PRESENT: RC, PH, JP, RB, MS, HW, LB, JW

NEW MEMBER

The committee were pleased to welcome James Wiseman to their ranks as he had been elected unanimously at the recent AGM.

MINUTES

There were no issues with the minutes of the Febuary meeting, they were accepted. No matters arising.

PAST EVENTS

Thursday 3rd Breakfast meeting Leaking Well Dunhampton 19 present.

Monday 14th Annual General Meeting. 18 present. All committee and officers reelected, JW joins c’tee.

Thursday 17th Midweek Ride-in Oakchurch Staunton on Wye. 24 present..

FUTURE EV ENTS - MARCH

Sunday 27th Breakfast Meeting The Lakeside Cafe Moorlands RC has checked venue.

APRIL.

Sunday 3rd Malvern Festival of Transport See below.

Thursday 7th Breakfast Meeting Hotspur Cafe Shobdon. RC has confirmed venue.

Monday 11th Club night The Bell David Malcolmson to give the Biker Down presentation ACTION RC

Friday 15th Good Friday Run [RA] RA has the route in hand. It was agreed that the Mason’s Arms at Wichenford ( max 18) and the Cob House would be the lunch venues, coffee stops to be the Cleobury Golf Club and the Larch Barn Cafe. (2 venues each as large numbers expected) RC to provide route sheets. ACTION RC

Sunday 24th Spring Run [PH] PH agreed to organise this as previously agreed. ACTION PH

Monday 25th Committee Meeting The Talbot Knightwick 7.00pm

MAY

Sunday 1st Breakfast meeting at the Cob House and Ride on. ACTION RC

Monday 9th Bring a Bike night at the Bell 7.00pm

Thursday 12th Bill’s Bimble. To be organised by Bill Danks.

Sunday 15th Two Stroke Run. To be organised by Bob Arnold.

Saturday 21st Worcestershire Tour. Jointly with NBS.

Thursday 26th Breakfast Meeting at Chadbury Farm Shop. RC confirms all arranged.

MALVERN FESTIVAL OF TRANSPORT

Classic Shows are arranging the Malvern Festival of Transport and Classic Motorcycle show on 3/4/2022. They will use the Severn Hall for both events. JP has contacted the organisers for the concessionary tickets for those displaying their machines on our stand. These to be posted to those who had applied. ACTION JP

RC to bring a gazebo for the stand. JP to confirm allowed arrival times. ACTION JP/RC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

All present were happy with it. The video of the second man drop off system was well received.

SECTION SECRETARY

No applications as yet.

ALLEN HOUSE MATTERS

Details of the insurance scheme to cover run organisers were still awaited. RC had been involved in a lengthy discussion with various AH people about a ‘Join Us’ post card for prospective members and an acceptable design had been agreed last month. JP to contact AH to see when these would be delivered. ACTION JP

SECOND MAN DROP OFF SYSTEM GUIDANCE

The meeting was advised of the problems encountered by another section with this system. RC was of the opinion

that it was not reliable for groups of more than 10, 6 being the ideal number.

SOCIAL RUN GUIDELINES

All members had been happy to sign agreement to these when signing on for a run.

WEBSITE

The section website had been much improved by Graham Walsh recently but he had indicated that he no longer had time to devote to it. JW volunteered to take on the development of the website and this was accepted by the meeting. JW and LB to check with Graham to see if he is OK with this. ACTION LB/JW

FINANCE

RC reported that the account now stood at £210.06.

CHARGE FOR RUNS

JW proposed that we should introduce a small charge for those participating on runs. RC advised that he was against this, mainly because it seemed less likely that organisers could be held liable for any claims from members if there was no cost involved.

HW proposed that we should hold a raffle on the 4 open air club nights to raise funds, any prizes would have to be small enough to be carried on a bike. To be discussed at the next meeting.

MEETING VENUE

JP had raised the matter of the problem with the committee meetings having to be finished by 8.00 pm because of the Morris Men in the next room. The only alternative at the Talbot was a room which was used by the air rifle club from 9.00 pm onwards. There being little interest for discussion the meetings remain at the Talbot.

EMAIL LISTS

JP raised the matter of the 3 versions of the section email list held by JP, LB and RC. It was resolved that RC and LB would send JP their versions and he would compare them. ACTION JP/RC/LB

NEXT MEETING

Monday 25th April 2022 at the Talbot, Knightwick at 7.00 pm.

JCP 24/03/2022