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News from the AGM held June 27th 2011: Pete Saunders announced that he was standing down as Chairman. Two candidates were proposed as a replacement, and Chris Aukett was elected as the new Chairman. All other posts were elected as previously, except that Tim Pang replaces Keiran Woods on the Committee. It was agreed to postpone voting on the proposed new rule regarding playing up until next season, pending a further review and clarification. SETTS had moved to their new venue at the Basildon Sporting Village and Billericay had relocated to a venue in Hutton. The accounts balance stood at £5718, a reduction of £220 over last season. It was agreed to increase team fees to £35 per team to address the reduction in income. Continuing our special promotion, any bona-fide new team entered for the coming season will not have to pay any registration fees. Secretary's Report Attendance at Committee meetings: (out of six) Peter Saunders 4, Colin Clements 5, Kevin Smart 5 John Gard 4, Adrian Atkinson 1, Chris Aukett 3, Geoff Banthorpe 5, Alan Wood 5, Linda Attridge 1, Anthon Ranjit-Singh 3, Russell Bright 5, Gus Heath 5, Dale Gutteridge 3. Chairman’s Report I would like to begin by thanking all my fellow committee members who have worked very hard this past season to keep the league running so smoothly and also for all their hard work on helping to run this year’s tournament. I would like to think that the season has been a great success again. It is with regret that I have decided to retire as Chairman this year. As some of you may know, I am now retired and am going to spend more time on holidays. Also, I have problems with my knees and could miss a bit of time playing, so I cannot commit my full time to attend committee meetings. It has been an honour to have been the Chairman of the Basildon Table Tennis League. Over the past few years I have had fantastic support from fellow committee members and players alike, and standing down has not been an easy decision to make. I would like to wish the new Chairman all the success in the future. Whoever takes over as the new chairman will have one of the best committees I have had the privilege to work with. Peter Saunders. Registrar's Report The loss of teams from Hullbridge, Kingswood and the Disabled Club meant that we reverted to a four divisions of eight format, which simplified the layout of the league. Teams seemed to be beset by injuries during the course of the season, and Springhouse B were obliged to withdraw from Division One after just a few matches. In spite of losing several players for part of the season, Legra still managed to become Champions of the Premier Division once again, and Hullbridge A repeated their runners-up position. Springhouse A and Apollo, normally strong contenders, both had a poor season, mainly due to selection problems. Division One was hotly contested as usual, and a consistent performance by Gus Heath’s Kingswood A enabled them to take the title. Runners-up spot was keenly contested by Bluehouse A and Billericay B, but a win in their final game ensured second place for Bluehouse. A measure of the strength of this division was indicated by the fact that a very useful Kingswood B side finished bottom by a fair margin. Many of the teams in Division Two could hold their own in the First. The two outstanding squads were Hadleigh Forum and Grays, promoted from Div. Three last year. Both teams included strong new acquisitions, and Forum completed the season unbeaten, well clear of Grays, who were in turn well clear of third placed Wickford CC. Kingswood C were placed in Division Three due to lack of space in the Second, but made no mistake in winning the title, sixteen points clear of runners-up Hospital B, who were also outstanding by finishing 26 points clear of their nearest rivals. Once again I would ask for assistance with reports and information for the Web site, which would help me very considerably with maintaining it. In addition, any feedback or suggestions for improvements would be very helpful. Also I would request that any Captains who send in reports via the Website would send in the match result card as well! This makes it much easier to compile the tables and averages. This coming season we hope to continue with the no fees for new teams scheme. Team registration forms are available for collection during the course of this evening and should be returned by July 26th. Players’ registration forms will be sent out with the letters for the Secretaries’ meeting in August. These will include a copy of the details registered last season, which will need to be updated and completed where necessary. Can Secretaries please include their e-mail address with the Team Registration form so we can send these letters electronically. Alan Wood. 8. Election of Officers:
President: Peter Saunders
Vice Presidents: D. Baker, J. Gard Chairman: Chris Aukett Secretary: Kevin Smart
Treasurer: John Gard
Registrar: Alan Wood
Auditor: T. Jasper. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |