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Apologies

Resolved

That the  apologies for absence from B Pacey, J Gordon, A Kemp, C Smith, G Grant, N Meheta, F Dalton, D Bryson, C Longley be received and accepted.
 

12

 Minutes

Resolved

That the Minutes of the meeting of the NEBA Council Meeting held  on  14^th October 2009  May  be accepted.

There were no matters arising

13

Executive

Minutes

Noted

 The  Minutes of the NEBA Executive Meeting of the 15^th November 2009 were tabled

 The draft minutes of the NEBA Executive Meeting of the 20^th January 2010 were tabled

14

 Allocation of District Status Nights

Resolved

 The proposal of the Executive to allocate thes nights by ballot, if they were oversubscribed, is unacceptable and the Executive should produce an alternative method of allocating these.

15

 Congress Review

Noted

 The congress was a success apart from problems in the Dining Room. As a result of these problems a small refund will made to people  who used the Dining Room
 

16

Draft Calendar 2010/2011

Resolved

 The Draft Calendar be circulated to clubs with any comments being returned to Secretary by 31^st March 2010
 

17

 NEBA Diamond Anniversary

Noted

 No interest was expressed in running a special event to mark this anniversary. It was suggested the annual Congress be marketed as the Diamond Anniversary Congress
 

18

 Items Raised by Clubs

Noted

Chris Owen and John Atthey had been selected to play for England in the Junior  Camrose. The meeting congratulated them on this achievement.

St Georges run term-time Saturday Morning sessions for Juniors
 

19

Frequency of Meetings

Resolved

The Executive recommendation to reduce the number of statutory meetings required by the constitution be accepted, as the increased use of the Web site and e-mail has greatly improved communications between the Executive, members  and clubs.

20

Next Meeting

The next meeting will be arranged after the AGM

There being no further business, the meeting closed at 21:00