Cromarty Bowling Club

Minutes of the Committee Meeting on Wednesday 6th June 2007

at 7.30pm in the CBC Clubhouse.

 

Present: Alan Hunter (President), Sheila Macdonald (Secretary),

Douglas Cooper, Margaret Miller and George Price

1 Apologies: Allan Munro, Brian Miller and Sandy Thomson

2 Welcome

Alan Hunter thanked those present for attending.

3 Approval of Previous Minutes

Proposed by Douglas Cooper and Seconded by George Price

4 Matters Arising from the Minutes

11a) The accordionist, Alexander Mackenzie, has been booked for the CBC Light

Nights Cruise on Saturday 21st July.

11b) The large refrigerated lorry has been removed from the club car park and

now sits in the lay-by on the Denny.

5 Treasurer’s Report

Prior to this meeting the Treasurer reported a balance of £1,441.67. Amounts still to be paid out were : approx. £30 for home league match raffle prizes, and subscriptions to the SBA/SYBA (we have not yet received any documentation or renewal forms!!!!) Alan will look into this.

The Club currently has 32 paid up members, 28 adults and 4 juniors.

6 Match and Competition Committee Report

The meeting was informed of Andrew Munro’s official resignation from the CBC

committee along with his other duties. Alan has given his own name to the NBL

as club contact and Douglas will consider job sharing the post of Match Secretary with

him.
    1. the special CBC meeting on the 14th May had an almost full turnout of potential

      2. league players and the selection of Skips and League Teams had gone very

      smoothly.

    2. entry forms for the NBL Ross-shire Ladies Championship and the CBC Open Pairs Competition has gone out to all the NBL Clubs, along with the corrected contact details for Club Secretary and Match Secretary.
    3. the date for the NBL Ladies Championship could not be changed for this year but could possibly be held on a Sunday from 2008 onwards.
    4. we could be struggling for helpers at the NBL Ladies Championship, it coincides with the Cromarty Regatta, and the committee were asked to give some thought to how we could cope with the entry and staffing problems
    5. Spoon Night ballot discs, for rinks 5 and 6, have been ordered and should be delivered next week.
    6. discussion followed and dates were decided for our Club Competitions, they will be posted in the Clubhouse. It was agreed that competitions must be completed by the end of September. Draws will start to take place from the 15th June.

 

7 Green Keepers Report

George had nothing new to report. A vote of thanks was given to him by the

committee for the superb condition of the Green. The recent excessive rainfall has

obviously helped but the praise was aimed at the amazing amount of grass, the

reduction of bald patches and the obvious excellent cutting and aerating regime.

George was also thanked for strimming the car-park grass and banking – no mean

feat. Alan explained at this point, with the aid of our Three Year Plan, that

although more green keeping equipment is planned the Clubhouse interior

will be this year’s priority.

8 Clubhouse/Property Report

It was reported that a small amount of water is still coming in through the old roof-

tiles whenever we get heavy rain, and there has been a lot recently.

John Nightingale has been invited to comment on Alla Macdonald’s revelation that

the tiles are all Asbestos and, because of their age, very brittle – but to date we

have not had a response.

9 Junior Members Report

It is hoped that a Junior Night can begin on Fridays with the help of our other Club

Coaches, Susan and Daniel. It would be beneficial, to the youngsters bowling

development, if we could also include them in our Spoon Nights where they could

practice their new skills with the more experienced members. We are hoping to

purchase new, coloured, junior coaching bowls for the start of this winters Indoor

Bowling. Alan was pleased to announce confirmation of funding from Cromarty

Common Good Fund, The Cromarty Trust and Ross and Cromarty Sports Council.

This continuing financial support will allow us to purchase the bowls immediately.

10 Catering Report

Margaret reported that everything was going along smoothly, although she could

do with a few more bakers in the catering group.

The club will be replacing the old kitchen at the end of this season, we should be

deciding on the type of units and accessories that will be required. Measurements

will be taken and a plan drawn up.

11 Correspondence

The R&C Sports Council are updating their database and the form provided

stressed the necessity and importance of organisations having in place a sound

Children and Vulnerable Adult’s Protection Policy. Our own situation, disclosures,

and first line contacts were discussed and reaffirmed.

12 Any Other Business

a) Douglas informed the meeting that next year’s Black Isle Pairs Competition (normally held during the first week in May) would be hosted by the Cromarty Club. We will need to book the Old Brewery or the Victoria Hall to cater for the numbers involved. He stated that we would receive a book that gives the details and dates for the quarter and semi finals and the final.

b) It was agreed that Spoon Nights would start on Wednesday 20th June at 7pm,

and every following Wednesday, with the exception of the 27th June which is the

date of the Flotilla, the Spoon Night will be on the Thursday of that week.

 

12 contd. c) Cromarty Regatta – Saturday 28th July, CBC will have a Bric-a-Brac Stall and

Charlie Bear.

d) It was agreed to ask the juniors to take the "Guess the Bear’s

Birthday" bear around the harbour and the Links during the Flotilla and at the

Regatta.

13 Date of next meeting: Thursday 5th July (because of Spoon Night’s)

at 7.30pm in the CBC Clubhouse.