THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS ASSOCIATION

 

MIDDLESBROUGH & DISTRICT BRANCH

 

MARCH MEETING 2010

 

Minutes of the meeting held on Saturday 6th March 2010 in the Marton Hotel & Country Club,

Stokesley Road, Marton, Middesbrough.

 

The Chairman opened the meeting at 12.04 hrs.

 

Before commencing with branch matters the Chairman called for the members to stand and observe

two minutes silence in memory of L/Cpl Darren Hicks who was killed in action on 11/2/10 and Lt Douglas Dalzell who was also killed in action on 18/2/2010 both in Afghanistan.

 

He then welcomed back to the branch member Mr Harry Robson and a new member Mr J t Tonner and asked the members to give both a traditional welcome.

 

PRESENT: V/P M C Finkill (Chairman), Mr E Cook (Secretary/Deputy Treasurer), F Gilchrist,

                       I Camp, C Westerman, F Kidd, C Sherris, P Dickinson, W Spence, G Bell,

                       T Harris, D Castelow,P Knox, O Parkes, J Roddam, M Winspear, J Fletcher, P Ord, H Robson,        

                       J T Tonner.

TOTAL: 20.

 

APOLOGIES: , Mr J Ferguson, Mr N Wise, P Simpson, P Hellings, V Brownlee. M McGhinn

                             & A Mercer.

 

Minutes of the Previous Meeting: The minutes of the meeting held on Saturday 2nd January 2010 were

                                                          read and deemed a true record.

Proposed:C Sherris                                                                              Seconded: F Kidd. And carried

 

Matters arising from the minutes: Nil

                                                            

Correspondence: IN: a) Bank Statement

                                     b) R H Q Newsletter

                                   c) Details of Wootton Bassett

                                     e) York races info

                                     f) Merchant Navy Association parades dates.

                                   g) Black Sunday meals.

 

                         OUT: a) Application for membership for Mr A Skinner & Mr W Nicholson MM.

                                     b) Membership card to Mr A skinner.

                                     c) Bereavement cards to the families of L/Cpl D Hicks and Lt D Dalzell.

                                     e) Invite to Mayor R Mallon.

 

Matters arising from the Correspondence: Nil

 

 

Proposed: W Spence.                                       Seconded:J Roddam. That the correspondence be adopted.

 

Treasurer’s Report: Deputy Treasurer E Cook gave a full report of the accounts to the end of Febryary.

                                    

Welfare Report: The Secretary gave a report on Aussie Austin who had been diagnosed with a shadow on   

                              his lung and had been referred to a Consultant, G Bell reported that Aussie had seen the

                              Consultant and been informed that he had a severe lung infection,

                              M Winspear reported that his wife Hazel asked him to thank the Branch for the ‘Get Well’

                              card she had received on her recent illness.

                              V/P M Finkill reported a more than successful outcome for B Haw, the walk in shower 

                              had now been completed

 

 

 

Social Secretary: St George’s Day Stag Dinner, the Secretary asked for any further names and the monies

                               needed to be in by the April Meeting.

                               Association Day: The Secretary Informed the members that RHQ needed to know

                               numbers attending, transport will be arranged, the secretary to contact RHQ regarding

                               families.

                              

Any Other Business: Mr P Ord asked if the St George’s Dinner speakers could keep their speeches as short    

                                     as possible, the Chairman and Secretary remarked that they would see what could be               

                                     done.

                       

Being no further business to discuss the Chairman thanked the members for their attendance and remarked that it had been a very good meeting. He then closed the meeting at 13.00 hrs.

 

*** The next meeting will be held on Saturday April 3rd 2010

 

E Cook

Hon Secretary