Knutsford Friday Bowling League

Minutes of Committee Meeting held at the Legh Arms at 1.30pm on Wednesday 21st May 2025.

Present:

Bruce Tulley Chairman, Ann Penson Treasurer, Jen Wills Secretary, Brian Jones Railway, Keith Poskitt KBC, Sylvia Buckley Victory Hall, and Kath Perks Cranford.

1. Apologies:
   John Groves Oughtrington, Helen Jennings and Stephanie Dawson Mere. Roger Mansell Chelford, Jean Mason High Legh, Heather O’Hanlon Crosstown, and Celia Brown Railway.
2. Minutes of Previous Meeting 23rd January 2020:
   No-one present had attended the previous meeting so the minutes were not formally accepted as a true record.
3. Chairman’s Report:
   Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting and highlighted the fantastic weather enjoyed during the early season
4. Treasurer’s Report:
   The Treasurer reported no financial activity,
5. Secretary’s Report;
   i. Correspondence
   • Interim Cheshire County Registrar is:
     Ian Smith,
     42 East Lane
     Cuddington
     CW8 2QQ.
   • Victory Hall re reintroduction of KO Competition;
     Action For consideration at AGM
   • LMRCA re application of 5 chalk penalty for players playing twice in match;
     The Secretary had responded to LMRCA to explain that the 5 chalk penalty was not a rule in this league to ensure that added pressure was not put on any teams who struggled for players
   • Cheshire Senior Merit;
     Although all players in KFBL are eligible to enter this competition, this league does not have to action entries as they are all done by Jid Webb for the whole of Knutsford.
   • LMRCA green;
     The Sec informed the meeting that she had been made aware that LMRCA were needing to swap venues for their matches as they were experiencing problems with their green and had written to them offering support.
   • Cheshire Handbooks;
     The Sec asked the Treasurer to check how much we had paid for the Cheshire County Bowling Association’s Official Handbook as she had received 13 copies. However, only 4 had been ordered, the mandatory number ordered on completion of the Affiliation form. The Sec made these Handbooks available to all clubs in the league but only 3 were needed as all the information is available on the Association’s website.
     Action: Treasurer to check cost
6. Individual Competition 8th June at the Railway;
   • Number of entries; 27
   • Start time; 11am
   • Handicaps;
     Action: Committee to review the work done so far and to comment in the next week.
     Sec to publish the draw on 31st May.
   • Entry fee and Prize Monies.
     £27 entry fees £80 prize money
     Action: For discussion at AGM
7. Re- silvering of Trophies:
   The Sec reported that she had only found one re-silvering company and had obtained a quote for re-silvering 2 trophies of £766.66. The cost of engraving could be extra as one the trophies is so badly worn that the inscription could only be guessed at.
   The committee decided that the league cannot currently afford this, but in the future new cheaper trophies could be acquired.
   Action: Discuss at AGM.
8. Presentation Evening:
   The Sec informed the meeting that she had spoken with 2 local caterers, both known to her, and both familiar with Mere Bowling Club. She had menus from both and approximate costs of £25 -£30 per person.
   She expressed concern that there are insufficient funds to cover any pre-event expenses but proposed that each club be invoiced and invited to pay asap for their allocated 4 tickets (agreed at AGM).
   Action:
   The Sec to agree a menu and price of say £25 with one of the caterers;
   The Treasurer to raise an invoice for £30 (food, room hire and other expenses) per ticket x 4;
   Group (led by Sandra Jones) to lead on Christmas themed table decs;
   Keith Poskitt to organise Christmas themed music;
   The Sec to do table qui; and
   Group to be set up at a later date to organize tables etc on the day.
9. AOB
   Unfriendly Play:
   Please see attached letter from Chairman.
   9 mile Rule for membership of League:
   It was noted that one green is outside the 9 mile radius from the centre of Knutsford (Rule 1.1.3).
   Action:
   Ann Penson (former cartographer) to produce a relevant map showing the 9mile radius for use if / when new teams apply; and
   The Committee /AGM to be more vigilant when processing new applications.
10. Date, time and Venue of Next Meeting.
    Thursday, 26th June 2025 at 7pm at Knutsford Bowling Club.