Stockton Brook Scout & Guide Joint Management Committee

 

Minutes of Meeting held on Wednesday 5 March 2008 at Group Headquarters

 

 

Present:

Rob Poole (Chair)

Alan Mathers (Vice Chair)

Ken Adams (Treasurer)

Miriam Adams (Secretary)

Joanne Basnett

Sharon Washington

Katie Hambleton

Dawn Bailey

Vicki Harvey

Carol Hyatt

Steve Brown

Beverley Poole

Apologies:

Phil Tyler

Michele Lawrence

Distribution

All leaders via email

 

Item no.

Summary of item discussed

Action by:

1 -0              

Minutes of previous meeting:

 

1 -1              

The Minutes of the meeting held on 6th February 2008 were agreed as a correct record.

 

2 -0              

Matters Arising from minutes of previous meeting

 

2-1

Hedges – K Adams has spoken to Howard Clewes who advised that the hedge should not be cut and laid before May as the frost may kill it. 

H Clewes will call K Adams when he is available to cut the hedge. 

However it was agreed to trim back the hedge to allow access to the stream.

 

2-2

Quartermaster – leaders need to provide a list of equipment to the Quartermaster in time for the working weekend.

All

2-3

Container – B Poole has completed a drawing for the planning application and has submitted the application to Staffs Moorlands Council.  The container will be sited adjacent to the shed.

 

2-4

Lighting - No 7 light in the hall still needs replacing – this to be done at a later date as a longer ladder is required to do this. 

 

Door lock still needs to be looked at.  B Poole is to obtain specification

 

 

 

B Poole

2-5

Stepladders have now been purchased. These should not be left out, but put away after use.

 

2-6

Recycling – J Basnett has telephoned Staffs Moorlands Council who wanted further information concerning what types of rubbish we were collecting.  Collections will continue.

 

3-0

Chair’s Report

 

3-1

R Poole had taken lots of photos from his travels and offered to give talks to the groups and to show the photos.  

 


 

 

 

4-0

Treasurer’s Report – monthly accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Received (Dec/Jan)

 

 

Paid Out

 

 

Levy

755.00

 

Cleaner (14 weeks)

210.00

 

Building Society interest

(rewards)

93.88

 

Brownie (6) Rainbow (4)

 

 

 

848.88

 

Leaders capitation

140.00

 

 

 

 

Scout capitation

1175.00

 

 

 

 

Jim Gibson - Garden

1560.80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3094.80

 

Balances

 

 

 

 

 

Bank

261.10

 

 

 

 

Cash

155.10

 

 

 

 

Building Society

22,354.43

 

 

 

 

 

£22,770.63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5-0

Premises

 

5-1

Quotation for windows for the extension and kitchen is £1,550 or £1,600 if safety wire window for extension is required.  R Poole to obtain one more quote.

 

An additional socket is needed in the front room.  R Poole to contact Dave Griffiths.  An electrical test certificate is also required.  R Poole also to look at the timings for the lights coming on.

 

R Poole to order skip for the working weekend. 

R Poole

 

 

 

R Poole

 

 

 

R Poole

 

 

 

6-0

Unit Issues

Guides would like more baking/cooking trays.  Four trays purchased in advance, J Basnett to purchase four more trays. 

Newsletter - this will be discussed at the next meeting.

Gift Aid – R Poole to check if everyone has these.

 

 

J Basnett

 

 

 

R Poole

7-0

Parent Issues

Nothing to report.

 

8-0

Date of next meeting

Next Group Council meeting will be held on Wednesday 7 May.

There will be a Leaders meeting on Wednesday 2 April 2008.

 

 

All to note

9-0

Any other business

 

9-1

C Hyatt has written a thank you letter to Ted Matthews family and informed them of the decision to purchase a bench in memory of Ted.

It was also agreed that the bonfire food tent would be ‘Ted’s Diner’.

 

9-2

Donation of £30 received from Tony White.

 

9-3

Hi Peak should be delivering the three tents which we purchased. 

We also need to buy some tarpaulins.

 

9-4

Helpers/Leaders needed for Beaver group – poster to be drawn up and displayed.