Minutes of Meeting held on Tuesday 3 November 2009 at Leigh Miners Welfare Club.
Present: - Hilda Jones, Keith Andrews, Dennis Thorpe, Peter Forshaw, Chris Higham, Pat Grundy, Marion Jones, Jimmy Glover, Arthur Duck and Ken Moffitt.
Apologies for absence:- Received from Gordon Firth.
Chairman’s welcome & opening remarks:- The Chairman opened the meeting at 8.11p.m., welcomed everyone and thanked them for attending.
Matters arising: - The secretary explained that he had had a call from Gordon Firth asking about his position in view of the decision taken at the last meeting. It was explained to him that officially he was still president until the AGM. Dennis Thorpe said he was doubtful about taking the position of Vice President and proposed Ken Moffitt instead. This was accepted by everyone.
Secretary’s Report: - The secretary explained that he was bringing clubs up to date on his computer. He explained that he has sent letters to all league secretaries regarding the AGM. He also said he had sent a letter of thanks and appreciation to Gordon Firth.
Treasurer’s Report: - The treasurer stated that currently we have £3146.13 in the bank but he is waiting for a statement. He then went on to inform the meeting that Colin Grimshaw had passed away and that donations should be made to the Fire Service Benevolent Fund.
Registrar’s Report: - This year, so far, he has issued 434 new cards and 5 replacements. These comprised 301 male, 18 junior male, 109 female and 6 junior female.
Development Report:- The Development Officer outlined what was going on with regard to coaching.
Competitions Officer:- The competitions officer announced that dates and venues for 2010 have now been confirmed.
BCGBA Report: - None.
Any other business:- It was agreed that the Rules Revision meeting be held amongst the committee. Dennis Thorpe then introduced David Bragg who spoke of how financial aid had been obtained with regard to the Fazackerley Vets Bowling league. He was thanked for giving up his time.
Date of next Meeting: Saturday 23rd January 2010 @ 12.00 noon .
There being no other business, the meeting closed at 9.41 p.m.
Signed ……………………………………… (Chairman)
Minutes of Meeting held on Tuesday 6 October 2009 at Leigh Miners Welfare Club.
Present: - Hilda Jones, Keith Andrews, Dennis Thorpe, Peter Forshaw, Chris Higham, Pat Grundy, Marion Jones, Jimmy Glover, Arthur Duck and Ken Moffitt.
Apologies for absence:- Received from Gordon Firth.
Chairman’s welcome & opening remarks:- The Chairman opened the meeting at 8.13p.m., welcomed everyone and thanked them for attending.
Matters arising: - None.
Secretary’s Report: - The secretary explained that he had sent a letter banning John Hignett Jnr. He explained what was happening. An e-mail has been received from Gordon Firth resigning as President as from the AGM. As a result of this, it was proposed that the Vice President, Arthur Duck, become acting President with immediate effect and Dennis Thorpe become acting Deputy President. This was agreed. It was also announced that the forms will be sent out to league secretaries by the third week in Novembe
Treasurer’s Report: - The treasurer stated that currently we have £4623.76 in the bank but he needs to pay out expenses. This will leave approximately £3473.
Registrar’s Report: - Nothing to report.
Development Report:- The Development Officer presented a report which was going to BCGBA. He said as far as finances were concerned, there was £1185 in the Development Fund, with £340 to go in. A discussion took place with regard to Club Mark.
Competitions Officer:- The competitions officer announced details of the various competitions for 2010. He gave dates and proposed venues.
BCGBA Report: - The secretary mentioned an appeals committee he had sat on.
Any other business:- Dennis Thorpe spoke about the resurrecting of Atherton Liberal Club Green. Financial aid was mentioned.
Date of next Meeting Tuesday 3 November @ 8.00p.m.
There being no other business, the meeting closed at 9.45 p.m.
Signed ……………………………………… (Chairman)
Minutes of Meeting held on Tuesday 4 August 2009 at Leigh Miners Welfare Club.
Present: - Hilda Jones, Chris Higham, Pat Grundy, Dennis Thorpe, Jimmy Glover, Peter Forshaw, Arthur Duck and Ken Moffitt.
Apologies for absence:- Received from Gordon Firth, Marion Jones and Keith Andrews who had to return home due to a family problem.
Chairman’s welcome & opening remarks. The Chairman opened the meeting at 8.40p.m., welcomed everyone and thanked them for attending.
Matters arising: - A letter is expected from Whelley Labour Club thanking the secretary for his efforts in resolving the matter and stating that as far as they were concerned, the matter is now closed. However this has not yet been received. A question was asked regarding the suggestion put forward by the treasurer.
Secretary’s Report: - Due to the absence of the secretary, there was no report.
Treasurer’s Report: - The treasurer said all BCGBA dues have been paid and we have £5575 in the bank.
Registrar’s Report: - Since the last meeting, there have been 40 new registrations.
Development Report:- Nothing to report.
Competitions Officer:- The competitions officer gave details of the greens selected for the finals of the various competitions.
BCGBA Report: - A printed report was handed out.
Any other business:- Details were given of developments at the Waterloo Hotel.
Date of next Meeting Tuesday 8 September @ 8.00p.m.
There being no other business, the meeting closed at 9.20 p.m.
Signed ……………………………………… (Chairman)
Minutes of Meeting held on Tuesday 7 July 2009 at Leigh Miners Welfare Club.
Present: - Hilda Jones, Keith Andrews, Chris Higham, Pat Grundy, Marion Jones, Dennis Thorpe Jimmy Glover and Ken Moffitt.
Chairman’s welcome & opening remarks. The Chairman and opened the meeting at 8.30p.m., welcomed everyone and thanked them for attending.
Matters arising: - The secretary explained that the matter of Whelley Labour Club had now been settled. He explained what had happened.
Secretary’s Report: - The secretary gave a report on the county matches. He also said that the affiliations were nearly all in.
Treasurer’s Report: - The treasurer said we have £7320.21 in the bank. He suggested that it should be in BCGBA rules that a player cannot play for their county if his club has not affiliated to its parent county.
Registrar’s Report: - So far this year there have been 386 new registrations and 4 replacement cards.
Development Report:- The Development Officer said there is approximately £1290 in the account. He the gave a report on what was going on with regard to development.
Competitions Officer:- The competitions officer gave reports on the various competitions.
BCGBA Report: - None. However the secretary said he would e-mail the BCGBA Child Protection proposals (all 33 pages of it) and asked for comments as soon as possible.
Any other business:- None
Date of next Meeting Tuesday 4 August at 8.00p.m.
There being no other business, the meeting closed at 9.45 p.m.
Minutes of Annual General Meeting held on Saturday 24 January 2009 at Leigh Miners Welfare Club.
Present: - Hilda Jones, Keith Andrews, Gordon Firth, Jimmy Glover, Peter Forshaw, Arthur Duck, Dennis Thorpe, Pat Grundy, Chris Higham and Ken Moffitt and approximately 80 members. An apology was received from Barry Cotterell.
Chairman’s welcome & opening remarks. The chairman opened the meeting at 2.06p.m. and welcomed everyone. A minutes silence was observed for absent friends. The chairman thanked the members of the committee for their support over the past 12 months. She went on to outline what had happened in the county over the past year.
Matters arising: - None.
Secretary’s Report: - The secretary outlined what had gone on over the past year mentioning the county match results and how he hoped for an improvement in 2009. A question was asked regarding a late paying league. It was explained what the problems had been. It was proposed, seconded and unanimously agreed that the report be accepted.
Auditor’s Report:- The auditor handed out copies of his report which he also read out. This, and the treasurer’s report were accepted. Thanks being expressed to the treasurer.
Registrar’s Report:- Just over 400 new cards had been issued in 2008 and so far this year 70 have been issued.
Development Report:- The Development Officer gave a comprehensive report on what had gone on in the previous 12 months. He outlined the income for the year and that the development fund stood at £4547 but this included 5 from the Bolton Development fund which was ring-fenced for development and training in the
Competitions Report:- None.
BCGBA Report:- A comprehensive report was given on the BCGBA A.G.M. with particular reference to the results of the voting at the rules revision meeting. Ron Holt is the new president and Harry Butler the new vice president. The secretary was thanked for his report.
Election of Officers:- The existing members due for re-election were re-elected en bloc. Gordon Firth was elected President, Arthur Duck Vice-president, Hilda Jones Chairman and Keith Andrews Secretary. In addition Margaret O’Malia and Marion Jones were elected to the committee.
Presentations:- Presentations were made to Eric Wood, Jack Westby and Doug Stewart. In addition, it was proposed and unanimously agreed that Trevor Bate be elected a life member.
Bye-law change:- A proposal in increase the affiliation fee by 50p was accepted.
Insurance:- It was anticipated that insurance premiums would be the same for 2008.
There being no other business, the meeting closed at 3.38 p.m.
Signed ……………………………………… (Chairman)
Minutes of Meeting held on Tuesday 3 February 2009 at Leigh Miners Welfare Club.
Present: - Hilda Jones, Keith Andrews, Gordon Firth, Chris Higham, Pat Grundy, Arthur Duck, Marion Jones, Dennis Thorpe and Ken Moffitt. An apology was received from Peter Forshaw and Margaret O’Malia.
Chairman’s welcome & opening remarks. The chairman opened the meeting at 8.10p.m. and welcomed everyone and thanked them for attending.
Matters arising: - A question was asked regarding the ongoing saga of the over payment of fees by Whelley Labour club. It was suggested that we need details of any cheque made out in 2005 ie To whom was it made out and for how much. Ken Moffitt said he would pursue the matter further.
Secretary’s Report: - The secretary said that all forms had been sent out and all available corrections to the handbook had been made. This was now with the printer and the proof copy was expected within a fortnight. Applications for open competitions should be made to Keith with cheques made payable to BCGBA. He announced that he would be on holiday 20 – 29March.
Treasurer’s Report: - The treasurer said we have £4089 in the bank. So far, 21 leagues and 16 clubs have paid their affiliation fees.
Registrar’s Report: - The registrar stated that up to now there had been 50 cards issued.
Development Report:- The chairman read the development report.
Competitions Officer:- So far he has received 4 entries for the vets competition.
Any other business:- A meeting was being arranged with Neil Bithell regarding the county team with a players meeting to follow. The first match is on 3rd May.
Date of next Meeting Saturday 4 April at 12.00noon.
There being no other business, the meeting closed at 9.15 p.m.
Signed ……………………………………… (Chairman)
Minutes of Meeting held on Tuesday 9 December 2008 at Leigh Miners Welfare Club.
Present: - Hilda Jones, Keith Andrews, Gordon Firth, Chris Higham, Peter Forshaw, Arthur Duck, Dennis Thorpe and Ken Moffitt.
Chairman’s welcome & opening remarks. The chairman opened the meeting at 8.06p.m. and thanked everyone for attending.
Matters arising: - None.
Secretary’s Report: - The secretary said he had sent out forms to all leagues. He then gave a list of officers due for re-election. It was suggested that the affiliation fee should be raised from £27.50 to £28. This was unanimously agreed.
Treasurer’s Report: - The treasurer said everything was now with the auditor.
Registrar’s Report: - Nothing to report.
Development Report:- The development officer had attended a meeting at BCGBA. The development accounts and balance sheet have been passed over to the treasurer. Ian Thompson had held coaches meeting. At the AGM, a information was requested re coaching. There will be a training course in
Competitions Officer:- Preliminary dates for the 2009 competitions were given. These were April 9th - Vets,
April 5th Junior Merit, April 12th Senior Merit, April 26th Centenary Mixed Pairs, August 23rd Champion of Champions, August 30th Team championship. The greens under consideration are:- Buck’s Head, Alford Hall, Grange, Aughton Town Green, Westleigh Village, Leigh Miners, Eagle & Child Rainford, St. Benedicts, Garswood Hall, Garswood Labour Club, Bar Lane, Coppull Cons & Wigan Subs.
Any other business:- Ken Jarvis is no longer Child Protection Officer. The coaching administrator is resigning. Doug Stewart has resigned as Competitions Officer. Bowls
Date of next Meeting Tuesday 13 January at 8.00pm.
There being no other business, the meeting closed at 8.49 p.m.
Signed ……………………………………… (Chairman)
Minutes of Meeting held on Tuesday 14 October 2008 at Leigh Miners Welfare Club.
Present: - Hilda Jones, Keith Andrews, Gordon Firth, Chris Higham, Peter Forshaw, Arthur Duck, Dennis Thorpe and Ken Moffitt.
Chairman’s welcome & opening remarks. The chairman opened the meeting at 8.06p.m. and thanked everyone for attending.
Matters arising: - None.
Secretary’s Report: - The secretary said that the rounds of the competitions seemed to be on an ad-hoc basis. It was proposed that the matches in each round should be completed by the last Sunday in the month. A general discussion on competitions then took place. Thanks were expressed to Chris Higham for the work he has done since coming on to the committee. Officers due for re-election were named, the AGM being on Saturday 24 January 2009.
Treasurer’s Report: - The treasurer said we have £3783.62 in the bank, but there was £700 expenses to be paid out. It was suggested that at the AGM, a proposal be put forward to increase the club affiliation fee by 50p, all other fees (Vets & leagues) to stay the same. It was also suggested that there be a presentation for former committee members. It was also proposed that Trevor Bate become a life vice-president.
Registrar’s Report: - This year, 439 new cards and 9 replacement cards had been issued.
Development Report:- We now have 16 Level 1 coaches. & Child protection courses have or are being run. Feedback from the report submitted was that it was a very good report.
Competitions Officer:- All the competition finals went OK. All teams appreciated the chosen greens. The dates for next year’s competitions have yet to be decided.
Any other business:- The web site needs information. A discussion toke place regarding dress code as applicable to finals.
Date of next Meeting Tuesday 9 December at 8.00pm.
There being no other business, the meeting closed at 9.31 p.m.
Signed ……………………………………… (Chairman)
Minutes of Meeting held on Tuesday 2 September 2008 at Leigh Miners Welfare Club.
Present: - Keith Andrews, Gordon Firth, Chris Higham, Peter Forshaw and Ken Moffitt. Hilda Jones and Dennis Thorpe arrived later.
Chairman’s welcome & opening remarks. Gordon Firth opened the meeting at 8.13p.m. and thanked everyone for attending.
Matters arising: - The Adlington League have now paid up. Keith explained what had happened. Keith and Dennis were thanked for the good work they had put in in getting the monies in.
Secretary’s Report: - Covered in matters arising.
Treasurer’s Report: - The treasurer said we have £6417.87 in the bank, but there was money to be paid out.
Registrar’s Report: - None.
Development Report:- The development officer gave out details of the Development report given to BCGBA outlining what had gone on at Leverhume, the Youth Games, Evening classes which had been held, Adult learner courses, the
Competitions Officer:- For the mixed pairs, only four pairs turned up making the prize money £24. This was allocated as £18to the winners and £6 for the runners up. The winners being Eileen and Graham Glover. He said a letter had been sent to Hilltops with regard to the final v Garswood Hall.
Any other business:- The team KO and runners up would be the same as last year.
The final will be on 11 September at Alford Hall, 14 September at Aughton and 28 September at Buck’s Head.
The secretary announced that he would be away from 6 – 13 September and 3 – 12 October.
The treasurer announced that he would be going into hospital on 20 October.
Date of next Meeting Tuesday 14 October at 8.00pm.
There being no other business, the meeting closed at 9.00 p.m.
Signed ……………………………………… (Chairman)
Minutes of Meeting held on Tuesday 5 August 2008 at Leigh Miners Welfare Club.
Present: - Hilda Jones, Keith Andrews, Dennis Thorpe, Gordon Firth, Jimmy Glover, Pat Grundy, Peter Forshaw and Ken Moffitt.
Chairman’s welcome & opening remarks. The chairman and opened the meeting at 8.21p.m. and thanked everyone for attending. She said that we need to be better regulated as a sport i.e. training of trainers leading to becoming better qualified. Also we need to stick to the laws of the game.
Apology:- The minute secretary apologised for omitting the fact that the chairman Hilda Jones had in fact attended the last meeting although arriving somewhat late.
Matters arising: - There were no matters arising.
Secretary’s Report: - The secretary said he was chasing the clubs not yet affiliated and the leagues. Adlington league said it had been posted last Thursday, but had still not been received. Letters of suspension would be sent out tomorrow. Gordon Firth spoke with regard to the Adlington league non-payment which is now two months overdue.
Treasurer’s Report: - The treasurer said that only one club and one league was yet to affiliate. He explained that, financially, we have just over£7000 in the bank.
Registrar’s Report: - No new members this month.
Development Report:- The development officer said he would compile a full report for the next meeting.
Competitions Officer:- No report.
BCGBA Report:- The secretary handed out a written report from the Management meeting containing dates of meetings & competitions. With regard to the matter of Tony Rawlinson, we would need to put a notice of motion to the rules revision meeting.
Any other business:- The chairman spoke regarding the County junior teams. She felt that there should be 6 players under 15 and 6 players in the 15 – 18 age range.
Ken Moffitt mentioned that Ray Carney had had two heart attacks.
It was proposed and carried that county players expenses be raised from £10 to £15.
It was announced that we had received a £10 donation from Barrie Cotterell.
Date of next Meeting Tuesday 2nd September at 8.00pm.
There being no other business, the meeting closed at 9.24 p.m.
Signed ……………………………………… (Chairman)
Minutes of Meeting held on Tuesday 7 August 2007 at Leigh Miners Welfare Club.
Present: - Hilda Jones, Keith Andrew, Dennis Thorpe, Gordon Firth, Arthur Duck, Norman Abbott, Peter Forshaw and Ken Moffitt.
Chairman’s welcome & opening remarks. The Chairman opened the meeting at 8.45p.m. and welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Apologies for absence:- Margaret Bleasdale, Maureen Belshaw and Jimmy Glover.
Matters arising: - None.
He said that so far 14 clubs have still not paid their affiliations.
Registrar’s Report: - None
Development Report: - 112 sessions had been held in Ashton, 70+ in
Competitions Officer: - The results of the Centenary Pairs competition were circulated. The final will be on 6 October, but the venue had still to be decided.
The Team Championship Final will be on Sept 30 at Horwich RMI green.
The Champion of Champions Final will be held on 16th September at Chorley Subs green.
The Veterans Final will be held on Thursday 20th September at Horwich RMI green.
B.C.G.B.A. Report: - A brief outline of the events at the last Management meeting was circulated.
Any other business: - The question of the apparent overpayment of insurance by Whelley Labour Club was raised. The secretary said he had completely forgotten about it and apologised. He said he would definitely bring it up at the next Management meeting.
Date of next Meeting Tuesday 4th September at 8.00p.m.
There being no other business, the meeting closed at 09.44 p.m.
Signed ……………………………………… (Chairman)
Minutes of Meeting held on Tuesday 5 June 2007 at Leigh Miners Welfare Club.
Present: - Hilda Jones, Maureen Belshaw, Keith Andrews, Peter Forshaw Dennis Thorpe and Ken Moffitt.
Apologies: - Margaret Bleasedale, Norman Abbott and Gordon Firth.
Chairman’s welcome & opening remarks. The Chairman opened the meeting at 8.35p.m. and welcomed everyone to the meeting. She said it had been a busy month, grossly overworked and desperately short of people with coaching going on everywhere.
Matters arising: - A letter has been written to Ron Holt with regard to the Whelley Labour Club overpayment still wi9th no response. The secretary said he would bring it up at the next management meeting.
Secretary’s Report: - The secretary said that at the moment, the problem was getting unpaid clubs to pay up.
He also said that he was very impressed with the set-up and help given by Horwich RMI at the county match and the excellent buffet.
Letters from further clubs have been received giving dates for their open competitions.
A letter had been received from
A letter of resignation had been received from Norman Abbott following a remark made at the county match at Horwich. The chairman said she would respond to the letter.
Treasurer’s Report: - The treasurer stated that we had £8593.52 in the bank, which includes approximately £1300 development money.
91 clubs have still not paid and 4 leagues have still to affiliate. He read a list of those leagues who still have to pay.
The Individual merit attracted 23 entries and the Veterans 13. It was agreed that the winner would get £30 and the runner up £20. In addition they would receive £10 expenses towards the Jack and Jean Isherwood competition.
Registrars Report:- The registrar said that he had issued 72 new cards but some were waiting for their cards since he had run out.
Development Report: - The development officer gave a report on the taster sessions which had been going on. Requests had been made for indoor sessions. Twenty schools in
It was agreed that Chris Cooke, who will be representing Bowling at the Lancashire Youth Games be given £50 towards expenses.
Competitions Report:-
The Veterans merit finals will be held on Saturday 9th June at Scarisbrick NSC with 13 qualifiers.
All the other competitions are up to date.
B.C.G.B.A. Report: - None.
It was hoped to resolve this shortly.
It was suggested that a later start for the meetings may be advisable during the bowling season. This was agreed.
Date of next Meeting Tuesday 3rd July at 8.30p.m.
PLEASE NOTE THE STARTING TIME.
There being no other business, the meeting closed at 10.00 p.m.