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MINUTES OF THE GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBER BANDS HELD ON SUNDAY 27TH MARCH 2011 AT THE OKEHAMPTON CONSERVATIVE CLUB, MILL ROAD, OKEHAMPTON commencing at 1045am
1/11 PRESENT: Raymond Kingdon (Chairman), Viv Willcock (Vice-Chairman). Brian Elliott (Secretary/Registration), Keith Gibbs (Treasurer), John Croker (Minute Secretary), Frances Calver (Trophy Officer).
Executive Committee: Alan Gears, Anne Luxton, Gilbert Taylor, Robin Teague.
Bands Represented: Appledore, Bideford Town, Callington Town, Camelford Town, Holsworthy Town, Launceston Town, Lympstone SW Telecoms, Okehampton Excelsior, Storm Brass, South Molton Town, St Breward Silver, St. Dennis.
2/11 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE: Goff Richards (President), Bert Buzza (Life Associate), Honiton, Newton Abbot & District, Totnes, and St.Austell Bands.
3/11 WELCOME: Chairman welcomed Keith Anderson an accountat and advisor to the Association for the transference to a Ltd Company.
4/11 MINUTES of the meeting held on 7th March 2010 were approved and signed as a correct record.
5/11 MATTERS ARISING: None
6/11 MEMBERSHIP: Bratton Silver and Wellington Bands. Executive Committee provisionally approved membership.
Meeting asked to retrospectively approve membership of said ands. They are graded in the 4th section. Proposed Soundhouse, seconded South Molton. All in favour.
7/11 TREASURER'S REPORT:
(a) Bank account £8653.41p
(b) Membership: 48 Bands have paid up so far. 15 bands outstanding. Indian Queens have dropped out.
8/11 EXMOUTH BRASS BAND FESTIVAL Saturday 3rd September 2011.
(a) Caterers. New from February this year. Posh Nosh
(b) Temporary event notice. This has now been taken over by the Manager of the Pavilion.
(c) Adjudicator: Melvyn White 99% certain
(d) Grant: Applied for and received from Exmouth Town Council
9/11 65th ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday 5th November 2011
(a) Adjudicator: Peter Bassano
(b) Wrist Bands. Should we be using them ? (From the floor). Excellenht at the Area Championships, Better
than tickets. To be followed up by the Executive Committee.
(c) Cost of hire of Riviera Centre. Chairman stated that the hire of the Centre is getting more expensive
each year, can we afford to stay there? Other options must be looked at, and he appealed to member bands
present to think of and suggest alternative venues. None forthcoming at this meeting. Viv Willcock, Vice-
Chairman stressed that the hire for the day last year was £3314. and bands needed to be aware of this fact.
Robin Teague (Exec Cttee member) asked if member bands are willing to pay higher premiums to stay at the
Riviera Centre and use their excellent facilities. Costs will be even higher this year with increase of VAT.
(d) Percussion hire: The hire of percussion is getting more expensive but we have no alternative but to hire.
10/11 EDUCATION AND TRAINING.
(a) Cancellation of Workshops for Cornet, Trombone and 'Train the Trainer'. Simply low applications
only 6 each for Cornet and Trombone and 2 for 'Train the Trainer'. Fortunately no expenses incurred by
Association as Tutors and Venues waived their fees. (From the floor) suggested reasons. Extra engagements
making weekends sacrosanct. Children doing so many things, although it was pointed out that these workshops
are for all ages.
(b) Horn/Flugel workshop 1st October 2011. This will go ahead and is being sponsored by Yamaha and
Trevada. Sheona White (now with Black Dyke) is the tutor and the venue is Okehampton Conservative Club
Let's hope we don't let our sponsors down. This workshop will be reviewed afterwards.
(c) Brass workshop held at West Buckland on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th February 2011.
Attendance was 72-75 for both days. Slightly down on last year possibly due to change of weekend. This
is because we are reliant on the dates of School half term. All appeared to enjoy the weekend and the tutors
were very impressed.
(d) Brass workshop 2012 West Buckland on 18th & 19th February. The Association may have to deal
direct with the publishers in future to obtain music. Goff Richards and his wife Sue have been obtaining
the music for us up to this date.
(e) Euphonium/Bass workshop 2012 It is hoped that David Thornton now released from Black Dyke duties
may take this workshop, he was a great success at the West Buckland workshop.
11/11 COUNCIL OF WEST OF ENGLAND BRASS BAND ASSOCIATIONS.
(a) Review of Championships. At a meeting held on 26/3/11, grading tables were sorted. There were no
appeals so that prize money can be paid. The contest was described as sociable and competitive.
(b) 2012 Area Championships dates. 10th/11th March
(c) Costs: To hire Riviera Centre for weekend approximately £20,000.
12/11 ASSOCIATION WEBSITE. Anne Luxton reported that the website was running well with nearly 5000 hits.
Don't forget if your band has an event coming up or you require players etc please contact Brian Elliott on the appropriate form and it will be advertised absolutley free.
13/11 BRASS BAND SUMMIT/UKBRASSBAND ALLIANCE.
Their mission statement 'to secure a dynamic future for brass bands and brass band music in the United Kingdom'. Their aims are commendable but are they achievable? All registered bands will receive a letter and a 2 page document setting out their aims and objectives and an invite to the next summit meeting on 2nd July in Nottingham.
14/11 ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Date of meetings. Lympstone delegate suggested that the date of General and AGM meetins were preferred to be held after the Regional Championships as this year because many bands held Sunday rehearsals for the Championships. Noted.
15/11 NEXT GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBER BANDS will be held in conjuction with the Annual General meeting or decided otherwise by the Executive Committee or member bands.
The meeting closed at 1135 am
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