1 - ATTENDEES
Tom Potter; Linda Potter; Geoff Sargon; Marc Shipley; Kevin Forster; Mandy Forster; John Kilner; Chris Ellison
2 - APOLOGIES
None
3 - MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
Agreed
4 - MATTERS ARISING
Authentication Card now working for on-line banking.
5 - TREASURER
Current account is nearly £16k and Deposit account £9k.
The club has has 2 good weekends in a row. Functions have been busy and Sundays have been busy with bingo.
6 - BAR
New tables and chairs have been donated for the function room.
Club notices, adverts and information are to be on screen, (in lounge area).
A jobs list is needed to consider how to smarten/tidy up the outside space for the summer. Need to organise a tidy up day with skip hire to decide what needs to be Kept; Thrown away; Sold.
Bar staff - Sam Ellison is trying to recruit for the summer.
Parking needs to be reviewed in both areas. Move the covers and apply wood chippings to allow some parking on the grass.
7 - CRICKET
After a bad start to the season, where games were cancelled due to rain, 1st team have won both games so far. They beat Brandon who were top last year.
Membership is 95, including juniors, about £2,600 transferred.
The Crowdfunder is progressing well. Sport England will donate 30% of target as we have fulfilled criteria.
The Bongo Bingo event has been postponed until later in the summer.
8 - SQUASH
Squash section have had a great season with 3 teams promoted (3rd team won their play-off).
Membership total is 187 which is above pre-covid numbers.
£161 memberships and £1192 court bookings for April.
Summer leagues will run from June to August, 2 teams entered.
50th Anniversary tickets are printed and posters are up. Previous members to be invited.
Refurbishment of ladies changing room is due to start.
The broken sign is to be fixed.
The ceiling above courts 1 and 2 to be fitted with more insulation to retain heat as per courts 3 and 4.
9 - MEMBERSHIPS
No new members known at this time but need to liaise with Anthony Brown who runs the app.
10 - AOB
General consensus is that the new entry doors are excellent and the new carpet looks great.
Big wall in function room has been painted by MM.
Thank you to George Ellison for fixing the blinds.
White seat covers were given to the club by wedding party (room hire fee waived in return). Discussion needed on how to advertise them for functions.
Squash are interested in the YouTube live feed set up by the cricket section.
Brewery will be supplying umbrellas for outside use.
Meeting closed at 8.45pm.
Date of next meeting Monday 19th June 2023
