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Poorly attended AGM - Minutes, Secretaries Report and Rule changes printed below. Note - a vacanacy exists for a Committee Member, and Assistant Secretary on the main committee and Chairperson, Assistant Manager, Secretary and Committee Member for the Bar Committee. If interested in being co-opted in to any of these positions please let me know. Ref. Rule changes - an updated copy of the Rules is available to any member, cost £1. Steve.
Ryde Rowing Club. MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETIN G OF RYDE ROWING CLUB,
HELD AT THE CLUBHOUSE, APPLEY PARK, RYDE, I.W. ON There were 26 members in attendance when the Captain,
Nick Salter, took the chair and declared the meeting open at Steve Bull then read the notice convening the meeting
which had been sent to all paid up members registered with the Club on Apologies were received from Pete and
Kevin Hewison, Liz Van Wyk, Richard Adams, Steve Cook, Nick and Sue Pike Barry Field,
Helen Dear and Don and Tony Hickman. In the absence of the Secretary and
Assistant Secretary their were no minutes of the previous meeting available and so the
minutes were taken as read on a proposal from Steve Bull, seconded by Steve Dear and
agreed by the meeting. The Hon. Secretaries Report, which
had been written and sent by the retiring Secretary, was then read to the meeting by Steve
Bull (see attached). The report was accepted by the meeting on a proposal from John Adams,
seconded by Ian Lennie. The Financial Secretary, Steve Dear,
then gave his interim report and expressed his pleasure at being able to report on a
reasonably comfortable financial position with no debts outstanding and over £4000 on
deposit which should see us through the usually difficult winter months. The Meeting then re-elected the
Honorary members - the Senior Police Officer, Newport and Two Representatives of Ryde
Inshore Rescue on a proposal from Dave Wheeler, seconded by Mick Hayles and added Louis
Attrill, the Island born Olympic Oarsman, on a proposal from John Adams, seconded by Steve
Cook. The meeting then elected the Officers
for the ensuing year - Harry Calloway was re-elected President, on a proposal from John
Adams, seconded by N. Salter and he thanked the meeting for this continued honor, before
taking the Chair for the re-election of Nick Salter as Captain on a proposal from John
Adams, seconded by Chris Jenkins; Steve Titmus was elected Vice/Rowing Captain on a
proposal from J. Adams, seconded by M. Jenner; Steve Dear was re-elected as Hon. Financial
Secretary, on a proposal from John Adams, seconded by Nick Salter; Pete Hewison was
elected as Hon. Secretary on a proposal from Nick Salter, seconded by Chris Jenkins and
Esme Shakeshaft and Angela Evans were re-elected Reporting Accountants on a proposal from
Steve Dear, seconded by Nick Salter. There was no proposal for Assistant Secretary and the
meeting was not aware if Sue Terry wished to continue in this role and so this was held
over for the General Committee to investigate and co-opt as necessary. A vote of thanks
was passed to the two retiring Officers - Kevin Hewison and Nick Pike. The election of Vice Presidents
provoked some debate in which Steve Bull expressed his view that as a non-political
Association the ex-MP Peter Brand, and the new MP - Andrew Turner should not be re-elected
or elected as Vice Presidents - pointing out that the position of Ex MP Barry Field was
very different as he made significant financial contributions to the Club. The meeting,
however chose to re-elect the following Vice Presidents, on a proposal from John Adams,
seconded by D. Wheeler - P. Brand, H. Calloway, D. Collingwood, B. Field, T. Gale, M.
Hough, C. Hunter, W. Kennerley, I. Lallow, D. Leal, R. Lowe, Manager of Yelfs Hotel, J.
Manners, Lord Colin Moynihan, S. Peters, J. Phillips, J. Ritchie, J. Saville, P. Sherwin,
MBE, I. Walker and M. Ward - with the addition of S. Harwood, proposed by J. Adams,
seconded by J. Bull, A. Turner, MP, proposed by I. Lennie, seconded by S. Dear and G.
Newman, proposed by S. Bull, seconded by N. Salter. Members of the General Committee were
then elected - John Adams, April Briscoe, Steph Hickman and Jackie Tottis were serving
until 2002 and did not require re-election although the position of April Briscoe was of
concern and the new committee should find out her intentions. There were three nominations
for the remaining four places, Chris Jenkins proposed by Nick Salter, seconded by Josie
Bull; Steve Bull proposed by Nick Salter, seconded by Chris Jenkins and Chris Aitkin,
proposed by Chris Jenkins, seconded by John Adams, and all were duly elected with one
place left to fill - which would be co-opted by the General Committee. There were very few proposals for
members of the Bar Committee the only appointment being made being that of Bar Manager
where Steph Hickman was reelected on a proposal from Ian Lennie, seconded by Steve Titmus.
The remaining positions would have to be co-opted by the General Committee who would have
to carry out the duties of the Bar Committee until the issue was resolved. The then considered and voted upon
and accepted the proposed rule changes (see attached) proposed by the General Committee
which, as explained by Steve Bull, was designed to bring the rules in line with the latest
requirements for grant aid and ease communication with members via electronic mail when
available. There being no other business received in accordance
with Rule 11D, the Captain declared the meeting closed at [Minutes taken and written by Steve Bull,
RYDE ROWING CLUB
Secretary’s
Report to the Annual General Meeting
held at the
Clubhouse on The Club can consider 2001 to have been a successful year, with more crews competing on a regular basis at most Regatta’s.The Senior A Crew
narrowly missed out on a representative slot for the South Coast Championships, however,
they did record a creditable 2nd in the Open Senior race at the event against a
controversial crew. The Junior Senior
and Men’s Junior Crews both recorded wins in the Hants and Dorset season which
qualified them for representative honours at the South Coast where, although not standing
on the winners podium, both achieved runner up places. The new Men’s
Novice Crew with one win during the season, went on to win the Open Novice race at the
same event. With a number of
runner up positions achieved by various other crews, plus a win for a mixed fours, a
Bronze Medal in the Coastal coxless pairs at the Nationals, Head wins, and ARA “ GO
ROW “ Certificates attained by two of our Adaptive Rowing section, our
congratulations must go to all those members involved, on their success. This success is of
course due in no small part to the time and effort given throughout the year by our
dedicated team of coaches and trainers, and our thanks must go to them. Crew members are
now engaged in winter land training with the Clubhouse in use most weekday evenings. It is
however planned that various Head races will be entered for, during the coming months. On the subject of
coaching, and on the premise that you can never have enough, the Club will, subject to
time and interest, run Instructors courses during the winter. In May Ryde Rowing
Club once again hosted a very successful regatta. This was as usual
organised and managed by Steve Bull, who always gets the crews home on time. This event is a
major fund-raiser for the Club and our thanks to Steve, the Ryde Rowing Club Catering
Crew, bar staff volunteers and all others involved for making it profitable. Unfortunately the
Committee has to report that Southern Water, the main regatta sponsor for the past few
years, has informed the Club that, as from 2002 it will no longer be in a position to
fulfil that function. Although this is
obviously a blow, Steve informs us that it will not affect the smooth running of the
regatta next year. However, it is a difficulty that needs rectifying as soon as
possible and he is working hard towards securing a replacement, as yet with no success. He
will welcome any suggestions. Fund raising
efforts continued throughout the year. The sponsored ergo
row on the Wightlink Ferries once again took place at Easter, with the monies raised to
charitable causes. Under the banner of
the “ Red Nose Day “ our junior section raised just under £1,000.00, again to
charitable causes. Congratulations to all those who participated. On the home front,
John Adams organised and ran two successful “ Horse Race Nights “ and Ian Lennie
continues to run the 150 Club successfully with monthly Fish and Chip supper evenings for
which he arranges guest speakers. These functions
whilst making a profit in themselves towards Club funds also, of course, improve bar take.
However, I am sorry to report that support from Club members could be better. Use of the Club
premises by the public continues to improve. Word is obviously getting around as to the
ideal facility we have, particularly for small parties etc. Our appreciation
must be recorded to Steph’ Hickman for organising bar stock and staff for these
functions and indeed throughout the year. The Club’s on the water
activities would of course be severely hampered were it not for the continued support of
Wightlink. They were once again most generous in provision of concessionary tickets for
cross This sponsorship is
the result of the hard work put in by Steve Bull and others in maintaining the good
relationship built up over past years. Long may it continue. Unfortunately, due
to illness, their representatives were unable to join us as guests of the Club, at our
awards presentation dinner in September. The Annual Awards
Presentation Dinner was held at Ryde Theatre on Saturday 29th September, when
over 100 members and their guests attended. Guest of Honour was
Jurgen Grobler, Chief Coach to the British Men’s Heavyweight Squad, accompanied by
his wife Angela. Also attending as a private guest was During the
afternoon of the 29th, Messrs Grobler and Attrill took part in a question and
answer session at the Clubhouse, much appreciated by the rowing members and coaches who
were able to be there. The awards in the
evening were presented by Mrs. Grobler, and were as follows :
ARA “
Go-Row” Certificates.
Maggie Samir-Youseff and Catherine Coeshott. First Rowing win
“Spoons” . Richard
Johnson, Stuart Johnson,
Chris Aitkin, Steve Hunns, Ollie Bottrell,
Nick Christopher and Becky York. First Year
Oarswomen’s Cup.
Becky York. First Year
Oarsmen’s Cup.
Steve Hunns. Coxswain of the
year.
Sam Billington. Oarswoman of the
year.
Claire Salter. Oarsman of the
year.
Ashley Maitland. Coaches Cup.
Committee Cup.
Ian Walker. Captains Cup.
Steph’ Hickman. During the course
of the year the committee has met on a monthly basis to deal with Club business.
Newsletters were published and distributed, and reports written and published in the I.W.
County Press, Local Radio and the Regatta magazine. Just a few short
years ago Ryde Rowing Club was fortunate to move into brand new facilities. Needless to
say wear and tear takes its toll. In the New Year a
program of refurbishment will commence, being in the main paint and emulsion. The committee will
be looking for volunteers to donate a couple of hours here and there to assist. The more
bodies we have the less time it will take. Remember –
It’s your Club. Finally, due to now
living and working on the mainland I am unable to allow myself to be considered for the
position of Secretary for another year. I would like to
take this opportunity to thank everyone for their help and assistance during my term of
office. It’s been an honour to serve as Secretary of Ryde Rowing Club. Kevin Hewison. Hon. Secretary. Ryde Rowing Club. November 2001. RYDE ROWING CLUB. Proposed amendments and additions to the rule book:- Amendment to rule 32. [Addition in Bold]. 32. All notices required to be given to members shall be deemed to be good and sufficent if delivered or sent by pre-paid letter post, addressed to the member at his/her last address in the club books or by electronic mail to the last electronic mail address advised to the Club. Amendment to rule 42. [Addition in Bold]. 42. The Club accepts the policy and procedures relating to child protection, as set out by the Amteur Rowing Association and requires all members to accept them as a condition of membership. In accordance with the ARA's policy and rules relating to Child Protection Procedures the committee shall appoint:- (i) A Junior Organiser who has gained one of the ARA's Coaching Awards to be responsible for the Clubs Juniors on a day to day basis. (ii) A seperate and senior "person in charge" to whom concerns or allegations regarding inappropriate treatment of Junior may be made. It will be his/her duty to understand the requirements of the ARA Child protection procedures and to act on them as necessary. He/She must also ensure there is a well established complaints procedure and that that parents and children have the relevant information and thus easy access to it. [Note. refer to - Amateur Rowing Association publication - Child Protectection Procedures in Rowing]. New Rule 43. 43. The Club shall
ensure that the talents and resources of all members are utilised to the full and that no
member receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, handicap, marital status,
creed, social class, colour, ethnic group, age or sexual orientation or is disadvantaged
by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be relevant to performance. New Rule 44. 44. The Committee
shall appoint a member to act as Safety Advisor whose duty it will be to understand the
requirements of the Amateur Rowing Association Code of Practice for Water Safety and
advise on their prominent display, their observation and their implmentation at all times.
Water Safety will be an Agenda item at General Committee Meetings and Rowing Sub Committee
Meetings. Steve Bull. May, 2001.
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