Persons Present
Mike Coling Area Delegate/Wigan MAC/FSMAE
Steve Ogden Area Secretary/ PMAG
Roy Allam Area V/Chairman / Ach Scheme Co-Ord / Fylde Coast MFA.
Tom Anyon Blackpool MHC/A.C.E.
Derek Gilbert Area Treasurer / Sale MAC
David Lloyd-Jones Area Pro/CLMG
Keith Barker Chair Rochdale MAC
Stephen Headland Sec Rochdale MAC
Gerry Ferer Timperley MF
Sue Reeves PMAG
Alan Cantwell Chair Cromptom MFC
P Altham Sec Oldham DMAC
12 Persons Present 10 Eligible to vote. Meeting opened at 8.10pm.
1) APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Wayne Pendleton/Malcolm Harding/Geoff Pomfret/Max Lloyd and Chris Bromley FSMAE
all sent their apologies for not being able to attend.
2) MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING
Meeting held on 11/9/2001
There were no corrections or amendments required.
The minutes were then proposed as a true record by PMAG and seconded by Rochdale
MAC.
For 9 Against 0 Abstentions 1
3) MATTERS ARISING
There were no matters arising.
4) CORRESPONDENCE
Steve Ogden (Area Sec) had received a request from Sale MFC for a listing of
clubs within the NW Area so that they could send out invitations to attend their
forthcoming Swap Meet. It was agreed that this was all right and Tom Anyon gave
a listing to the Sale rep.
5) OFFICERS REPORTS
Mike Coling (Area Delegate FSMAE) reported that membership of the society was
at an all time high and that subscriptions were unlikely to be increased at
the AGM. He added that at the last Council meeting it had been agreed to make
Kath Watson a Vice President of the BMFA upon her retirement. Mike added that
Nick Neave was to be nominated as a fellow and that Eric Clark was to be nominated
for Honorary Membership. Also mentioned was the exceptional record dossier submitted
to Council by Nick Shaw who has not only broken the British record for slope
duration but also (subject to ratification) extended the world record to over
36 hours.
6) COUNCIL AGENDA
Mike went on to say that at the next Council meeting the "Areas Funding
Questionnaire" would be discussed in depth. The meeting pointed out to
Mike that the proposed ratification of an ACE was completed incorrectly and
could he please make sure it was amended to "approved by Area" and
not club.
7) AEROSPACE CHALLENGE
David Lloyd Jones (Area Pro) Roy Allam (Area Vice-Chairman) and Wayne Pendleton
(Area RC Comp Sec) all reported that they had contacted the prospective teams
that they were asked to but it seemed that none of them would be attending the
finals. Steve Ogden (Area Sec) stated that he had confirmed only one entry with
the possibility of one other. He felt that we as an Area were not motivating
teams to compete but did not what else could be done and welcomed some practical
suggestions.
8) NW AREA FLY-IN
Nothing to report at present.
9) NW AREA INDOOR FLY-IN
It was proposed that Fenton Manor be the venue for this event on 3rd Feb 2002.With
a maximum of £200 being allocated towards any shortfall.
This was proposed by CLMG and seconded by Crompton Hall MFC
For 9 Against 1 Abstentions 0
It was also suggested that a further visit to the venue be made to "measure up" and to assess it a possible venue for indoor FF.
10) AOB
A, Gerry Ferer (Timperley MFC) asked why was the appointment of the new Chief
Executive not made public through the BMFA News?
Mike Coling responded by stating that he had received notification by letter on 29/6/2001 and can only assume that the exclusion of the information in the BMFA News was an oversight.
B, Alan Cantwell (Crompton Hall MFC) asked why was the coverage in the BMFA News of the Nationals was rather sparse. He thought that we should make more of what is our greatest event and utilise its publicity value better. He suggested it might warrant a complete issue just about the Nationals.
C, Oldham DMAC needs help with a planning appeal. The meeting agreed that the best action was to enlist the help of Roger Bellingham the Flying Sites Protection Officer.
The Meeting ended at 10.20pm. These minutes are provisional until approved at the next meeting 29/1/2002
S.F.Ogden North West Area Secretary