CHESHIRE COUNTY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Minutes of the Meeting held at Frodsham Community Centre on Wednesday 14th July 2010
Apologies: W Smith & Marian Allen.

1. Present: M Cutler (Chairman), M Lamb, R Lynch, J Ashton, P Allen, E Gore, JL Driscoll, AFJ Thiemicke, C Boyce & BJ Warren.

2. Minutes of the Meeting held on 28.4.10
a) Accepted after AFT Thiemicke’s  initials were corrected.
b) The notes of the meeting on 2.6.10 were also accepted. This did not have a quorum.

3. Matters Arising from the Minutes
Dealt with under subsequent headings.

4.Correspondence
a) Northern Inter Counties T&F Championships at Gateshead in August 2010
Team Managers are being sought. In the absence of team managers, athletes will be requested to notify JL Driscoll of their wish to participate, if they are eligible. There can be only one entry per event.

5. Financial Matters
	Current A/C		1723.95
	Building Soc	             11357.67
	Business A/C		  131.16
	Total		           13,212.78
Payments pending:
a) New medals soon to be ordered for 2011. Cost about £1000.
b) Web master’s fee.
c) New County vests-18@~ £13 each= £234.
d) Income from Track Relays not yet banked £ 925

6. Officials Report
Nothing to report.

7. Coaching Report
There are 5 courses pending up to Nov. 2010, all at Sport City. Details are on the EA website.
The Athletics Network continues to meet quite frequently. The interviews to select a coordinator will be held on 16 and 19.7.10. 5 are to be interviewed. Considerable interest was shown in the position.

8. County Championships
a) Track Relays at Crewe on 3.7.10
This was a well attended meeting in excellent weather. Our thanks to George Bunner and  Carolyn for taking the entries and drawing up the programme. 
b) NW Multi Events at Sport City on 14/15 Aug 10. Entry form available.
c) Junior Multi Events at Macclesfield on Sun 12.9.10. Entry form available. 
d) NW Road Relays will be at Leigh Sports Village on Sat. 18.9.10.
e) Cross Country in Jan 2011
This will be hosted by Spectrum Striders who we understand will organise the whole event.
The following year it will probably go to VRAC.

9. Road Race Matters
a) 5 Grand Prix races have taken part so far with 2 to go. There have been significant increases in participation since the introduction of the Grand Prix concept.
b) It is understood that a Ladies Half Marathon staged at Oulton Park in July incurred a fee of £2000.
c) VRAC are to stage some Paarlaufs at Kinghts Grange on 15 or 22.9.10 organised by the Cheshire Coaching Network. Teams will consist of 3 runners. 

10. England Athletics/NW Region/Northern Athletics/Matters
The election to the NW Council resulted in no changes to members. 

11. Any Other Business 
a) At the Track Relays meeting at Crewe, the John Young Award for services to Cheshire Athletics was awarded to Marian and Peter Allen for the work they have done over many years. 
b) The Secretary holds a stock of AAA of England Standard Certificates and Badges. The Certificates are free and the Badges cost £1 or £2 (depending upon the design).
Prior to this year, they were made available at the T&F Championships. One person was kept busy for a considerable time on both days selling these. This year the service was not offered. The alternative was to pick up a certificate and apply by post for a badge. This reduced the degree of interest to almost zero.  I am looking for a volunteer to take on this role and publicise it.
 
12. Date of Next Meeting
The next meeting will be on Wed. 8.9.10 starting at 7.30pm.

BJ Warren, Secretary, 15.7.10