NEWPORT (SALOP) RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB
LIMITED
MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
HELD AT THE CLUB HOUSE: MONDAY 9th JULY 2012 at 7.00PM
PRESENT: Andrew Watson Jones, Steve Woodhouse, Mark Atkinson, Chris Wilde
Ruth Mansfield, Martin Reid, Gordon Wood, Steve Murphy, Greg Marley,
Heather Marley, Mike Redwood, Roger Telford, Simon Harris, Buzz Higginson,
David Turner, Gavin Goulson, Bill Harper, Ian Griffin, Will Harper, Richard Pearson,
Gareth Davies, Richard Biggin, Basil Hewitt, Neil Weston, Alan Rumbles,
Nicola Withers, Michael Woodhouse, Sarah Higginson, Neil Furniss, Steve Timiss,
Steve Powell, Chris Goulson.
1.
WELCOME
The Chairman, Andrew Watson Jones, opened the meeting by welcoming those
present and thanking them for their attendance.
2.
APOLOGIES
Roger Beavon, Matt Batters, Stuart Scollay, Ian Broadhurst, Geoff Sharples, Torie
Blythe-Richards, Sean Kinson,
3.
MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF NEWPORT (SALOP) RUFC LIMITED
i) The minutes of the AGM held on 5th July 2011 were approved.
ii) The Chairman gave his report on the year’s activities whereby he was pleased to
have seen another successful year on the playing field. He expressed his thanks and
congratulations to all the Management, Coaches, Captains and players for their
tremendous efforts during the year.
He also thanked all the Committee for their outstanding work over the last 12 months.
Congratulations were also due to Buzz Higginson who had run the Junior Section
extremely well in his first year in office.
There was also much to be proud of “off the field” as fundraising continued apace
towards the much awaited Clubhouse extension and improvements.
iii) Mark Atkinson presented the accounts for the year ending 31 May 2012
There had been a significant change of mix regarding the income of the club which
was slightly lower than the previous year. This was due to increased bar turnover
resulting in profits rising from £14K to £23K. Heather and Greg were congratulated
and thanked for an outstanding performance.
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There was also a big increase in Subscriptions from £19K to £25K
In contrast Sponsorship was down by over £10K, not unexpected given the extremely
testing economic climate.
Electricity costs had also soared and the Club was currently undertaking an “Energy
Audit” to identify possible cost savings. The Club had also suffered a significant loss
on the Dinner & Dance and consideration would need to be given to staging the event
elsewhere until the Clubhouse extension has been completed.
There was little change in other figures resulting in a profit of £42 for the Year.
The Chairman thanked Mark for his work during the last 12 months and they would
now be passed to the Auditors for approval.
The Accounts were duly adopted:
Proposed: Steve Murphy
Seconded: Martin Reid
iv) Election of Officers
Andrew Watson Jones announced his intention to step down as Chairman and
received a round of applause from the floor. The following appointments were then
made:-
Chairman:
Steve Woodhouse
Proposed: Andrew Watson Jones
Seconded: Simon Harris
Steve took over his position as Chairman and in so doing recorded his thanks to
Andrew and congratulated him on his achievements during his three years in post.
Vice Chairman: Bill Harper
Proposed: Mark Atkinson
Seconded: Andrew Watson Jones
This was a new position created to ease the burden of the Chairman the provision of
which was already covered in the Company’s Mem & Arts.
President:
Mike Redwood
Proposed: Neil Furniss
Seconded: Andrew Watson Jones
Mike took up his seat in the President’s Chair and expressed his pride and honour in
being asked to fulfil such a prestigious position within the Club.
Secretary:
Chris Wilde
Chairman of Finance: Mark Atkinson
Proposed: Steve Powell
Seconded: Gordon Wood
Proposed: Chris Wilde
Seconded: Andrew Watson Jones
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Chairman of Sponsorship: Steve Powell
Proposed: Simon Harris
Seconded: Mark Atkinson
Thanks were recorded to Simon Harris who standing down from his position
Chairman of Bar:
And Catering
Heather Marley
Proposed: Basil Hewitt
Seconded: Neil Furniss
Chairman of Development: Steve Murphy
Proposed: Buzz Higginson
Seconded: Gordon Wood
House Chairman: Jim Marley
Proposed: Neil Furniss
Seconded: Ian Griffin
v) The appointments made at the Playing General Meeting of 10th May 2012 were
ratified as follows:
Chairman of Rugby
Matt Batters
1st XV Captain
1st XV Vice Captain
1st XV Manager
Neil Weston
Chris Taylor
Gareth Davies
2nd XV Captain
2nd XV Vice Captain
2nd XV Manager
Jonny Stiles
Pete Thomas
Simon Holland
Colts Manager
Players Membership Secretary
VP Membership Secretary
VP Lunch Organiser
Youth Committee Representative
Grounds Chairman
Competitions Secretary
Shropshire RFU Delegate
Press Secretary
Fixtures Secretary
Social Secretary
Safeguarding Officer
Coaching Co-Ordinator
Kev Richards
Simon Holland
Andrew Watson Jones
John Biggin & Paul Skitt
Chris Goulson
Neil Furniss
John Masters
Basil Hewitt
Ruth Mansfield
Mike Redwood
Jason Giles
Nicola Withers
Ian Griffin
Youth Chairman
Youth Secretary
Youth Fixtures Secretary
Buzz Higginson
Torie Blythe-Richards
Matt Scarisbrick
The Chairman also reported that Steve Dolphin had been re-appointed as Head
Coach for the coming season.
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vi) Amendment to Club Rules (Rule 5 – Membership)
Subscription rates for 2012-2013 were agreed as follows:
Honorary Life Member
Honorary Vice President
Playing Member
Life Member
Vice President
Full Time Students & U19’s to U13’s
Under 12’s including Family Membership
Woman Playing Member
Tag Rugby Playing Member
Gratis
Gratis
£132
£300
£40 Male
£30 Female
£65
£60
£30
£30
Any discounts offered for early payment in certain categories were withdrawn
The proposal was put forward to the floor and passed on a show of hands.
vii) Any other business
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Gavin Goulson pointed out that the Club was not currently listed in the
Newport Nova as either a Sports Club or a potential venue. The
chairman agreed this should be rectified.
Repair was needed to the Scoreboard. Steve Powell was looking for a
sponsor to provide a new portable scoreboard
Basil Hewitt requested that the Club take more of an active role in
matters at Shropshire and North Midlands level especially given our
position as the senior club in the County.
The Chairman declared the meeting formally closed.
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