More Yorkshire AGM papers
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There were a number of missing papers from the circulated information in advance of the Annual General Meeting of the Yorkshire CCGBA to be held at Cleckheaton Sports this Saturday. It is such a shame that we have to rely on the goodwill of our Halifax neighbours to gain access to such papers when they should be made available directly to all member clubs and leagues. The Financial Accounts for 2025 are to follow but first here is a copy of the Minutes from the 2025 AGM.
Yorkshire County Crown Green Bowling Association
Annual General Meeting Minutes
Held on Saturday 8th February 2025 12.00 noon
At Cleckheaton Sports Club
1/ Welcome By President ;- Jack Summers Welcomed everyone and was pleased to see such a large attendance he asked for a moments silence to remember all bowlers who has passed in the year
2/ Present were President Deputy President CEO and Registrar, Hon Fix Sec Hon Ass Fix Sec Hon Treasurer, Hon Safeguarding Officer, Hon County Recorder, 49 Associations and clubs were represented and 16 council members.
Apologies were received from : Adam Douglas Huddersfield, Alan Stephenson Past President, Sheila West East Coast of Yorkshire, Richard Armitage Thongsbridge
3/ Minutes of 2024 AGM were previously distributed proposed as a True Record by Steve Portman Castleford and Seconded by John Shooter Wakefield.
Matters Arising there were no matters arising.
4/ Hon Fix Secretary and Ladies Fixture Secretary Report:
Mark Waite gave detailed report on the events under his remit and thanked fellow officers and the help of Richard Pilling at events which was invaluable, he also thanks the outgoing County Teams Recorder Stephen Haigh for all his help at events. The YCCGBA Merit final was held in Bradford this year at the Harold Club which culminated in victory be Gareth Coates and 7 other qualifiers for the All England.
Andrea gave her report on Ladies events and thanked all that help in particular Shiela Whiteley for running the sheets on the merit dates and the Inter District which was held in Harrogate, Harrogate were congratulated for their fine organization and catering.
5/ Report of Chief Executive Officer Steve Cochrane commented on the BCGBA board and how things were developing. The 5 non salaried board members had made great strides in driving change at BCGBA. He warned about the future of the game with the threat form Councils in particular Leeds City Council and their misguided aim to close nearly half the greens under their management. He thanks fellow officers for looking after matter in his period of incapacity in the middle of the season.
Steve also commented that he was sad to see two valued members of the Executive stepping down Stephen Haigh and Andrea Buckley, the Executive would miss their input and knowledge of YCCGBA matters.
6/ Financial Report and Accounts were presented by the Hon Treasurer who commented finances were in good health, Steve Lofthouse briefly went through the accounts that had been circulated previously and although on paper it looked as their had been a surplus, this was a false situation because of fund in from the Benevolent fund and Referees society, in reality there was a loss mainly due to the increased Honoraria. However as he mentioned at last years AGM he felt the Association was carrying too much in reserves and this was a managed situation. He had no intention of increasing fees for 2025. There were no questions for the Hon Treasurer and the accounts were accepted by the meeting Proposed by Keith Hatzer Halifax and seconded by Peter Haworth Skipton
7/ Hon Registrars report advised there were 700 new registrations for 2024 slightly down on 2023. He was pleased to announce the a development officer had been recruited in fact there were 3 in total to cover County more details to be given later.
Steve also commented on the recent £1 per player per club levy which would make the BCGBA Development plan easier to implement, he accepted that it was not universally accepted in Yorkshire but at the BCGBA there were virtually all counited supporting the fee with 77 votes for 4 against and 4 abstentions.
Questions from the floor were asked how the fee was to be collected and this had been advised in earlier correspondence, but further details would be issued to clubs in the next few days. Questions on the legality of the fee were made, this was passed a the BCGBA AGM and it would have to be paid by all holders of a bone fide BCGBA registration number who were registered to play competitively for clubs. A debate on social bowlers followed, the Hon Registrars advised this would be looked at later this year.
He hoped clubs had taken advantage of the new insurance scheme which was a far better deal than the previous scheme.
8/ The Hon Safeguarding officer advised the meeting that the DBS renewals were going well, it was a busy year as the 3 year renewal cycle was happening this year. There were no major incidents that required further reporting to BCGBA. He was undertaking training with districts and more planned in the year.
9/ County Teams report: Stephen gave his last report and summarized the County teams performances in particular another successful year for the Juniors he highlighted Johnny Wood superb County record and that of Junior Ayub
He felt it was the right time to step down and said he had enjoyed his years in the role, he would be available for assisting whenever his new work role permitted
10/ BCGBA Board and NAC Keith Hatzer gave a report on the new National Advisory Council (NAC) at BCGBA, not everything had gone smoothly but there was definitely positive change. Details of the new Bye laws had been discussed at the previous Council meeting and we had agreed to support the new Bye Laws and Derbyshire Amendment
11/ Rule Amendments See attached proforma. Proposed by Holbeck and Seconded by Stanningley Following debate this was carried 55 votes for and 6 against
12/ Presidents speech
13/ Election of Officers.
14/ Honoraria and Expenses
16/ AOB
The meeting ended at 1.54pm
Below are full copies of the 2025 AGM Minutes and the 2026 AGM Agenda for you to download for your own use. The 2025 Financial Accounts will follow shortly.
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