HCC Committee Meeting

Ashby Rd Sports Club
1st November 2018 – 7pm

Attendees:

Guests:

Phil Riley (PR)

Dale Clarke (DC)

Steve Lewis (SL)

Martin Stretton (MS)

Katrina Smith (KS)

Neil Smith (NS)

Paul Morgan (PM)
Apologies:

Nikki Aldridge (NA)

Hayley Clarke (HC)

Lesley March (LM)

Robert Newitt (RN)

Minutes & Matters Arising

October minutes approved for publication. Action: KS to send to RN

Club Admin

Awaiting communication from BC re club affiliation. Action: KS to check last year’s meeting notes & if necessary, phone BC to find out renewal date.

Finance

Nothing to report. Message Lesley for details.

Equipment

PM has gathered the details for polo boats and asked for suggestions of how much to ask for after some discussion it was decided to try asking for £300 total. If there is not much interest offers could be considered.
Play boats, it was reported that one of them has a thigh brace missing
The two Pyranha recoils – PM advised they go for approx. £250 each. It was agreed to ask for £175 or best offer.
The Riot is quite tatty so it was agreed that this would be open to offers.
When PM returns from holiday he & NS will do the pad lock on the far container.
PM is planning on doing a working session to sort the canoes with replacing the painters with new ones with the line that has already been purchased. The foam blocks in the canoes will also be removed & stored for the Winter.
A new SUP paddle will be purchased before the new lake sessions start
IT was suggested & agreed to top up the woodchip before the start of next season.
The development meeting still needs to be organised with Mick & Helen. Action: P Riley & H Clarke to organise
Pending the discussions with Mick & Helen plans will need to be discussed regarding extending the decking and steps, roof of the containers will need to checked for repair. PM knows someone who could repair if they are found to be in need of repair.
It was suggested if they do need to repair to put a single piece across all the containers which would mean the canoes would be covered. It was asked if vents need fitting in the container nearest the lake.
PM advised that he was looking to have some buoys set up for training purposes. KS advised that she had seen this done using tennis balls and rope so that they could be put away when not in use. There was concern with this idea that there could be a potential risk of snagging if there was a swimmer.
KS suggested that due to the massive increase in popularity and upcoming changes in 2019 that the club may want to consider in the long term of getting some modern sit on tops, they would also be suitable for sea surfing & inshore paddling. The Committee felt it would be better to invest in more SUPS.

It was noted that the rent for the lake is due at the beginning of the year

Events

Halloween trip went well 8 people paddled. Another year consider doing before or after the date so that it would avoid clash of normal Halloween activities for members.
The three-star assessment was cancelled due to the water being too high, this would also allow participants to get some more practice in.

Avon trip being taken by Dave Clarke on 4th Nov
Dart weekend trip 10th Nov
Matlock trip is 24th Nov and is currently full.
23rd Dec Touring trip
2nd Mar Touring trip
Scotland weekend was cancelled due to lack of numbers.
Neil offered to look at organising some trips but not leading due to his current injury.
The Christmas meal at the Steaming Billy at Hinckley will be advertised & booked.
The first pool session 12th Nov is fully booked.
Ongoing discussions are taking place regarding trying to organise a trip to the Alps in 2019.

Club Development

PM enquired if there were any spare days left at the lake as PM would like to be able to get an open boat coaching session. Action: HC to advise.
HC to advise who is taking the 10 places for the BC roadshow on the new paddle sport awards. DC to ask HC to add it to the coaches’ page.

Membership

Nothing to report

Club Communications

Ask RN to remove the Scotland trip details.

AOB

Wait until next meeting to see who or how many need to do eLearning for taking the new awards and whether the club will fund.

It was suggested that may be some workshops could be put on next year such as
Leadership
Rescues
First Aid
River reading
Video evenings (Paddle sport)

Meeting closed at 8.35 pm

Next meeting, Wednesday 5th December 7pm @ Ashby Rd Sports Club Hinckley