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Annual Report of SPORTKelso 2003-2004SPORTKelso Annual General Meeting of Tuesday 18th May 2004 at 7.00 pm in Kelso Bowling Club A G E N D A 1. Attendance 2. Apologies 3. Minutes of Previous Meeting 4. Chairman’s Remarks 5. Adoption of Annual Report 6. Treasurer’s Report 7. Election of Management Committee 8. Future Plans 9. A.O.C.B. SPORTKelso Minutes of the SPORTKelso Annual General Meeting held on Monday 19 May 2003 at 7.00 p.m. in Kelso Cricket Club
2. APOLOGIES Caroline Fairbairn Broomlands Primary School 3. CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS The chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting and referred to his forward in his annual report. He then outlined the format of the meeting and hoped that there would be a useful and positive discussion.
The annual report which was circulated to the meeting was approved. It was proposed by Alistair Hutton and seconded by Sandy Bruce.
The accounts were audited by Rennie Welch and presented in the annual report. The accounts were adopted, proposed by David Laing and seconded by James Miller.
The following were proposed and appointed: Mr J. Pearson was nominated as the representative of Kelso High School. 7. PRESENTATION The Chairman then introduced Mr Douglas Martin Gryffe Developments and invited him to make a presentation to the meeting on a potential for sports development and facility improvement associated with supermarket development on the Shedden Park site. Mr Martin outlined the background to the proposal referring to the previous plans for the site in 1996. He pointed out that since then, and the identification of the site at Henderson's, no supermarket development had taken place there, nor was likely to take place. Shedden Park remained the next option. Plans were displayed showing the amount of Shedden Park that would be required for a supermarket. It was stressed that the land would not be bought by the supermarket but would instead be leased from the town, thus generating an ongoing income for the duration of the lease - possibly one hundred years. Plans were also displayed showing the sports benefits that could accrue if the development went ahead. These would include moving the cricket square, but retaining the cricket pitch on Shedden Park; retaining two hockey pitches on Shedden Park; laying out recreational / garden areas in the new land acquired for the park; re-siting the cricket pavilion, possibly including the facade of the gate keepers lodge; re-siting the play area and enhanced car parking. In addition, on Woodside, the whole site would be drained, two new football pitches would be laid out as well as a full size all weather hockey / football pitch with a 400 metre running track and a 120 metre all weather sprinting surface. Cricket nets would be placed in Woodside as well as a skateboarding area, the changing rooms would be enlarged to cope with the increased demand and there would be increased car parking space. Resources would also be identified to maintain both parks. Mr Martin stressed that the monies from the supermarket may not be enough to meet all these identified needs. However, it would be possible to bid for matched funding to support this development. There followed a lengthy session of questions and answers. At the conclusion of this the Chairman outlined the stance taken by SPORTKelso with regard to the proposed development and outlined the reasons why the Management Committee felt it should support it. He asked the meeting if they were in support of the Management Committee position and this was given unanimously.
The future plans for SPORTKelso laid out in the annual report were approved unanimously.
Nil.
This year we were deeply saddened on the news of the death of our committee member and long standing and respected servant to the Kelso community, Councillor David Lindores, and our condolences are extended to Mrs Lindores and her family. The work and projects that we have been involved in are clearly laid out in the Annual Report prepared by our industrious secretary Charlie Robertson and I commend this report to you. I do however want to further emphasise some of the success stories in which SPORTKelso have been involved in the past year. We have seen many primary school initiatives undertaken by Lynn Young and her team which have involved hundreds of children being able to be involved in sports and healthy activity. Our weekend of sport in September culminating in the two bridges road race and Cricket Club barbecue which was organised by Johnny Pearson and his assistants saw around one thousand participants and many other onlookers over the course of the weekend. I am still smarting from missing the come and try Salsa!! The success of the Round Table in achieving their aim of a well supported skateboarding facility in Shedden Park and of Kelso Orchard Tennis on the completion of their superb floodlit facility at Poynder Place. We hope to see a multi-purpose facility at Kelso High School through the NOF funding programme in the not too distant future. We are also involved with a new local multi-partnership group in the name of Future Kelso and have ongoing discussions with other groups, agencies and private enterprise which we hope will be a benefit to sport, recreation and healthy activity in our area for the future. SPORTKelso also received a Certificate of Commendation at the excellent New Ways Awards Dinner for our work on the ‘Come and Try Events Weekend’. I express a huge thanks to the Goldwings who donated a generous £2,500 towards our work and to others who have generously provided donations over the year. The assistance and grants received from sportscotland, Awards for All, Scottish Borders Council Community Fund and The Healthy Eating Programme towards our various events are also acknowledged with grateful thanks. My thanks are also extended to the Committee, to our treasurer Sandy Bruce and our auditor, Colin Crombie of Rennie Welch CA for all their hard work and support over the year. It is with a certain regret that I had intimated that I wish to stand down as Chairman at this AGM as I genuinely felt that someone new would perhaps bring refreshing ideas to the role. There is a ‘double whammy’ here as Charlie Robertson, our secretary, had also intimated that this was his last year. I cannot thank Charlie enough for all his work to promote SPORTKelso and its ideals. Please be assured however that both of us remain firmly committed to SPORTKelso and its aims and objectives. We hope to remain as committee members if so elected and wish every success to those who follow in our footsteps. David Laing, Chairman SPORTKelso ANNUAL REPORT FOUNDATION AIMS CONSTITUTION MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
OFFICE BEARERS Chair Mr D. Laing
REPORT ON PROGRESS ON ISSUES IDENTIFIED ON REMIT 1. Facilities Bid 2. Coaching 3. Sports Provision 4. Sports Weekend 5. The Two Bridges Race 6. Youth Forum 7. Skateboarding 8. Fundraising / Funding After lengthy discussion, it was agreed that SPORTKelso should not be seen primarily as a fundraising organisation. Nevertheless, once charitable status had been acquired, it would be a useful recipient of donations from other organisations, e.g. the Goldwings had made a donation of £ 2,500 to SPORTKelso and discussions are underway as to how this money could be most usefully spent in improving facilities in the town. 9. Supermarket Development In the meantime, SPORTKelso has continued to pursue the avenue of planning gain benefits accruing from development in the town. A representative of Crawford Builders attended a Management Committee meeting to discuss proposals for the housing development at Wallace-Neuk and the possible provision of a small multi-use games area and possible full-size synthetic pitch in the area. Discussion took place as to the possible siting of the full-sized pitch and how this could be addressed through planning gain issues. Following representations from SPORTKelso the provision of a play area in Broomlands development led by M & J Ballantyne was extended to give the option of improvements to playgrounds at Broomlands Primary School rather than as an integral part of the housing development. Following the lessons learned from the work with the supermarket development, it was felt that planning gain issues should be addressed by a wider body than SPORTKelso. Accordingly, SPORTKelso invited other organisations, under the leadership of the Provost, to meet to discuss an agreed agenda for planning gain development in Kelso. A Committee, Future Kelso, representing a number of organisations in the town including SPORTKelso has been formed and will take this valuable work forward. SPORTKelso representatives attended a meeting in the Town Hall where representatives from Millar Developments gave a presentation on their proposals for a supermarket on a site in the Industrial Estate. It was made clear that the planning gain benefits from this site would be increased industrial land in that area rather than in sports facilities elsewhere in the town. 10. Other Business After the success of last years ‘What’s on Guide’ many parents asked us if we could include information on clubs and activities for them. To this end we produced a comprehensive guide of activities and clubs which run for the full range of participants from Toddlers groups to the over 50’s. This book has been very well received. We have continued to run activity programmes throughout the year during the October and Easter breaks. We have formed some excellent partnerships over the year. Kelso Swimming Pool helped us to run our Multi-activity sessions partly in the pool and partly in Edenside Primary School. Also the Community Woodlands Project here in Kelso has sparked off a Green Gym, which was held over the Easter holidays. The new Rugby Development Officer for Kelso has been fantastic and has given a new drive in increasing the activity levels of our youngsters in and around Kelso. His significant contribution during our Easter Programme meant that we were able to run a far wider programme of activities. He has had contact with every Kelso Primary School over the year on several occasions taking children for Rugby and Fitness. Work is still going on to increase activity levels in the playgrounds with a number of schools now getting their P7 pupils involved in running activities at lunchtime. Likewise Active Travel has ensured that the children are encouraged to use safer routes to school. New Paths have been developed up at Broomlands and Edenside are currently working with the SBC, looking at encouraging parents to walk their children to school using safer routes and crossing points. I have worked in all the Kelso Nurseries this year in order to try to make contact with the children at an early age. This has been extremely hard work but very rewarding. At the moment help is being given to all the schools as they are planning health weeks for their classes as well as preparing for forthcoming school sports. I am continuing to analyse information gathered via questionnaires on the improvement (or otherwise) of activity levels. The prognoses, however, is good so far as we already know from watching the existing clubs that the numbers are up. The P7 activity club has been a tremendous success and has helped P7 pupils make new friends before returning after the summer as new S1’s at Kelso High School. In terms of the Active Primaries initiative, it is hoped that Gala, Hawick and Eyemouth will gain Active Primary School Co-ordinators after the Summer. Remember if you need any help with Coaching qualifications, running clubs more effectively or advice in general please get in touch with Tom Angus or Lynn Young at Kelso High School on 01573 227346 / 224444. Conference Presentations Mr J. Pearson attended a meeting of the Management Committee of sportscotland to give a presentation on the work being undertaken by our body. By all accounts this was very favourably received. Facility Shedden Park Lighting Goldwings Visit Access Network New Ways Awards
Rennie Bridge Bi-Centenary FINANCIAL REPORT
1. Facilities Bid 2. Coaching 3. Activities 4. Sports Provision 5. Sports Weekend 6. Two Bridges Races 7. Youth Forum 8. Sports Conference 9. Disability Sport 10. Planning Gain Issues 11. Shedden Park Lighting Back to: SPORTKelso News Date: 03/06/2004 |
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