Minutes of the 71st Annual General Meeting held at the King Alfred Indoor B. C.
On Monday 21 January 2008 commencing at 7.30pm
Present: C Bennett President / Secretary [in the Chair]
A C Grisbrook Chairman
K Fennell Treasurer
A Hawkins Competitions Secretary
and 27 representatives from 22 clubs as recorded in the register
The President opened the meeting by welcoming everyone to the evening and standing for a few moments to reflect on colleagues who had passed away during the past year.
1. Apologies: None had been received and only Newhaven BC was absent
BRIGHTON, HOVE & DISTRICT BOWLING LEAGUE
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LEAGUE MINUTES :
A.G.M. - 21 January 2008 & Executive Council - 22 October 2007
Minutes of the Executive Council Meeting held at the King Alfred Indoor B. C.
On Thursday 30 October 2008 commencing at 8.15pm
Present: C Bennett : President
A Grisbrook : Chairman [in the Chair]
C Bennett : Secretary
K Fennell : Treasurer
B Bayliss : Match Secretary
A Hawkins : Competitions Secretary
and representatives from 15 clubs as recorded in the register
Shoreham B.C. proposed Rule 10 [b] be rescinded
Rationale: During the course of this season we have found it difficult to work within this rule which restricts Clubs from moving players about within their two or more teams. We at Shoreham understand that other Clubs are experiencing similar difficulties to ourselves which is primarily due to shortage of players within the Club. We therefore propose that Rule 10 b] be rescinded in its entirety. This will enable reasonable flexibility in choosing teams from within a Club and indeed enable new players who join from other Clubs during a season to be chosen for their new Club, thus removing the present restrictive practice.
BRIGHTON, HOVE & DISTRICT BOWLING LEAGUE: RULE 10. REGISTRATION
‘b] In league matches any player who in the same season plays three times in the same Division shall not be eligible to play in any lower Division. Where a club has more than one Team in the same Division, once a player has played twice for one Team, he is NOT eligible to play in the other. Any player who in the same season plays three times for a club shall NOT be eligible to play for any other club in a lower Division that season.
PENALTY for any breach of this Rule, the offending Club/Team shall lose two points from their final points total at the end of the season and 25% of the shots scored in the rink on which the ineligible player was playing.’
The Proposal was seconded by Brighton BC.
After a lengthy debate an Amendment Proposed by Mackie BC, Seconded by Hangleton BC that the AGM be recommended to adjust the Rule for the 2009 season to allow FOUR appearances instead of three with a review of the effects by the Executive Council after the end of the season was Agreed
BRIGHTON, HOVE & DISTRICT BOWLING LEAGUE: RULE 10. REGISTRATION
b] In league matches any player who in the same season plays four times in the same Division shall not be eligible to play in any lower Division. Where a club has more than one Team in the same Division, once a player has played twice for one Team, he is NOT eligible to play in the other. Any player who in the same season plays four times for a club shall NOT be eligible to play for any other club in a lower Division that season.
PENALTY for any breach of this Rule, the offending Club/Team shall lose two points from their final points total at the end of the season and 25% of the shots scored in the rink on which the ineligible player was playing.’
Hove and Kingsway B.C. proposed that where a Club had more than one team competing in the League, the team in the higher Division at the start of the season shall be known as the ‘A’ team and that this shall be implemented from the start of the 2009 season.
[At the Executive Council Meeting on 23 October 2006 [Minute 10] it was noted that Hollingbury ‘B’ and Hove and Kingsway ‘B’ were both in Division 1 while their ‘A’ teams were in lower Divisions. It was also noted that regardless of name the club’s best players were in the team in the higher Division - in these case the ‘B’ team. It was suggested that a new paragraph be added to League Rule 8 so that at the start of each season, when a club had more than one team in the League, the team in the higher Division would be named as that Club’s ‘A’ team. After a lengthy debate this was rejected.]
The Proposed was Seconded by The Competitions Secretary. After debate those in Favour 4, those Against 8 the Proposal was Rejected
An application for re-election had been received from Peacehaven ‘B’ who finished bottom of Division 6 Proposed that the A.G.M. be recommended to agree the club’s application for re-election: Agreed
An application for election to the League had been received from Lancing BC. Although historically the boundaries of the League have been assumed to be the two rivers - Adur and Sussex Ouse - this is not enshrined within the League’s Rules. A proposal from Shoreham BC that the application be rejected was not seconded. Proposed by The Competitions Secretary, Seconded Preston BC that the A.G.M. be recommended to agree Lancing’s application for election to Division 6 After a debate those in Favour 15, those Against 2 the Recommendation was Agreed
Further Proposed that Lancing BC be invited to send two Delegates as observers to the A.G.M. was Agreed
This had been circulated with the Agenda:
He thanked the Officers for their work during the past year, however there are only four people in post and the League would benefit from a wider involvement by member clubs. The Treasurer is awaiting a replacement knee and would stand down if there is a volunteer for the post and the Competitions Secretary, due to other commitments, will not be standing for re-election for 2009 The Match Secretary is also standing down this year after 14 years in post.
Use of the internet is increasing and 16 of the 23 member clubs now have e-mail contact with the Secretary.
The League has introduced two significant changes this year:
[i] A WEB site with a range of useful information – Fixtures, results, league tables, rules and history of the league.
[ii] After several seasons of difficulty in obtaining enough names for a competitive selection of representative the selectors now invite two member clubs to each supply a Rink for each match. The selectors then have only four Rinks to pick which is making the process more competitive whilst also introducing more bowlers to inter league competitive matches. This appears popular and will continue for the foreseeable future.
He concluded by wishing everyone good health and bowling in the forthcoming season. Noted
Proposed by Brighton BC, seconded by Hangleton BC, that the Minutes of the AGM held on 6 December 2006 were correct and should be signed by the President Agreed
4. Matters Arising: No matters arising.
5. Correspondence: Minor items of ‘junk’ mail only.
a] Secretary: Recorded his thanks both to his fellow Officers and the member clubs for their assistance and support.
The Bill Hawkins Cup Final was played on the Brighton Green in September with Preston ‘A’ winning a very close game against Newhaven 43 shots to 41 Thanks to the Brighton Club for both hosting the fixture and also the excellent hospitality they provided to both teams after the match.
The League Management Committee met twice to consider fixture problems, both involving the Preston Club.
i. On the first week of the season Preston had two teams scheduled to play at home. On that evening however they had insufficient Rinks available to stage both fixtures as they also had bowlers at home in the County Singles Championship. As a result, under League Rule 9 [c], they requested Woodingdean to re-schedule one match. Woodingdean offered to reverse the fixtures and accept Preston on their green that evening but Preston declined claiming they had insufficient players available. The League Management Committee examined the Register of Players for 2007 and noted The Preston Club has registered 93 bowlers for the season. As only seven were involved in County Singles competitions and the Preston ‘C’ team has no match that evening the club had 86 registered bowlers from which to select two teams of 12 bowlers. The Committee noted also that it was the first match of the season and no bowler was tied nor would become tied to a particular squad under League Rule 10 [b]. In addition the County Competitions Rule 5 [a] allows for competitors to mutually agree to play their ties before the date and time fixed. The Management Committee instructed both Preston and Woodingdean to play the game on the scheduled date on the Woodingdean green with the reverse fixture being played on The Preston green.
ii. On 3 July Lewes was scheduled with two home League fixtures but on that date their green was required by The County for competitions and the club, in accordance with League Rule 9 [c] re-arranged both of their League matches. One match was re-arranged and played on Friday 29 June and the other v Preston ‘C’ was re-arranged for Monday 2 July. On that evening, although the Lewes team was present at the green Preston failed to arrive. Preston accepted responsibility for this, which was due to a breakdown in communication within their club. Lewes reported the failure to the League’s Competitions Secretary and with his agreement a second re-arrangement was scheduled for Monday 16 July. On that evening the Lewes team was again present at the green but again the Preston team failed to arrive.
Following the second failure the Competitions Secretary and Secretary agreed that League Rule 9[e] should be applied. With Lewes awarded six points and Preston losing four points from their season total. Preston then lodged an appealed against this ruling. After a disciplinary hearing attended by representatives of both clubs the Management Committee accepted there had been a further breakdown of communications and as both clubs wished to play the game it was re‑scheduled and played on 31 July. Noted
b] Treasurer: He reported a good year. Expenses generally have been low with most items other than telephone calls, down on last year.
The only major expense was for bowls stickers. Next year however we will need to order a supply of score cards. An important saving this season was due to selected players arriving for matches so that we did not have to pay out for guest players. In addition the Bill Hawkins cup was run by the Brighton Club at no cost to the league. They were advised that if they were out of pocket they could submit a claim but none was made.
He added his personal thanks to the Brighton club, for their efforts and co-operation in making the Finals day such a success.
Last year he opened a new account with the Alliance and Leicester, and this is its first full year. It has brought in a very satisfactory return with interest paid monthly direct into the account. It started the year paying 4% and ended the year at 4¾% for November which was £20.64 That however will show in next years figures as it came in too late in December to appear in the audit. The monthly interest is tied to the bank rate, so if that goes down so does the amount we receive.
The rest of the audit is straight forward and there appears to be no reason to ask for any increase in the affiliation fee.
He is awaiting a replacement knee, hopefully within 4 months. Meanwhile, although he is willing to continue as Treasurer, it is advisable to look for someone to take over the post. I anyone is interested he is prepared to stand down. Noted
The Treasurer advised the Meeting that, due to the deferment of the A.G.M. to January the Audited Accounts did not contain two major items – Engraving of Trophies and admin costs of the A.G.M. which would appear in next yea’s Accounts.
c] Match Secretary: The League played 16 matches, of which 4 were won. This is a little disappointing in view of the new selection procedure however the margin of defeat in those matches lost is now much lower. During the year 7 Badges had been awarded to: Peter Card, Lew Epstein, Cliff Kent, Bill Lucas, Ken Ross, Francois Tuccori and Dave Woosnam, all of whom are to congratulated. Sixteen matches have again been arranged for 2008 He closed by thanking all the Officers, Club Secretaries and players for their support. Noted
d] Competitions Secretary: Recorded his thanks to the Officers for their support and the clubs for ensuring match results reached him on time. After verification the weekly details were passed to the League Secretary for uploading to the League’s WEB site and publication of the latest League Tables. He congratulated both Hove and Kingsway ‘B’, this year’s League Champions, and Preston ‘A’, winners of the Bill Hawkins Cup on their respective successes. He added his thanks and congratulations to the Brighton club for staging the final of the Bill Hawkins Cup and providing excellent hospitality for players, officers and spectators.
The League Fixtures for 2008 are provisionally scheduled to start on 20 May with two blank weeks in the programme for Hove Open and the Preston Club Tournaments. Matches for Divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be completed on 5 August while those for Division 5 and 6 will end on 2 September to allow for the four extra weeks needed by the enlargement of these Divisions. Clubs in Division 5 and 6 will however be allowed, by mutual agreement, to start matches scheduled after the 5 August at any time from 4.30pm or play only 18 ends or alternatively and by mutual agreement and prior notice to me, they may re-schedule any of these matches to an earlier date.
He drew members attention to various items that had to be taken into account in compiling the fixture list. He had received a written request from Southwick BC asking that neither of their two teams should be scheduled at home when a Southwick Park team is at home as this produced congestion in the shared club house. Since both clubs have two teams this can only be achieved by ensuring each club’s ‘A’ and ‘B’ team are both either home or away on the same evening and this had been done. Additionally both the Preston and Hove and Kingsway Clubs run three teams but can only accommodate two fixtures at home on any one evening. Generally where clubs have two team their ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams are scheduled home and away on different nights. After including these various considerations it is not possible to arrange matches so that clubs are home and away on alternate weeks.
There is the usual one week break for Hove Tournament and in addition this year, at The Preston Club’s request, there is a further break in the programme for that club’s Open Tournament.
I have held the post of Competitions Secretary for seven years and enjoyed working with the member clubs but will now have insufficient time to carry out the duties in the way I would like them done. Noted
6. Annual Reports: The following Reports had been circulated with the Agenda:
Recorded that the League now has e-mail contact with 60% of the member clubs and that this will soon be used as the main source of communication as it is both quicker and less expensive than post. This also means clubs have access to the WEB. He then advised members that the League WEB site which had been set up in July 2006 by the Secretary at the suggestion of the then President and several Member Clubs had not been formally recognised at a meeting of the League Members. He asked if the meeting wished the WEB Site to continue and if the Members wished to adopt it as an official League institution. Carlton BC asked if a change to the Rules would be need to provide for the appointment of a WEB Master as an officer of the League. The President said this was not necessary and that while the Secretary was currently able to run the Site as a WEB Master, if necessary, Rule 5 [b] now provided for the co-option of someone with special skills. With no dissenters among the Member Clubs adoption of the existing League WEB Site was Agreed
Bob Henstridge of A.A. Locksmiths had generously offered to continue his sponsorship of the League, which was Accepted
Proposed by Lewes BC, seconded by Brighton BC, that the Amendments to League Rules 5 and 9 recommended by the Executive Council on 22 October be accepted was Agreed
Proposed by Brighton BC, seconded Peacehaven BC that the Honorarium for 2007 shall be unchanged at £50 each for the Secretary, Treasurer, Match Secretary and Competitions Secretary and that an Honorarium of £50 shall also be paid for running the Leagues WEB Site
Agreed
The draw for the Bill Hawkins Cup competition 2008 was made. Full details will be posted on the WEB site. Noted
The Executive Council on 22 October noted there were no nominations for the post of Vice Chairman, Assistant Secretary and one Delegate but recommended election of all nominations received. After 24 years in post Alec Grisbrook had however now decided not to seek re-election as Match Secretary and a nomination for B Bayliss as March Secretary had been received from Hangleton BC.
A proposal by Hangleton BC seconded by Brighton BC that a vote of thanks be recorded in appreciation of the work done as Match Secretary by Alec Grisbrook was Agreed
J Edwards, British Rail volunteered for the vacant post of Delegate.
There being no further nominations British Rail BC, seconded by Rottingdean BC proposed that the recommendation of the Executive meeting on 22 October and additional nominations be accepted Agreed
President : C Bennett Hangleton BC
Chairman : A Grisbrook Saltdean BC
Vice Chairman : vacant
Secretary : C Bennett Hangleton BC
Assistant Secretary : vacant
Treasurer : K Fennell Preston BC
Competitions Secretary : A Hawkins Hollingbury BC
Match Secretary : B Bayliss Hangleton BC
Auditor : C Jubb Preston BC
Delegates [2] : R Henstridge Vicarage B
J Edwards British Rail BC
16. Date of AGM The AGM for 2008 will be held on Monday 7 January 2009 Noted
Record the result of the Bill Hawkins Cup 2007
Winner : Preston ‘A’
Runner Up : Newhaven
The League President presented Divisional Trophies for 2007 to representatives of the winning clubs:
Division 7 : Preston ‘C’
Division 6 : Southwick Park ‘B’
Division 5 : Hollingbury Park ‘A’
Division 4 : Vicarage
Division 3 : St Ann’s Well Gardens
Division 2 : Peacehaven ‘A’
Division 1 : Hove & Kingsway ‘B’
i. The Treasurer expressed concern that the cost of entry for The League in E.B.A. [Bowls England] Year Book had doubled from £10 to £20 and asked if The League should continue with its entry.
Proposed by Dyke Road BC, seconded by British Rail BC that the entry be maintained Agreed
ii. Mackie BC proposed the League write to Bowls England expressing concern at the increasing use of narrow draw line woods which are more appropriate to indoor rinks than slower outdoor greens and requesting they be phased out of use for outdoor matches by 2010 There was general agreement with the concern and it was suggested that if nothing could be done nationally the Brighton League might consider banning them from use in our matches. Two problems were identified, one defining which woods would be unacceptable and the other who would enforce any ban. After a short debate the proposal was seconded by Brighton BC. In a vote of 19 clubs for to none against with three abstentions the proposal was then Agreed
The meeting closed at 8.45pm.
BRIGHTON, HOVE AND DISTRICT BOWLING LEAGUE RULES 5 and 9
Rule 5
Proposed by the Executive Officers that the League creates a post of Assistant Secretary:
5. MANAGEMENT
The League shall be managed by ……………. The Executive Officers shall be the President, Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Hon. Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Hon. Treasurer, Hon. Match Secretary and Hon. Competitions Secretary, who shall be nominated by ………………
Recommended by the Executive Council that League Rule 5 shall be amended by the addition of the following words after the final words of the current Rule:
. . . . . . . .
The Executive Officers shall meet when the Chairman and Hon. Secretary considers necessary. Five present shall constitute a quorum. The Executive Officers shall have full power in respect of the following:
[a] to transact all the business of the League except such matters as are herein reserved to the Annual General Meeting,
[b] to fill vacancies in respect of any office that may occur between Annual General Meetings, and to co-opt for special experience such additional member/s as they may deem appropriate,
[c] to appoint Sub-Committees for such purposes as they deem desirable.
Rule 9
Recommended that as a result of the creation of Bowls England League Rule 9 [a], [b] and [d] shall be amended as follows:
9. MATCHES
a] All matches will be played under World Bowls Laws unless otherwise specified and all bowls must bear the BIBC/IBB stamp.
b] All fixtures will be issued ……. All matches shall be scheduled for Tuesday evenings starting at 6.00pm allowing for the statutory 30 minutes [ World Bowls Law 46.2 : 2 ], subject to Rule 9c. Only one trial end shall be played. …………
d] . . . . . . . . . . In the event that any match is terminated by mutual agreement of the relevant Team captains due to very adverse weather conditions, that match shall be resumed within fourteen [14] days and the Hon. Competition Secretary notified in accordance with Rule 9d. World Bowls Law 50 : 1, 2, 3 and 4 shall apply.
Proposed by British Rail BC, seconded by Mackie BC that the Reports and Accounts be accepted Agreed
At the Executive Meeting in October several clubs had expressed concern at the draft fixture programme for 2008 and it was agreed issue of the schedule should be deferred to allow discussions within clubs on the principle of allowing breaks in the programme for club events. The Secretary had subsequently received several written objections on the basis that if one club was allowed a break a criteria would be established which would apply to all clubs. In consultation with the Competitions Secretary he had produced a revised schedule excluding a break for a Preston club tournament. Proposed by Lewes BC, seconded by Dyke Road BC that the revised schedule be accepted was Agreed
The revised schedule was then issued to all Member Clubs.
The President advised the meeting that the national re-alignment of the opening date for the bowls season has been set by Bowls England for 2010 however Brighton and Hove City Council have arbitrarily decided to re-align the dates this year. The Mayor will tour those clubs where an opening ceremony is performed on Friday 25 April with the formal opening of the greens for public use on Saturday 26 April. He also advised the meeting that he had discussed this anomaly with staff of the City Parks and Leisure Department and been told that they were unable to prepare the greens for opening any earlier. Several clubs expressed concern since their first competitive match was scheduled for that weekend but the President explained any attempt to get the Council to reconsider would need support with virtually every club within the city writing to appeal.
After a break for private discussions the President called for a vote to accept the Councils proposed opening on the 26 April which, with only three dissenters was Agreed
1. Apologies
2. Minutes
3. Matters Arising
4. Correspondence
5. Annual Reports:
a. Secretary:
b. Match Secretary:
c. Competitions Secretary:
Apologies for absence were received from: British Rail, Dyke Road Park, Lewes and Portslade Bowling Clubs Noted
Proposed by Hollingbury Park, seconded by Carlton, that the Minutes of 22 October 2007 were correct and should be signed by the Chairman Agreed
None. Noted
None. Noted
The Secretary recorded thanks to fellow Officers and in particular, Match Secretary Brian Bayliss, for their assistance.
He advised those present that he had received some criticism about delays in up dating the League WEB site and detailed the problems encountered in updating the site on a weekly basis to provide Member Clubs with regular League Tables. He also reminded the meeting that the WEB site was his personal domain and not owned by the League.
He confirmed that as advised at the previous A.G.M. the Competitions Secretary, Alan Hawkins, was not standing for re-election and also the Match Secretary, Brian Bayliss, had decided not to seek re-election, this was largely due to lack of support for Representative matches which meant their organising was taking up a disproportionate amount of time. The Secretary added partly for the same reason, he was reviewing his position and might also not seek re-election as Secretary although he was standing for a third and final year as President. Noted
This year, to date, 7 indoor representative matches have been played and all lost. We were also scheduled to play 5 outdoor representative games but two were cancelled due to rain and a third was cancelled by our opponents - The Worthing District League. Of the two played we won one - the Mayor’s Challenge match against Worthing at Woodingdean - but lost to the Eastbourne League where they loaned us a player to make up the six Rinks only to be further compromised when two bowlers failed to arrive and were replaced by two lady supporters. A further four matches are due to be played indoors before the A.G.M.
The lack of support is reflected in the number of Representative Badges awarded and this year only one bowler, himself, has been presented with the District badge.
A full programme of representative matches has been provisionally arranged for next year and details will be discussed at the A.G.M. Noted
In general the League matches and Bill Hawkins competition ran smoothly although there had been the usual delay in submission of match score cards by the usual one or two Clubs and again a number of cards that were difficult to read. He recorded his thanks to fellow Officers for their assistance and to those Clubs who gave their full support throughout the season.
Early in the season the weekly check of match score cards identified an unregistered player who had bowled for Peacehaven ‘B’ and Rule 10 [b] was applied with 25% of the shots being lost on that Rink and the Club being deducted 2 points from the season’s total. This resulted in this team finishing bottom of Division 6
In the third Round of the Bill Hawkins Competition Hove and Kingsway ‘B’ as the Challengers failed to offer their opponents - St Ann’s Well Gardens - any dates for the match in accordance with the Bill Hawkins Cup Rule 4 [b] and were eliminated with the match awarded to St Ann’s Well.
The Bill Hawkins Cup Final was played on the Hangleton Green in September with St Ann’s Well Gardens winning impressively against Preston ‘A’. The League thanked Hangleton Club not only for hosting the fixture but also the excellent hospitality they provided to both teams after the match.
He confirmed, as advised at the A.G.M., he would not be standing for re-election as Competitions Secretary for 2009 but was honoured and had enjoyed being able to carry out these duties for your League during the past seven years. Noted
6. Rules Changes:
7. Application for
Re-Election
8. Application for
Election
9 Future League
Representative Matches
The Secretary outlined the problems the League was currently facing: Each year the League play sixteen ‘Representative’ matches divided into two types: [i] Friendlies against Club sides and [ii] Inter League Badge matches. Four of these fixtures are played on a Sunday and one on a Saturday. In addition, while the League is an outdoor organisation, eleven of the sixteen Representative fixtures are played indoors, including four ‘Badge’ matches.
Over the past four years there has been a serious decline in the number of bowlers putting their names forward for selection, particularly Friendly matches and those played on a Saturday or Sunday. The impact of this has been disguised by the efforts of League Officers telephoning round to bowlers inviting them to play and make the numbers up. In addition there has been a shortage of experienced players from teams in the higher Divisions and most of the bowlers now applying for selection are from teams in and below Division 3 This is reflected in the results, where we have won only two of the nine matches played to date this year and only four of sixteen played last year.
One measure of the support for these matches is the number of League blazer badges awarded. 13 badges were awarded in 2002; another 12 in 2003 and 13 in 2004 In 2005 this dropped to 8 with 9 in 2006 and 7 in 2007 This year however just 1 has been awarded.
This may in part be due to the decline in numbers of bowlers within Clubs generally with many having enough matches at Club level and not wishing to play these additional fixtures. However the current cost of petrol and the fact that indoor matches are almost always more expensive ‘meal’ matches could also have some bearing on this.
To counter this the League’s Officers decided two years ago to invite two Clubs to each nominate a complete Rink for each Representative match and this has assisted the selectors as they now need only to select four Rinks [16 bowlers] for each match. This past year however even this has become a problem and on some occasions there have been only 16 bowlers available with no reserves.
The shortage of applicants for selection is compounded by the fact that from those applying it is usual for six or seven to withdraw after selection. With so many withdrawals and usually few if any reserves this invariably weakens the team. This past year, with the League’s Chairman - Alec Grisbrook - being heavily involved with duties as the County Indoor President and Ken Fennell, the Treasure being incapacitated, these problems have created considerable extra work and frustrations for the President and Match Secretary.
The League is currently faced with the possibility that the Representative match against Wealden Indoor Bowling Club on Tuesday 6 November may have to be cancelled due to lack of support with only 12 bowlers having indicated their availability for selection.
This situation cannot continue and Members were invited to consider the feasibility of playing these fixtures. In particular decisions are required on the following options:
i Should the League continue to arrange any Representative matches?
ii Should the League only arrange Inter League Badge matches?
iii Should Representative matches be confined to the outdoor season?
iv Should Representative matches be arranged for days other than weekends
particularly avoiding Sundays?
v If these matches are to continue what could be done to encourage greater response
from bowlers, particularly the more experienced and those from teams in higher
Divisions?
After a lengthy debate Proposed by Hollingbury Park, Seconded by The Competitions Secretary that Representative matches be confined to the outdoor season: those in Favour 5, those Against 9 the Proposal was Rejected
Proposed by Vicarage BC, Seconded by Shoreham BC that the A.G.M. be recommended to agree that in future no Representative matches be arranged for Sundays: those in Favour 11, those Against 2 the Recommendation was Agreed
Subject to Confirmation at the A.G.M. the Match Secretary will contact opponents for the 2009 season scheduled to play on a Sunday and re-arrange the fixture. Noted
10. Nomination of Officers
11. Confirmation of
Date of A.G.M.
12. Any Other Business
13. Close
The following nominations had been received:
President : C Bennett Hangleton BC
Chairman : A Grisbrook Saltdean BC
Secretary : pending
Treasurer : K Fennell Preston BC
Nominations were received from the Meeting for the following posts:
Vice Chairman : none
Assistant Secretary : none
Competitions Secretary : G Mann Hove Park BC
Match Secretary : P Fowle Brighton BC [subject to acceptance]
Delegates [2]: R Henstridge Vicarage BC
R Llewellyn-Powell Carlton BC
Auditor : I Ward Preston BC
Proposed by the Chairman that the League AGM will be held at the King Alfred Indoor Bowling Club on Monday 19 January 2009 at 7.30pm: Agreed
None Noted
The Chairman thanked the delegates for attending and the meeting closed at 10.00pm.
