CHESHIRE COUNTY ATHLETIC ASSOCATION
Minutes of the Meeting held at Frodsham Community Centre on Wednesday 19.1.11

Apologies: A Morris, R Lynch, W Smith, M Lamb & Marian Allen.
1. Present: M Cutler (Chairman), P Allen, AFJ Thiemicke, ET Gore, JL Driscoll, C Boyce & BJ Warren.

2. Minutes of the Meeting  held on 15.12.10
Accepted after: the last sentence of Item 4d) was deleted,
 Item 8b) line 3 should read ‘The venue for 2011 is .’
and Item 8d) line 1 should read ‘At the CAU meeting earlier this month the proposal to stage a Young Athletes Inter Counties T&F...’

3. Matters Arising from the Meeting on 15.12.11
Dealt with under subsequent headings.

4. Correspondence
a) The Secretary sent a letter of thanks to John and Carol Ashton thanking them for organising the T&F Championships for the past, I believe, 16 years.
b) Preliminary Notice of the AAA, AGM which will be on Sun. 16.3.11 at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.
c) The Winter edition of Pace, a magazine for athletes, coaches, officials, clubs and volunteers, produced by EA. (see:  www.englandathletics.org then look for ‘Setting the Pace’).

5. Financial Matters
	Current A/C	  1,586.98
	Building Soc.	11,357.78
	Business A/C	      131.16
	Total		13,075.92
The Treasurer is looking into the possibilities of opening an Internet account. The problem he wants to overcome is that of banking a large number of cheques.

6. Officials Report
Nothing further to report.

7. Coaching Report
Details of all news received is published in the Newsletter.
The next Joint Coaching Committee meeting is on 24.1.11 at Moss Farm, Northwich.

8. County Championships
a) Cross Country at Forest Park, Birchwood on 8.1.11
The meeting went off well with sufficient Officials and helpers on a dry and sunny day. The only item of concern was that a sudden gust of wind blew a marquee at the finish across the track into a children’s play area where some young children playing. They had to make a rapid escape.
b) Joint T&F at Stretford on 14/15.5.11 with Greater Manchester 
There is a meeting tonight at Stretford which W Smith and R Lynch are attending. Developments from this are awaited. J Driscoll did point out that the Stretford track only has class B certification because it only has one pole vault runway. If the wind is in the wrong direction the event is cancelled.
c) Track Relays
Before a location is selected an organiser must be identified. The Newsletter will make an appeal.

9. Road Race Matters
a) The first GP Race will be on Sunday, 23.1.11 at Helsby.
b) The Farndon 10K has been dropped.
c) The cost of road closures continues to be a serious problem for races with small entries where the cost can be prohibitive. Many may not survive.
 d) ‘runbritain’ the set up in which runners are given handicaps based on previous performances in road races, is proving popular. Events are staged across the country.
e) The British Association of Road Races (BARR) is an organisation set up to foster and promote safe and well organised Road Running in the UK. It monitors and polices Race Licence standards. It is reassuring to know that such monitoring is taking place.

10.England Athletics/NWRegion/Northern Athletics/Matters
UK Officials licences are soon to be issued.

11. Any Other Buiness
a) AGM on 16.2.11
The Chairman and Treasurer are willing to stand for re election but a new Secretary and Vice Chairman are required. No motions have been received yet.

BJ Warren, Secretary, 21.1.11