1 - Attendance
Marc Shipley, Mandy Forster, Kevin Forster, Tracey Coats, Anita Hammond, Mick Barnes, Connor Snaith
2 - Apologies
Ian Davies, Russell Hughes, Mark Flynn
3 - Minutes of the Previous Meeting
• Minutes of the Meeting 9th August 2022 agreed.
4 - Matters Arising/Action Points
4.1 - Action Point Update
• 4.3 Marc issued the email and the Team Squash meeting was held 22nd August.
• 4.4 Mandy wrote to Colin Dumble thanking him for his continued sponsorship of the Team shirts.
• 4.5 2022/23 membership fee notification sent via Wazygoose by Marc owing to technical difficulties experienced by Mandy.
• 4.7 Anita has passed details of a cleaner to Kevin.
• 5. Team shirt details passed to Kevin by Marc, t-shirts now on order.
• 5. Mandy has passed on donation to Bob Pullen for The Racket members.
• 5. Key for new vacuum cupboard passed by Kevin to Anita.
• 5. Marc has passed England Squash affiliation fee invoice to Club Treasurer.
• 5. AGM Report 2022 completed in advance of AGM being held on Monday 12th September - BEING CARRIED FORWARD
• 5 Kevin & Mandy – Updating Safeguarding Policies – ongoing.
4.2 - Northumbria Squash Summer Teams
• Marc reported that the Bandits are playing Benwell Hill in the play-offs at Tynemouth on 10th September, and the winner plays either Westoe or Primrose in the semi-final. The finals are being held on 11th September. • Boldon Lions ended 8th in the Division.
4.3 - Team Squash 2022/2023
• Marc confirmed the squads have been passed to the Captains.
• Ian Mapstone has agreed to captaincy of the 2nd Team.
• Stuart Finlay has asked to play in the 2nd Team, not the 1st.
• Connor explained he has put his team in order of play but expects there may be some challenges, which may also happen in the 2nd team.
• Marc explained the first games will commence w/c 19th September and the fixtures will go on the Noticeboard once they have been finalised on Wednesday 7th September.
4.4 - Dashboard
• Marc did a walkthrough of the Dashboard reporting membership renewal is going well at 119 to date. He advised the Committee that £810 has been transferred to the Club Treasurer for court bookings and almost £7k for squash memberships.
o Squash bank account healthy.
• The August court bookings are down, however the Committee believe this may be due to a number of factors such as the recent heat wave and holiday bookings following the end of Covid-related travel restrictions.
4.5 - Squash club maintenance/improvement
• Changing room – Marc and Kevin have spoken to Chris Ellison who has suggested removing the cladding and carrying out the work themselves. Once work done, the floor can be updated. ACTION – Marc and Kevin.
• Water leak investigated by Seaburn Gas but they are unable to pin point the cause without shutting down the heating system for a while, which unfortunately can’t be done as it will have a detrimental impact on the squash club.
• Cleaning service – reported by Kevin as patchy, particular problems about cleanliness in the Ladies shower area. Overall monitoring still being done. Committee discussed possibility of alternative cleaning services. ACTION – Kevin to contact the cleaner that Anita passed him details of.
• Marc expressed thanks to the court wall cleaning team for the work already undertaken on 3 courts, the final one is scheduled for cleaning on Tuesday 6th September.
4.6 - Club Executive Committee Feedback
• Marc reported there is one new cricket member and one new social member joined in July.
• There was a very successfully attended Finals day held on 21st August, won by Boldon, and the matches were live streamed on YouTube.
• Boldon 1st Team finished mid table but unfortunately the 2nd Team look likely to be relegated.
• The Cricket section is looking to upgrade their nets next winter but have been quoted £40k.
• George Ellison is currently working on a maintenance list for the Club that will be put to the Executive Committee for prioritisation.
• One of the main priorities the Executive has already identified is replacement of the Club entrance doors and quotes are currently being sought.
• The Racket Christmas Party Night is confirmed as Friday 16th December.
5 - AOB
• Mandy suggested that the Squash Committee spend money upfront to provide a buffet on The Racket Christmas Party Night and subsequently recoup some of the cost from the ticket sales.
o The Committee agreed to the expenditure.
Date of Next Meeting – TBC depending on Team fixtures
