Border Liners Orienteering Club

Border Liners Orienteering Club
Minutes of Committee Meeting held on Monday 30th March 2015
Present: Stella Lewsley (Chairman), Jeff Powell Davies, Gerry Garvey, David Rawle, Richard Evans, Emily
Brown, Christine Goulding, Andy Lewsley, Dick Whitworth, Di Mitchell
1. Chair’s welcome: Thanks to the Browns for their hospitality. Apologies from Anita Laird, John Roelich,
Paul Williams
2. Minutes meeting 26th Jan 2015: Signed
3. Treasurer: Binsey-profit £291. Askham- profit approx £100
Discussion about funding from NWOA for coaching training. Stella to enquire
David to investigate possible grant from Carlisle City Council for coaching
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4. Feedback from recent events: Binsey successful, 170 competitors. Askham: Results on airer worked
well. Club to purchase one. Isabel appreciated mentoring by Andy
Junior Coaching at Talkin Tarn had gone well. Gerry, Emily and Christine to decide future plans for junior
coaching
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Senior Coaching: Holme Fell was good. 10 attended
Club Nights: Newton Rigg evening was good
Armathwaite good venue. Possibility of using part of Coombes Wood for Club Night was discussed as near
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5. BOF Rules/Guidelines re missing persons at events. Christine to make paper copy and link to
appropriate BOF site from BL website
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6. Purchase of power pack: It was decided not to purchase now but consider when one of the existing
leisure batteries needs replacing
7. Easter O: Crosby Ravensworth. Map file now on web-site
8. Club Membership: BL has 84 seniors and 22 juniors. It was felt worthwhile to telephone members
personally to ask for help at events in addition to the usual bulk e-mail request
9. On-going from AGM: Updating development plan
O tops for juniors
Jeff-website. Nil to report
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10. Up coming Events: Bigland JK day 3 BL helping. DEE lead club
Hallin Fell: Nil to report
Eycott Hill: Some significant changes with new fences, gates and new tree planting etc
Penrith Urban, progressing satisfactorily.
11. Fixtures personnel: all posts filled
12. Fixtures: list previously circulated
It was suggested that High Pike could be used for Level B event in 2017
Stella to ask WCOC about possibility of BL using one of their areas such as High Rigg
Stella will look at possibility of using Knipe Scar
13. Date and Venue next Committee Meeting: Monday 1st June at Gerry’s
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