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Time and place. |
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Thursday 23 January 2025, 5.15pm at Great Minister House (and available remotely) |
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Attendees. |
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Barry Gigg, Matthew Conway, Steve Meyler, Michael Duggan, Chris Mountain, Dan Forman, Paul Gaught-Allen, Jubril Sunmonu.
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Apologies. |
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Nikhil Gidwani, Vijay Anand, John Bishop, Mark Williams, Mike Kamellard, Mike Taylor, Simon Gundry, Will Walker, Harish Kumar, Rick Smith, Chris Thompson, Adam Spencer-Bickle, Merv Aranha, Gary S Plahe, Ian Moxon, George Warren, Jason Marchant, James Hewlett Sam Farnham, Konrad Chodzko-Zajko. |
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Minutes of the last meeting. |
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Minutes of the last meeting were agreed without change. |
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Matters Arising. |
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There were no matters arising. |
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Chairman's Report. |
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Chairman Matthew Conway delivered a stirring speech. |
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Treasurer's Report. |
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In treasurer George Warren’s absence, members discussed finance matters. We have a functioning bank account. Matthew Conway has a payment card for the account. Since it was established, no money has gone in or out. |
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The bank account details were shared to the group. |
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Barry said that the final figure for the SPARTA grant was
likely to be around £600 this year. The accounts and bid were agreed. |
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The matter of a club bank accounts was briefly discussed. George, Steve, and Matthew agreed to finding a solution for the club bank account problem between them. Jason advised them to ensure they had multiple signatories to any new account as other clubs had encountered problems due to only having one or two signatories. |
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ACTION: ALL: Reconciliation exercise: club members to confirm to Matthew Conway by Friday 31 Jan if they owe any money to the club or are owed money by the club. |
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ACTION: PAUL GAUGHT-ALLEN: Sparta Grant: seek an update from Jason Marchant re: grant |
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ACTION: MATTHEW CONWAY: Membership and match fees: Further consideration of whether players could/should pay annual £2 membership and £5 match fees online. And whether players will be able to make lump sum payments. |
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Election of Officers. |
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No nominations had been received.
The following appointments were agreed unanimously. Elected officers are as follows: |
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Honorary Life President (unelected post) |
Barry Gigg |
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Chair |
Matthew Conway |
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Secretary |
Chris Mountain |
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Treasurer |
George Warren |
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Club Captain |
Paul Gaught-Allen |
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Fixture Secretary |
Paul Gaught-Allen |
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Vice-captain |
As and when required |
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Auditor |
Richard Abigail |
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Committee Members |
Mark Williams, Michael Duggan, Gary Plahe, Adam Spencer-Bickle, Vijay Anand, Steve Meyler, Dan Forman, Sam Farnham, Jason Marchant, Konrad Chodzko-Zajko, Barry Gigg, Jubril Sunmonu. |
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Motions. |
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No motions were proposed. |
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Arrangements for 2025 Season. |
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Nets |
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ACTION: MICHAEL DUGGAN: Nets: Investigate early season Battersea nets again. |
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ACTION: MATT BROWN: Nets: Investigate Archbishops Park outdoor nets for later. |
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The Oval is currentlly out of use. |
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Tour |
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Game on Sunday 4 May Brightwell cum Sotwell near Wallingford in Oxfordshire. Dan Forman continues to investigate further fixtures and accommodation options. |
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Fixtures |
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Aiming to try and adjust fixtures to better reflect our current performance level. Dodgers down to two fixtures. Still a few gaps in the schedule to be filled. |
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Barry Gigg Testimonial |
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Commitment carried forward from last season. This could be a double 20/20 or a three way 20/20 Bank of England style tournament. Further consideration underway. |
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Equipment |
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We have a stock of red and pink balls. Kit situation seems ok. We will continue to monitor this as the season progresses. |
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Any Other Business. |
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Recruitment of new players - Club posters will be circulated for display in GMH and 2MS before nets. |
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Multimedia - further consideration on match highlights to be made available on Instagram. |
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Matchday recruitment - individual match managers will retain autonomy to recruit players in the way they deem appropriate.
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There being no other business the meeting closed at 6.24pm. |
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Chris Mountain. |
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