MINUTES 6th FEBRUARY 2026

ABC COMMITTEE MEETING Friday 6th February 2026

Present: Gary Baker (Chair), Trevor Dyson, Simon Biddolph, Karen Dyson, Peter Lord, Len Adams, Haydn Preece, Lynn Roberti, Vera McGee, and Brian Kneale

1.        APOLOGIES: None.

2.        MINUTES: The minutes of previous meeting Friday 9th January 2026 were approved and signed by the Chair.

3.        MATTERS ARISING and ONGOING ACTION POINTS

·      25.11.28-3          Defibrillator & CPR training: Declan Barry will host a session for £50; VM & SB to liaise with organiser and arrange date, venue, and publicity for the session VM & SB

·      26.01.09-6          Scope purchase of winter mower HP & TD

·      26.01.09-8B       Scope purchase of BBQ SB & PL

4.        SECRETARY’S REPORT (SB)

·      Mixed Team Selection Meeting was a success but exposed an issue with the booking process used by Andy Barlow; this to be addressed by access to spreadsheet system for SB by Andy Barlow.

·      League AGM and Registration meetings are planned by all the leagues: Captains to notify Secretary of their absences so that alternate attendance can be arranged.

·      Website calendar: adjustments have been made to make the use easier; some fixtures have been added already and Captain asked to notify Secretary of when their relevant league fixtures are published so that they can be transposed into the website and clubhouse diary.

5.        TREASURER’S REPORT (TD)

·      Ongoing income from Skittles sessions

·      Expenditure since last meeting: Ladies teams Registration fees of £115

6.        GREEN MANAGER’S REPORT: (HP)

·      Green in very good condition for later winter. We are on target for green opening March 21st. We have had some bird damage and looking at more deterrents! Top end area especially.
Lawn sand and feed going on in a couple of weeks. Currently we are experiencing a very wet spell.
The Ransome Mower has arrived! Andrew Church gave me a quick demo. It has a very quiet/ smooth engine and can be adjusted high and down to 3.5mm. It gives us cover for the summer and a winter mower which copes a lot better with worm casts than the Dennis. It also fits into the engine room regarding storage. It also means we can mow and aerate at same time. Or double cut for competitions.  Trevor to be consulted about possible purchase.
The Dennis cutter cartridge has gone in for servicing ready for the season.
Thank you to our Gardening Team for swishing when they are at the green.
Mike Bond will be putting his price per cut up which is totally understandable and we will still be getting great value.

·      Feasibility of Tea composter and compost-heap to be discussed with the Maintenance Team HP & BK

7.        SAFEGUARDING & COACHING (GB/KD)

Coaching:

·      GB has approached all individuals concerned and the team is established.

·      Publicity – flyers to be distributed around end of February  GB & SB

Safeguarding:

·      GDPR forms to be sent to new members joining since 2023; liaison between John Clark as Main Club Secretary and our Secretary SB

8.        COMPETITIONS (SB/GB)

Champion of Champions April 25th 2026

A.       GB email Gary Burgess with details of Ann Lowe and Bill Makin GB

B.       Andy Barlow will be providing alcohol sales under a Temporary Event Licence.  Premises Licence to be pursued for future internal events SB & TD

C.      A number of ladies have volunteered to provide refreshments and to serve teas, coffees, and soft drinks throughout the day. Rota to be arranged KD

D.      BBQ to include bacon rolls first thing, and sausages, burgers, and hot-dogs to be served in afternoon.

E.        Donation of raffle prizes to be requested from members SB

9.        GENERAL BUSINESS

Project Comfort: TD presented a financial model for the Toilet Upgrade project which was well received by the committee.  Approval given to take the matter forward.  TD & SB

10.  AOB

A.       Main Club report: Ladies Cricket Section to be expanded in 2026 and National Lottery grant of £13.5k received for transfer of ramp from front of Club to the side.

B.       Longton Club still working on their green availabilities for August 2026: liaison with BK

C.      BCGBA Roadshow at Fox Lane Leyland 28th February. GB and HP will be in attendance.

D.      TD going to Maghull AGM 10th February: 7 new teams including 2 from Ainsdale.  Awaiting outcome of meeting for acceptance and structure of divisions.

DATE of NEXT MEETING:  Skittles Lounge 345pm Friday 13th March 2026

Signed as a true & correct record ………………………………………………….  Chair    Date………………….