StAUCC Committee Handover Minutes

StAUCC Committee Handover Minutes

Date: 7.3.17

Time: 1725

Location: The Rule

Present: RC, AM, BP, NR, AH, CJ, CD, KHad, AP, CS, AC, SJ, BA, AT, CP, JS, JM

Late: SL (1730)

Apologies: GK

CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME!!!

Former Triumphs

• OGM

• Great night

• AGM

• Awesome

• Nesk Trip

• Mostly good time

• A bit high (the river that is)

• Cambo

• Great success!

• More often!

• AP: Work together w/ Transition.

• AC is link!

• Edible Campus?

• NSR

• Excellent trip

• Beginner Trip

• BA: It was great!

• Remember not just to bash on down!

• Etive

• INCREDIBLE

• BEST TRIP EVER

• MORE OUT WEST

• FSRT

• Successful - would book again!

• Tape lost - club will pay

• MEMBERSHIP

• 100 PEOPLE!

• Keep it up :D

Upcoming Dates

• Easter Trip – Spring Break

• Lots of plans - paddling and otherwise

• Plenty of cars

• Sinners

• Carys' house

• Not many tickets sold - buy some!

• Level 1

• Ready to go

• 9 people - largest ever!

• People v keen!

• People doing it: practice hard!

• Canoe Trip- 8th / 9th April

• Balquidder

• 12 people signed up

• All sorted

• Spreadsheet causing problems

• KHad: reminder to use the Drive, to use spreadsheets when planning trips

• WWSR

• 5 Star Assessment

• AWWSR

• Cars sorted

Finance Update/ Treasurer Fun

• No access to online banking?

• Password reset needed

• ~ £4,300 in account

• Lots to go out for charity

• Lots to come in from various things

• Transport budget down - £800 for rest of semester

Standing Items

• Blog posts – AM, Nesk; JM, Etive

• Boatshed redevelopment

• Outdoor shed, expenses reimbursed by AU

• Most info still TBC

• Khad continues to be on it

• Videos to the AU

• Don't send NSR video

• Get it done!

• Ball – Tickets up and charity thing

• All good, just need to put tickets up

• Vegan meal sorted

• Speakers arranged

• Promise auction?

• AC & CS to arrange

• CD to bring Surf along

Agenda

• Pancakes???

• Or some kind of delivery service - exams?

• Baking?

• Summer Trip

• NR & CS to organise

• Spey/Aviemore?

• Also bonfire!

• JS & CS start finding pallets now!

• BUCS Polo

• Longer drive, more expensive, no party

• Also weekend of P in the Loch & May Dip

• General consensus - should we go?

• No.

• However, if enough people are keen, we should run the trip.

• BA: should we do something else with Scottish Unis?

• P in the Loch?

• In meantime, see what keenness level is for BUCS

• Canoe trip – 8/9th April (Transport?)

• Got transport.

• Handover documents – everyone needs to write one by Tuesday. On the Drive. Woo

• Get 'em done!

• Hand over keys!

• Club Photo

• CJ & SJ to print?

• Coaching weekend

• Several courses - WWSR, 5 Star

• Weekend free for river bashing (1st/2nd April)

• Who wants to organise trips?

• Beginner on Sat?

• Intermediate on Sun?

• Or 2 days Out West?

• JS, JM, AC, RC?

• Make a poll to see who is keen to run what!

• Book a car or two now!

• Claims- all claims need to be sent in (email from Laura)

• Need to be done by 8th May

• Coaching - FSRT, Level 1, First Aid, 4 Star etc.

• Breakdown of what we'll spend on transport past 8th May - take this into account

• Getting freshers up to scratch

• Watching & coaching in pool

• Running sea sessions

• Leaders' Trip

• Courses

• CJ to repost instructions for coaching in pool

• Shed – boats on floor, general cleanliness

• Wash & stack kit!

• Signatories

• RC to get on it

• CP & BA to be added

• Nesk River Race

• Club trip, Intermediate category?

• SL/BA handover?

• 16th April

• Get transport

• Movie Night & Board game night

• JM & BP to run next year on alternate Tuesdays after pool @ 172 Lamond Drive

• In mean time - AP to run? Or SL & ES?

• Dundee & Strathclyde

• Keen for surf sesh & regular sesh

• End of year bonfire?

• Money to Charity

• If you raise money, message the Club how much - so it can be sent off

• Alps

• Concerns about AU cars?

• A few breakdowns in past few weeks

• However - Venga, White, Navy all consistent. Should be fine.

• Enough private cars too.

• Concerns about danger/scariness to Freshers

• Current Freshers already at further level than Freshers who went last year

• Slovenia: Grade 2/3, but take half a Grade off. Mostly beginner paddling.

• France: Grade 3/4/5. Mostly leader paddling.

• However - flexible. Multiple cars, activities, plans.

• Experts such as Dre will be there to ensure nobody paddles anything above their level.

• Final decision needs to be made.

• Risk vs Reward

• SL - rivers will be chosen carefully, and you can do 2 in one day

• CD - didn't feel pressured into doing anything above level; similar difficulty can be found in Scotland

• Numbers of cars?

• 3 cars at a time - what happens if one breaks down?

• Particular consequences if AU vehicle

• However, damage to private cars would still be charged to trip - would damage to AU cars be charged to club?

• Spreadsheet to be drawn up w/ as much trip info as possible

• We need definites.

• Review dates, analyse who's keen

• Raft Race

• End of semester?

• Combined with bonfire??

• W/ Strathclyde & Dundee???

• Socials to organise!

• Canoe/Surf Ceilidh

• Hall booked, DJ spoken to

• FB event and Tilt to follow

• 31st March

• Splitting charity money evenly between clubs

• Boys night in?

• Look into future dates!

AOB

• DreOB: Playboat in the pool!

• Get in touch w/ pool!

• Gear officers - fix up & clean a boat :)

• Also C2

• lol

• SL: Thank you and good luck!

• JM/RC: BEER!

• Sadly doesn't look like much will change :(

• To Aikman's we go!

• CD: Surf love

• AC: Charity box for loose change?

• Good idea!

• KHad: Bird boxes!

• Handover meal/fun day!

• After Spring Break, socials to organise.

Meeting ended: 1850

Next meeting: TBD