NWFTA Meeting Tuesday 1/11/94

Dave Fairhurst - Tawd Vale

Dot Aspey - Tawd Vale

Terry Almond - Tawd Vale

Norma Almond - Tawd Vale

Dave Benyon - Blackpool

Mike Slater - Blackpool

Len Rosser - Blackpool

Carl Bingley - Oldham

Tony Snailham - Oldham

Stan Abbots - Sandhall

Graham Barry - Failsworth

Peter Davey - Failsworth

Ken West - CMB

Jack McCarthy - CMB

Neil Smith - Winchester

Minutes agreed for last meeting

1) Treasurers report - Len has been on holiday, will give full report at next meeting.

2) Presentation Evening - Dave to pick advance up at Failsworth shoot.

3) BFTA News - copies of minutes to all clubs.

4) Agreed that NWFTA will follow BFTA grading, and grade after 1 shoot.

5) Question as to whether % for 'O' grade should be raised to 75% minimum. - 7 votes for keeping %'s as they are, 5 votes for changing. Terry will take result back to BFTA at AGM in Feb '95.

6) Terry to put point about medals for 2nd place in BFTA Inter-Regional shoot.

7) Feedback from: a) Home International - Carl gave feedback - good shoot, packed lunches, t-shirts etc. b) Eagley shoot - much improved now people sit on road to shoot.

8) Club round up:

Blackpool - No good news on ground.

CMB - New secretary, Jack McCarthy introduced.

Sandhall - Couple of new members + further couple who originally attended 18 months ago.

Oldham - possible new ground, Worsley Grange, use for NWFTA shoots as well as club shoots, maybe. Putting shoot on 13/11/94. Clubhouse, Toilets etc. Mill still being pushed, quite a lot to sort out yet.

Failsworth - Work finished on ground, next shoot will use compund hopefully.

Winchester - couple of new members

TVG - Dave welcomed Blackpool members in their lack of ground problems. Ian Jones has invited Dave up to Rivington Riflemen to talk to them rejoining the NWFTA, putting past problems behind them.

Eagley - Nothing to report.

9) Failsworth Open - 30th July '95 - Terry to contact Barry with date.

10) Numbers for Presentation Evening to Nosh for next meeting.

11) Proposal by Graham and Carl to put fees up for summer season to £3.00 per shooter with £1-00 going to club, £2-00 to NWFTA. Lively discussion took place. Clubs to come back with views for next meeting.

12) Time and date of next meeting 6th Dec '94.

N. Almond, NWFTA Secretary, 20/11/94