MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF CLOWNE ROAD RUNNERS FRIDAY 6^th October

Apologies:

Andrea Jackson Janet Butterworth

Terry Richardson Trevor Platts

Steve Shipp Christine Stimpson

Lewis Banton Dave Johnson

Henrietta and David Whitehead

Chairman welcomed everyone and started the meeting by presenting the awards for the Derbyshire 10 mile Championships the recipients were:-

Andrea Walker Dennis Learad

Sarah Cokeley John Proffitt

Yvonne Clark

The Chairman welcomed Hillary Smith a young lady wishing to join the club.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting 1^st September

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and agreed as a true record.

Matters arising

Bolsover Awards – none of our members won a final award but there were certificates for all our nominees.

Sports action funding – the awards were now pending, The Chairman also stated that there had also been a donation of £300 from another source.

Presentation Night – John Proffitt confirmed on the night that the Community Centre was available on Saturday 6^th January 2007 and this date was then confirmed for Presentation night.

Clowne Half Marathon (CHM) – Les commented that the entries were slow so far, currently only 48 (slow also for Worksop 1/2m).

There had been some correspondence from the Cresswell Scouts group who could only man one water station this year. Les asked if the membership new of any other groups who could step in. Also extra marshals were likely to be needed. Les reminded the meeting that if a member wished to run the CHM then they need to supply 2 marshals as laid down in the club constitution.

Les had talked to Steve Ship regarding the running bag mementoes and one was passed around the meeting for inspection. Les said that the mystery donation of £300 would pay for the mobile toilets.

Club Secretary – Dennis read out a letter from Karen Bestwick saying that there was going to be a cake stand at the Worksop 1/2m. People could donate cakes etc and the profits from the stand would to go to the Sarah Dickinson trust.

Dennis had received two letters requesting donations from the club. One was from Lewis Banton requesting a donation for the Edale Mountain Rescue group.

Also Brian Banton who is participating in the Great South Run whished to support the MS Charity, reference was made to Michelle Manion who had recently being diagnosed with MS. Both requests were supported by the membership each with a £50 donation.

Dennis had also received a letter from Dave Brown the UK athletic welfare officer who had written regarding the necessity for any coach to have a CRB check done. The correspondence had been forwarded to Andrew Ward.

Dennis had also been busy sending out correspondence on the Grand prix and had compiled the confidential ‘emergency telephone numbers’ list for the committee members

Trevor Platts had also written the Dennis regarding the trophy winners at last years CHM. Dennis said that this was not under his jurisdiction and maybe Avis Blunt should be contacted.

Larwood 10K – the club had been approached about the possibility of helping to organise the second Larwood 10k. The Chairman read the letter from Karen and Reg Bestwick who were unable to organise it next year. It was thought that the surgery may take on the sponsorship and marshalling but the overall event would need managing. The Chairman said he would keep the item in hand pending more information from Karen and Reg, no immediate decision needed to be taken as yet.

Treasures report – Lewis was not present but it was known that the club would receive a cheque for £27 from the Barlborough Fun day.

Social / Publicity – no issues.

Grand Prix – Steve was not present so John Proffitt distributed the latest Grand Prix standing and races results.

Worksop Running Club – marshals were required for the Clumber 10k

President – not present

Great South Run – Brian Banton outlined the itinerary for the forthcoming trip. There were still spaces at the hotel and on the coach.

Club Captain – not present

Barlborough Babies – Sarah mentioned that a small running group known as the ‘Spinkhill Striders’ were looking for advice on starting up their own club. The thought was that because of issues such as insurance and affiliation fees it would be better to come under the wing of an established club such as Clowne.

Grand Prix – The Chairman outlined various issues currently surrounding the Grand Prix. After the last meeting Dennis had sent out a letter containing various races in the general locality. This was designed as a guide for people to think about until Steve Shipp distributed the Grand Prix voting forms.

The Chairman suggested various principles that people might want to think about, such as locality, time of year and ease of entry to the race. He also stressed that it was up to the individual to decide and that the following debate, and Dennis’s race list were only a guide and it would be up to the individual to vote, Steve would add up the votes as usual.

Off-road GP - summary of the debate

Including the summer x-country in the Grand Prix would encourage people to participants in the event which had been poorly attended at times. It could be included as a category 2 race

Including he Bawtry forest tail race would be supporting a local club and at just over 7 mile could be included as a category 3 race.

As there was a club trophy for the highest placed club member in the Totley series, keeping the all the Totley races in the GP would be logical.

The Castleton Fell Race could be classed as a category 3 race.

The Chairman mentioned that the Tigers 10 race had now become the shorter ‘Tigers Todger’ and that the race category should be change. With regards to the category 3 races Geoff suggested pulling the ‘Todger’ out and sticking it back in its appropriate place i.e. category 2

On-road GP - summary of the debate

The Rother Valley 10k was unfair because to enter you also had to pay to get into the park.

The Larwood 10k could be considered as a new race for the future

The Sheffield 10k and half marathon were races which start and finish in the Don Valley Stadium which was a favourable experience.

The club membership liked to support local races and colleagues such as the two Ranby races and the Worksop ½ marathon

The Chairman reminder the membership that they had until the 22^nd December to vote and hand the voting forms back to Steve.

AOB – none. Meeting closed 20:50