Updated 10th March
2010 13:35 GMT
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RUTLAND & DISTRICT PÉTANQUE LEAGUE
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MINUTES of the SIXTEENTH ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING
held on November 25th 2009 at The Old Plough, Braunston
Apologies
Apologies
received from Jen Merrick - Black Horse Grimston A, Carolyn Evans – Queens Head
Tigers
Present
were representatives from the following clubs – the White Horse Hunters,
Morcott; the Old Black Horse, Houghton; the Horseshoe, Oakham; Chimera, Tilton
on the Hill; the Braunston Furrowers & Colts; the Fox & Hounds
Wanderers & Originals, Knossington; ORFC Flankers Oakham; Ketton Allsorts;
Twyford Nomads; White Lion, Whissendine; Harboro Hotel A, Melton;3 Horseshoe
Lions, Whissendine; the Sun Inn, Cottesmore; the Royal Oak, Gt Dalby; Dog &
Gun Nomads, Keyham.
Minutes
The
Minutes of the previous AGM were approved.
Matters arising
There
were no matters arising
Chairman’s report
The Chairman presented his report
(see below)
Treasurer’s Report &
Accounts
The
Treasurer, Pat Tyler, presented the Accounts, and commented that the cost of
Trophies etc was actually £28 more than the estimate included in the accounts,
and this would be reflected in next year’s accounts. The Accounts were approved
“nem con.”
Election of Officers
There
being no other nominations, Lyndon Whittaker was re-elected Chairman and Pat
Tyler was re-elected Treasurer & Secretary for the ensuing year.
The
following were elected to the Consultative Committee :
Premier Division : David
Pallett, Dog & Gun Nomads
Division 1 : Bob
Glennie, Horseshoe Oakham
Division 2 : George
Cook, Fox & Hounds, Knossington
Division South: Roger
Whittle, White Horse Morcott
Division North : No
nominees
Subscriptions
It
was agreed that the club subscriptions would be £15.00 for the 2010 season
Richard
Hutchinson (Fox & Hounds Wanderers) proposed that the Leagues commence 1 /
2 weeks later than previous years.
After discussion (dates clashing with Rutland Quiz league etc) the
motion was defeated.
Presentation of Trophies Winners Runners-up
Greene King Cup: Dog & Gun Nomads Chimera
Turner Plate: Harboro Hotel A Twyford
Nomads
Premier Division: Chimera Old Black Horse B
Division One: Ketton
Allsorts White
Horse Hunters
Division Two : Fox
& Hounds Wanderers Horseshoe
Hunters
South : Slaters
Batchelors Stamford
Vikings
North : Royal
Oak Blue
Dog Chasers
There
being no further business the meeting was closed
The
league structure was changed for the 2009 season to introduce a Division Two,
which I think is proving a success.
There
are now three tiers based purely on ability and two local divisions based on
geography. It may mean some teams having that bit further to travel but it has
resulted in a keener competitive edge for more teams and, of course, the chance
to play with different opposition.
The
first winners of the new Division Two were the Knossington-based Fox and Hounds
Wanderers and the runners up were Horseshoe Hunters, who are both promoted to
Division One for 2010. Ketton Allsorts
topped Division One and are promoted to the Premier Division, along with the
runners up, the White Horse Hunters from Morcott.
Chimera
once again won the Premier Division title but lost their hold on the Greene
King Cup, which was wrested from them by Dog and Gun Nomads.
The
Premier Division is very strong these days and teams promoted from Division One
often have a struggle to survive in that division. So full marks to the Danish
Invader from Stamford for competing so well in their first season at that level
and finishing in a creditable mid-table position.
I
would also like to congratulate the young players in the Old Plough Colts here
at Braunston, who performed so creditably in their first season. Jack, Ally and
Georgia, who were aged 10, 12 and 9, gave some seasoned players a run for their
money and their team came fifth in the south division.
Many
congratulations are also due to a talented young player, 15-year-old Emma
Longstaff, who plays for Dog and Gun Nomads in our Premier Division. She was
awarded her England shirt at the inter-regional championship at Brean Sands,
Somerset, having qualified to play in the Home Nations competition in Wales.
Well done Emma.
We
now have a link from the Rutland league website to the East Midlands Petanque
Association website, where you can find details of Saturday morning coaching
sessions for youngsters. Coaching isn’t just for youngsters though. If your
players are interested in being coached, have a chat about it at the end of
this meeting with one of the country’s finest petanque coaches, Tony Moulding.
Tony
has already coached two clubs and tells me he has had several requests from
clubs in the Rutland league for coaching sessions in the new year.
Lyndon
Whittaker
League Chairman
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I have received a request to see if anyone has any spare
set(s) of boule to sell/donate – the enquiry is from someone who has not yet
played boule but would like to try it before expending £’s on a set of boule.
Please send me an e-mail of details if you can/wish to
help. patjtyler@btinternet.com
Could this be the start of an exchange/second-hand boule
market?
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Remember, I am now in a position
to display digital fotos on the website – particularly, I would like to change
to the first page and if anyone has a good color petanque theme foto – perhaps
you could e-mail it to me and we can then have a bit more variety and local color on our website ?
Regards
Pat