NORTH OF ENGLAND ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
CHESHIRE COUNTY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Minutes of the meeting held at Frodsham Community Centre, Fluin Lane, Frodsham, on Wednesday 22nd November 2006.
Apologies: Marian Allen and Julie Hicken.
1.	Present: P Allen (Chairman), R Lynch, S McGrath, JL Driscoll, E Gore, M Lamb, B Consterdine, J Shellhorn, A Jones, A Thiemicke and BJ Warren.
2.	Minutes of the Meeting held on 25.10.06
Approved.
3.	Matters arising from the Minutes
Item 3a. No further developments on the Helen Windsor Cup.
4.	Correspondence
a)	Application for affiliation to NoEAA from Dash Athletics.
Several queries were raised: precise club title, location of HQ and concern about age groups- currently it accepts over 6 year olds and the constitution specifies no lower age limit.
b)	Annual congress of Athletics and Awards Dinner on 25 and 26.11.06 at NEC Birmingham.
c)	Conference in London on 11.2.07 organised by Sport Business to evaluate Olympic sponsorship opportunities- cost £599+VAT!
d)	UKA are organising an Indoor City Challenge aimed at U20s and seniors who are just below international level. For further details contact (e mail) paldridge@ukathletics.org.uk 
5.	Financial Matters
      £
Current A/C		1681.74
Deposit A/C		  138.83
Building Soc.		5018.68
Total			6835.25
NoEAA  paid £530 toward our travel costs to the Inter County meeting at Gateshead and we have at last received the residue from the NW Road Relays staged by Lancashire in Oct. ’05.
The invoice for the T&F Championships held in May at Warrington has just been received.
The medals for 2007 have been ordered. If it is possible to defer payment for these, until the year end, it would be desirable.
6.	Officials Report
95 Officials have been asked to register for Endurance registration. Every effort is being, made by the Permit and Officials Secretaries, to get as many registered as possible. 
7.	Coaching Report
Last Saturday a training session was held at Sportcity, which coincided with a home match of Manchester City, so access and parking were difficult. It was also learned that Manchester City Reserves have rights to use the infield for their home matches, which means that throwing events are curtailed because it would be detrimental to football. This is our regional coaching location!
8.	County Championships
a)	Cross Country at Winsford on Sat. 6.1.07.
Everything seems to be in place for the Championships. Early entries would be appreciated.
The Inter Counties Cross Country, follows this, on 24.2.07.A bus has been booked which will have different pick up points this time. The closing date for entries is Fri.26.1.07, to Joe Mower, the CC Secretary. The team managers are now in place.
b)	Fell Race at Cilcain on 5.11.06
About 150 runners took part in the event; of which ~20 male and ~6 female athletes were from Cheshire. The event was organised by the Mountain Rescue Service.
c)	T&F Championships at Macclesfield on 12/13.5.07
The venue has been booked.
9.	Road Race Matters
     A review of the locations of road race meetings was undertaken by the RR     Secretary, but found that there was little scope for change.
10.	Track and Field Matters
a)	A number of indoor T&F meetings have been planned at Sheffield and Birmingham- see NoEAA and EA web site for details.
11.	England Athletics/NW Region/NoEAA Matters
a)	A letter was received from Shaun O’Donnell of NW Region inviting a representative of Cheshire to attend a meeting at Wigan on 29.11.06 to discuss a NW Regional T&F Championship for seniors and U20s. No one was available to go but it was agreed to make an offer to incorporate into next year’s Cheshire Championships, NW events for pole vault, 5000m and steeplechase for seniors and juniors.
John Ashton was agreeable to that. 
b)	Further clarification was given by R Lynch regarding affiliation fees, payable to EA, from next year onwards. No payments for athletes under 11 years, nor social, volunteers, officials or coaches. The question of insurance cover remains for social and volunteer members.
c)	The EGM and AGM of NoEAA were adjourned on 28.10.06.
It will be reconvened on 16.12.06 in Leeds, where it is hoped to agree a new constitution.
12.	Any Other Business
a)	Cheshire AGM on 21.2.06
A new constitution will be required for 1.4.07 when we formally come under EA. It would be prudent to approve this at the AGM. Some aspects of the new procedures are not clear/not revealed, however, if we pass the draft document to NW Region for vetting; that is the best we can do. Without a valid constitution on 1.4.07 we would not be a legal body.

BJ Warren, Secretary, 27.11.06