Mkt Drayton Bowling League 2022

Market Drayton & District Bowling League Annual General Meeting
held on Thursday 21st January 2021 7.00pm over a ZOOM call.

 

The President, Brian Allen opened the meeting and welcomed everyone wishing then a happy and safe New Year.

 

Apologies were received from Phil Scott.

 

There was a minutes silence held in memory of departed members and friends.

 

Minutes of the 2020 AGM had been circulated. Under matter arising a question was asked about the tax position of Honorarium. Angela Heath reported that the league was now registered with HMRC and we have a PAYE number - any deductions had to be made by 5th April. Wendy had also had a note from Phil Scott which in his absence she read out concerning an apology that Phil wished to make regarding some comments that he had made the previous year. Following this the minutes were duly read and signed as a true record.

President’s Report: Brian Allen
Brian started by thanking the committee for carrying on in difficult circumstances last year and organising the ZOOM meeting so that business could be conducted. He also wanted to thank Wendy for her 5 years hard work, and hopes she had a better year as President of the SCGBA. He then welcomed Graham and Chris Sayers to the role of Joint Secretaries. Brian then concluded by presenting (virtually) Wendy with a Crystal Fruit bowl and Vase with flowers to follow in recognition of her work as secretary.

Chairman’s Report: Eddie Broad
As there had been no bowling in 2020 there is very little to report, and currently this season is unknown at the moment, however the committee thought that they should get everything in place should bowling resume later in the year. Eddie then thanked the committee for their support.

Secretary’s Report: 2020 Wendy Icke
What can I say, who would have thought after our 2020 AGM, by March just before we were due to distribute fixture books, score cards and result sheets, we would have no bowling due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been a strange time for us all, going through something what we have never experience in our lifetime, being in lockdown, not able to go out anywhere only for essentials when needed. As a committee we have sorted one or two issues, starting with finding a new secretary which I am glad were able to find. Also contacting the HMRC concerning tax on honorariums paid which again is now in place. Starting 2021 in lockdown again, lets hope if not in 2021, that 2022 will bring us back to the norm.
Take care all and stay safe.

Treasurer’s Report: Brian Allen
Bank Balance £10,759.67. Due to the current situation, there had been no income during the year.

County Delegate’s Report: Wendy Icke
Again, not a lot to report with no meetings taking place for the last 12 months, although there are 2 meetings in place for this year. There will be changes when we return on the Management
Committee, with a change of secretary, chairman, Vice-chairman and treasurer. These changes we hope will be better for the county hoping to keep more in touch with clubs at the grass roots.
Competition Secretary’s Report: Jamie Brookes. There have been no competitions this year, and due to personal reasons Jamie is now vacating the post of competition secretary.

Constitution & Rules Separation
The Chairman, Eddie Broad, explained that during the down time the committee had taken the opportunity to create a constitution and reorganise the rules. These had been sent out to all clubs with the AGM documentation for prior reading. Simon Fullard, representing Tilstock, pointed out that it was open to any club from Shropshire to affiliate which covered a wide area, and also there were no joining instructions. The chairman, said these points would be noted for future reference, and then asked the attendees at the meeting to vote on whether to accept both the constitution and rules documents. The vote was 28 FOR and 1 AGAINST. Both documents will now be adopted.

Tilstock Proposal
The Chairman Eddie Broad, asked Simon Fullard (on behalf of Tilstock) to give some background to the proposal, which was to look into the possibility of a joint administration of the Market Drayton and Whitchurch Leagues. This initially raised its head as the Market Drayton League were struggling to fill the secretarial role that was to be vacated by Wendy. A number of questions arose……was this just the Whitchurch & Market Drayton Leagues or did it include Wem and Oswestry? Simon explained that is wasn’t yet decided, and it was difficult at the moment as the Whitchurch League hadn’t yet discussed this in detail, however there were some gains to be had by only paying single Honorariums, less meetings to attend etc. The meeting attendees were then asked to vote on the proposal. The vote was 10 FOR 18 AGAINST 2 Abstentions

Fixtures
These will depend on how many teams will be entering or withdrawing and due to the current situation the Chairman had been considering what options were available.
Option 1. Start 7th May – Finish 3rd October with current number of teams per division
Option 2. Start 10th June with only 10 teams per division.
Option 3. Start 2nd July with only 8 teams per division.
There was a possibility of competitions being bowled before the league starts, or maybe we only played competitions and no leagues this year.
However, we will be guided by the Government and BCGBA when they issue further statements, and we will give clubs the opportunity to canvas their members before they decide how many teams there are able to enter into either the league or the knockouts.

Nominations for the committee.
Chris & Graham Sayers – Joint secretaries
Neil Morris – Committee member.
All Agreed.

 

Election of Officers for 2021

President: Brian Allen
Vice President: Wendy Icke
Chairman: Eddie Broad
Vice Chairman: Will Hare
Secretary: Graham & Chris Sayers
Treasurer: Brian Allen
Competitions Secretary: VACANT
Welfare Officer: Will Hare
Shropshire Junior Selector: Isobel Jones
County Delegates: Eddie Broad & Mandy Hare
Management Committee: Angela Heath, Neil Morris, Peter Hunter (ex-officio)
Presentation Dinner Organiser: VACANT

All accepted, vote unanimous.

Honorariums 2021
Proposed by Will Hare and seconded by Angela Heath that honoraria remain the same for 2021

Applications and withdrawals
The chairman said due to the current circumstances clubs did not have to indicate how many teams they would be entering until a month before the season is due to start, although the Constitutional Club from Market Drayton has already said that they would be withdrawing their team from the league for 2021.

Prize Money, Competition and Match fees.
Prize money is to remain the same and be pro-rata the number of teams in the league. Match Fees and competition fees would also remain the same.
Shropshire Inter League Captains: We will wait and see if this runs, and then the management committee would make a decision on captains should it be necessary.
Annual Presentation: Likely date Saturday 9th October. To be confirmed as and when we know more about the bowling season.

The meeting closed at 8.15 pm