Southport L.V. League 2026

MINUTES OF THE 2017 AGM OF SOUTHPORT LICENSED VICTUALLERS BOWLING LEAGUE

HELD AT FALKLAND RD ON 14th NOVEMBER 2017

7.00 The meeting was opened by the chairman

 ROLL CALL  The clubs not represented were MERE BROW & VICTORIA PARK. Apologies were accepted from Tarleton

TRIBUTE ( MINUTES SILENCE)

 

MINUTES OF 2016 AGM  and the EGM     NOTED AND ACCEPTED

 

SECRETARIES REPORT  The secretary requested that all clubs supplt the information to theleague that was supposed to have been done two years previous. Each club present was given a registration form to be filled in with club contacts and captains contacts. And to note players dropping out and add new players. These forms to be handed in with theur league fees at the next delegates meeting on Jan 16th At Falkland rd 7.30  However it was brought up that some clubs will not know how many teams they will be entering.

To set the fixtures we need the amount of teams and their fees paid up so it is less likely a team pulls out.

TREASURERS REPORT The tresurer published the accounts. These were handed out to members. He made a statement that all prize money and engraving needed to be paid out on the evening ( Total £396.50) and this would reduce the start of the season balance. He also made it clear that the officers once again declined to take any payment and preferred that the money be paid out in competition prize money. As he had no auditor he requested someone to audit the accounts. No one volunteered so the accounts were accepted as being true and correct.

APPLICATION TO JOIN OR LEAVE THE LEAGUE.  There were no applications

 

ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The positions of chairman, secretary, treasurer and vice chairman were not opposed and they agreed to stand for another year.

PROPOSITIONS

William Roddan proposed the the games be played in seperate halves of the season for home and away legs.  This was discussed briefly and unanimously voted against.

Brian Coleman proposed te the top three players from each team play against each other each week. This was voted against unanimously.

William Roddan(snr)  proposed that the order of play was set by the away captain. This was voted against unanimously.

John Green proposed double marking. This was voted against unanimously.

Doug Murray proposed thatfemales are allowed to play. This was voted against unanimously.

George Hitchmough proposed that the individuals and pairs competitions were run at the end of the season. This was discussed in depth and also pointed that there would be no committee members available to run the comps at that time of year. A vote was passed to play them after the season with volunteers from the floor to run them. However after the vote the volunteers didnt come forward and it was decided not run the comps. 

Another vote was then cast with the majority wishing to hand the running of the comps back to the committee with a request to separate the events during the summer. This was agreed and the comps will still be run on Tuesday nights during June and July.

PRESENTATION The presentation and prize money was handed out to the league winners and runners up.

The meeting was closed at 8.10