Minutes of BishopÕs Offley Millennium Green Meeting Held on Monday 6th April 2009 at The Star, Copmere

Present

Jon Ball, Raymond Briggs, Andrew Brooks, Ann Fender, Bob Gray, Amicia Hardy, Patrick Horton, Pat Kennedy, Debs Nicholson,  Mark Shelton, Sarah Shelton, Russell Stanhope,

Apologies

Kevin Hart, 

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

Everyone was happy with the Minutes

Ask the Rhodes about a possible Young Farmers Disco on the Green ACTION Mark

Assets

A meeting with Amicia, Andrew and Mark had taken place to review insurance and budgeting for depreciation. Report on progress later in the year ACTION MARK

Tent mending and future bookings

The old tent needs some attention to a window. Julia has agreed that we can borrow her machine. Work to be carried out when it is warmer.   ACTION SARAH

9th May Jon Ball wants to use the tents for a Rotary event on Health Awareness

16th May Patrick wants to use the tent for a party

Christmas Tree

The Christmas Tree has been planted on The Green.

Lights

A set of lights have been sourced and paid for by Duncan Farrow at a cost of £74. These are now stored at AmiciaÕs

Newsletters

These have all been distributed

 

AOB

Bench in Memorial to Terrance Marsden

It was decided that we would purchase a bench for the Green. Investigate the purchase of the bench ACTION RAYMOND

Patrick has spoken to Mike Dunball who can arrange a plaque. The words we would like to use are from the Memoirs and are ÔI have enjoyed every minute IÕve lived in Bishops OffleyÉÉand wouldnÕt change anythingÕ

Dog Fouling of The Green

Bob has noticed when mowing the Green an increasing quantity of Dog Fouling.

Produce a sign to put on the gate ACTION AMICIA

Insurance

The renewal is expected soon. The meeting agreed that if it was at a similar level to last year it could be paid.

Retired Trustees

The final signature was added to the letter to Barry Till and this will be sent to him

ACTION MARK

Garden Party

Ann informed the meeting she had booked the Staffordshire Morris men for this event rather than the Jazz band from previous years

 

 

 

 

100 Club

April                                      

1st 31 Russell Stanhope                      

2nd 67 Guy Morton               

3rd 98 Gabrielle Hadley

 

FUTURE EVENTS

 Dash for Cash on Sunday 26th April at 11am Organiser Mark & Sarah Shelton

Poster for the gate to be printed.  ACTION SARAH

 Poster to be laminated. ACTION AMICIA

Posters for the Grass Triangle and Copmere ACTION PATRICK

Put out 1km markers for the event ACTION PATRICK

First Aid Kit ACTION RUSSELL

Time keeper and starter SARAH, Marshall at end of Cash Lane BOB, Marshall at Gamelow cross roads PETER HARDY. ANDREW will also be there to help

Runners are Mark, Russell Patrick, Amicia possibly Richard Williams and Mr Pool

 

Hockey on Friday 15th May at 7pm Organiser Russell

For marking the pitch Sarah has ½ a bag of lime. Check if he has any lime ACTION RAYMOND

Mark the pitch out on Thursday evening at 7pm depending on the weather ACTION BOB, RUSSELL and SARAH

First Aid Kit, sticks and T shirts ACTION RUSSELL

Contact Ann Silitoe closer the time to see if she can referee ACTION RUSSELL

Whistle ACTION PATRICK

Ask Alison if she will be First Aider and also have a bag of frozen peas on the night ACTION PATRICK

Not discussed at the meeting. Patrick please can you do poster for this and the Bike Ride for the Grass Triangle Thanks Amicia

 

Bike Ride on Sunday 17th May meet at 11am Organiser Mark

The route is to be about 15 miles including Adbaston, Chipnall with a lunch stop at the Wharf Cheswardine

Poster for The Green ACTION AMICIA

 

Sports Day on Saturday 11th July

Ann is kindly hosting a meeting at The Manor on Tuesday 21st April at 7.30pm to arrange Refreshments for Sports Day.

Book 1 toilet for the event ACTION RAYMOND

First Aid Course is on Saturday 19th September

There could be up to 14 attendees and these can be either new people or ones wanting to update their certificates.

Provisional list is Alison Horton, Jill Hart, Liz Hemmingway, Liz Stanhope,  Mark & Sarah Shelton, Amicia Hardy, Debs Nicholson, Pat Kennedy which is 9

Not attending Vicki

Ask Suzanne Kerridge if she wants to attend ACTION PAT

Ask Jenny Muddimer if she knows anyone who would like to attend. ACTION DEBS

Ask Angela Whitfield and Jenny Beeb if they would like to attend ACTION PATRICK

Survey digital would like to have 2 places if they are available  

 

2010 IDEAS

The aim is to establish the Terrance Marsden trail using the route that Victoria is working on. Progress this with the Council when everything is finalised. The idea is to use basic information which is only visible from the path which will all be on public rights of way.

 

Millennium Green Inspection

The Green inspection April ACTION PAT

 

Website

Sarah has done an update of the website

 

Next Meeting is the AGM on Monday 11th May 2009 at 8pm on The Green or if the weather is poor at The Chapel. For the agenda there is no trustee change and need to include a ChairmanÕs and a financial report

 

Minutes by Amicia Hardy