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Committee Meeting 3 Jan 2012

Some of the key points discussed at the meeting were:

Attendance - 15 club members attended the meeting.

Remaining 2012 Fixtures - Fixtures for the remainder of the mid week and Sunday league fixtures were discussed and agreed by those attending the meeting. Rob will provide copies of the fixture list to tackle shops and Dave Swift will update the website.

Email received - Dave Swift explained the content of an email received from an individual (B Healeas) who is writing a book on sea angling around the UK coastline. His research includes contacting angling clubs with a view to determining clubs' specimin and record fish for inclusion within his book. The meeting agreed that this information should be provided. Dave will forward the email to Rob Thirlwell who will compile and provide the data.

Club Website - Comments were made that the website league tables are not up to date. Dave explained what has been done to tackle this but agreed it is not working as intended. The meeting agreed that league tables would be provided to Dave by weighmasters as soon as possible after club competitions, preferably via email. League tables can then be updated. The meeting also agreed that competition results would be a useful addition to the website. Steven Smith agreed to provide these details for the top 3 competitors of all competitions to D Swift via email. A separate page on the website will then be prepared.

AGM Topics: The following topics were raised and will be carried forward to the Club's AGM for a fuller discussion:

Changes to the provision of prizes for the 2012 Xmas Fayre;
The method for deciding the winner of a competition in the event of a tie on weight;
Problems where Open competitions overlap with club competitions

Future Opens: The club has been advised of the following Open competitions in the 2012/13 season:

Newbiggin 30/9/2012
Whitley Bay 21/10/2012
Bedlington Station 18/11/2012

A full set of minutes will be prepared in due course.

Rule Changes and Updates

Weigh In time - All club members are reminded of the need to weigh in within 35 minutes of the end of a competition. This rule will be applied for all competitions bar the Xmas Fayre which allows for one hour.

Eels no longer eligible - Eels can no longer be returned to the scales and weighed in. Any caught accidentally should be returned safely to the water.

Subscriptions for 2010/11 - Subs will be £5.00 for adults and £2.00 for juniors and OAPs. Heaviest fish will be an extra £5.00 for seniors and£3.00 for Juniors. There will be a minimum payment of £100 for each league's heaviest fish prize.

Presentation Night - Club members should note that the presentation night will be held at the Bankhouse Club on the evening of 5 October. This will be low key as the AGM agreed although all club members are encouraged to attend.

Annual General Meeting

The Club's AGM was held on 1st June in the Bankhouse Club. A few of the points raised and agreed at the meeting were as follows:

Club Officials - Fred, Rob and Bill were re-elected as Secretary, Treasurer and Chairman. A separate sub committee has been set up to discuss emergency measures, where it is deemed appropriate. Sam, Simon and Joe will attend these meetings.

Size Limits - As a conservation measure a suggestion to increase the size limit for Wrasse to 30 cm was made, voted on and agreed. Consequently Wrasse brought to the scales in club matches or the Open during 2009/10 will need to be 30cm to qualify.

Boundaires - Suggestions were made regarding an increase to the match boundaries to include Seahouses. This was voted on and rejected. Consequently boundaries for 2009/10 Club Matches will remain as applied during 2008/09 - Cambois to Amble.

Subscriptions - It was agreed that subs for the 2009/10 should be raised to £5. Subscriptions for juniors will remain the same.

Weighing in - A suggestion was made that fish coughed up during the process of landing or killing a fish to be brought to the scales should be replaced in the fish's gullet prior to weighing in. This was agreed by the meeting.

Balance Sheet - Rob presented the balance sheet for the 2008/09 season. All present at the meeting had the opportunity to view and question the details within the financial records. No substantive points were arising. Rob was thanked for his efforts.

Summer Open - It was agreed that there should be no Summer Open for 2009.

Xmas Fayre - It was agreed that Xmas Fayre prizes should be made available for the 2009 competition. The committee will organise this nearer the time.

GENERAL MATTERS

CIU Open - The meeting was informed that there will be no CIU Open during 2009, or very possibly thereafter. This has been caused through a drop in competitor numbers and a lack of a representative to arrange it.

DEFRA Issues - The meeting was informed that the Marine Conservation Bill is shortly to go through Parliament. This may affect commercial and recreational fishing. Further information on the impact on angling clubs, if any, will be provided once this becomes clear. Anyone requiring further information should access the DEFRA website.

Sea League Finalists - It was agreed that a contribution should be provided to members of the club that are competing in the Sea League finals. This was agreed and was set at £125.