HCC Committee Meeting

Virtual Meeting Held On-Line
7.30pm 7th April 2022

 

Attendees:

 

   Neil Smith (NS)

Andy Boulton (AB)

 Mike Dalloway (MD)

Lesley March (LM)
  Tony Kerr (TK)

Richard Matthews (RM)

 Paul Morgan (PM)

Kat Smith (KS)

  
Apologies: Andy Griffith (AG)

Sam Willis (SW)

 Emma Sparks (ES)  

 

RM asked KS to chair the meeting: as non member KS would not vote

Welcome Apologies

Minutes & Matters arising from last meeting

Minutes accepted.

Treasurer                   

Balance 24th March £4326.12. HCC now charged £5 per month bank fee

MD owed £850 for electrical equipment and digger hire

 

Trips  / Events

Coming up:

23rd April Borrowash to Trent Lock

30th April Matlock Intro WW

21st May Lower Tryweryn

TBC      River Soar

Past

2nd April Banwy trip ran at Matlock

                                   

Development

37 responses to AB’s survey see PDF – to be published to members

Priority: FSRT, First Aid, Moderate / Advanced WW

Aim for rolling / rescue day on lake Saturday in early season

Possible WW SUP with Barry Hughes

Make efforts to record paddler development progression

 

Lake Coordinator

Talked with NS/KS to pick up from last year

Same pattern, social, taster, junior, Discover / Explore courses  plus specials eg SUP

Look to add supervised social for those yet to reach ExploreLooking for rolling courses Explore / Discover – need to be able to coach more mixed ability group, crib cards available. Feedback to be made to TK on the progression of paddlers. NS suggested 5 week courses to allow for an absence

Start 14/4 with Juniors and Social. TK to be an admin of HCC Volunteers FB group

Gate to be manned at arrival times

Dave Taylor Paul Hunter not going to be available for much of the season

 

Equipment

Cable now to containers, Martin Walker to connect

Floored between cont 2 and 3 to store Junior boats

FA kit checked and restocked

Mount defib

 

SUP – PM KS and Alice Smith tried Sandbanks SUP, rated well.  Available to us at 20% off RRP or 30% off for more than 6.  Electric pumps available at  £90

 

Secretary

Dale Clarke reviewing Lake Risk Assessment

Welfare and Time to Listen courses available online – to be promoted

Emma to MCH Training

Review files on Google Drive

 

AOB

PM and KS Seconded to the Committee

RM to check email addresses with AG

Remove covid material from website

 

Meeting closed 22.16

Next meeting 2nd May 2022 7.30 online, rearranged to 4th May