Persons Present
Chris Bromley Area Chairman
Steve Ogden Area Secretary/ North Staffs M.A.C.
Tom Anyon Blackpool MHC/A.C.E.
Mike Colling Area Delegate / Wigan M.A.C.
Derick Gilbert Area Treasurer/ Sale M.F.C.
David Lloyd Jones Area Pro/ Sale M.F.C.
Brian Tindle Fylde Coast MFA/Area Ed. Co-Ord
Wayne Pendleton Cheshire Large Model Group
Johnathon Boardman Southport M.A.C.
Gerry.Ferer Timperley M.F.
Max Lloyd Skelmesdale MAC/Lleyn MAC
Malcom Harding High Peak M.A.C.
Ken Griffiths Blackburn & DMAC
Sue Reeves N.S.M.A.C.
14 Persons Present 11Eligible to vote. Meeting opened at 8.05pm.
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1)APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Roy Allam sent his apologies for being absent.
2)CORRESPONDENCE
There was no correspondence.
3)MINUTES OF THE MEETING 8/2/2000
A correction was required as the meeting was recorded incorrectly this was noted
and the minutes amended.( The candidate declined to take the test prior to the
appointment.)
Proposed Sale MFC Seconded High Peak MAC.
For 10 Against 0 Abstentions 1
4) MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MEETING 11/4/2000
AOB 10
Chris Bromley (Area Chairman) said that the Achievement Scheme review committee
had met and that the slope A&B scheme was on the agenda for discussion at
the next Area Council.
5)OFFICERS REPORTS
Steve Ogden (Area Sec) reported that he had started the season early by taking
the trade stand to two swap-meets already. These both proved quite productive
and was a worthwhile exercise that should be repeated at other swap-meets in
the area as the opportunities arise.
Derrick Gilbert (Area Treasurer) Said that the area had spent £386 more this year than last at the same time. He added that the minutes and PNW cost about £6 per year per club which is good value for money. Derek gave the following breakdown of the expenditure.
Travel £551
Eddie Ridding £242
Area Fly-In £197
Aero/Challenge £113
Examiners Seminar £110
The Areas funds now stand at £3297, which included £91 in interest .He, added that when the reserves drop below 2 years running costs we could apply for an increase of funding in th order of £200 to £300. The above figures relate to 96 affiliated clubs compared with about 100 last year at the same time.
D.L.J (Area Pro.) Stated that the Area Fly-In was to advertised in PNW and BMFA News and that so far he had received no enquiries.
Brian Tindle (Area Ed Co-Ord) reported that the aerospace challenge was well under way but hat there had been some rule changes which were fully detailed in the introductory documentation. He added that one change that was quite significant was the allowing of postal entries, which should encourage more teams to enter. So far he said there had been 128 enquiries and that actual entries were up 19 on the same time last year.
Tom Anyon (ACE) informed the meeting that he had taken 2 examiner since the last meeting.
6) COUNCIL AGENDA
7a,Mike Colling (Area Delegated) Outlined areas of interest to the meeting including
the appointment of a new President he stated that the appointment of Sir Michael
Alcock should be supported wholeheartedly.
9b,Mike added that the ratification of the SAA as a delegate was a good idea.
15,Mike suggested that present record claim form was ok for comp. records but inadequate for pure record attempts and that a new form was needed.
16,Mike was not supportive of this item and said that he would oppose it.
Lastly Mike said that there was to be a new trophy for the Universities Challenge, it was to be of a hawk on a rock on a rosewood base.
7) A.C.E 's
Chris Bromley (Area Chairman) opened the discussion stating that the Area's
cover was patchy and he believed certain areas required additional ACE's. He
added that the responsibilities of an ACE was not only the testing of club examiners
but also the promotion of the Achievement Scheme itself.
D.L.J. (Area Pro.) said that travelling to clubs to promote the scheme would come out of the ACE's own pocket as there was no expenses available for this work.
Steve Ogden (Area Sec) said that if there were more ACE's the they could each cover a smaller more compact area that did not require long distance travel. And that if this area was say 15-20 miles in radius it would only cost 1 gallon of petrol per round trip, which is not really prohibitive.
Tom Anyon (ACE) said that he did not think that there was enough work for more ACE's.
Steve Ogden (Area Sec) replied that a more pro-active approach would produce more opportunities for testing and that we should not only be looking at affiliated clubs but could also target non-affiliated clubs and that once installed the scheme could encourage these clubs to affiliate to the BMFA.
Chris Bromley (Area Chairman) said that he would produce a map of the Area, which would show the location of the ACE's and clubs. This would give a clearer picture and illustrate better the gap in the cover and distribution of ACE's. He also asked for the item to be put on the agenda for the next meeting.
8) CHAIRMAN'S SEMINAR
David Lloyd Jones (Area Pro) asked the meeting for suggestions on how we should
go about it.
Gerry Ferer (Timperley MF) asked why should we have one? What would it accomplish.
Chris Bromley (Area Chairman) said that a meeting like this could be quite productive and would offer the chance of exchanging views between club chairmen whom are unlikely to meet in any other way.
David Lloyd Jones (Area Pro) agreed with Chris and suggested that the meeting be held after the flying season was over and offered the provisional date of 17th Oct. 2000.He added that he would write to the club chairmen personally offering them the chance of attending.
This item to be put on the Agenda for the next meeting.
10) ANY OTHER BUSINESS
a, Mike Colling (Area Delegate) asked for help to run the education stand at
the forthcomming "Barton Bash" 20-21 May, as he could only attend
on the Saturday.
Steve Ogden (Area Sec) and Sue Reeves volunteered to take the trade stand to Barton on Sunday 21st.
B, Chris Bromley (Area Chairman) informed the meeting that this was the last year that Eric Clarke would be running the Eddie Ridding event at Woodvale. He suggested that if we could find a volunteer to take it on, it may be a good idea for this person to understudy Eric this year.
Chris will also clarify the rules of the jet-ex comp to see if they exclude
the use of the new small expendable rocket motors that are now available.
The Meeting ended at 10.20pm. These minutes are provisional until approved at the next meeting 13/6/2000.
S.F.Ogden North West Area Secretary