AGM Minutes 29/01/2025

NOVA RAIDERS MINUTES

29th January 2025

Take a moment to remember the sad loss of two of our own. Barry Round and Gary Wheeler the families found great comfort from the Club and Club members kind messages.

                                       2024

2024  was a much more relaxed year we had our reliability, that was successfully run by Gary Wade with the full support of our members. Interflon kindly sponsored the event with free oil droppers for the first 50 entrants and kindly will be doing the same for 2025.

The intention for 2024 was to focus more on club rides and the social aspects.

Graham Pearce ably organised a great ride to Lake Bala which received glowing feedback.

We  had a few people offer to organise rides last year, but circumstances unfortunately worked against them, meaning the clubs best intentions were not fulfilled. The drive going forward is for the club to proportionately support anyone who wants to organise any such events. The key to making this intent a success is good communication and collaboration .

Disappointingly interest in a Christmas /presentation evening was lacklustre and didn’t progress, hopefully following a fallow year we can organise something for 2025 .

Finances.

2024 Opening balance  £14,789.75

2024 Closing balance   £14,739.87

                                             -£49.88

Largest Outgoings

British Cycling £314.00

Website £360.00

Donations £278.40

Incoming

Subs £679.57 from appx 70 members

Kit £645.00

Core Roles and Committee.

Ken Broad -  President.

Simon Broad - Vice President.

Chairman - Simon Owen-Jones.

Club Secretary – Dean Dovey.

Membership Secretary - Gary Wade.

Club Treasurer - Charlotte Chapman.

Kit Man – Tim Roberts.

All roles were outlined as current holders willing to stay in post and within meeting remained unchallenged.

Darren Muffitt following consultation stated his willingness to take on the management of the club website in the event that Mark Stuart-Walker wished to stand down.

Action for Gary Wade to approach Mark to best understand his intentions as not present at AGM.

Kit

Tim Roberts has Castelli kit in stock and a list of stock is available.

No Pinz kits is also available from their website.

Discussion within meeting as to possibility of kit change, majority indication is that this is not required.

Consideration would however be given to supporting (Set up/ artwork costs) specific event kit in consultation with Tim Robert’s to ensure a corporate approach. This would be considered on a case by case basis.

Events in pipeline for 2025

1. The Club Reliability on Sunday 23/03/2025 from the New Inn, Newport.

2. Peak district weekend. (Date tbc)

Jane Chapman and Simon Owen-Jones.

3. Mallorca Trip. (1st - 8th Oct 2025)

Graham Pearce.

Posted on face book

4. Belgium. (Date tbc)

Si Range.

5. Peak District Ride (Date tbc)

Matt Hutchings.

6. Christmas Party to be organised and run by Darren Muffitt (Date tbc)

7. Reliability style ride for the two charities Yellow Wellies and Heart Foundation

K Hackett, G Wade + Si Range to organise

Possibility of ride leaders but groups no bigger than 14

(Date in June tbc) from the New Inn possible BBQ after so families can join in

Celebration ride route.

8.  Helen Wheeler has discussed a ride possibly from the Falcon PH in Hinstock in memory of Gary with proceeds going to the charity Yellow Wellies. Darren Muffitt will communicate with Helen to progress. (tbc)

9. Giro 6th September from Red Lion, Market Drayton run by Simon and Gary .

This will not be confirmed publicly until celebration ride success has been gauged (tbc)

This is your club so if you want an event take ownership and the club will support the event.

Thank you to everyone who helps to run the club, run the rides and organise events, your support never goes unnoticed!!

Minutes completed 2nd February 2025

       Simon Owen-Jones (Chairman)