SROC Committee Meeting           17.5.12

Present: Rowena Browne, Jane Anthony, Mark Edwards, Gavin Smith, Julian Lailey, Dick Collins, Alex Finch, Quentin Harding, Martyn Roome, Karen Nash, Chris Roberts.

Apologies: Tony Marlow, Zoe Harding, Dave Hargreaves.

Minutes:  Accepted as true record

Matters Arising:

·         Silva and mapping awards- hitch at BO, didn’t win either, promise of written apology to QH and MC

·         Picnic- change to 1 hour score, ACTION CR check TB’s latest plans

·         N Champs- now back on 4 May as we wanted

Events: (see RBs sheet)

·         Sprint series- started and all in hand

·         Preston summer street series- about to start and all in hand

·         Autumn Chorley series and Urban – TM and BN ACTION BN tell RB dates of these

·         2 Saturdays in Sept – E Wood, W Park and B Fell

·         Spook O- Silver Helm JL Action MR liaise/ email Scout lady who volunteered to do food

·         S Ground – Roy org and MikeJ plan. ACTION DH input needed to decide entry fee once we know FC costs

·         Night O/ NWNL – Traitors Gill in Nov/Dec

·         2013- NYC L Uni (embargo will be OK)

·         TWT – Q plan, ME org. ACTION AF chase up Malcolm re map

·         NNook and Farleton- no volunteers yet  ACTION MR check NN map

·         Discussion re levy from 1.1.2013. Probably need street O to charge extra quid, CATI perhaps SROC can absorb costs, big events will be in our favour.

2014 SROC (see JL sheet)

Agreed on quality and fun rather than quantity.

a)      N Champs (level A) Blakeholme 4.5.14

b)      Propose change of name from Jan 2015 but decide at AGM in 2013 or 2014

c)       Redesign club tops for 2015, with new name if so ACTION MR look into this further

d)      Promote the Gerry Charnley Way as an individual/independent challenge ACTION TM/KN look at how to promote, rewards for completions etc

e)      Update History of the club- QH is making existing version electronic. Group- JL, CR, QH, PK, RW met to discuss the ‘next era’.  ACTION DC and JL work on this

f)       Celebratory Dinner 6.12.14 will need to book early as xmas. Who?? ACTION KN ask KQ

g)      50 trees planted to celebrate – where, which organisation ACTION RB investigate

h)      Competition with SN and PFO possibly at Tockholes as in early days  ACTION JL invite

i)        Club Overseas Tour- possibly based on O Ringen that is also 50 then! ACTION QH/MR

j)        Retro event- black and white map ACTION CR

k)      Rebrand all existing events ‘Jubilee’ that year

Mapping Nothing extra to report

 

Secretary (see KN sheet on membership statistics)

Basically still falling numbers, although those who are active are very active and successful. Hard to see how this will translate in 2013. Cheap joining fee may swell numbers, the challenge will be getting them to orienteer often. We will need to set SROC membership fee soon.

Treasurer

·         Whitbarrow income now in £3000, with costs under£1000, so profit £2000.

·         £1000 grant from NWOA and spent it and a bit more on Si mini kit etc

·         About £1500 better off since AGM, for first time in 3 years

·         SROC membership fees- BO will possibly want to know in July ACTION DC get figures before next meeting

·         Requests for grants, all agreed- H Gardner £100, Dan Selby and Lawrence Johnson £60 each

Club Captain

·         Great success at JK and BO relays with several podium places- M50, M60, W50, W Premier, W18

·         Next options are Harvester nr Aldershot in July and PP in Sept (clash with LDMT)

Junior Rep

·         Katrin and Zoe Harding chosen for Junior Worlds

·         Finlay  Johnson M10A  3rd

·         Niamh Marlow W12B  3rd

·         BOC 2nd Womens Premier Team with 2 juniors running – KH and ZH

·         Peter Palmers – 9 Sept Sutton Park. ACTION ZH get team names together, GS/MJ travel

AOB

·         Hamish Time – Club Mark. KN reservations that if left til summer it will be hard to contact people ACTION JL let Hamish know QH and KN may be able to give junior info he wants. 2 days coaching beginner juniors – M Finch, JL’s protégées, Spook O families, Scouts, O Zone. Possible 2 hours in am and repeat 2 hours in pm. ACTION JL get back to him.

·         New mini Si demonstration and questions. In simple format looks easy. For link to PC etc more complex. Need set of people able to download to empty it. Keep it with northern Si Kit.

·         Jane Collins statistician – concern over W,Y,O, LtG trophies. Suggested maybe keep if flexible and award to deserving juniors

·         B Fell- not selling so well, keep the 6 new posts for the moment.

·         Travel claims- agreed 30p/ mile but negotiable in special circumstances.

 

NEW MEETING DATE to avoid clash with W Masters NOW Mon 25 June at Julian’s.