Minutes
of the Liverpool Canoe Club
Annual
General Meeting held at Liverpool Marina 12/10/2016
Welcome from the
chair & review of the year
Brian
Green (BG)on behalf of Fiona Barry (FB) welcomed those present to the AGM and
summarised the activities and successes of the club over the past
12months.Thanks to all volunteers and coaches who help run the club .
1.Apologies for
Absence received prior to the
meeting from:
Fiona
Barry
Frankie
Annan
Steve
Gille
2.Minutes of the
previous AGM
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Signed
as a true record by the Chair FB
2a. Matters Arising - none
3.Treasurers report
Year End Accounts
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Full
details of the clubs financial position and all transactions can be
viewed on the website by members.
Keith
Steer (KS) gave a summary report of the clubs financial position. End of year
balance is 2K greater than 2015, reflects Liverpool triathlon income.
Investment has been made during the year for the training of new coaches.
Monies
allocated for the cost of the new compound to be located on the beach area
during Nov.
Proposed
as accepted by Dom Buckley
Seconded
by Pete Thomas
4.Brief reports from
each discipline (2 minutes each)
Sea
Kayaking
summary presented by Pete Thomas: Activity included
trips to Croatia and Alaska.
White
Water
summary presented by Joe Shepherd: Activity included trips
to Nepal and the Alps.
Open
Boats
summary presented by Mike Alter: Saw increased
activity with trips including the Spey and Wye.
Surf summary presented by
Brian Green: Activity seen at Crosby, Anglesey, Hells Mouth,
Pembroke.
Canoe
Polo
summary presented by KS on behalf of Scott Gibson: Teams
playing well,
Senior,
Ladies, under 18, and junior teams.
Safety
Cover
summary presented by KS on behalf of John Worswick: Liverpool
Tri £2400 to club funds.
Marathon
& Racing
summary presented by Colin Smith: Encouraged members
to try this discipline in events such as the Burrs.
Stand
up Paddleboard
summary presented by Paul Harwood: Club has 3 SUPs
which are used regularly especially at the kids sessions.
Coaching summary presented by
Dave Reynolds: Thanks to John Fay and Colin Muse for Rolling
sessions. Congratulations to 10 new L1 coaches. If keen to have a go talk to
Dave at the pool.
Sit on
Tops. Dermot Miller: no
report
Slalom. Michal Giezgala:
no report
Freestyle. Sam Preston & Kieran Sinnott: no report
Juniors. Chris
Murphy: no report
5. Members Motions
Proposal 1 - To increase the current membership fee to
cover future costs associated with storing our fleet of boats on the
beach. Fees have never been raised since the club was formed and a
doubling of current fees would still mean that the club is one of the best value
top clubs in the UK. Family membership £30, Over 18 £20, Junior £10
Proposed
Ian Bell, seconded by Peter Thomas.
Motion
unanimously passed by those present at the AGM
Proposal 2 To allow for automatic renewal of membership fees with full reimbursement
for any member who does not cancel their membership in time. Currently many
members fail to renew and then seek help checking or asking for it to be
done. This should streamline the membership process.
Proposed Keith Steer, seconded by Peter
Thomas.
Some
discussion ensured re the timings and details of proposal. Exact details and
timings to be discussed and confirmed.
Motion
unanimously passed by those present at the AGM
6. Chair thanks all
volunteers that have coordinated and guided the club over the past year.
Special
thanks to those who are moving on:
Frankie
Annan - Secretary, John Cooke Monday pool, Joe Sheppard & Roy McHale
white water, John Pegram (Docks Equipment Officer), Peter Thomas Sea, Scott
Gibson Polo.
7. Election of
Officers
Proposed list of those willing to stand for 2016 -17
Chair Fiona Barry;
Secretary Carole Thomas
Treasurer Craig Ford
Membership
Secretary & Volunteers Keith Steer
Welfare
Officers
John Fay & Jeanette Bond
Publicity Pete Thomas
Social
Events
Fiona Barry& Jeanette Bond
Grants - Nicky Corbett
Junior
/ Youth Coordinator Chris Murphy;
Notice
boards
- Peter Massey
Kingsway
pool on Thursday
Robin Emley
Kingsway
pool on Monday
Dominic Fahey
Discipline Representatives to advise members /
act as a point of contact:
Coaching
Coordinator
Dave Reynolds
Technical
Coaching Advisor
Ian Bell
Polo Theo
Gaussen
Sea Gareth Jones
White
Water
John Allerton
Freestyle Sam Preston and
Kieran Sinnott
Open Boat Mike Alter and Ruth
Edwards
Kayak
Safety Cover
John Worswick
Slalom Michal Giezgala
Racing Colin Smith
Surf Brian Green and
Karl Tatum
SOT Dermot Miller
SUP Paul Harwood
Equipment
Officers
Craig Ellingham and Alex Peacock (Docks); Steve Bond (Broadgreen); Dave Brown(Halewood);
Dominic Fahey (Kingsway)
Stewardship group members without specific
responsibilities- John Pegram, Chris Fletcher and Dave Collins.
Proposed
by Kathy Morton and seconded by Anthony Brockway
8. Paddler of the
Year / Young paddler of the Year / Volunteer of the Year / Swimmer of the Year
Award
Awards presented by Brian Green, summary of all the nominees available on the
club website.
Paddler
of the Year
- Carole Thomas
Young
Paddler of the Year Callum Cook
Volunteer
of the Year
Steve Bond
Swimmer
of the Year
Karl Tatum
Thanks
to Mike Bell for making the trophies.
8:45 to 9:30pm - Club
expeditions video/stills presentation
(The
best photos and World Premiere of French Alps 2016 by Never again Productions
and Paddling
in Nepal 2016 by John Cooke.
Date and time of next
meeting: to be arranged.