Your Committee 2007/8

What’s the committee been doing?

Meeting of 7th December
Key points discussed:

• New member Robert Kelly was welcomed
• Following attacks on Club members in Aldermoor Road 10 October ’06 your committee has produced safety guidelines for training
• Runs (See Roadrunner 12)
• Finances – a healthy balance with £3119 in hand
• Our 10m race post mortem – v. positive feedback from runners. Hefty police costs. Entries and profit down on last year. £237 profit
• Club Championships in 2007 – Fordingbridge 10 in October chosen, subject to there being no major clash of dates.
• The future of our 10m race – Derek is seeking permission to use part of Broadlands Estate-to be discussed at next meeting
• Club Bash/ Annual Social – Aurelio has kindly arranged a big discount for the Club to use P.O.S.H. including food and music on 20 Jan @ £10
• Our 10k – agreed for mid/late June ’07. Volunteers needed to help organise. Please contact Jenny Dawes on 023 80789492
• New Year run set for 30 Dec 11am Sports Centre pub. Draw will be taken for the 2 entries we have for London Marathon
• Eric Petterson requested pics and info for the website
• Annual awards were confirmed
• Next meeting 15/2/07

Meeting of 15th February
Key points discussed:

• New members Darren Foy, Michael Green, Katrina Jeffery, Gary McCulloch and Anthony Ironmonger were
  welcomed
• England Athletics Affiliation correspondence – felt to have important implications for LRR - agreed to sample
  views of members before next meeting
• Finances - £2,896 in hand
• Our 10k race agreed for 24 June – please keep date free for marshalling. Jenny Dawes would like volunteers.
  Please contact her on 023 80789492
• Club Championships Race 2007 – Fordingbridge 10 was agreed. It is expected to be on 28 October. Date to
  be confirmed in next issue.
• Our 10m race – we await a response from Broadlands to our request to take the route across the estate to
  improve safety
• Social events – Mike and Deb Newman have kindly organised a Treasure Hunt for 13 May. Book the date now
• Road Runner will encourage electronic copies of the mag and minimise paper copies
• Next meeting 29/3/07

Meeting of 29th March
Key points discussed:

• Up-date on possible affiliations to England Athletics or Association of Running Clubs widely discussed, including views of members.
• Committee unanimous in recommending affiliation to EA – members to decide at Special General Meeting called for 7/6/07
• Some former members had entered races as LRR members. Race organisers have been told. These runners to be contacted
• Finances - £3,158 in hand – increase partly due to new members
• Our 10m race ’06 made a reduced profit of £237 due to police costs
• Our 10k race is well under way for 24 June – entry forms ready – full info on our website – on-line entry arranged with Runners World. ‘Generous’ mementoes will be awarded. Please keep date free for marshalling. Jenny
• Club Championships Race 2007 – Fordingbridge 10 – date now confirmed as 28 October
• Our 10m race – Broadlands have agreed in principle to our request to take the route across the estate to improve safety. Sponsorship being sought
• Social events - Treasure Hunt 13/5/0
• BBQ after New Forest 10 on 8/7/07 race entry forms are available now from www.nf10.co.uk
• Needles mara and half/ family day 3/6/07
• Next meeting 3/5/07

Meeting of 3rd May
Key points discussed:

• New members Edward Chapman,Peter Francis and Ann Goodchild were welcomed
• England Athletics Affiliation – arrangements for SGM on 7 June were made
• Finances - £3,522 in hand
• Buffet for our 10k race was arranged
• Our 10m race – Broadlands have agreed to our request to take the route across the estate to
  improve safety – new route to be agreed
• Social events – Mike and Deb Newman have postponed the Treasure Hunt until September
• Arrangements for our RR10 at Stoke Park were made
• Eric Petterson has up-dated the website and seeks comments
• Agreed to review health and safety guidance before winter training
• Next meeting 12/7/07

Special General Meeting 12th June
Key points discussed

• For members to decide whether to affiliate with England Athletics or Association of Running Clubs
• Chairperson described changes in governance and meetings attended by representatives of LRR
• Debate took place and a vote was taken unanimously in favour of England Athletics
• Club will pay the £3 individual affiliation fee this year

Meeting of 12th July
Key points discussed:

• Amanda Kingsley will now run first claim for Southampton Running Club but will run RR10s for LRR
• England Athletics Affiliation has been paid
• Finances - £2621 in hand
• Our 10m race – new route measured and largely agreed. Date fixed for 4 November. Forms printed. Around 38 marshalls needed
• AGM set for 24 September at new venue, The Woodman
• LRR health and safety guidelines amended for winter season
• Eric Petterson has up-dated the website and seeks comments
• This was the final meetings of the committee which stands down at the AGM