Great Waltham Cricket Club
Annual General
Meeting
13th
November 2008
Minutes
Apologies: D
Clout, B Clout, P Allen, G Cook, T Harper, D Richardson,
M Jones, L Godding
Minutes of the last AGM
These were confirmed as an
accurate record
Matters Arising
The Club had entered a side
in the new Sunday League for 2008.
The contract with BT had been
cancelled.
Treasurer’s Report
Profit for the year had been
£521 plus interest of £70. Balance
in hand of £6474.
Familiar expenses of £610
included £500 for refurnishing the kitchen. £300 was spent on 4 new cups but
had sponsorship totalling £225.
Profit on the Dinner of £265 compared with a loss of £127 in 2007. In addition there were £500 or bar
sales at the 2008 Dinner. £440 was spent on a new fridge and drinks cooler for
the bar. £600 in sponsorship was
received from the Walthambury Stores.
The Chairman thanked the
Treasurer on behalf of the Club for his work during the year.
Match Fees and Subscriptions
It was agreed that there
would be no changes for 2009. It
was noted that this was the second year that no change was recommended and the
Chairman reminded members that it was only because of continued support of the
bar and social events that this could be achieved.
Election of Officers, Captains and Committee
Officers were re-elected en
bloc. Committee members re-elected
en bloc,
S Richardson and M Chapman
elected as Captain and Vice Captain 1st XI
G Brown and J Young elected
as Captain and Vice Captain 2nd XI
A Kendrick and A Elgar
elected Captain and Vice Captain Sunday XI
B Clout and M Shaw elected
Captain and Vice Captain Womens XI
GW Cup Competition
It was agreed that the
existing competition be discontinued in its current format. This would free up the ground for Colts
matches. A number of possible
alternatives were discussed and would be explored including and end of season
tournament. Mrs Warn reported that
she had been approached regarding April friendlies and that end of season
friendly fixtures could be arranged.
It was agreed that the General Committee would keep these matters under
review.
Constitution
A number of changes to the
Constitution were recommended and agreed.
All full members including
Honorary Life Members were to have equal voting rights. A new member will be
accepted for membership on the payment of the subscription without the need of
2 days notice being “posted”.
Failure to pay the
subscription within 7 months of the previous AGM would be regarded as a
termination of membership.
It was further agreed to
adopt the ECB Safe Hands policy and subsequent amendments.
Social Events
It was suggested that more
social events should be organised after some matches.
September Friendlies
It was agreed that the Club
should aim to have a complete weekend fixtures through September to maximise
income and compensate for the loss of the midweek GW Cup fixtures.
Indoor Nets
These had been arranged at
the new Writtle Cricket Centre and CVHS.
The meeting closed at 9.40pm