Cheadle & Gatley District Bowling League

Cheadle & Gatley District Bowling League - AGM - Minutes

Meeting held 21st January 2019 @ the L M R C A start 7.30pm
Edgeley Road Cheadle Heath Stockport SK3 0TR

1) Opening of meeting - by the Secretary in the absence of Mr D J McKnight.

2) Silent invocation – Alf Stansfield – Friendship, Gordon Jones & Geoff Gilbert – South Reddish, Arthur Worrell – N Etchells, Irvine McDonald & Harry Marsh – Wilmslow Cons, Ron Warhurst – Crown, Bill Smith – Withington, Don Jackson – Cheadle Cons,

3) Register – All Clubs represented except Heald Green & Spring Gardens.

4) Apologies – Mr D J McKnight, J Mobbs and D Cocker

5) Minutes of 2018 Annual General Meeting – along with Agenda & Balance Sheet, had been distributed, passed by majority vote.

6) Secretary’s Report – Including dates for meetings Distribution Meeting - 18th March 2019 Half Yearly – November 1919, 2020 AGM – January 2020 are subject to Darts fixtures, (was informed after the meeting that we could be charged in future for the use of the room, owing to poor bar sales) Division 3 Evening was agreed to run same format as last season. Division 6 Veterans would play home & away with extra games first drawn home team! Bungalow to play at Alexandra Pk, Didsbury BC to play at Didsbury Pk and Crowcroft at Ashton CC. The Cheshire AGM was being held at the LMRCA on the 18th February at 7.30pm. A report of BCGBA AGM was read, main points Club fees going up to £30 this year and £35 next, Bowlers Reg Numbers raising to £12 for new bowlers.

7) Treasurer’s Report – Including passing of 2018 balance sheet. Passed by majority vote

8) Auditors Report – Absent

9) Proposal re rule amendments – i.) From Longsight CC - Rule 3.5 delete from Rule except as follows: after a team is eliminated a maximum of 4 players in the evening or 2 players in the veterans from that team may play for their clubs other team(s) Rule 2.8 applies. (in response to problem discussed at last meeting) Rejected by majority vote

ii.) From Shaw Heath – Rule 2.1 delete 60 years insert 58 years – Rejected by majority vote

10) Election of Officers –
President – Mr D J McKnight
Vice Presidents – Mr A Bligh, Mr M Broome, Mr R Kavanagh and Mr S E Warburton.
Life Member – Ross Kavanagh, Alan Bligh
Chairman – Mr D J McKnight
Hon Secretary – Mr G Wood
Hon Treasurer – Mr T Forsyth
Hon Results Secretary (Evening) –
Mr G Wood
Hon Results Secretary (Veterans) - Mr J Mobbs
Auditor – Mr D Cocker
(All willing to stand for election and accepted)

11) Fixing of Honorariums – as per the five year plan – accepted by majority vote.

Meeting closed at 8.15pm for presentation of Awards