1

Apologies

Resolved

That the Apologies from Sue Caygill and Chris Benneworth be accepted

2

Co-Options

Resolved

That as in previous years the Congress Secretary(Bev Godfrey) and the

Chief Tournament Director (Chris Benneworth) be co-opted onto the Executive Committee for the forthcoming year

3

Minutes of Previous Meeting

Noted

Minute 58 was amended and other grammatical errors were corrected

 Resolved

That the Minutes of the Exec Committee held on 22^nd April 2010 be confirmed and signed by the Chairman

4

Draft AGM Minutes

The draft minutes of the NEBA AGM  held on 26^th May 2010 were tabled

5

Correspondence

Noted

The following correspondence has been received by the Chair and Secretary

1. Papers for the EBU Shareholders Meeting to be held on 1^st July 2010
2. EBU annual request for a list of officers
3. Annual EBU request for list of NEBA Officers

6

NEBA Teams

Noted

There were only enough pairs available to enter two teams in the NBL round 2 to be held on Saturday 3^rd July 2010. 

An ‘A’ and a ‘B’ team had been selected for the match against East of Scotland to be held on Sunday 4^th July

7

Selectors

Noted

Steve Ray had stood down as a selector. Clive Owen had agreed to continue. Liz Muir had been approached to take over from Steve and had agreed to do so.

Resolved

Liz Muir and Clive Owen be appointed as selectors for the next year

8

Congress Secretary Report

Noted

• The Congress Secretary has a meeting arranged with the Hotel to agree costs and menus.

• The Brochure should be available by the end of August

• A suitable Diamond Jubilee souvenir pen is being sought

9

District and County Status Nights

Noted

The Secretary had asked clubs if they wanted to be allocated a district or county status night for the year starting 1^st September 2010.

Bishop Auckland did not wish to continue with their County Status night and Hartlepool expressed a wish to hold a District Status Night.

The EBU expect these nights to be abolished from the start of 2011 season

Resolved

That Hartlepool be allocated a  District Status Night every two months in place of Wearside who will be allocated a County Status Night every Two Months

10

NEBA Calendar for 2010/2011

Noted

The Exec expressed their appreciation for the amount of  time that the Chief Tournament Secretary had put into finalising the calendar dates and the layout of NEBA Programme Booklet

The Exec also thanked  Neil Aiston for his expertise in providing the graphic content for the booklet

Resolved

The booklet should celebrate the 75^th Anniversary of the NEBA

The 2011 AGM will be held at Brunton on Monday 23^rd May  

11

NEBA Calendar for 2011/2012

Resolved

NEBA events should  wherever possible be alternated between venues in the North and South of the Area

12

NEBA Competitions

Noted

Comments had been received about the method of calculating the Player of the Year award and also about the principal of holding the Kempson Cup and Plate in an open session on a set ‘Finals Day’

The Summer Swiss Teams had been cancelled because of insufficient entries

Resolved

1. The calculation of the Player of the Year award remain unchanged

2. The Finals Day to remain unchanged

3. The Summer Swiss Teams be held again in 2011

13

Constitution

Noted

Motions to be raised at the AGM being  must sent to the Secretary 14 days before the meeting to allow them to be included on the agenda

Resolved

The constitution agreed at the 2010 AGM should be sent to the EBU for Approval

14

Roles of Exec Members

Noted

The responsibilities of members of the Executive Committee are not clearly specified and this resulted in the venue for the Summer Swiss Teams not being booked.

Resolved

Exec Committee Members will prepare a job description for the work they do before the next Executive meeting so that a definitive list of responsibilities can be drawn up at that meeting

15

Tournament Director Course

Noted

A number of clubs have enquired about the  possibility of running a Club TD Course in the region

Resolved

The Secretary will contact clubs to find out what demand there is for a course and will contact the EBU to arrange a course if there is sufficient demand (more than 6 people)

16

Date of next Council Meeting

Resolved

The Secretary should make arrangements for a Council Meeting to be held on Friday 19th November at St Georges

17

Future Meetings

Resolved

The next Executive Meeting will be held in Durham on Thursday 21^st October