Bristol Surf Club Committee Meeting – 28/05/2015

Present: Owain Jones (Chairman)

Jon Carter (Membership Secretary)

Berenice Ray (Treasurer)

Si Burgess (PR, Comms, Website)

James Price (Beginners Rep)

Laura Burr (Secretary)

Stuart Woodham

Pete Wilkins

ApologiesCharlotte Raynes Hawthorn (Social Secretary)

Social Events Schedule 2015

April 2nd– 6th(Easter weekend) – Gwithian (family friendly)
May 1st–4th (bank holiday weekend)–Bude

June 18th – BSC Summer BBQ– The Pump House

June 26th – 28th – BSC is 10 years old weekender – Europa Park, Woolacombe

July/August TBC – Big Paddle fundraising event and BBQ – Triathlon Training Centre, Trench Lane, Stoke Gifford
August 28th – 31st (bank holiday weekend) – Porthlevan(family friendly, beginners andbodyboarders)
Sept 18th – 20th (PROVISIONAL DATE) – BSC Surf Competition
October 30th – Nov 1st – Halloween weekend in Croyde
November 13th – 15th – Newquay
December 4th– Christmas Party

  • Annual BBQ will take place at the Pump House and there will be a separate Big Paddle fundraising eventat Mad Mike’s Triathlon training lake. LB to check details with Andy Dibble.
  • LB to recruit volunteers for the BBQ.
  • Surf comp weekend confirmed as weekend of 19/20 September. Put out a call for club members to volunteer for various roles (beach marshals, catering, judges). 4 categories: Ladies, Longboard, rookies and Open. Encourage more girls to enter this year! LB to retrieve all the trophies before the beginning of September.

General

  • Membership cards – JP to go ahead and produce 400 x credit card style membership cards with the expiry date printed on them, and a call to action to go to the BSC website to see who offers discounts to club members. Cost = £187+VAT. Cards to be distributed at annual BBQ on 18th June. Club members who are unable to make the BBQ can get their cards by sending an SAE to Jon.
  • Car stickers – JP to confirm how many stickers he has. We have budget of £120 remaining to print more car stickers. Stu Woodham to organise additional print run if needed. Distribute stickers at BBQ event on 18th June.
  • Accounts – JC to transfer the membership income into the BSC account. Needs to be done monthly.
  • Website – SB has finished phase 1 of the new site and will work on the membership section next week.
  • FAQs – first draft has been circulated. LB to email final version to Stu Woodham for proof reading.
  • Spoke and Stinger – committee to elicit feedback from members on this as an alternative venue for the weekly club meeting.

Next committee meeting: Thursday 2nd July at 7:30pm in the Rose of Denmark.