NMC Committee Minutes Tuesday 8th November 2016 Attending Andrew Shanks (AS), Felix Larieu(FL), Radoslaw Florczak(RF), Joe McCarty(JMcC), Adrian Wilson (AW), Steve Blake (StB), John Spencer(JS)
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Apologies Alastair Boardman (AB), Eva Diran (ED), John Dalrymple (JD), Ian Birtwistle (IB), Joe Rudin (JR), Craig Harrison (CH)
Approval of Minutes of last meeting Minutes approved – JS & StB
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Action Points and Matters Arising •
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RF presented a sample vest and colour swatches he had obtained from a possible T-shirt supplier ◦
The supplier's prices are £6.65 plus VAT for each t-shirt, and £25 + VAT for a screen for each design to be printed
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StB had some concerns about the resilience of the fabric
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AW will get in touch with DA to find out about the arrangement the club had with the previous supplier.
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AW to come up with a suggestion for the proportions of different sizes and male/female T-shirts to be ordered
AGM •
The AGM is to be held on the 25th of Jan
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It was agreed that we are to use a classroom as opposed to a lecture theatre again, and to maintain the forward-looking focus of last year's AGM
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All committee members are expected to remain, Robin Sillem wishes to join
Winter Meets •
All meet leaders are confirmed, apart from for the Ben Nevis meet
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AW reiterated the need for a Hadrian's Leisure liason ◦
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FL raised the question of how much the club would spend on subsidising the winter skills course, noting that the instructor has quoted a price of £400 and there are 6 spaces with 5 attendees signed up ◦
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JS will sound out AB to find out if he is willing to take up the role
AW suggests a maximum NMC contribution of £100
Jim Aiken has contacted RF asking how to pay without using Go Cardless ◦
AW confirmed that it is the meet leader's responsibility to collect payment by cash or cheque
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Social Meets •
CH reports that 44 members have expressed interest in the Christmas Ceilidh
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The question of whether or not to cap attendance was discussed and it was agreed that we were unlikely to reach the venue's maximum capacity for a dance of 100
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RF has booked Lau's Buffet King for the late autumn meal
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JS reports that Julian Lines has agreed to speak on December 7 th ◦
JS will be responsible for organising the talk
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In view of the limited time before the talk, the consensus is to hold the talk at Hadrian Leisure and promote it to sister clubs rather than seeking a larger venue and wider audience
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StB reports that Mark Savage and Dan Varian have provisionally agreed to speak on the 18th of January, and that he will confirm
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JS proposed a members' slideshow be arranged this winter ◦
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Correspondence •
JMcC reported receiving an unclear email about joining the club. Others have seen this email and responded
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StB reported correspondence on UKC and CountySyke about the issue of bouldering with LED lamps ◦
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AW suggested CH would organise the slideshow
He has replied, elucidating the club's position, that individuals are to respect requests to leave private land and allow the BMC to negotiate on their behalf, and that landholders near access land who may be affected will be informed about lamping as a matter of courtesy
Communications •
RF queried the inclusion of addresses in the handbook ◦
It was clarified that the addresses are included mainly for the benefit of allowing new members to know other members living near them, and that members can opt out of having their address listed
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JS reports that a bumper issue of County Climber is in progress and due for release before Christmas
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The guidebook team now has photos for 14 crags
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StB has most recently been working on the guide for Hepburn, of which he has shown a draft
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StB is in touch with the Forestry Commission to arrange for the removal of fallen trees at Hepburn
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JS will prepare a newsletter to cover the talks from Julian Lines, and Mark Savage and Dan Varian, the Ceilidh, the AGM and the winter meets
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AoB •
The issue of winter meets filling up unusually quickly this year was discussed ◦
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AW suggests finding hut space for additional meets and offering those who have missed out on winter meets the opportunity to lead them and first refusal on attending
Next Meeting •
TBC