Minutes of the

Annual General Meeting

Held at the club Headquarters on

Thursday 3rd November 2005

Commencing at 8pm

1               Minutes of the 2004 A.G.M.

The minutes of the 2004 A.G.M. were accepted as a true record.

2               Hon. Secretary’s Report for 2005

Presenting his report, the secretary stated that this has been another successful year. On the road, our Women’s team won the National Marathon Team Championship while, on the country, Johnny Mellor was selected to go to New Zealand for the world Mountain Championship.  On the track, all our teams did well with the Flagship teams holding their places in their respective leagues while the Northern League team finish top of their division three and gained promotion.  Our Junior league and Young Athletes teams all got to the national finals while our Sportshall teams started to gain some of the ground they had lost in recent years.   Our main problem was a shortage of track and field judges.  This would have to be addressed this coming year.    .

At the request of Mike Dooling, the secretary was pleased to add to his report, ‘that the club had achieved Club Mark in 2005 mainly as the result of some very hard work by Mike’.                   

The secretary’s report for 2005 was then approved.

3               Hon Treasurer’s Report for 2005

The Treasurer reported that our finances have been balanced this year.  The Treasurer spent some time explaining the balance sheet.  He also explained that, at the suggestion of the auditor, Simon Fennell, he would be changing the presentation next year so that the balance sheet reflected the yearly income and expenditure of the club. 

The meeting approved the report.

4               Subscriptions for 2006

Proposed by the committee that the rates of subscriptions for 2006 be seniors - £25, Juniors and Students - £15, U/15 - £10 with the U/11 remaining at £5.   This was approved by the meeting.  It was agreed that, if the registration fee was increased, the subs could be increased by not more than the increase in the registration fee.

5               Election of Officers and the General Committee.

President                             Harold Benson.  Prop by the committee.

Bob Birrell, the retiring President thanked all the club officials who had helped to make his term of office enjoyable and productive.

Harold, in accepting the position, thanked the meeting for the great honour given to him.

Vice Presidents               A M Lee, D T Lonsdale, R N Dailey, R Davies, M Arnot, H Oakes,

                                       J H Jackson, H F Crocker, L Gaskill, K E Kane, A Crocker,

                                       W A McKean, A P Kenna, P O’Hare, P V Burns, J Myers,

                                       M McEvoy, M Jenkins, D M Turner, C Hardacre, A Swindlehurst,

                                       J Mullin, F Davies, M Gilbert, B Jones, W A MacEvoy, S Fennell,

                                       M Holmes, R Harrison, M Dooling, R Tregunna, B Camp, A G Bunner,

                                       C Nolan, S Roberts, J Smith, M Cheetham, A Wiliams, R Woodhall,

                                       M Lyons, B Laing, J Laing, S Carroll, N Wilkinson, R Newcombe,

                                       P Henley.

                                       Meeting approved the re-election of the above list. 

Hon Secretary                             E A Gallagher

         Hon. Treasurer                            M Carney

Ass. Treasurer                            P Henley

         Men’s C C Sec                           A Clarke

         Women’s Sect Sec                     H Benson

          Sec. Boys Y A                            A Williams

          Public Relations                           S Carroll

          Officials Sec                                J Smith

          Track Cap. M                             R Burney

           Track Captain F                      G O’Connor     

          Men’s C C Cap.                         J McCole

          C C Cap. W                                C Murphy

          Handicapper                             H Benson

          Development Coordinator    M Dooling         

          Statistician                                   M Holmes

          Mag. Ed                                       C Gundersen.

         Auditor                                         S Fennell

All these were approved by the meeting

          Committee members – Proposed  Miss H Carroll, Mrs. A Croft, Miss E Trought,  H Croft,  B Gilgeous.    The meeting approved

Life Members (for information) 

K Box, T S Farrell, T J O’Mahoney, A M Lee, J W Speake, D M Turner, B Williams, G Smith, W J Hartley, J Woods,         S Smith, C Robb, E A Gallagher, H Benson, M Holmes