5 November 2015
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday 18th November 2009 at Brooklands
Present: Chairman D.Hurdwell, Secretary K.Mitchell, President/Treasurer M.Bexon and delegates from all teams except Red Lion and Longford
The Chairman opened the meeting at 7.35 and welcomed all delegates. He gave a brief account of how he felt the season had gone and congratulated all winners. He was especially pleased that we had been able to increase Div 2’s fixtures with the Fives Competition.
The Chairman then announced the passing of Keith Hammond ( Brooklands), Frank James ( Trinity), Nick Mitten ( Pickering), Neville Bragger ( Brooklands/Sale Cons) and Ged Kerrigan ( League Auditor ex Shell). The meeting stood in silence for a short while as a mark of respect.
There were no apologies for absence.
The Secretary then read the minutes of the last AGM held on 13th November 2008. They were agreed by the meeting to be a true record and there were no matters arising.
The Secretary reported how the Fives Competition was created for Division 2 teams following the reduction of the League to 17 teams. It seemed to have been a big success with Longsight winning the 2009 Final. The only dispute during the season was in respect of players practising prior to a Fives match and this was dealt with by the Committee. Chris Cox had been elected Competition Secretary but without a computer it became evident the job would be very difficult. Chris donated his honorarium to League funds and was able with other Committee members to help Maurice Bexon run the competitions. Following criticism heard at certain greens, the Secretary requested that all players should show respect for the greensmen at the various clubs who are generally volunteers giving their own time so that we have greens to play on. As Stan Delaney later suggested, comments should be addressed to the home captain for possible further action. Finally the Secretary mentioned that the BCGBA had produced a document called ‘The Way Ahead’ which outlined how in our sport we have to legally protect children and vulnerable people. In addition the document discussed Duty of Care and Risk Assessment which dealt with the safety of members. Greater Manchester County would advise in more detail exactly how we should put these requirements into practice and the Secretary would pass that information on at a later date.
The Fixture Secretary said that he was delighted at the way clubs had got results sheets to him in good time or at worst phoned/e mailed the result. We get excellent press coverage from Geoff Garnett in the various local newspapers but our information has to be passed to him quickly. There is also good coverage on Tony Mortimer’s web site, the address of which is on the fixture card. He thanked all captains for their cooperation especially in respect of rearranging postponed matches.
Maurice Bexon gave the Competition Secretary’s report and commented that there was excellent bowling in all comps. However as in previous years entries in the Eric Dale Pairs and the Sale Merit were down resulting in the Eric Dale Pairs again being reduced to a one day competition. John Davies and Mike Bacon won the Eric Dale Pairs and John Davies won the Sale Merit. The Knock Out Finals Day at Levenshulme was a huge success with Longford winning the President’s Pairs by one chalk and Roebuck winning the Pride of Sale. He finished by thanking all clubs for making their greens and equipment available and particularly thanked Stan Delaney and the Levenshulme members for their hospitality.
Treasurer Maurice Bexon reported that our carry forward figure had improved by about £100 to £778.90 . Engraving had increased considerably to due the loss of a very competitive engraver and the fact we have in addition the Fives Trophy. However other items had remained similar to the levels of the previous year and so he proposed that the Flat Fee stayed at £35. The healthy balance would enable the Committee to increase the level of some Awards.
Auditor Ross Kavanagh congratulated Maurice on the way in which he had managed the League’s finances over the season and for presenting the documentation on good order.
Proposals
Election of Officers
Then following were elected by the member teams for Season 2010:
Chairman D.Hurdwell Secretary K.Mitchell Treasurer M.Bexon
Fixture Secretary D.Hurdwell League Delegates S.Clarke and C.Cox
R.Kavanagh agreed to continue as Auditor
Honoraria
Alf Ball took the chair whilst the officers concerned left the room. Alf the announced that the meeting proposed that the Secretary, Fixture Secretary and Treasurer should each be receive £100 . This was partly due to the fact that they would in addition run the competitions as the position of Competition Secretary ( honorarium £50 ) had been discontinued.
The Chairman then closed the meeting at 8.47 pm