EAST CORNWALL AND WEST DEVON ATHLETICS FORUM
MINUTES OF 14 MAY 2007
Present: N Rowe; J & M Elliott/F Jenkins (IS); A Herdman (Tav); K Reed
(EVH); S Rose/D Dane (PRR); J McGhee/S Payne/R Warne
(PH); A Erith/P Parritt (ECH); J Crockford (DML); D Hatch
(Mhvn); L Chatfield (ADSP); C Carpenter (PAC)
Apologies: P Ross / Tamar Trotters
K Reed to speak to Frank Elford re prizes for 3K series.
Composite Club: Paper sent to clubs. Need to discuss with clubs and bring back to the next meeting. KR – based on the first meeting the Armada Team isn’t working. KR is putting a lot of effort into it and gets no feedback from clubs. Apart from two members of the team, all were from EVH. There is another meeting on the same date as the Plymouth Half. If clubs don’t want this it would be preferable to say so now. Working with PAC in Young Athletes League is working very well. Communication to club members still needs addressing.
Bedford Mile: 1.4.07 – considered to be a fantastic success. 1200 people finished. £20k taken on the day.
Coaches Forum: An email was sent out but no replies received. Bringing coaches together doesn’t seem to be working. Need to consider where we go from here. LC has been doing some sterling work spotting talent in the youngsters. DD suggested coaches visiting each others’ clubs on their nights to see how they operate. NR considers coaching is about relationship building and as a heavy commitment. AH feels that the benefit of talking about coaching at this meeting was that Karen could come and talk for 15 minutes. Coaches Forum needed direction. It should be recognised that a lot of people are very experienced despite not being a qualified coach.
NR – the next meeting will pre-determine a lot of things. We need to move with the same objective. Massive changes are happening over the next 12/18 months. Where we have failed is that we have stood still and other sports have moved on. At the next meeting we need to answer various questions. Ideally clubs should know the questions in advance so you can take it back to the clubs and be able to respond at the next meeting.
CC – we should look at the development plan at Forum level and cascade back to our clubs.
NR – one aspect of the proposal was having one club, with individual clubs having their own identify. From a competition point of view it would fit in to one centre.
Devon County AGM: There are still vacancies for county club reps and cross country.
Brickfields: Lights no longer on back of stand but on long jump pit – which will now never be lengthened due to presence of floodlights. Written to Council but no response received. Asked Council for risk assessment whilst build was going on. Health and safety issue last week with schools but response was unacceptable. Still do not hold track certificate. CC spoke to Bob Ivory at the weekend; also asked him about move of long jump pits and he said Louise Oates is costing it. The rumour is that Albion are taking over the site and making a track at Marsh Mills. Ideally it would have been great to have a track at the Life Centre but we do not know if this will come up. The sports issue needs to be addressed and may be brought into the public domain.
Plymouth Sound Community Event - 1/2 September – 24 hour relay. NR has heard about it and he was told it would not affect our training session. CC is of the idea this is not the case and our training session will be affected.
PAC has questioned the bill every month.
Finance: £9,374.43 in bank, £25.69 cash. £2,685 profit from Hoe 10. Affiliation fees due.
CC: Next open night 12.6.07.
DD: Still waiting to hear about Clubmark. NR advised that there has been a change in the process. Clubmark is being restructured to make it more flexible to clubs in general and not just clubs with junior sections.
SR: Duckponds entries available.
DH: Hope UK AGM – celebrating 100th anniversary. Hoping to work with all sports clubs up to he 2012 Games.
FJ: 16.6.07 IS Sam Penny Scenic Challenge.
KR: Thanks to people for their support of Ivybridge 10K. Beacon Challenge now 23.9.07. Fun run also included. Proceeds gong to fund in memory of Grace Turner. Ivybridge relays 6.7.07. Flete Estate cross country relay to take place on a Sunday in early autumn.
LC: Article in paper about taking Devon team to Birmingham for sports hall final. Girls finished in 2nd place. Hoping to get sports hall dates in Plymouth next year. Need sports hall bed – could get one from Plymstock but need transport. Coaches – consider best way for coaches to get together is at events. If you email coaches’ details to LC he will email them. This Sunday there’s an event at Brickfields – Respect Festival. Any help appreciated. Doing Shine awards.
PR: Lots of emails re Ultra. If you can help please go back to PR. Still looking for helpers for half marathon. Contact NR or PR. Not heard from Robert Wilcox re the support we gave him. Fitness, running and walking level 2 course proposed. Endurance level 2 and 3 for track proposed. Endurance level 5 – there is a requirement for mandatory health and safety course. Do not know if it will be in person or on PC. Officials should have had correspondence re CRB checks. KR can sign them off.
Funding PCC support and recreation grant scheme – under utilised last year. Also a pot of money in one of the youth service schemes.
Coaching children and young people 17.5.07 6.30-9.30 £25, Windsor House. Contact Karen Little.
11 June 2007.