Council Meeting

Club Council Meeting: At 12 Noon on Monday 6^th of September at the Seacote Hotel, St Bees.

Attendance: AJ Parker, AC Payne, JR Kennedy, R Proudfoot, T Milburn, DM Whitfield-Bott, D Whitfield-Bott [Non council member].

Apologies: D Hope, MB Reid, TF Stout.

Minutes of last meeting: These were red and accepted.

Matters arising: None

President:

1.       President Tony reported on the official launch of the Harbour Project when DG Ian McTurk was in attendance. Unfortunately, the local press and media did not attend. He also reported on the cleaning of signs and painting of the railings. The joint meeting of both clubs on Thursday last was satisfactory. The minutes of that meeting will be circulated to members in a separate email.

2.       Tree planting. This matter was discussed at last Thursday’s meeting. Christine McKay has devised a plan which was forwarded to John Kennedy, Mike Reid, and Gordon Southward. This will also be forward to all members.

3.       Crocus planting. Tony outlined our club’s position. Crocus corms will be planted at the Harbour; we are responsible for half of these and will share the cost and the planting. We have no agreement about those for Cleator Moor, but individual members may wish to help with these.

VPL

Anthony Payne brought along a Tradecraft Brochure. Please contact him if you wish to purchase anything. This will benefit local enterprise.

John Kennedy produced a list of upcoming speakers:

7.9.21    Business

14.9.21 Matthew Willey, District Youth Team

21.9.21 Ian Hill

28.9.21  Music Quiz with Sally Kennedy

5.9.21    Joint meeting with Whitehaven Castle to further discuss the Harbour project. This may be changed as President Tony and others are away then. We may move this meeting to the 19^th and move the speaker from the 19^th to the 5^th.

12.10.21 Using our Club website. Ronnie Proudfoot.

19.10.21 TBA. Possibilities are David Hope on Bell ringing or Geoff Hale on Youth Activities. See note above on 5^th October.

26^th October: Race Night or Beetle Drive.

Christmas dinner will be on 21^st of December 2021.

VP John will be attending District Council meeting on the 15^thof September and will precis anything important. Please note that all members will receive a full report in due course.

Secretary:

1.       The Harbour project is progressing well. The railings have been undercoated with red oxide paint. We are waiting on delivery of the black paint topcoat. Lynn Stalker is drawing up plans to number and grade the bollards and it is to be hoped that we can get on with these while the weather holds.

2.       Award to John and Sheila Dixon. This was proposed by Richard Stout. Unfortunately, neither fits the criteria for an official Rotary award but we hope to invite Sheila to club social occasions in the future.

3.       Richard Stout has been contacted by the British Legion about a remembrance wreath. Club council agreed that we should obtain a wreath for Remembrance Sunday, 14^th of November. The usual cost is around £25. The club secretary will arrange this.

4.       Mary Bradley has asked council to encourage members to sign up for a My Rotary Account. This will allow members easy access to Rotary data, Brand Centre, Rotary Club Central etc. District is asking that 60% of the membership signs up. This was discussed and it was decided that members should decide for themselves whether they wish to sign up for this. The email from Mary will be sent to members.

Treasurer:

We have paid £300 to the Harbour Project. Possible further donations from individual members will be discussed at a club business meeting.

The district sub has been paid for a full year.

The second half of the RGBI sub, £350, will be paid in January.

We will ask Tom Stout [International] to see how to make donations to Afghan refugees.

COMVOC: See VP report.

Foundation: No report

International: No report

Youth: No report

Club Service: No report.

PP Dorothy Whitfield – Bott:

1.       We will be doing the catering at the Farmer’s Market in Egremont on the 15^th of October. Help will be needed to bake, serve tables, was dishes etc.

2.       Some items from the hampers will be raffled at the next Race Night.

3.       There will be a new, larger, Rotary Garden plaque. Dorothy will propose the wording on it at the next club business meeting.

4.       Club centenary T shirts will be on sale from the start of Rotary Year 2022-23. These will feature a drawing of the Whitehaven Lighthouse, courtesy of David. The likely cost is £11-12 each.

5.       The Candlestick model. Discussions are ongoing with the Beacon about displaying it.

Our next club council meeting will be on Monday 1^stNovember at 7PM at the Chase Hotel.

Meeting ended: 13.55