Attendees
- Chris Roberts (Chair)
- Chris Woodhead (Treasurer)
- Maria Pollard (Social Secretary)
- Lorna Robb (Fixtures Secretary)
- Aman Mohammad (Recruitment Secretary)
1. Christmas Dinner
- Proposal: Maria suggested running a poll with two options — a traditional Christmas dinner at Pen&Wig or Brewhouse, or an evening at Chance & Counters.
- Discussion: The group agreed that Chance & Counters would be a good choice for the club social.
- Decision: Maria will look for suitable dates around early December, aiming for a day without training or a match the next day. Estimated attendance: ~20 people.
2. Upcoming Socials
- Ideas discussed: Laserquest, bowling, a watch party, and a pub trip after the Freshers’ Tournament.
- Decision: Laserquest will be the next social.
- Next steps: A watch party is tentatively planned for November.
3. Recruitment Report (Aman)
- Aman has focused advertising on sporty individuals but noted diminishing returns from using the same ad content.
- Ad spend so far: £113.
- Plan:
- Capture more content for future promotion.
- Build a reserve of content over the Christmas period.
- Website update:
- Chris W noted that pages for Basketball and Netball are now set up and awaiting content.
- A potential “give-it-a-go” session was suggested for basketballers/netballers.
4. Referee Proposals for Regional
- Proposal: Move to dual refereeing and add a mentor at each match, increasing costs to £60 per match (£25 per referee, £10 per mentor).
- Discussion:
- SW regional referee standards are reportedly lower than those in Wales; the proposal may not directly address this issue.
- The club supports funding mentoring but not combined with dual refereeing due to cost concerns.
- Counter proposal: Pay £35 per match, split equally between the referee and mentor. The mentor may also dual-referee if appropriate.
- Decision: Club agreed the £60 per match proposal is unaffordable; will proceed with the £35 split arrangement as a reasonable compromise.
5. Archers Shirts
- Aman requested spare shirts for the upcoming Archers match.
- Action: Chris W to provide the shirts at the next club session this week.
6. Kit Orders
- The next kit order will be placed by the end of this week.
- Note: No hoodies will be included in this order.
- A new hoodie design will be created and ordered in October.
7. Match Bookings (Report from Lorna)
- Welsh League: All matches finalised and confirmed.
- Regional: Most matches booked; one away fixture still to be confirmed.
- Newport match (November): Considering moving to mid-week due to busy weekend schedules.
Meeting adjourned.
Next meeting: 13th October