AGM 2014-15
London Fields Triathlon Club AGM, November 2nd, 2014 — Meeting opened 12.40pm
Agenda
- Welcome and Attendees
- Review & accept AGM Minutes for 2014
- Review of 2014
- Looking ahead to next year
- New Committee Format Proposed
- Lifetime Membership nominations
- Coaches report
- Committee Elections
- Any Other Business
Minutes
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Welcome and Attendees
List attached.
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Review & accept AGM Minutes for 2014
Copies available to read. No issues raised. Accepted and moved on.
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Review of 2014
Rohan Byles (Chairman), Amanda Wilmer (Club Secretary)
- Loads of brand new faces
- London League — 1st Womens
- Four AG Winners
- New GB Representatives @ Middle Distance
- First Kona
- First National Champion
- Monday night brick sessions
- Duathlon @ QEOP
- Junior Aquathlon
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Looking ahead to next year
Rohan Byles (Chairman), Amanda Wilmer (Club Secretary)
- Lido Floodlights — now open 6am to 8pm from mid-December. Potential move of Wednesday fitness swim to London Fields Lido.
- Eight new coaches starting — six L1 and two L2.
- Exciting new training trips:
- Day trips
- Weekend camps for single discipline (UK based)
- Week long camps, maybe two if interest
- Duathlon Series @ QEOP
- Two Juniors Aquathlons — training block leading into junior London League.
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New Committee Format Proposed
Rohan Byles (Chairman) — Thank you to current committee (all stood down).
Proposed format:
- Executive
- Chairman (2 years)
- Club Secretary
- Members Secretary
- London League Coordinator
- Club Diarist
- Club Treasurer
- Events Secretary
- Juniors Secretary
- Head Coach
- Non-Executive
- Captains
- Communications Officer
- Welfare Officer
- ParaTri Officer
- Kit Secretary
- Senior Aquathlon Coordinator
- Junior Aquathlon Coordinator
- Duathlon Coordinator
- Child Protection Officer
- Social Secretary
- Coach’s Assistant
- Group Ride Coordinator
- Cross Country Coordinator
- Wild Swim Coordinator
Accepted.
Questions on committee format:
How do we better introduce new members/new people at training? New Members Secretary/review ways that new sign ups are introduced/let the coaches know/let Captains know. Feedback options — post to Facebook/email club address/email Welfare Officer.
- Executive
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Lifetime Membership nominations
Rohan Byles (Chairman) — Karl Grainger and Kath Brasier, both accepted.
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Coaches report
Tim Smith
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Committee Elections
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Chairman (2 years, role will be vacant from next year)
Nominee Proposed Seconded Rohan Byles Amanda Wilmer Rebecca Shepherd Elected unopposed -
Club Secretary
Nominee Proposed Seconded Amanda Wilmer Clare Shakespeare Seb Arroyave Elected unopposed -
Members Secretary
Nominee Proposed Seconded Abigail Boswell Rohan Byles Amanda Wilmer Elected unopposed -
London League Coordinator
Nominee Proposed Seconded Hannah Troop Amanda Wilmer Rohan Byles Elected unopposed -
Club Diarist
Nominee Proposed Seconded Nick Brackenbury Dom Bloomfield Rohan Byles Elected unopposed -
Club Treasurer
Nominee Proposed Seconded Rebecca Shepherd Scott Millar Rohan Byles Elected unopposed -
Events Secretary
Nominee Proposed Seconded Seb Arroyave Amanda Wilmer Rohan Byles Elected unopposed -
Juniors Secretary
Nominee Proposed Seconded Chantal Mummery Rohan Byles Amanda Wilmer Elected unopposed — Stuart Hitchcock to assist -
Head Coach
Nominee Proposed Seconded Tim Smith Rohan Byles Amanda Wilmer Elected unopposed -
Men’s Captain
Nominee Proposed Seconded John Kennedy Amanda Wilmer Dom Bloomfield Elected unopposed -
Women’s Captain
Nominee Proposed Seconded Rebecca Shepherd Clare Shakespeare Gail Wilkinson Elected unopposed -
Communications Officer
Nominee Proposed Seconded Matt Charlton Rohan Byles Hannah Troop Elected unopposed -
Welfare Officer
Nominee Proposed Seconded Katharine Hibbert Shahab Uddin Rohan Byles Elected unopposed — pending CRB check -
ParaTri Officer
Nominee Proposed Seconded Donna DeWick Clare Shakespeare Dom Bloomfield Elected unopposed — Dom Bloomfield and Tim Smith to assist -
Kit Secretary
Nominee Proposed Seconded Nathan Dytor Hannah Troop Rohan Byles Elected unopposed -
Senior Aquathlon Coordinator
Nominee Proposed Seconded Sarah Allen – – Joanna Ruck – – John Kennedy – – TBD -
Junior Aquathlon Coordinator
Nominee Proposed Seconded Kate Lambert Rohan Byles Amanda Wilmer Elected unopposed -
Duathlon Coordinator
Nominee Proposed Seconded Lauri Kytömaa Rohan Byles Amanda Wilmer Elected unopposed -
Child Protection Officer
Nominee Proposed Seconded Becky Booth Clare Shakespeare Rohan Byles Elected unopposed -
Social Secretary
Nominee Proposed Seconded Colin Steele Rohan Byles Amanda Wilmer Elected unopposed -
Coach’s Assistant
Nominee Proposed Seconded Wei-Ho Ng Rohan Byles Amanda Wilmer Elected unopposed -
Group Ride Coordinator
Nominee Proposed Seconded Peter Horrell Rohan Byles Amanda Wilmer Elected unopposed — Judith Crichton and Wei-Ho Ng to assist -
Cross Country Coordinator
Nominee Proposed Seconded Joe Dale Rohan Byles Amanda Wilmer Elected unopposed — Adam Parkes and Ruth Ashton to assist -
Wild Swim Coordinator
Nominee Proposed Seconded Tim P. Smith Rohan Byles Amanda Wilmer Elected unopposed —Teri Pengilley and Kath Hibbert to assist
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Any Other Business
- Forum — addition to website to facilitate rides and club communication.
- Standardising of rides. Led rides — club reputation on kit/bike standards/tyre condition/rule set around participation.
- Cross country met league — winter training/local races/low entrance fee/possible CTS races.
- Fundraising — query regarding funding applications and have we tried to access any money?
- Not to date but limited by low number of juniors.
- Bookwhen system — is it practical? Do people find it easy to use?
- Membership drivers — do we need to advertise? Should we be attracting new members?
- Money — what should we do with the club money? Bike boxes. More garmins. New committee to decide.
- Information sessions — possible presentation on how to plan season, running technique. Any suggestions welcome — send to coaches
- Spin bikes at Lido — potential brick sessions for next season. Also handy for juniors.
Meeting closed 14.15pm