CHESHIRE COUNTY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Minutes of the meeting held at Frodsham Community Centre on Wednesday 2nd July 2008
Apologies: Marian Allen, JL Driscoll and R Lynch.
1.	Present: P Allen (Chairman), W Smith, AG Bunner, AFJ Thiemicke, J Shellhorn, S McGrath and BJ Warren.
2.	Minutes of the meeting held on 28.5.08
Approved.
3.	Matters Arising from the Minutes
Dealt with subsequently.
4.	Correspondence
a)	The England Athletics AGM was held on 28.6.08 with an attendance of 10 persons, which included AG Bunner.
b)	Entry forms for the Northern Athletics Inter Counties T&F Championships have been received. The Sec. will ask R Lynch and Julie Hicken if they will act as team managers.
c)	A Thiemicke reported that Potters Trotters are listed on the ARC website (a rival body to EA) though they did not join them. Another club, Holmes Chapel Harriers, who are not affiliated to EA, are also listed under ARC, but there is some doubt about the truth of this.  
5.	  Financial Matters
Current A/C		1,149.97
Dep. A/C		  130.83
Building Soc		9,244.10
Total		          10,524.90
It was agreed to pay a Cheshire Vet athlete (D Scott), in connection with the tri-nations Masters International against France and Belgium in Kent, £50 for the overnight stay in addition to the £25 travel expenses. It was also agreed to send him a congratulatory letter.
6.	Officials Report
A new Officials list has now been issued which includes endurance officials.
This will be circulated to the Committee and put on the web site.
Grants are available for Officials’ courses from the Region to the value of £25,
and the courses will cost £30.
7.	Coaching Report
Nothing to report.
8.	County Championships
a)	Track relays at Macclesfield on Sat. 5.7.08
Everything appears to be planned. The U11 age group is defined as under 11 on 1st September, and must be aged 9 on the day of competition.
b)	NW Road Relays on Sat 13.9.08 at Marbury Park, Northwich.
The health and safety issues on the course have now been overcome.
Previously it had been agreed to wave the entry charge for one team per age group per club. Then the NW Region suggested all free entries, however, some Counties did not concur. Finally, Cheshire agreed that they would make no charges for any of their teams. We are the host and the total cost will be borne equally by the participating Counties.
c)	Junior Multi Events at Macclesfield in Sun 14.9.08
Nothing further to report.
d)	Cross Country at Knights Grange, Winsford on Sat. 10.1.09 
The meeting secretary will be Anne Collier.
e)  Photographers who are formally registered to photograph meetings are not covered by UKA insurance, and should therefore be made aware that they bear their own risk.
9.	Road Race Matters
      UKA’s on line licensing procedure is now operating. A Thiemicke, our      Licensing Officer advises them.
10.	Any Other Business
     A partnership has been set up between England Athletics the English Schools Athletics and other bodies onto which AG Bunner has been co-opted.  
11.	Date of the next meeting
The next meeting will be on 13th August 2008 in Frodsham.
The frequency of our meetings has been reduced to 6 week intervals from monthly, in the hope that more will participate.

BJ Warren, Secretary, 4.7.08