MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING OF CROMARTY BOWLING CLUB

in the CBC Clubhouse - Wednesday 4th October 2006 at 7.30pm

Present: Alan Hunter (President), Sandy Thomson (Treasurer), Douglas Cooper, Andrew Munro and George Price (Greenkeeper).

  1. Welcome: Alan welcomed members and formally congratulated all those who worked so hard to make the Open Pairs Competition such a success: the green keeper for the condition of the green and surrounds, the members who helped in the other preparations, the ladies for the food and refreshments and their welcoming manner in the clubhouse, our bowlers for getting two teams through to the semi-finals, and the Munro duo for an outstanding performance in the final. The feedback from the other clubs and players had been excellent.

2) Apologies: There were no apologies.

3) Minutes of the Meeting of 7 September: Approved by Douglas, seconded

by Andrew.

4) Matters Arising: We would need to find a replacement for Alex Davidson as

Club Secretary. Alan thanked Sandy for taking the Minutes of this meeting.

5) Treasurer’s Report: Sandy reported that the current balance was £1,968.90,

with another £400 to come next month from the Cromarty Trust. However

£1,100 of this total is already committed to Year 2 of our regeneration

programme.

The Open Pairs Competition generated income as follows:

£

Entry fees 128.00

Raffle 116.20

Catering 97.90

342.10

As the trophy and the catering were donated by members, the only expenditure was the prize money of £200.

The 50/50 Club would have 13 entrants in the October draw, giving a prize of

£32.50 and a profit of £32.50. The draw would take place on Friday 13 October

at 4.00pm in The Emporium. Alan agreed to supply the numbered balls for the

draw.

6) Match & Competition Committee Report: Alan agreed to phone round all

last year’s competition winners asking them to return their trophies, ready for

engraving. Andrew would supply a list of this season’s winners.

7) Green Keeper’s Report: Top Dressing, grass seed and fertiliser have been

delivered. George has started scarifying and the hollow coring will be done this

month. When a date for this is confirmed it will require at least five or six

able bodies to carry out the work.

Alan stressed the need for active volunteers on the committee, and he agreed,

over the winter months, to draw up the duties required of each committee post

and, at the AGM, ensure that the people who are proposed are made aware of

these duties before accepting nomination.

 

 

Sandy raised the desirability, as soon as funds permitted, of continuing the

gravel path round the east side of the green. Alan stated that the rotary mower, to be purchased in the new year, was for the very purpose of mowing that area and the grass banking below the car park.

Andrew asked for the details of the Year 2 Programme, which Alan supplied,

explaining that the delay in getting funding assurances from Tesco could also

delay the release of funds from HIE-IEH (formerly RACE). Andrew stressed the

importance of installing new deflection boards and safety wall covering before

the beginning of the new season.

8) Property Report: Alan and George confirmed the need for more storage

space for green maintenance materials and equipment. Another shed similar to

the current one could be included in the three-year plan, although it may have

to be erected by ourselves. Also desirable would be a short fence linking the

clubhouse to the hedge.

Sandy suggested renewing the vinyl floor in the toilet, and George offered to lay this if the vinyl could be acquired. It was also suggested that we have, in the clubhouse, a board showing the rotation that rinks should be played on and the direction of play (to ensure even use of the green throughout the season). George said that he had this in hand.

Douglas and Andrew spoke of a ‘ready reckoner’ type of sheet which would indicate how draws for Spoon Nights etc should be made, depending on entrant numbers, and it was agreed that the match committee should produce this.

9) Youth Report: Douglas will liase with Rita about re-starting the Indoor

Bowling Club. It was agreed to await developments before planning any indoor

junior training. On the matter of indoor bowling, Andrew agreed to enquire at

the Inverness IB Centre if we could rent the Centre for an evening over the

winter.

  1. Correspondence: Sandy reported on a letter from the Scottish Bowling Association giving notice of an EGM in Glasgow on 21 October. This was noted.

11) Annual Dinner and Awards Night: After considerable discussion over the

date and the venue, it was agreed that Alan would establish from the Trophy Centre when the trophies might be engraved and ready, and Sandy would get sample menus from Swift Catering with a view to possibly holding the event in the Victoria Hall.

Date of next meeting: This would be confirmed to members as soon as the information mentioned in para 11 was available.

 

 

Sandy Thomson

Interim Minute Secretary