Croquet Federation of Belgium

 

DRAFT/ Minutes of the Annual General Meeting

held at Avenue des Cormiers 2, 1332 Genval

16.00 Sunday, 7th March 2004

                               

Present:	Charles-Eric Vilain XIIII (president)	Apologies:	Allan Morris
	Jonathan Lamb (vice-president)		Hillary Morris
	John Swabey (general secretary)		Bruno Eeman (treasurer)
	Koen Heidbüchel		John Steele
	Tony Falcon-Uff		Michèle Perbal
	Fred Marcus		Dick Leonard
	Bob Appels		Arthur Forbes
	Hugh Burton		Rob Greenwood
	Wyn Burton		Rosemary Marcus
			Gabor Weiner

               

The meeting was brought to order and all present were duly welcomed. A draft agenda was accepted. The draft minutes of the previous year’s meeting were reviewed and accepted

 

Matters arising from the minutes of the previous year’s meeting.

The suggested promotion of croquet activities to the staff of the Chateau had been floated with the Chateau but had not been eagerly welcomed. At suitable opportunities, the idea would be pursued;
ACTION: Charles-Eric Vilain XIIII

 

President’s review of the previous year.

The two Open events organised by the CFB had both been booked out early on.  The idea of reserving places for Belgian players was an important part of the planning and should continue, as should our efforts to attract players from countries other than the UK.

Belgium presented a strong team for the Coupe des Lacs and came second in Milan.
In the national championships, Jonathan Lamb won the Golf and Tony Falcon-Uff the Association, each therefore having a right of first refusal for the appropriate representative events in 2004 (the World Golf at Southwick and the Europeans in Jersey for Association).

 

Treasurer’s report

In the unavoidable absence of the Treasurer, it was noted that the latest report to the CFB Committee had disclosed a positive balance in the accounts of over 2000 euro.  The major change in relation to the previous year was the positive balance of accounts of this year’s Opens. In discussion, it was felt that mementoes for players in the Opens need to be of some substance, and to advertise croquet in Belgium.

 

Election of Officers

There being no resignations nor additional candidates, and all the existing officers being willing to continue in office, no elections were held. The Committee were thanked for their efforts. The next scheduled elections are in 2005, the committee being elected for three years at a time.

 

Future Activities

The draft list of CFB fixtures for 2004 that had been previously circulated was approved, subject to a few items:

Ø       Tony Falcon-Uff volunteered to take over the administration of the August Open until the day itself. Koen Heidbüchel volunteered to manage the event on the day.

Ø       It was  noted that the Irish CA had been offered two weekends for a possible visit

 

Reports from Member Clubs

The BCCG reported a broadly stable membership. The quality of the lawn at Genval was discussed in the context of feedback from a recent meeting with John Martin. Jonathan Lamb undertook to seek quotes for re-surfacing the existing lawn (at John Martin’s suggestion).

 

Any Other Business

There being no further business, the Meeting was closed at 17.15.