GWHC Committee Members  2010

	President	Tom Pettifer		Health & Safety & New Member Support	David Whitfield
	Chairman	Gail Palmer		Training	Rachael Moast
	Vice Chairman	Trisha Luxton		Juniors	Ann Walters-Symons
	Secretary	Jennifer Collie		Stewards	Kate Fincham Powel
	Treasurer & Membership Secretary	Marita Wakeham		New Member Support	Lisa Phillips
	Publicity	Liz McQueen

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 Next committee meeting date  : 21/07/10

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  Committee News

NOTES FROM THE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 13-5-10

Drivers need to get their BHDTA competence forms signed before entering competitions.

            At the Easter Hall training days Di Hayes can no longer do the Dressage training but Barbara Nadine has very kindly agreed to do it. There will be a clear round cones course at a cost of £2.50 per go and clear rounds will get a rosette.

            The feedback on the newsletter has been very positive, with people saying they were very pleased with it. But please remember if you do not send in articles or reports on events you have attended there is nothing of interest to go in the newsletter.

            Liza said she thought it might be a nice idea to put a newsletter in with any harness she sells from her business, as she sends to lots of places around the southwest. Thus maybe it would encourage people to join the club.

            Gail said she would also like to have some spare copies of the newsletter to give out to people going to Easter Hall either for events or lessons.

            The newsletter could go out by email if people wanted it that way, an option will be given in the next newsletter. The newsletter will be published in January, April, July, and September/October, so please send in articles in plenty of time.

            The Club shop is presently at Easter Hall, and Gail has sold two items. The shop will be at events with a list of things that can be bought so people can add their names to a list for the items they would like to buy.

Liz has been on to papers etc for advertising.

            Club membership forms need to be at events so people can join on the day.

Any Other Business;

Mike Stamp would like more entries for his event. He would also like some help on the Saturday.

There will be a working day at Newnham Park on 23^rd May to finish painting and repairing the obstacles. If anyone has any black, brown or yellow paint they can spare it would be greatly appreciated.

            Every competitor’s lorry for the Newnham event must have a fire extinguisher, this will be checked, and there will also be a Fire Station in the lorry park with water.

            Kate said Hayes Barton event is short of stewards, but Newnham event seems to be reasonably well off for stewards.

 David Whitfield’s event on July 4^th seems to have plenty of interest and he says he has plenty of helpers. There will be plenty of parking space for people to stay overnight if they so wish.

31 paying people took part in Easter Hall’s Taster Day with everyone saying how much they had enjoyed themselves. Hopefully it will result in some people joining the club. Judy Green very kindly showed everyone how to harness and unharness a pony. Next meeting will be on Wednesday 21^st July.

 

NOTES FROM THE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 25 MARCH 2010

Each event organizer will decide if people can go round a course more than once. It will say on the entry forms.

The newsletter is to be reinstated, hopefully going out sometime in April. Each member will receive the first copy through the post, after that you can elect to have it by email. Lorraine Stanton is the editor and anyone wishing to place an advert or a write up from an event can email her at lorrainestanton33@yahoo.co.uk

At the training weekend on 22-23 May the BDS will be giving a demonstration on showing. People can do either one or two days, even stay overnight. Sessions will be 40 mins long and you pay for what you want to do. Gail Palmer will be the trainer for the cones, Nick Palmer the trainer for the obstacles, and Di Hayes the trainer for dressage.

There is a new challenge for drivers called The Drivers Club Challenge, it consists of cones and obstacles in the arena at the same time. It is run over two rounds and the fasted time wins.

David Whitefield’s wife Carol has very kindly made badges and car/lorry placards for each committee member for them to wear/display at events so members can more easily recognise their committee members.

James Campbell, who is in charge of the website , would like members to proof read the website and report back to him if they find anything wrong.

A get well card was sent to Christina Woolacott, wishing her a speedy recovery from her accident.

A card was also sent to Gina Gordon ( Albright), on the sudden death of her husband, expressing our sympathy.

The BHDTA and FEI have decided not to make back protectors compulsory for driving at the present moment, it needs more research. Air-O-Wear  make back protectors for carriage drivers with prices starting at around £130.

There is a new National event at Holker Hall 6-8^th August 2010. Their website is www.holker.co.uk

Competitors that use side stabling at National Events are being asked to lay rubber matting under the  bedding so that the grass recovers quicker.

The BHS, Horse and Hound and the Road Haulage Association are arranging courses to cover all aspects of transport rules, including rest periods, taco graphs, the Certificate of Professional Competence and whether or not your box is deemed a business rather than a hobby. To book a place phone 01733 261456.

BHDTA members can get ticket discounts for Royal Windsor Horse Show 12-16 May, by phoning the box office on 0844 4124631 and quote BHDTA or book on line at www.rwhs.co.uk, using BHDTA code.

Ministers have received 10,000 signatures against the Horse Tax so it seems it has gone on hold for the time being.

If you wish to have a driving competence assessment please get in touch with Gail Palmer.

Juniors can do training days but not competitions until they are 10.

The stewards training day was a great success, with all those that took part having great fun.

Please support as many events as possible as your organizers work very hard to put things on for you and do not like having to cancel at the last minute due to lack of entries.

Happy driving to all.

Letter from new Chairman Gail Palmer

Dear members & friends

As your new chairman I welcome you to our newssheet.  This is to proceed the reinstatement of a newsletter.

Firstly I would like to say that I am honoured that I have been voted onto the committee and chosen to be your chairman.  I look forward with enthusiasm to the challenges that lay ahead.  I will do my best to be a good chairman.  However, I do have some reservations, my main concern being I do not have a lot of spare time.

I feel the committee that is in place will be a good one, and will be a good support to me.  In turn I hope that the membership will also lend their support to the committee so together we can take the club forward in 2010. 

A special thank you of course to the retiring members of the committee, so thank you Edmund, Martin Ann and James.  We’re very lucky that James has agreed to continue to be web master.  I urge you all to check out the revamped website that martin initiated and James is now updating, as it looks really good and has lots of really useful information.

We welcome on board the committee Rachel Moast, who will be looking after training aspects.  Welcome also to Anne Walter-Symons, who will be encouraging junior drivers.  Also a welcome back to Kate Fincham-Powell, who will be heading the care of stewards and Trish Luxton who will be Vice Chairman, who of course was a previous chairman.  We are still pleased to have in place experienced committee members such as Marita Wakeham (treasure and membership secretary), Elizabeth McQueen (publicity) and Jennifer Collie (secretary).

I visualise positive developments for the club, I would like to gain a larger and more active membership, this should help bring in more revenue and make the running of events worthwhile and less reliant on the same members.  To encourage and support this idea we plan to have an active “buddy” set up for the new and especially novice drivers, this will be overseen by Liza Phillips and David Whitfield.

Greater communications between us all would be good so if anyone has any good ideas maybe things you would like to see put on or if you are available to help at events or even host an event please get in touch with me or one of the committee.

We have a stewards Training day to be held on 21^st March at Newnham Park.  Please be aware this is run free of charge plus soup and a roll, and is not only good for stewards training but for drivers training as well.   This year we are running a taster day on 4^th April (Easter Sunday) at Easter Hall Park, this is for beginners, novices or would be a good as a refresher. 

David Whitfield will be running a cones day with “drive out” and BBQ.  This will be a good fun and social day on 4^th July near Cullompton.

You may notice that these and other events are being run with opportunities for BDS members to participate.  We hope to forge closer links with the BDS as we have so much in common.

Please find enclosed schedules for our main competitions. Hayes Barton (30^th May) will as usual be fun and super course, Newnham (19/20^th June) is a regional qualifier this year, and Easter Hall (14/15^th August) will have an extended Sec. A, (weather permitting).   Please come and support these events, if you can’t compete maybe you could help!!!  Competitors please enter early, not the closing date is 2 week before.  It is a great help to us organisers if you send a post-dated cheque in a month or 6 weeks before the event.  Remember it will not be cashed till after the event.  We’ve put in an order for good weather for all our events!

Happy and safe driving, and looking forward to a good season.

Gail

COMMITTEE  NOTES FROM 11/2/10

To put on different activities, not just competitions.

To reinstate the newsletter, to be published in February, April, July, and October. To nominate a set persons at each event to write an article for the newsletter and to email it to Lorraine Stanton at lorrainestanton33@yahoo.co.uk . Members to try and get adverts for the newsletter.

To carry on forging links with the BDS to combine events, which should encourage more people to enter events, and to make events cheaper for both societies? The combined Taster Day is to cost £7.50. Gail would also like to have a map of where everyone lives with the committee members in red, and everyone else in blue.

David Whitfield’s  cones day to be a fun day and to be a joint event with the BDS.

Gail felt that committee members should be more recognizable at events with possibly badges or armbands or a card in their Lorries. This hopefully would encourage people to approach the committee members to air their views or to ask advice.

Any member of a recognized club can do events at the same price as our club members.

Stewards Training Day at Newnham Park on 21^st March.

NOTES FROM THE AGM HELD ON 24^th JANUARY 2010

1. 30 People attended and there were apologies from 4 people.

2. Gail Palmer proposed that the minuets of the last AGM were approved and Di Stamp seconded her.

3. The Chairman, Liz McQueen, reported that 2009 had been a successful year for the Club. The 2008/2009 Indoor Trials season culminated with the National Finals at Keysoe. There were club members in 9 of the 16 classes. Frank Campbell won the “ Senior Juniors”, Roseanna Walter-Symonds came 6^th, and Roger Campbell won the Intermediate Horse, congratulation to all who took part.

 A big Thank You went to the organizers of the three events that the Club enjoyed, these being The Dastardly Drive, Hayes Barton One Day Event, and Easter Hall’s Two Day Event.

At Windsor National Championships Roseanna Walter-Symonds was 1^st in Novice Pony with Claire Campbell 5^th. Roger Campbell was 1^st in Intermediate Horse with Jenny Burrow 6^th. Frank Campbell 1^st in Intermediate Pony. Congratulations to all .

In August both Frank and Roseanna were in the English Team that won the Channel Cup, and at the National Young Drivers Championship where Roseanna came 2^nd , Frank 3^rd , and Roger 8^th .

Roseanna was also awarded the Young Driver of the Year at the BHDTA end of season party.

October saw a very full day’s training with Andrew Council.

4. Awards. James and Mary Jane Campbell were awarded the John Etherington Memoral Trophy. The Helen Clements Trophy was awarded to David Whitefield. The Netty McAlpin Grooms Award was given to Roy Sheldrake. The Points Championship Trophy was won by David Whitfield.

5. Margie Hawkins said she would like to see a higher profile for the Club shop.

6. It was proposed to change the accounting year so that it now ends September 30^th, have the AGM in November, but the membership year stays as January to December. This was proposed by Mike Stamp and seconded by Mary Jane Campbell.

7. The accounts auditor to be Edmund Kirwan, this was proposed by Ginny Handbury and seconded by Anne Sheldrake.

8. Four new people joined the committee, these being Kate Fincham-Powell, Rachel Moast, Trish Luxton, and Anne Walters-Symons.

9.Dates.  June 19/20^th Newnham Park Regional and Club event. February 20^th Young Drivers Supper proceeds to go towards the Junior and Single Horse World Championships. Taster Day for Novices 4^th April at Easter Hall.

10. Gail Palmer is now the new Chairman.

11. Next committee meeting on February 11^th .

12. AGM closed at 12.30pm.

COMMITTEE  NEWS FROM MEETING HELD ON 12^th DECEMBER 2009

 On the website it was suggested that the events dates should be in a list rather than a diary format.

New Dates;

Stewards training day in March

30^th May 1 day event at Hayes Barton

4^th July cones course and BBQ at David Whitefield

Events at Mark Broadbents 11^th April, 22^nd August, 26^th September

 GWHC is doing everything it can to encourage joint events with the BDS.

A card was sent to Roseanna Walter-Symonds on behalf of the Club, for her achievement of becoming Young Driver of the Year, also for being nominated for South Hams Sports Personality of the Year.

Marita to send a letter to all old members to try and encourage them to rejoin, also to let them know that wheel width rules have been discarded and that any safe vehicle is now permitted.

Next meeting would be after the AGM , which is on January24th 2010 at Hatherleigh Community Centre at 11.0am.