

Members Present: John Whitesmith (Chairman), Vera Haydock (Treasurer), Barbera Newhouse, Pam Holden, Judith Stenson, Choi Fu, Roger Haydock.

Apologies: Neil Haydock, Sarah Haydock, Carol Lanham, Nigel Isherwood, Dave Vickers, Linda Matthews, Simon Short, Liz Holden, Gwyneth Cadman and Gareth Cadman.

The Chairman welcomed those members present to the meeting and asked if they would accept the minutes as read. There were no matters arising.

Chairmans Report: The Chairman reported it had been a reasonably successful year for the A, B and C teams who had all finish in the mid-table area of their respective divisions, whilst the D team when into their last match of the season with a chance of promotion, but lost to David Lloyd Leisure Centre and therefor ended up fourth in the E division.


The availability of players over the season was on the whole reasonable. The Chairman was also pleased to report on the successes of Tom Dunlop and Tom's achievement of reaching the No. 1 position in England for his age group.

The Chairman also reported that Vera Haydock was a member of the Lancashire Over 55s team who had reached the finals of the nationals to be held at Telford.

Treasurers Report: The Treasurer explained that there was a deficit on the accounts for the following reasons. A number of people had been registered to the club but had not played and also cup matches had been were played at home, with no corresponding away fixture. In addition to this, the match fees charged before Christmas were 50p lower than the pre-agreed £5:00 and although short payments were recovered from most players there was still a small amount outstanding which was written off. The shortage of players by the opposition also reduced the match fee income.

The accounts were unanimously accepted by the meeting following the proposal by Nigel Isherwood, Which was seconded by Judith Stenson.


Election of Officers: The Chairman suggested that the election of officers should be taken en bloc as in the year before. Nigel Isherwood proposed the suggestion and Judith Stenson seconded it. The meeting voted in favour.

Subscriptions: The Treasurer suggested that the subs per match should be retained at £5 for Seniors and £3 for Juniors. This was proposed by Nigel Isherwood and seconded by Choi Fu. This was approved by the meeting.

Number of Teams: After a short discussion about the possibility of an additional team it was proposed by Nigel Isherwood and seconded by Pam Holden that the number of teams should stay he same.

Date of the Start of Next Season: The start date of the coming season and the first practise will be notified to members at a later date. The date is likely to be the last Thursday in August for the practise, and the fist home matches are likely to be on the first Thursday in September.

Shuttles: Nigel Isherwood asked if the committee could consider buying a new type of shuttle for the forthcoming season. It was agreed that the Chairman and Treasurer would look into this and obtain prices for RSL, Yonex and Snowpeak shuttles.

Catering: It was agreed to provide Orange juice and biscuits as last season.

Selection Meeting: The selection meeting for the captains was arranged for 5th August 2001.

Any Other Business: The meeting discussed various matters relating to;

Cup competitions, Starred players, Signing-on of players, Shortage of players and the reducing number of teams.

It was agreed that a sub-committee would meet to recommend changes to some the Leagues rules.

The Chairman told the meeting that Gareth Cadman had organised a website for the club and that he (the Chairman) wished to place on record his sincere thanks to him.

The meeting closed at 9:15 p.m.