Present:

Apologies:

Alan Hunter – President

Sandy Thomson – Treasurer

Maria Busby – Secretary

Patsy Thomson – Youth Convener

Steve Ellwood – Buildings Convener

Allan Munro – Vice President

Brian Cameron – Match Secretary

Alex Davidson – Youth Convener

Action

1

A Hunter welcomed those present and thanked them for their attendance on such a dreich night. He reminded everyone that, like tonight, the February 2006 meeting will be held in the Hugh Miller Institute Meeting Room.

2

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF 5 OCTOBER 2005

Approved by M Busby

and seconded by A Hunter.

3

MATTERS ARISING

Allan Munro has supplied a blue sweater bearing the original CBC logo. A Hunter is to photograph the design and save on disc for future reference. M Busby to research suppliers and costs of producing the blue sweaters bearing the logo.

AH/MB

4

TREASURERS REPORT

4 contd.

S Thomson tabled the clubs financial position, which shows a current balance of £1,850.60 when all applied for funding has been paid.

A small amount of grant has still to come from RACE and will be claimed against expenditure on the new fence, going from the shed to the clubhouse. Various green keeping tools and a wheelbarrow will also be purchased.

A visit to the club, last week, from Jenny Larkin, Project Advisory Officer, from RACE has led to an extensive, detailed, long term proposal being drawn up and submitted to RACE for consideration. The application covers the clubs immediate requirements and plans covering the next three years.

ST/AH/GP

5

MATCH AND COMPETITION COMMITTEE’S REPORT

The newly appointed Match and Competition Committee will provide the list of winner’s names to go on the trophies for this season. We now have the club trophies ready for engraving. However two cups are currently missing: the Jack Mackay Cup and the Byre Cup, plus, the John Gillies Cup is minus one handle.

Letters have gone out to six local landowners requesting their sponsorship in funding a number of new cups that will be required next season.

Committee members were unsure if the Indoor Bowling Club was up and running yet. The Outdoor Bowlers should be encouraged to attend and it was felt that this would be an ideal opportunity for Junior Coaching to continue over the winter period – and where Adult Bowlers could keep ‘match fit’.

6

GREEN CONVENER/GREEN KEEPERS REPORT

6 contd.

1. The Committee agreed to go ahead now with the purchase of additional Rink Brackets in order to have them in place for the start of next season. This is the type of task that can be carried out over the winter months.

Members of the Committee recorded a large vote of thanks to George Price, Karl Pickett, Brian Millar, Steve Ellwood and Alan Hunter for their sterling efforts in scarifying, aerating, brushing, and seeding the whole playing surface of the Green. Applying 150 bags (3.75 tonnes) of Top Dressing with Soil Conditioners, then rough levelling and drag matting to a fine finish. This was a crucial work programme to ensure the playing surface comes through the winter in good heart and is in a much-improved condition for the start of the 2006 season.

A number of positive comments have been received, from people, out-with the club, on the obvious improvements that continue to be made to the green.

G Price has recently attended a Level 1 Green Keeping Course, which he found very beneficial. The training course was organised and run by The Institute of Groundsmanship. Funds will be made available for George to attend the Level 2 Course as and when this becomes available.

GP/AH

7

PROPERTY CONVENER’S REPORT

The Property Convener apologised for his recent absence from meetings but said how impressed he was with the new equipment shed. He also advised altering the existing door lock to make it more secure.

Maintenance to the roadside wall is required for which the mortar is available. However it is currently the wrong time of year to carry out such work. It will be tackled early in the spring of 2006, weather permitting.

Volunteers are required for a number of tasks prior to winter setting in. These can be tackled on Saturday mornings or whenever anyone has some spare time. If we could encourage members to spend even half an hour brushing a bit of the Safety Wall, sweeping up leaves or weeding a path, it would all help to keep things in good repair.

The tasks include :- cutting overhanging branches, sweeping and raking up leaves, cutting the small hedge, weeding the paths, strimming the bankings, stiff brushing the Safety Wall, moving the machinery from the clubhouse into the new shed, and bringing the benches and CBC signs into the clubhouse.

All

8

YOUTH CONVENERS REPORT

Nothing to report.

9

CORRESPONDENCE

There was no correspondence to report on.

10 cntd.

This event can now be confirmed as being held on the

21^st January 2006, 7.30 for 8.00 pm in the Royal Hotel.

There is no minimum number however the maximum is 50.

Junior members will be invited to the event f.o.c. as a reward for their efforts this year, and as encouragement to continue bowling next year. Parents of Junior and guests of Adult Members may be invited, subject to numbers. A letter will be sent to all members giving details of the event and stating that a deposit of £5.00 is required to secure the booking.

Allan Munro and Brian Cameron are organising this event and raffle prizes require to be donated. It has been suggested that they could come from Moray Firth Radio, Caley Thistle FC, Ross County FC, local Businesses and of course Club Members.

Alan and May Hunter will print the tickets and Sandy and Patsy Thomson will organise selling them.

The Committee felt it was not too early to start to make arrangements for the next CBC AGM. The date of 20^th April 2006 at 7.30 pm was agreed. The venue if possible will be the Victoria Hall Meeting Room. All members to be written to informing them of their entitlement to vote at the AGM. The Property Convener to confirm the venue.

Following the success of this seasons ‘Open Day’ and membership drive this format will be repeated commencing in March 2006.

It was agreed to have a two month break from committee meetings, so that members would return in February ‘raring to go’.

A Hunter thanked everyone for their time and input and closed the meeting.

11.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING