1 - ATTENDANCE
Marc Shipley, Mandy Forster, Kevin Forster, Tracey Coats, Anita Hammond, Ian Davies
2 - APOLOGIES
Connor Snaith, Mark Flynn, Mick Barnes
3 - MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING
• Minutes of the Meeting 13th February 2023 agreed.
4 - MATTERS ARISING/ACTION POINTS
4.1 - Action Point Update:
• 4.5 Cleaning quote from Baltica NE expensive, keep with ST cleaners but monitor, keep raising issues. Anita & Ian suggested volunteers could help out.
• 4.6 Marquee hire/fees – action ongoing
• 4.7 The Racket confirmed for an evening set for 50th Anniversary event on 17th June.
• 4.8 Bouncy castle hire - Executive raised concerns with there being a cricket match on
• 4.9 Discussion around raising court fees to £5, agreed once cricket confirm their fundraising to the club. Possibly from 27th March.
• AOB Ian Davies asked if it would be possible to organise an ex pro squash player to come and play an exhibition match, do a Q & A and a coaching workshop. Marc to investigate.
4.2 - Team Squash 2022/2023
• Marc reported on the teams performances as follows:
o Boldon 1 second in their league, promoted to Division 1
o Boldon 2 top of their league in Division 3, promoted to Division 2
o Boldon 3 currently 6th in Division 3, possibly in playoff
o Boldon 4 second top of their league in Division 5, possibly promoted to Division 4
4.3 - Dashboard
• Marc did a walkthrough of the Dashboard reporting membership renewal is 169 to date plus one more expected tonight (13th March). He advised the Committee that £1,056.00 has been transferred to the Club Treasurer for court bookings and £256.50 for squash memberships.
4.4 - Squash club maintenance/improvement
• Following Marc’s notification to the Committee regarding the Boldon Squash sign for the glass corridor, design and colour agreed, Kevin & Marc to erect sign when timber obtained.
• Marc and Kevin also raised a suggestion that signs for advertising squash, cricket and pool matches could be displayed in the bar on a TV screen . This is being tried out on court 3 for squash related news.
• Ladies changing room refurbishment to be scheduled at the end of the current season (April onwards). Ongoing.
• Cleaning – as outlined in the Action Points the Baltica NE quote was expensive.
• Action- staying with ST Cleaning
• Safeguarding matter has been dealt with.
4.5 - 50th Anniversary
• Ideas are being progressed.
• The date is confirmed as Saturday 17th June (although the cricket team is also playing at home that date).
• Catering to be discussed
• Format to be finalised.
4.6 - Club Executive Committee Feedback
• Bar prices are to increase.
• Junior Cricket subs will now be paid to the Cricket & Squash Club
• The new main doors are expected to be fitted week commencing 9th January 2023. Doors now to be fitted Thursday 16th March.
• The new squash sign is to be paid for by the Executive as part of our LWC money.
• JK to launch crowd fundraising for new nets.
5 - AOB
• Anita raised the issue of lights being left on in the corridor when there is no-one in the club, Kevin reported the price of/use of motion sensors about £60 each and we would need 4, plus fitting. No further action necessary as cost savings are being made through use of LED lighting throughout the squash area.
• Anita asked for the matter of (lack of) car parking to be raised again with the Club Executive, they don’t see it as an issue the same as we do.
• Club Championship - suggested start date is 17th April with the finals to be held on Sunday 30th April at 4pm. A new trophy needs to be purchased, this was agreed, Kevin to arrange.
Date of Next Meeting – Tuesday 11th April 2023 at 7.15pm
