LICHFIELD HOCKEY CLUB – MINUTES OF COMMITTEE MEETING –
MONDAY 4th FEBRUARY 2013
Present:
Dave Willenbruch
Dave Bull
Helen Jacob
Beth Jacob
Claire Cresswell
Steve Davies
Jenny Rodgers
Cliff Butcher
Apologies:
Mike Sambidge
Rachael Swailes
Prue Nickson
Duncan Brownley
Tim Habart
Bridget Ball
Dave Eastland
Tim Silk
Jan Willenbruch
Matters Arising
Cliff said that he had given Tim Bowen enough information regarding VAT situation to enable Tim to make a
decision regarding Levy etc.
Umpire report situation is now up to date – Andy T is aware that must be kept this way otherwise fines etc
will go back to 1sts.
Correspondence
E-mail from Tamworth Ladies inviting Ladies to 7-a-side 2nd Teams Competition on Sunday 7th April at
Hopwas.
Membership
No new members.
Finance
Tim S submitted latest Income & Expenditure statement and his report saying that due to the snow January
had been an inactive month financially.1st aid-kits and icepacks had been purchased and delivered.
Sponsorship
No report
Fixtures
Postponed fixtures from 19th January all sorted apart from Mens 6ths v 7ths – will probably be decided by
toss of coin. Of those from 26th January only two sorted so far. Mens 8ths now playing Sutton at Wyndley at
3.30 pm this Saturday.
Mens Section
1sts lost 4-1 to West Bridgford last Saturday and are now second in League. 2nds are in relegation zone,
3rds are second, 4ths in relegation zone & 5ths are fifth, 6ths are eighth and 7ths are bottom – Badgers are
all enjoying themselves.
Ladies Section
1sts are fifth in their League, 2nds are second, 3rds are first but only 2 points between first and fifth place,
4ths are mid-table and 5ths are near bottom and 6ths are doing fine. Helen said that 5ths had been asked if
they would like to play in Tunnicliffe League next season.
Junior Section
Sunday’s training saw 40 in first session and 30 in second. Both Boys and Girls teams have
Done very well in their respective competitions.
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Training
Dave W proposed that for next season we revert to last season’s times ie: Men 1sts squad on Tuesday,
Ladies on Wednesday and General members on Thursdays. Also that in December & January we move
indoors to St Georges because of bad weather. Agreed and will be booked.
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Equipment
No report.
Vice-Presidents
No report.
JMC
Tim H reported that at the last meeting there was a lot of talk about heating, use of grass pitches and a new
groundsman for Cricket Club. Not certain when JMC AGM is because it has been postponed several times.
Dave W said that car parking had become a nightmare and JMC should be pressed to sort it out. Himself
and Rob Gray will be erecting lighting stanchions all the way up to astro within next 2 weeks.
Entertainment
Maggot Racing Night had to be abandoned. Proposed May Day Bank Holiday inter-Club tournament
changed to last week-end in April.
AOB
Ray sadly passed away in January and will be greatly missed by the whole Club – Mrs Astle had told Dave
that she and her family had been overwhelmed by all the messages and cards received and asked him to
thank everyone for their kindness. It is proposed that a bench will be donated in Ray’s memory and erected
in front of the Clubhouse. Also that proceeds from proposed Tournament in April will be split three ways
between Ray’s, Dave Hodge’s and Cathy Dean’s selected charities.
Dave Eastland reported that he attended a presentation by Simon Brown at Whittington Barracks where he
learnt that 400 new personnel will be moving to the area as well as a 1000 temporary staff. All will receive
presentation packs detailing local facilities etc. and Dave suggested that we get something in this with details
of the whole Club.
Captains etc were asked to give some thought regarding Summer hockey ie: number of teams, times of
games etc. Good idea if Jo was invited to be Manager of Mens’ teams to oversee future development.
Awards Night is on March 23rd - Sarah asked if there were any ideas as to format and any volunteers to do
presentation although Sarah said that she was happy to continue. It was decided that each team would have
3 awards, 2 which would be fixed namely “Most improved Player”, “Players’ Player” and an option for third
choice to be decided by each team. Teams can have additional awards but to be presented during the break
to save time.
Jan W had asked if we wanted to run a raffle before end of season – need to pay £20 registration fee –
decided to defer to next season.
Date of AGM changed from 18th April to Tuesday 30th April.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING – MONDAY 4th MARCH 2013 – 8 PM