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Northern Rowing Council meetings - Nov 21 to Jan 23

N.B. Most recent first. Older NRC meeting documents (Sep 2019 - Sep 2021) are here and links are there to further back still. All documents are pdfs unless otherwise stated

Meeting dates for 2023

Executive Committee 7.30pm Mon 30 Jan 23 Zoom only

Executive Committee (Special) Mon 6 Mar 23 Zoom only

Executive Committee 7.30pm Mon 24 Apr 23 Hybrid

Executive Committee 7.30pm Mon 19 Jun 22 Zoom

Executive Committee 7.30pm Mon 25 Sep 22 Format tbc

Annual General Meeting 7.30pm Mon 20 Nov 23 In person

Monday 24 April 2023 - Executive Committee - DARC/Zoom - 7.30pm

* Agenda - final version (but unchanged from draft)

* Draft minutes of meeting on 30-01-23 - V2 (minor changes from V1) for approval

* Draft minutes of meeting on 06-03-23 - V2 (minor changes from V1) for approval

* Written reports:

- Competitions

- Umpiring

- Tech issues

- Secretary (including Rec Rowing)

  - Masters
   - Div Rep (incl Grants)
   - Safety
   - Coach Education
   - Junior rowing with JIRR heats and finals results

Monday 6 March 2023 - Special Executive Committee - Zoom - 7.30pm

* Agenda

* Written reports:

- Secretary’s report on Lambton Rowing Club

- email exchange about GBRT Beach Sprint Trials

Monday 30 January 2023 - Executive Committee - Zoom - 7.30pm

* Agenda

* Draft minutes of meeting on 08-12-22 for approval

* Written reports:

- Secretary

- Accounts - Oct 22 to Jan 23

- Regional Rep

- Umpiring

- Transgender issues - views from NRUC

- Misc issues from R Mortimer

- Junior rowing

- Coaching Education

- Safety

Monday 8 December 2022 - Executive Committee (special) - Zoom - 7.30pm

* Minutes of this meeting as approved at meeting on 30-01-23

* Agenda

* Draft minutes of meeting on 26-09-22 for approval

* No written reports

Monday 14 November 2022 - Annual General Meeting - at DARC - 7.30pm sharp

Draft minutes of this meeting for comment as at 25-01-23

* Notice of AGM as sent to clubs and competitions on 17-10-22

* Revised agenda sent 31-10-22

* Delegates to AGM

* Alan Meegan’s talk under Item 2 - new BR HQ structure

* Draft minutes AGM 15 Nov 21 - under Item 3 for approval as a correct record

* Reports under Item 6:

- Regional Rep

- Secretary

- Treasurer - Accounts for 2021-22 - audit awaited

- Safety

- Recreational rowing, incl Sunday League and Great Tyne Row

- Student rowing

Nominations for posts under Item 7 as at 3.30pm on 14-11-22

Monday 26 September 2022 - Executive Committee - Zoom - 7.30pm

* Minutes of this meeting as approved at meeting on 08-12-22

* Agenda

* Draft minutes of meeting on 20-06-22 for approval

* Item 4 (liaison with BR):
- emails from A Meegan re changes at British Rowing

- paper re BR structural changes (from June 22)

- paper on BR contacts (from July 22)

* Item 8 (AGM arrangements):

- NRC constitution - just as background (no proposed changes)

- see Secretary’s report for info on AGM arrangements

* Officer reports:

- Regional Rep’s report

- Secretary’s report (covers AGM arrangements - Item 8)

- Junior rowing report plus BRJC summary report and results
- Tech report

- Umpiring report

- Conference 2023 - provisional format

- Masters rowing report

- Safety report

- Student rowing report

- Coach Education report

Monday 20 June - Executive Committee - on Zoom - 7.30pm

Minutes of this meeting as approved on 26-09-22

Papers:

* Agenda

* Draft minutes of meeting on 25-04-22 for approval

* Officer reports

- From Chair - draft of BR membership changes - for comment

- Regional Rep re grants plus draft grant appln form

- Umpiring

- Coach Education

- Masters Rowing

- Recreational Rowing - and Great Tyne Row update from meeting 15-06-22

Monday 25 April 2022 - Executive Committee - at Tyne ARC & on Zoom - 7.30pm

Minutes of this meeting as approved on 20-06-22

Papers:

* Agenda* Draft minutes of meeting on 31-01-22 for approval

* Officer written reports (see also minutes when done for updates):
- Junior rowing + JIRR 2022 result (xlsx) + JIRR past years results (xlsx)

- Safety
- Umpiring

- Masters rowing

- Regional rep

- Recreational rowing plus Great Tyne Row (to follow)

- Comms equipment

- Events

- Student rowing (received after meeting to catch BUCS news)

Monday 31 January 2022 - Executive Committee - on Zoom

Minutes of this meeting as approved on 25-04-22

Papers:

* Agenda

* Draft m i nutes of meeting on 06-12-21 for approval

* Officer reports:
  - Treasurer
  - Junior rowing
  - Safety
  - Regional Umpiring Committee

- Masters rowing

- Regional rep (grant aid issues)

updated application form

- Recreational rowing

- Events coordinator & draft dates 2023-24

Monday 6 December 2021 - Executive Committee - on Zoom

Minutes of this meeting as approved on 31-01-22

Papers:

* Agenda

* Draft minutes of Exec Cttee on 13 September 21 - approved as a correct record

This was a relatively brief meeting to consider and discuss the new Chair’s thoughts on the way forward, plus any urgent business. There were not any of the usual officer reports.

Monday 15 November 2021 - AGM - Durham ARC & on Zoom

Draft minutes of this meeting (2021 AGM) - as at 07-01-22 for approval at 2022 AGM

Documents for the meeting (all pdf):

* Formal notice and agenda
* Draft minutes from AGM on 16 November 2020
* Officer reports:
  - Regional Representative
  - Treasurer - financial statement - for year to 30 September 2021
  - Coaching education
  - Junior rowing plus BRJC 2021 results and ex North rowers in GB trials
    and North juniors entered for GB Pathway
  - Safety
  - Long Distance Sculling series
  - Competitions
  - Regional Umpiring Committee
  - Masters rowing
  - Recreational rowing
  - Student rowing
* Nominations for officer posts - as at 14.00 on 14-11-21

This page updated on 26-06-23

NRRC Executive Committee (pdf)	Members as at 19-06-23
Chair	Helen McMillan (Durham ARC)
Vice-Chair	Charly Curtis (Durham ARC)
BR Regional Representative	Gabrielle Moore (Durham ARC)
Treasurer	Pauline Higgins (Hadrian BC)
Secretary	Colin Percy (Tyne ARC)
Coaching Coordinator	Pam Walton (QEHS BC)
Competitions Coordinator	Louise Forster
Junior Rowing Coordinator	Pauline Higgins (Hadrian BC)
LDS Series Coordinator	Dan Lockey (Durham ARC)
Masters Rowing Coordinator	Gabrielle Moore (Durham ARC)
Para Rowing Coordinator	Paul Nicholson (Hexham RC)
Recreational Rowing Coordinator	John Carter (Durham ARC)
Regional Rowing Safety Adviser	John Mulholland (Tyne ARC)
Student Representative	Jason Bird (Collingwood College BC) - new!
Umpiring (as Chair of NRUC)	Richard Mortimer (Durham ARC)
Ordinary member	Eddie Bryant (Durham School BC)
Ordinary member	Mark Hyson (Tynemouth RC)
Ordinary member	David Squirrell (Durham Regatta)

Monday 19 June 2023 - Executive Committee - Zoom - 7.30pm

* Agenda - V2 with two additional items (highlighted)

* Draft minutes of meeting 24-04-23 - V2 (changes as highlighted) - for approval

* Written reports:

- Competitions

- Umpiring

  - Masters
   - Regional Rep (incl Grants)
   - Safety and BUCS incident report
   - Coach Education plus Appendix A and Coach Cafe paper

- Junior rowing