WDA AGM part 2 Wednesday 3rd Feb at 07:30

Submitted by Stuart on Thu, 14/01/2016 - 16:55

WEST DURHAM AMALGAMATION

AGM PROPOSALS

MEETING WEDNESDAY 3rd FEBRUARY 2016

ESH WINNING 7­30 pm

Secretary:­ Brian Ford President :­ Alan Brown

AGENDA

D/V PROP­ Chairman­Alan Brown, Secretary­ Brian Ford, Transport Manager­ Peter Matthews W/D

CROOK PROPOSE. Secretary B. Ford, C/Con P. Matthews, Transport Manager R.Walton SAC

D'TON PROP­ Officials same as 2015 CON, A/P

C'F PROP­ C/Convoyer P. Matthews, assistant convoyer D. Jenkins D'TON

C'F PROP­ Drivers and helpers who ferry in but are not required to go to race point are paid a fair wage. TO FINANCE

C'K PROP­Weather Committee:­ P.Matthews, M.Wade, S.Meadows D'TON

C'K PROP­Race programme can be changed to an alternative race point because of bad weather, with a committee of 5

members to discuss the matter for the race the following week end, with 5 members 1 will have the casting vote,

committee to be M. Wade, S.Meadows, P.Matthews, T. Coils & A.Brown D'TON

A/P PROP­ Check on all finances to see if a restructure could help save on finances FINANCE

T/D PROP­Remove rules 13A&13B SAC, W/D, A/P

T/D PROP­ Drinkers/water containers sterilised/disinfected after every race A/P

All T/D picked up on same transporter. IF POSSABLE

CON PROP­ Total membership count on all WDA voting A/P

CON PROP­ Set clocks on night of basketing for Bourges A/P

C'K PROP­Open pools for longest race D'TON

C'K PROP­20 birds per basket on races over 250 miles to garage D'TON

C'K PROP­WDA to have breeder/buyer sale at Bearpark WMC, date to be agreed D/V, 27

W/D PROP­Breeder/buyer to have 1

D/V PROP­ Birdage & fees to stay as 2015 TO FINANCE

4. RACE PROGRAMME

5. C'F PROP­ If y/b basketed Friday pickup times as 2015, If basketed Saturday picked up 4 hours earlier D/V

W/D PROP­ No early pick­ups on Saturday basketing D'TON

C'K PROP­Any NEHU classic races are not to interfere with WDA programme SAC

A/P PROP­Convoyer and management look at suitability of all race points ALREADYBEEN DONE

D/V PROP­ O/B race programme to follow the M1 route to keep away from the U.N.C. And try to keep a true line of

A/P PROP­ Form a committee to have race points more in line with the A1 and stick to these for a number of years

W/D PROP­ Find an alternative to Wakefield due to lying in a valley and the large amount of losses D'TON

W/D PROP­ All amal races to go on Thursday except BOURGES SAC

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rd prizes A/P

to last race W/D

A/P PROP­ Arras, Roye, Bourges, Falaise, Arras SAC, W/D

C'F PROP­ Arras, Roye, Tours, Roye, Arras CON

T/D PROP­Arras, Roye, Bourges, Roye, Arras D'TON

T/D PROP­ All channel races to be with NEHU D'TON, W/D [it was passed at NEHU meeting on 9/1/16

that all channel races for 2017 be NEHU classics]

Biggleswade has been identified as an alternative to Billericay but is only aprox 190 miles to garage, this

is not on the chart but needs serious consideration, site report will be issued to Fed Secs

INLAND, SEE CHART

YOUNG BIRDS, SEE CHART

C'K PROP­ all up together D/V

T/D PROP­No Fed to be forced to have single lib W/D

D/V PROP­ Be in groups as 2015 for 1

W/D PROP­ All up together, A/P

C'F PROP­ 3cs for first 4 y/b races CON, C'K

D'TON­ All up together if not D'TON to have single lib for 1

T/D PROP­ All up together, If not passed no separate libs from same transporter/trailer W/D

st 4 races CON

If neither of these as a last resort group of W/D, D/V, SAC, D'TON­D/V

D/V PROP­ D/V to be liberated on their own not to be put in the group they were with last year A/P

C'F PROP­ If no venue for 2016 presentation due to Winlaton Hallgarth closing we revert back to Shildon [Shildon

provisionally booked Nov 5

D/V PROP­ Wagons to be tested before the season starts

th 2016] W/D

RECOMENDATIONS FROM OFFICIALS TO TAKE BACK TO FEDERATIONS

12. Yearling Derby, Young Bird Derby and Gold Rings

More support needed or remove from programme, only 1 fed in yearling derby and 2 feds in yb derby, 2 members

nominated 14 birds into gold rings