Potteries Paddlers

AGM 2.2.10

Apologies:         Jeanette Scott, Mike Fennell, Geraint Davies

AGENDA

• Chair’s Report
• Treasurer’s Report
• Secretary’s report
• Nominations
• Club Membership

Chair’s report:   To follow

Treasurers report

The current balance is £997, report to follow

Secretaries Report:    To follow

Nominations for 2010

Nominated for Chair - Anthony Robinson

Nominated by Brian Beech

Seconded by Adele Webberley

Nominated for Secretary – Karen Seeley

Nominated by Brian Beech

Seconded by Anthony Robinson

Nominated for Treasurer – Chris Nixon

Nominated by Karen Seeley

Seconded by Dave Coare

Nominated for Equipment Officer – Brian Beech

Nominated by Gordon Forster

Seconded by Vicky Roberts

Nominated for Web Site – Mike Fennell

Nominated by Gordon Forster

Seconded by Gary Pattison

Nominated for Open Rep – Not for 2010

Nominated for Kayak Rep – Not for 2010

Nominated for Child Protection Officer – Gary Pattison

Nominated by Vicky Roberts

Seconded by Kevin Walker

The club has agreed to have “floating” committee members who will be seconded in when required.

The following people are seconded-

Adele Webberley

Vicky Roberts

Dave Coare

Gordon Forster

Colin Hirst

Club Membership

In 2009 the membership was £18 single and £27 family.  It was suggested, and agreed, to leave the membership the same as last year.

Equipment

There was a discussion regarding paying a deposit for kit when its taken plus having a time limit which will be agreed at the time it is taken, for it to be returned.  If anyone has any ideas please email them to Karen and she will put them forward at the next meeting. 

Past Events

The Dart

Kate has done very little paddling but she did bring excellent cake.  She was up for all runs and had a couple of swims.  She cleared triple drop but Geraint and Kev swam.  She did really well and as new members brought a new spark to the club. Not to mention the cake.

Lots of people did the loop above once and Colin, Matt, Richard and Ant did the upper on Sunday. Ant swam and lost his shoe, plus punctured his dry suit because he lost his shoe – he was gutted because he had to order them from America because of his big feet!

Colin paddled the loop with someone who was extremely fit.  He ended up walking from Holne Bridge to Newbridge, at which point he wasn’t impressed!

Gordon and Vicky have been to Llangollen but it was huge so they only stayed on for an hour. 

Dave saw someone who paddled in Snowdon, in an inflatable, but he didn’t get far due to the ice that he had to keep breaking.  Dave was very impressed with the kayak as it only weighs 2.5 kilos and fits into a rucksack, so Dave would be interested to know how much they cost.

Future events

Gordon is thinking of going to the Lune on the 13^th or 14^th of February. 

Rose has booked a pool session at Kidsgrove on Sunday 14^th of February 5-6pm Cost £7.  Email Rose to book.

There is a group of people going to Llangollen on Saturday, 6^th of February.  Meet on site at 10am, for what sounds like a slap up breakfast to start with then some paddling for the not so faint hearted!

There is a Swedish wilderness trip on if anyone if interested.  It will probably be at the beginning of May.  Anyone interested should contact http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?17012-Sweden-2009-Svartalven&highlight=sweden

AOB

A general conversation took place regarding how good a job Mike has done on the website and people agreed that Karen should approach Mike to see if a forum section could be added to the website for people to see what is happening in future for people who are out and about paddling and to invite people to meet up and go paddling. 

A new idea was put forward for the monthly meeting to change to a water based meeting place during the summer, such as Rudyard, on a particular evening to have a paddling session in the early evening followed by a meeting in an informal atmosphere.  It was agreed in general and will be put out to all the members.

Dave has agreed to contact Trentham Canoe Club to renew the original plan of seeing if they would be interested in looking at having some form of interaction to widen the scope of the club in the future.

Ant was presented with a new T-shirt at the meeting following the major loss of one of his prized shoes at the Dart weekend.  Gaz handed over a Tshirt with the logo

“The Upper Dart, Been there, Done it, Got the Tshirt, Lost the shoe!”

Date of next meeting – Tuesday 2^nd March