Minutes for Committee Meeting – 29 October 2024

In Attendance

Julie Parker – Chair
Pete Jennings – Vice Chair
Donald Vaughan – Treasurer
Phil Joy – Secretary
Edwin Lace – Coach
Honzik Slovak – Tuesday Rep
Alastair Dawson – Co Social Secretary
Andrew Pierce – Co Social Secretary
Jess Nichols – Welfare Rep
Becky Toal – Communications

Absence Excused

Marie Coquet – Saturday Rep
Abi Stone – Wednesday Rep
Eric Fewster

Chairing Meeting

Julie Parker

Normal Business

  1. Chair's Remarks

No specific comments.

  1. Treasurer

Bank balance remains healthy.

Club continuing to run at a profit YTD.

  1. Membership

Tuesday and Saturday attendance has dipped, Monday is growing.

  1. Coaching

Coaching feedback is positive.

Phil is now coaching on one Saturday each month.

Daniele is commencing an assistant coaching course and has offered to support the club in the future.

  1. Welfare

A welfare issue was discussed.

Other Business

  1. Christmas party / awards

An email has been circulated to all members regarding plans for the Christmas party.

  1. AOB

2025 Gala

We will be advertising our swim gala to LGBT clubs across Europe and North America prior to opening entries fully.

MAC video

The club is continuing to work on creating a video to display on the MAC information board.

Committee meetings

Committee meetings cannot be held at Hough End due to meeting room unavailability.