DIGEST OF MONTHLY COMMITTEE
MINUTES

Last three months only will be retained.

Digest of the Minutes of the Meeting held on 8th. December 2008.

The request from members of the Rowing Section to pay £5 per member per month into a section of the club’s accounts, managed by the Treasurer, to cover their expenses when attending events was approved, subject to the account having a positive balance.

The new longboat has arrived; arrangements are in hand to take away the old one.

We have requested continued exemption for our sailing members from Part 1 British Registration marking regulation.

MHTC have donated £150 towards next years Blaze Regatta.

Last year we spent roughly £6,000 more that our income. Nearly all of it on the new central heating system.

A list of those members who have not yet paid their subscriptions is to be put up.

The Boat Parking Secretary is working hard to collect the fees, and accommodate those who want parking space. At present spaces for the larger boats is limited.

Work is in hand to complete some small jobs in the clubhouse. Due to lack of work force the hand rail around the Starting Deck will not now be completed until after Christmas.

A dehumidifier is to be purchased for the Marina Starting Deck, following the results of the use of a borrowed one.

We have received one nomination for a new committee member; election will be at the AGM.

Please remember our Annual General Meeting takes place at the club at 20.00 on Thursday 11th. December.

Digest of the Minutes of a Meeting held 10th. November 2008.

Should any member need to transport a boat we have placed details of a local transport company in the “For Sale” book in the club.

Congratulations to Christian, and Chris for their successes in the Blaze National Championships.

Due to hard work by the respective secretaries we have collected in fees for club membership and boat parking.

Our Entertainment Committee have prepared a varied programme up to the end of the year. We will have a Children’s Party, Christmas Bingo,
Boxing Day end of month draw, this will be the last draw. A full programme of entertainment for New Year’s Eve.
A detailed list will be put up soon.

The catering programme is doing quite well, however, we would like to see a minimum of 20 diners to make it more viable.
There will be a special lunch on Sunday 21st. December 2008 and this coincides with the last race in the Winter Series.

Unfortunately due to lack of support we have not entered a pool team in the league.

We must improve on the signing in of guests by members. Notices have been put up.

We have recently had to pay £70.00 because old tyres we put in the rubbish skip. Notices will be put up stating what is and is not acceptable material to go into the skips.

Work is progressing with the rescue boat shelter. We have decided on the style and size, and we are now checking to see if we require planning permission to put it up.

Problems with the alarm system in the marina starting deck are being investigated.

A reminder to everyone, the Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday 11th. December 2008.

Digest of Committee Meeting held Monday 13th. October 2008.

The Commodore thanked Matt Lowe for his input to the committee after Matt resigned from the committee.

We have decided to write to PCC concerning the state of the land to the west of the club where vehicles have churned up the grass.

Catering within the club is progressing reasonably well. September figures are encouraging.

We have been forced to pass on to the members the price increases imposed on us by the brewery.

We have to buy more crockery, as our present stock is inadequate for major functions.

The new membership year has started and at present things look positive with regards to the payment of subscriptions.

Thee will be a slight change to the winter series dinghy sailing. Instead of sailing every Saturday, there will be three races per day on October 24th. November 22nd., and December 13th., with a final race on Boxing Day.

Plans are being made to white line the compound, and reposition the waste skip to generate more boat parking space.
There will be a compound clean up on Saturday 18th. October. Volunteers wanted.
Thefts from boats in the compound may lead to the club having use of the police CCTV installed for a finite time. Club members will repair the holes in the perimeter fence.

Club boats no longer required will be put up for sale. The owners of boats in the compound that appear abandoned will be contacted at their last known addresses, and then disposed of following club procedures.

It is hoped that as Chevron shut down work ends work will be done on the starting hut handrails.

We have the kitchen units for the marina-starting hut, and it will be fitted in due course.
All boats owned by the club may be used by club members, provided they are able and competent
to row/sail them.

Digest of Committee Meeting held on Monday 8th. September 2008.

The Cherub National Championships Regatta was a success, and arrangements have been made to have some photographs of the event on display in the clubhouse. There are some on the website already.

A suggestion to have the club’s outboard engines serviced on a regular basis, preferably by the same person is being pursued. Following from this we may try to have the same maker for all outboards.

In order to increase the take up of dining in the club we need to encourage as many members as possible to partake.

The bar hours are now displayed on the foyer. These have been copied from those on the web site.

On 18th. October there will be a “Tom Jones Tribute” night. Tickets are £8 and we hope for good support from the members. The Laying Supper is on 25th. October, this should be an enjoyable evening with good food and wine, and background music only. There will be a Presentation Evening for the dinghy sailors, together with a disco provisionally on 15th. November. The full entertainment programme for the Christmas/New Year period is still under discussion.

We are looking at the anomaly where dive clubs only have one of their members as PYC members but all dive club members use the club facilities.

The Blaze Regatta dates are set for 11th.12th.13th. September next year.

This year, the boat parking vouchers will be perforated so that the minimum spends will now be £2.50.

The cover purchased for the rescue boats will only house one boat, and there is not enough space to place three side by side. Back to the drawing board, and the rowing section needs some space to safely store their equipment.

In order to make our club a more attractive venue for people to visit we are looking at ideas of improving the upstairs room and the children’s room. This is likely to be expensive, so we are seeking help and suggestions before making any firm decisions.

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