In Attendance
Julie Parker – Chair
Pete Jennings – Vice Chair
Donald Vaughan – Treasurer
Phil Joy – Secretary
Edwin Lace – Coach
Jess Nichols – Welfare Rep
Honzik Slovak – Tuesday Rep
Marie Coquet – Saturday Rep
Alastair Darson – Co Social Secretary
Absence Excused
Becky Toal – Communications
Andrew Pierce – Co Social Secretary
Chairing Meeting
Julie Parker
Normal Business
Chair's Remarks
No specific comments.
Treasurer
The bank balance is currently hovering around £10k.
Profit/loss accounts for financial YTD show the club is around £2000 in profit.
Membership
No specific comments.
Coaching
Edwin is putting together a yearly coaching plan.
The club is continuing to increase coaching capacity.
Tuesday sessions will accommodate some distance training for those swimming at Ullswater this summer.
Welfare
No specific comments.
Other Business
Swim Mark health check
Various tasks are to be completed by the committee for our Swim Mark assessment.
Committee roles for re-election in 2024
The Wednesday Rep position will be up for nomination this year, although Abi Stone may re-stand. Andrew and Alastair have been co-opted to the committee this year, and will need to be formally elected at the AGM.
Feedback from Marie RE funding
Marie has undertaken some research as to potential funding grants available to the club and she will report back to the committee further at the next meeting.
2024 events
Regular annual events will be booked shortly, along with some additional social events now that the club has social secretaries. An email will be circulated and confirmed dates will also be added to the dates for your diary page.
Branded swim caps
The committee is looking to finalise a design for swim hat.
Feedback from Donald RE competition & MAC prices generally
Competition
MAC have confirmed additional pricing information for the planned 2025 event.
Marie will consider if there is any funding support available with this event.
MAC prices
MAC have clarified their proposed price increases and the overall cost to the club will be circa 5% greater than we pay currently, which is a welcome relief compared to the figures that were initially anticipated.
AOB
Wednesday Facebook group
Consideration was given to the closure of the Wednesday Facebook group and this will be reviewed further.
Constitution
Swim England have not approved our re-submitted constitution. Phil has a list of issues to address and will circulate an amended draft to the executive committee in due course.