Present: Vicky Higgins, David Pattison, Caroline Harris, Rose Martin
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1) Apologies for Absence:
2) Minutes
of last meeting The minutes of the meetings held on 31 Oct 2007, 2
Jan 2008 and 8 Jan 2008 were approved as accurate and signed.
3) Charity Commission: Check the procedure for making new members Trustees and implement for RM at the AGM. ACTION: DP
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY PROJECT
4) Computing
Equipment The
BT line, and ISP are working, but a wireless router is needed.
ACTION:
DP
5) VAT. The
treasurer had sent off the forms and was dealing with questions. ACTION: CH
6) Play
Area/Youth. The Log train & target panel
are in. The youth club had met twice,
first with 4 youngsters, then 10.
Working well.
7) Access
Project. GH has got grants from 3 bodies for
completion of the access project, one of which also covers the completions of
the paths.
FOOTBALL:
8) Not much usage – it was decided to consider a
different charging regime next season so that teams do not book the pitch and
not pay for it.
CRICKET
CLUB:
9) Review draft Hiring Agreement. ACTION:
All
10) Cricket Club had replaced the wire round the pitch
with orange rope, but it was considered that flags are still necessary. ACTION VH
JOBS
11) Boiler
a) We may need to move the bottles outside. It was agreed to seek confirmation. ACTION: CH
12) Standing item – check jobs list.
FINANCE
13) Cricket Club had paid their 2007 contribution. Social club have yet to pay their insurance
contribution ACTION: CH
14) Charities Aid Foundation high interest account. RM had had poor service from this bank. CH now has others in mind ACTION:
CH
15) The Lease. The solicitor had been asked to register the lease
– no response. ACTION:
DP
16) It was agreed to transfer £3000 (less the money
already spent by RFMC on CAP) from the RFMC account to the CAP account. ACTION:
CH
17) The accounts for 2007 had been completed, except for
some adjustment of headings. The
financial position is healthy. [Depends on your view of things – we need to
raise around £20,000 for CAP but have only managed about £7,000 so far!] £1000 of SCC funds had been received from
Gloria Cawood for the building project and £12,000 payment of the grant from
SALSF for the paving.
FUND RAISING:
18) Bonus Club Winners were:
Nov: Tina & Ken Johnson and Mavis & Peter
Knowles
Dec: Jane Elliott & Chris & Cathy
Cudmore
Jan: Sarah Claxton & Phil Streather and
Tony Gould
Feb: Shelagh & Roy Haywood and Emma & Phil Tomlinson
19) Ceilidh Need to
sell more tickets! It was agreed to e mail numbers and names sold to on Friday ACTION:
All
20) Burns Night. Was
successful. Made about £630. CP agreed
to provide feedback on drink consumption (bitter was much more popular than
lager).
HEALTH AND SAFETY
21) H&S Policy. Action list agreed. Actions to be pursued. ACTION: DP
22) Safety Inspection: VH completed each week in Jan. ACTION: VH
23) Electrics: Emergency lighting test procedure to be done at each meeting. Done . ACTION: ALL
24) Create H&S Notice for clubnouse. ACTION: DP
25) Review Accident Book at each meeting Done. Nil items. ACTION: DP
26) Hazard Assessment First phase of assessment done. To be completed and written up. VH & RM agreed to review/check. ACTION: DP/VH
27) Fire Fire Safety handbook was passed to DP for review. ACTION: DP
ANY OTHER BUSINESS:
28) Dog
fouling is still a problem. The Parish Council is taking action, RM to
chase. ACTION: RM
29) Report for Parish Mag Bonus Club ACTION DP
30) Vulnerable Adults
Policy had
been sent out. Needs to be signed.
ACTION: RM
31) Trees Planting
ceremony was successful – 20 people present including Gloria Cawood.
32) CAP Management
Consideration of whether the CAP
and RFMC committees should combine.
33) Bins. The waste
bins are rusting out. It was agreed to
buy 2 new inners. ACTION: VH
ITEMS FROM CAP MEETING
34) Licence Age Concern have agreed to consider an application
for a grant of £50 towards the £100 fee.
It was agreed to go ahead.
Details of the application were agreed (timings, scope etc). ACTION:
CH
35) There is a requirement to determine the best way of
obtaining licences to show films the future ACTION:
DP
36) Community Council
for Somerset.
It was agreed to join from 1 April. ACTION: DP
37) ECOS It was agreed to join. ACTION:
CH
38) Computer
Course. Needs
a wireless router. ACTION:
DP
39) Date
of next MEETING : 2 April at 7:30 at the
clubhouse
AGM 30 April 2008