Minutes of the Management Committee Meeting held at Ripley Castle - Tuesday, November 16, 2004

MEMBERS PRESENT Sir Thomas, Tricia Heard, Bill Kitson, Bradley Atkinson, John Barrett, Peter Crack, Jeff Watkins, Eric Houseman, Neil Burtwistle, Bruce Jackson, Erik Thompson, Barry Gill, Steve Potter Chris Newton and Ben Drummond
APOLOGY was received from Steven Coombs
MINUTES of the meeting held on October 25TH 2004 were signed as being a true record of that meeting.
MATTERS ARISING There were no matters arising.
CORRESPONDENCE AND SECRETARY’S BUSINESS
A.G.M. Ben Drummond will be elected as Ground Committee Secretary – only nomination. Chris Newton will remain on the Management Committee and Ground Committee. He will come up for re-election at the 2006 A.G.M. for the Management Committee.
Roger Deakin has expressed his desire to return to the Disciplinary Panel. There will be a vote at the A.G.M. for the five places – six nominated Roger Deakin, John Lyons, Dave Owram, Goff Wetherall< Brian Vast and Richard Bleasdale.
TREASURERS REPORT Bank Balance £12.329-61. No Sponsorship money received as yet from Ackrills. Dinner – we paid for 300 meals. £1000 made on the raffle. £540 – complementary tickets - £500 anonymous donation. Overall loss of £6.
LEAGUE EXPANSION Waiting for Sicklinghall and Kirk Deighton to confirm their entry into Nidderdale League in 2005. No decision made as yet on promotion and relegation re new Division 8. Could well be one up and one down. Eric Thompson has produced a note on the League Catchment Area and Steve Potter a a Map showing the boundary of the League.

PROPOSED RULE CHANGES FOR 2005 FROM CLUBS ,UMPIRES SECRETARY and MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE - SEE SEPARATE SHEETS ( will be distributed at next meeting )

CHILD WELFARE Harrogate C.C. have no nominated Child Welfare Officer. Letter to go to Burnt Yates. Crakehall. Killinghall. Ouseburn and Wath re no Welfare Officer and/or non attendance of the approved Child Welfare training Course. The Management Committee of the League will have no alternative but to suspend any flub fromplaying in any of the League’s Competitions in the 2005 season until the CW provisions are fully complied with.
Erik Thompson will draft a letter to go to the offending clubs.
BALLS Keep the present supplier for 2005 – last season of the agreement with Lords Cricket Balls. Lords will soon offer a Kite Mark Ball ( Guarantee of Quality )
LEAGUE DINNER 2004 Very Good. No adverse comments. We must try to to have everyone sitting down to eat by 7.30pm!!.
Speakers should be limited to 20mins speaking time and perhaps start the presentations after the main course.
For financial side see Treasurers Report above.
Eric Houseman, Chris Newton, John Barrett and Neil Burtwistle were thanked for their continued work to make the dinner the success it is.
I.T. UPDATING HARDWARE for League Secretary. Ageed. Barry Gill and Ben Drummond to deal with this.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS Expenses for Umpires Secretary £220. Ground Committee Secretary. Disciplinary Panel Secretary and League Child Welfare Officer to receive £100. It was agreed that the New updated "Tom Smith" should be purchased for the use on the Management Committee ( in particular the Disciplinary Panel )
DATE OF NEXT MEETING.
Tuesday March 15th 2005 subsequently changed to Monday March 14th 2005.

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