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Drawn away to Whitchurch in a playoff for promotion to the Premier League, Division 3, our Men's first team were well beaten 8-1. During the final round of matches, with the score already 5-1, Neil Coles had to withdraw and concede his match (alongside Brian Meredith) due to a badly cut eye (caused by his own racket). The team consisted of the following pairs:- Paul Davies (Captain) and Chris Welman, Rhys Davies and Gavin Kilvington (won the only match) and the above.
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Courts at Bargain Prices Sunday
4 November Sunday
11 November Saturday
17 November Sunday
18 November Saturday
24 November Sunday
25 November Sunday
2 March 2008 Please
contact Gwen Roberts – at the email address ericandernie@btinternet.com
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CLWB TENIS RHONDDA TENNIS CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 27th March 2007 at 19:30 at the Club House Present: Ceri Edwards Jones; Lyndon Baker; Jason James; Stephen Davies; Gwenan Roberts; Huw Williams; Dai Davies; Brian Meredith; Paul Davies; Julie Kilvington; Chris Kilvington; Meryl and Geraint Davies. Apologies: Ceri Davies, Alison John, Sharon Barry and Bethan Meredith. Introduction Huw Williams warmly welcomed all to the meeting. Matters arising from the minutes Wimbledon tickets – the club received 3 pairs of tickets last year based on the membership numbers. Chairman’s report The Club has seen a busy year with the coaching programme and city tennis. April 1st was city tennis day, the attendance was not great due to the time of year. Coaching has continued and it has been great to see the progress being made. Junior members visited the Stella Artois and Wimbledon tournaments. In competition the Rhondda Club children have been doing really well such as at the Southampton tournament. Adult coaching had a moderate attendance over the winter when the weather allowed. Some club members attended the Masters at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The Club still does not have a sponsor for city tennis for it to be continued at every level – need to have a minimum of 8 per session to continue which has not always been the case. The benefits to the club have been realised. We are still awaiting for builders quotes for the work to be done on the clubhouse roof which is the highest priority for the club. A number of members attempted power washing of the courts, however it has been recognised that a professional job is needed to maintain the courts and avoid accidents. Huw thanked Dai for all of the work he has done around the courts and in the club house. Summer and winter league fortunes were mixed. The Mens teams were in the same league and only 7 matches were played. The 2nd team gave opportunities for new members to play. The Ladies team enjoyed their matches. In the Winter league the club had three teams – mens, ladies and mixed – Huw thanked the captains for the time and effort of arranging teams, games etc. Huw also thanked those who made themselves available to play. A Summer tournament took place – thanks to Paul and Brian for their work; although the final of the drawn doubles was not played members enjoyed the tournament but it was sad that we didn’t have a night to celebrate the winners. The Club website has been a real success, 2000 recorded visits and Huw thanked John for his work which has helped to attract more players and there is more revenue possibility to exploit. Membership numbers over the year led to a loss of 18 compared to previous numbers and currently have 73 members; unfortunately the club is likely to lose some members this coming year. Melissa Griffiths’s maternity leave is due to start May 11th; Julie Williams has informed the club that she may have found someone suitable to cover Melissa’s absence and they are currently working towards DCA. However, some concerns were raised about the suitability of the person in terms of liabilities etc which could affect the numbers of people attending. City tennis would also have to approve as well. Huw warmly thanked everyone who has helped with the club; teams, captains and wish the club every success in the coming year. Hopefully this year will see better attendance at club nights and at the coaching sessions. Financial report Brian Meredith shared a balance sheet at the meeting. Brian explained that Dai Davies should be recognised for his work in the day to day book keeping which assisted him greatly in developing the accounts. Brian offered members a copy of the accounts if desired and would send on to John Davies although agreement would be needed to put on the website. Brian reported that membership fees had increased; grants and donations from vice presidents was around £350; league affiliation costs had increased; he continued to provide for the court hire costs (as a creditor); tennis balls costs reduced by £100; little was spent on repairs and maintenance; insurance premium; a hike in utility charges had occured up to £450 (was a water leak and cleaning the courts); and summarised that before depreciation the club made about a £30 loss which on net worth of basis £14,700 to £14,000. Fixed assets depreciated to £8,000; stock summarised as tennis balls; and finally identified that £16 from membership fees were due (2 cadets). Brian commented that £2,500 is in the current account and the club could benefit from the interest on this money. Huw also had a cheque from the community chest for £743 – for coaching, balls etc for the summer season for the club. The club will need to submit a report to the Wales Council for sport for this funding. Brian stated that a budget has been set based on the current year’s out-turn and overall there is a need to increase income by £400. Huw thanked Brian and Dai for their work over the year. Election of officers
Publicity Would be good to have reports in the Rhondda Leader to raise awareness a little further and might influence people to join the club. Club members to consider opportunities to involve the press more to reflect activities. Selection policy Members felt that it was unfair in terms of the amount of travelling for some of the leagues; and difficulties in the terms of the numbers of players needed for the teams. Membership subscription It was agreed that the subscriptions are as follows:
Match fees Re-introducing match fees was discussed but was felt that it was not the right time bearing in mind the amount of travel involved in this season’s fixtures. Coaching activities Last year free play tennis days but not this will not be happening this year. The 2nd June is Junior Challenge day and we will need assistance for refreshments etc. Melissa is going on maternity leave and we are being offered a tennis assistant in her place who is working towards his DCA although there may be an issue around insurance etc. There is a need to support the coaching as far as possible on Wednesday evenings and on Saturday mornings to ensure that they continue. Club nights Club nights are Tuesday and Thursday, better support would be appreciated and we all need to promote both nights for support. Sunday mornings are also popular with club members. Developments This year we need to concentrate on the clubhouse to make it waterproof. Huw asked if there are there any members who can undertake some work? Lyndon explained that he knows a builder who might be able to help and will follow this up. If members have any ideas - we require quotes for a replacement roof and exploring what grants might be available to us. As Treorchy is in the Heads of the Valleys programme Huw has tried to access funding however, none available at the moment. Huw has also been in contact with Interlink to seek sources of funding to support the work needed on the clubhouse. In total the club needs to have quote for the building, the roof, shutters etc to find out the whole cost of the work in order to seek the required funding. The courts require professional cleaning which will give the courts extra life; and will cost around £1000. Huw has discussed with Martin Sullivan but we are not keen on brushing the courts. Brian suggested that the Street care team may have more answers to help with cleaning the courts and are worth contacting. Chris Kilvington will also find out what is on the market for cleaning the courts but need to do this before the beginning of the season. It was resolved to allow Huw to go ahead to find out more information for cleaning the courts and should move on as soon as possible as the courts need to be safe for people to play without slipping. Wimbledon draw Names as drawn
The tickets are allocated on the grounds that if the club member cannot attend the tickets cannot be sold on to others – they must be returned to the club and following the list above in terms of priority. Any other business. None. Huw Williams thanked all for attending, wished all the teams well in the league, encouraged all members to introduce others to the club and the meeting closed at 9:30. 2007 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING “Maes
y Meini”, Tel.,
01443 777439 Notice
of Annual General Meeting, Tuesday,
March 27th, 2007, at the Clubhouse Assemble
for drinks at 7.00 p.m. Meeting to start at 7.00 p.m. promp. Here
we are on the threshold of a new Club year, hence the need for us to hold our
AGM which I hope will be as well attended as last year. Beneath
is an Agenda which adheres to the usual format. Please not that if you are unable to attend the meeting, but wish to
enter the Wimbledon ticket draw, apologies must be submitted in writing to
Gwenan Roberts, Tennis Club Secretary, 5, The Rise, Hillside, Gelli, PENTRE,
CF41 7UT, at least seven days before the meeting. AGENDA Chairman’s
Report Financial
Report Election
of Officers Team
Captains / Selection Policy Membership
Subscriptions & fees Coaching
Activities Development Wimbledon
Tickets Courts and Clubhouse A
decision has to be taken with regard to cleaning the Club courts. This needs to
be addressed before the start of the new summer season. It took a few of us two
days to wash just half of Court 1. We also saw a handsome increase in our water
charges as a result! Consequently, due to the difficulty in getting members
together to help with the work and using inappropriate equipment, perhaps the
better plan would be to bite the bullet and get the courts washed
professionally. It will no doubt cost about £1k or more, but at least it will
give us a few more years extra life out of the courts. Naturally, the Club will
need to hold functions to raise funds towards the cost. The
Clubhouse has suffered badly this winter and there is quite a lot of rain
damage. We are trying our best to get quotations and funding, but everything is
taking a long time. Meanwhile, “Still falls the rain…” Sincerely, Huw
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