The Sussex Gymnastics Committee Meeting was held on Wednesday 14th October at the Jack and Jill Inn, Clayton, BN6 9PD.
Present
- Emily Knight
- Richard Keasley
- Lisa Jestico
- Beth Burchett
- Stella Jackson
- Dawn Hyland
- Kim Mirceta
- Mark Poore
Apologies for Absence
- Heather Sampford
- Julie Belchamber
- Emma Webber
- Mike Gevaux
- Sarah Dyson-Bottle
- Sally-Anne Warner
- Charlotte Wynne-Pennels
- Nikki Huggins
1. Minutes of the last meeting
The minutes from the last meeting were reviewed - no one had any questions regarding these.
2. Chair's Report
There was no chair’s report for this meeting - Emma requested to be cc’d in to more emails about events.
3. Treasurer’s Report
Good amount of money
Past weekend - good profit from the three comps
Good savings in the Skipton - needs to be closed, moved to HSBC
Still hoping to have Stella as administrator on sum up - put Sally-Anne on there
Check Sally-Anne’s email address - that’s on email/bank - need to send mandates
Change email on web form so Stella has it to the correct email
Need to spend some money - Any funding changes? Or grants to each club etc? Sussex comp equipment? - to discuss further at Feb meeting
Every other year - multi discipline event - uses some of the money, need to have it aside
Sussex hoodies for comps for gymnasts
4. Discipline Reports
General
Multi discipline event?
Kim has meeting in 4 weeks with BG reps - for youth leaders/coaches
Seemed interested in pushing a grass roots event within the region - good for Sussex champs
Acrobatics
Find out cost of balloon display at Sussex Champs.
No report for this discipline.
No report for this discipline.
Tumble
Hollington was too small for Sussex Champs - Bigger venue - better parking
Won’t team up with Acro again
Fine designs cancelled last minute so no hoodies for the gymnasts
Sussex champs x2 - 9 different clubs
Regionals - 1 gymnast going to finals
Even if judges qualified, you need to do SE course to judge in region - Kent College will be the location of next judging workshop - Nov?
5. Welfare Report
Contact welfare if not needed for comps asap
DBS rolls over - people have been using this to get away with things
Welfare report from tumble? - nothing sent from external welfare officer
Girls and boys toilets signs? Allowed? - not necessarily any guidance - multi use is better
Dawn to take to meeting - unsure on legislations
Not necessarily anything out on transgender competing
6. Any other business
6.1 Sussex Champs
2028 - 13/14/15th October
Oct?
Lisa to book Triangle
Just 2 trampolines - Kim to contact Gymaid
Guildford an option but very out of county so not appropriate - potentially borrow equipment from Guildford?
Full gymnova hire - full WAG, tumble track, landing mats, DMT - Kim to ask about kit
Kim needs to contact gym aid about trampolines
Need to work out spacing and logistics
Family tickets etc, could charge higher for spectators a in a proper arena
Multi disciplines on same day
Balloon arch - effects/lighting etc
Definitely do Sussex Champs - all agreed
6.2 Funding
Pro rata for courses but then all clubs have same as smaller ones often struggle more
Courses cheaper now
AGM - discuss increasing funding across the board
Small clubs - get equipment with money? Discussion needed as sometimes money spent on other things
6.3 Potential Awards
Potential awards for Sussex every 2 years - meal/buffet and hotel etc - tag onto AGM?
Increased involvement
6.4 Next Meeting
Wednesday 3rd Feb, daytime meeting. Venue TBC - Hastings/Eastbourne way
The meeting ended at 21:57pm.