EDC 2 Bird AGM - 15/02/16

[willie reynolds]

EAST DOWN 2 BIRD CLUB AGM

The EDC 2 Bird AGM was held in Crossgar on Monday February 15th The chairman opened the meeting by requesting a minute’s silence for those members who had died during the previous year .
Apologies were then received and accepted and the minutes of the previous Year’s AGM were read and passed .The chairman thanked the Secretary Dorothy Smyth for her work during the racing season both as Secretary and also Treasurer and also thanked the assistant Secretary Sam Duke . Dorothy Smyth was also thanked for all her hard work in connection with the Dinner /Prize distribution which has now become an event not to miss and the running of the Gold Ring event . The prize winners were congratulated and it was hoped that 2016 would be as successful as 2015 and that the membership would continue to grow . The Treasurer presented the accounts which showed the club in a healthy financial .

The next item was the election of office bearers for 2015 and this saw little change from the previous year with the addition of Geoffrey McConaghie to the committee . The main offices being filled as follows ;
President Clifford Browne
Chairman Francis Gilmore
V/Chairman Colin Smyth
Secretary /Treasurer Mrs Dorothy Smyth
Asst Secretary Sam Duke
EDC Delegates D Smyth & A Lockhart
IHU Delegates C Smyth & A Lockhart

The very popular leagues will again be in operation for 2016 and Sponsorship has again been forth coming for some of these .All clubs within the Combine will be receiving membership forms for the 2016 season which secretary Dorothy Smyth will need returned by the date on the form to compile the various League tables etc . Membership fees remain at £10 for the full season or £5 for Young Birds only .The dinner /prize distribution which is proving so successful has been arranged for the 2016 season at the slightly earlier date of Friday Jan 27th 2017 and again will run on the format of the 2016 dinner and will be followed with the AGM on the 13th of February 2017 .

Again for the 2016 season the club members will have the opportunity to take part in a golden ring event where Members will nominate 5 rings of their own at a cost of £10 in total but nominations will only need to be placed with the 2 bird secretary on or before the date on the form in early August 2017 which gives members the chance to get their prospective entries well trained . This event will be held in conjunction with the last young bird club race .

In addition to the above competitions the club is continuing the £1 optional pool this season ,this means that members will be able to enter each of their 2 birds each week in this pool at 1£ each and there will be 4 prizes each week with 1st 40% , 2nd 30% , 3rd 20% & 4th 10% . Each race will stand on it’s own with no monies being carried over .

Clifford Browne