Minutes of Last Meeting

The minutes had been circulated soon after the last meeting and a few copies were available at the meeting. It was agreed they be taken as read.

Matters Arising

1. Approaches to Local Schools – No volunteer had materialised.
2. Storage Cupboard – It was agreed to appoint Nigel Ralphs as the storage cupboard procurement investigation officer, and for him to report back to the committee if and when a suitable larger cupboard was found.
3. Cupboard and Notice Board Maintenance Officer – There was no comment from officer appointed.
4. Summer Club Tournament – This had been stillborn.

Proposals

It was agreed that bona fide expense claims should be submitted to the Treasurer and met by the club, where the Treasurer thought necessary after consultation with the committee.

Action Officials

It was recommended that the Treasurer hold a cash float of about £30. The necessity to have cheques signed by two signatures often meant delay and an inability to respond to urgent call on funds which could only be bridged by the goodwill of club members using their own funds which would be reimbursed later.

Action Treasurer

It was agreed the annual subscription be increased by £1 to meet the costs of an annual floral presentation.

Action S White on subscriptions

P Tew pre Christmas

It was agreed that the secretary should call a special general prior to the EGCA pre-AGM, to delegate the club’s representative on the voting options and on the club’s views.

Action P Tew

Secretary’s Report

The secretary had enjoyed an annual works outing to the Mumbles and had indulged in a little light liquid refreshment. After rambling, he was reminded of the changes to the league rules introduced at the recent EGCA AGM. The minutes of that AGM had not yet been circulated but members were alerted that the number of nominated games had been increased to eight, that adjudication fees had been increased, and that points for defaulting boards had been increased on a sliding scale. A grading bar on teams in the summer KO consolation cup had also been introduced. Further details were to follow.

Action A St Clair

Treasurer’s Report

The meeting accepted that the report was a true reflection of the income and expenses of the club but asked the Treasurer to report back on what the £23 donation to the EGCA was for.

Action P Watkins

Captain’s Reports

The team had high hopes after last year but the early part of the season had been disappointing with the captain often unable to get the best team out. They were too far behind by Christmas to present any meaningful challenge but nonetheless managed to finished second in the league.

A sterling effort was made after Christmas to incur the most penalty points but Caerphilly rose to this particular challenge and pipped them.

The team held the newly acquired division 1 status quite comfortably, and the captain thanked all those who had contributed.

The incumbent and third captain of the team outlined what had been a good season. They were unlucky not to win the division 2 championship which went to Bridgend with a excellent late run. The team had finished equal on game points but had less match points.

Particular mention went to the star performance by K Gandy who finished the season on over 90%. The meeting demonstrated its appreciation.

The team had found it difficult in division 3 and had been relegated. The captain thanked all those who had played.

The team had suffered from a shortage of players. The sad loss of Ralph Price at the beginning of the season had been a blow. A note had been sent to Kevin Staveley to mark Ralph’s passing in the yearbook.

Quickplay Tournament

31 players had taken part in the tournament in December. P Watkins gave details of the various prize winners. In replay to questions, there was nothing really to indicate why the participation had dropped off from 49 to 31. Although the East Glamorgan quickplay had been held a couple of week previously, East Glamorgan support had held up and the loss seemed to be of Bristol and West Wales players.

An application for a grant for this year’s tournament had been made to the Barry Town Council and £100 received. This had been acknowledged.

Action P Watkins

Election of Officers

Chairman

Lee Davis was elected.

Secretary

Kevin Gandy was initially elected but stood down after later developments. The job was then divided into that of a General Secretary and a Fixtures and Results Secretary.

                    General Secretary Paul Tew was elected

                    Fixtures/Results Secretary Andrew Gandy was elected

Treasurer

There was a discussion about whether an officer could hold two posts; namely Secretary and Treasurer. The vote was in favour.

Sam White volunteered and was proposed by D Mahoney and seconded by W Lewis

Kevin Gandy was proposed by P Tew and seconded by N Ralphs

Sam White was elected by 5 votes to 4. It was at this stage, because of the long stand animosity between him and Sam White, that Kevin Gandy stood down as Secretary.

Auditor

Steve Cunliffe was elected.

Team Captains

Elected were:

Nominations and Composition of Teams

This was left to team captains and the committee to sort out nearer the beginning of the season, as is the norm.

Action Committee and Team Captains

AOB

The vote was in favour of the entry of teams into the Summer and Welsh KO Cups being a responsibility of the Secretary in consultation with members as at present.

Action P Tew

Members were notified of arrangements for two matches against Bridgend on 1^st August (away) and 17^th August (home). The away match would be graded games; the home match would be 2 games with ½ hour each on the clock.

Action P Tew