Cambridgeshire CPSA

County Committee

         Chair: Michele Conway   Vice Chair: Steve Grant

         Secretary: David Christensen         Treasurer: Bob Pitt

Committee: Paul Ashley, Malcolm Collins, Angie Grant,

 Fran Jacobs, Pietro Mastroeni, Chris Morris

 

Committee Meeting on 13th May 2008

At the Vet School, 7.30pm Start

 

AGENDA and Minutes

 

  1. Chair's Welcome

The chair gave a general welcome         

  1. Apologies for absence

Once Paul Ashley had arrived all committee members were present and there were hence no apologies for absence

  1. Minutes of last meeting

Signed as fair record

  1. Matters arising

None that are not already on the agenda

  1. Correspondence received
    Email from Sarah Christensen – see end of agenda

The committee ask David to thank Sarah for her email.  Long standing members of the committee raised concerns that trophies had been proposed in the past that were of an inappropriate quality or nature and that as such commissioning of less conventional trophies was a risk.  However the committee wholeheartedly agreed that we should fill the gaps in our current trophy list.  It was agreed to review budget and gaps during year, with possible view to buying new trophies and presenting them to this year’s champions at the AGM.  Priority will be to those where the highest number of competitors didn’t have a trophy to shoot for, but until the result of the competition sponsorship initiative is known we won’t know what budget is available.

  1. Treasurer’s Report and Budget forecast

Cash in hand at £323.  Quarterly forecast produced which shows association breaking even and with healthy cash flow. 

  1. Championship Updates
    OT date: David reported that he had been in contact with both Nuthampstead and Mike Williams at separate times and that they were both in agreement that a change of date is both required and possible, but they have yet to talk directly to each other to arrange this date change.  David will stay on the case…
    Added EM ZZ: An East Midlands ZZ Championship has been organised, originally for 19th July, but now moved to 26th July, at A1 Shooting Ground.
    SKD Juniors’ Trophy: David reported that there had been considerable confusion as to whether the Matthew Pluck was living in the County when he won the SKD Juniors’ Trophy. In view of the fact that he was the only Junior entrant and is now once again living in Cambridgeshire (and was on the day of the Championship), the Committee unanimously decided that the up-to-date-ness of HQ’s records at the time was not a material fact and that the title and trophy should remain with Matthew Pluck. 

 

  1. Clothing and Team Badges –including “what team managers need to do”

Malcolm has spoken to Albie Fox, a potential new supplier of teamwear and badges who amongst other things supply Team GB.  Subject to receiving samples of a satisfactory standard, we wish to proceed with this supplier.  They will take orders directly from team members, checking their names via an eligibility list which the county webmaster will maintain on the website.  Teamwear will consist of any of their catalogue items which can be supplied in a good match with the county colours (a consistent navy blue across the range).  Anyone who has shot for Cambridgeshire at any time in the past may purchase the teamwear, and anyone qualifying for a team match may pre-order but may not wear the team wear until they turn up to their first team match.  The supplier will redo the badge artwork for free and can price the badges at £3.25 with 2 weeks lead time or £3.10 with 4.

 

Malcolm will check quality of samples and negotiate prices.   Also ask Albie Fox for business cards that we can give to qualifiers as this will be the most effective way at directing them to the site (although we will obviously have links from the county website). At this stage the county is not expecting to make any commission on the clothing, but Malcolm will mention to Albie Fox that should sales be good we might like some for of commission next year, whether in terms of commission on clothing sales or maybe a deal on badge prices.

Should we go with Albie Fox the committee will contact Rose Palmer to inform her of the reasons for the change (direct ordering, credit card processing, artwork rework, no minimum orders etc) and thank her for her work in previous years.

 

Michelle asked for feedback on team managers actions list.  Added to this list is the requirement that Team Managers to communicate estimated badge requirements to Malcolm at least a month in advance of their team matches.

 

  1. Web Sponsorship

Malcolm Collins (Camtech Photographic) has kindly agreed to sponsor the ESK and ESP championships and passed over a cheque for £100 to the treasurer.  Mike Williams has asked to sponsor the DTL at the standard £50 rate – David to provide him with an invoice and collect payment on the day.

 

  1. East Midlands matters

Nothing arising

  1. Date of next meeting

Fri 8th of august, provisionally at Country Pursuits.

  1. AOB

PM raised issue of shooters not turning up to shoot at county championships but not wishing to be considered for the team; the committee agreed that whilst this was unfortunate, shooters who qualify  cannot be obliged to represent the county. It is unfortunate that not all shooters regard representing the county as the same honour that most do, but it is a fact of life.

SG : raised the issue of unclaimed keepsakes and spare trophies:

Percy Rollings SB 2006, 2007 given to Fran

James Sole: OT given to MC

Phil Gray: FITASC given to RP

Pete Waller: ABT

Richard Baker : OSK given to DC

Mick Burroughs: UT given to MC

Kim Wan: A/R given to CM

MC raised Bev Waller memorial trophy: where is it? CM to locate.

 

Meeting closed shortly after 9pm

 

Website: www.cambridgeshirecpsa.co.uk

Committee Emails: <firstname>@cambridgeshirecpsa.co.uk

 

Email received, 6th May:

Hello all,

 

Seeing as there was no Ladies' Trophy for the Double Rise last weekend I wondered if the committee might consider getting one for this, and other events, where there is currently no trophy. The shields have a lot to recommend them, but I thought of an alternative. I wondered if maybe new trophies could be commissioned from the large pool of skilled people involved with shooting. The ZZ trophies are a wonderful example of the sort of thing I had in mind. Trophies hand carved or something more quirky made from decommissioned pieces of shotgun would be a fabulous prize to win.

 

Sarah Christensen

Sarah@nothingflash.co.uk