South Eastern Centre Motocross Combine

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2003

MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE SOUTH EASTERN MOTO CROSS COMBINE HELD ON WEDNESDAY 15TH JANUARY 2003 AT BLINDLEY HEATH.

PRESENT : 20 Delegates were present representing the following Clubs :- Brighton, Crawley, GEST, Greenwich, Premier, Sidcup, Twickenham and the TSM.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE : Were received from Frank Dixon and Ashley Gregory with Eddie Herd phoning to say he would be late as he was stuck in traffic on the M1.

CHAIR : It was agreed that Mr. Brown should take the Chair to get the meeting going in Mr. Herd's absence and would vacate the position when he arrived.

MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS AGM : It was proposed Mr. Burton and seconded Mr. Lane that the minutes of the previous AGM held on 16th January 2002 which had been circulated be accepted as a true and accurate record. Carried.

CHAIR : At this point Mr. Brown handed over the Chairmanship to Mr. Herd.

MATTERS ARISING THEREFROM : There were no matters arising.

SECTION REPORTS :

Secretary/Treasurer : Mrs. Clarke submitted a written report [ attached ]. Mr. Herd added that it had been agreed at a recent Management meeting to make a one off payment to the Combines of £250 in 2003. Speaking about Mrs. Clarke's difficulty in producing another set of précised minutes for the TSM, Mr. Bramall said he was looking more towards having a regular column from the moto cross correspondent who would not only produce news but add the salient points from Combine meetings. Mr. Burton said it was a sad fact of life that the majority of riders did not know of our existence. Mr. Herd agreed to précis the minutes for the TSM. Mrs. Clarke moved the adoption of her report which was seconded by Mr. Mills. Carried.

Moto Cross Grading and Recording Officer : Mr. Batten reported 13 events ran last season in which 54 juniors scored Expert points, 8 were upgraded purely from points scored within our Centre. He thanked all of the lap scorers who had helped him collate results during the year together with the Secretary's of the Meetings having no trouble at all getting results. He moved the adoption of his report, seconded by Mr. J. Clarke. Carried.

Series Co-ordinator : Mr. F. Dixon was not present to give his report but it was known he had experienced a lot of trouble getting dates for 2003 from Clubs in time. Mrs. Clarke had not been able to organise anything this year because of her health problems in regards to the retrieval of the perpetual awards, ordering replicas and the presentations to the new winners. Mr. Batten said both the Sidecar and Junior Trophies could be presented at the Twickenham Dinner and Dance and it was thought the Solo and 4 Stroke ones could be done at the Early Birds at Sidcup. It was not known if the sponsorship for this year had been confirmed for the programme covers.

A. Clarke proposed a vote of thanks to everyone who had worked on behalf of the Combine last year.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS : Mr. Herd, the retiring Chairman, stood down at this moment and the Chair was taken by Mr. Bramall, the TSM Editor, whilst the election of officers took place. Mr. Bramall asked if all the present incumbents wished to stand again, to which they all agreed, and, as there were no fresh nominations, it was proposed Mr. Lane and seconded Mr. Mills that the present officials be elected en bloc. Carried. Mr. Herd resumed the Chairman's seat.

SUBSCRIPTIONS : Because of the healthy state of the finances it was proposed Mr. Burton and seconded Mr. Batten the subscriptions stay at the same figure. Carried with one against.

There being nothing further to discuss the AGM was formally closed to allow a normal business meeting to take place.