West Glamorgan Cross Country League
Annual General Meeting
14th August 2019 @ 1915
LC2, Swansea
Steve Hames – Neath Harriers |
Elfed Joseph – 3M Gorseinon |
Mandy Morris – Port Talbot Harriers |
Alyson Heard – 3M Gorseinon |
John Davies – Port Talbot Harriers |
James Marks – Cornelly Striders |
Steve Arnold – Paul Popham RC |
Iwan Dowie – Cornelly Striders |
Neil Samuel - TATA Multisport |
Chris Pratt – Ogmore Phoenix Runners |
Brian Fox – Swansea Harriers |
Nick Harris – Ogmore Phoenix Runners |
Mike Warner – Run4All Neath |
Andrew Stephens – Llanelli AC |
Lee Llewellyn – Run4All Neath / LR Runners |
Jules Jones – Port Talbot Harriers |
Apologies:
Mat Giles – Swansea Vale Runners |
Laura Chapple – Run4All Neath |
Marc Barrow – Swansea Vale Runners |
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Results for last season
Team promotions /relegations to be posted on to Facebook
Clubs to be removed (non-attendance last season)
Men |
Women |
Swansea University |
Swansea University |
Pembrokeshire Harriers |
Wuuuus Tri |
Wuuuus Tri |
Cwm Ogwr RC |
Cwm Ogwr RC |
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Clubs requesting to join the league
North Dock Dredgers, GH Run Club & Team Beut have all made requests to join the league. Whilst all the clubs are in the region, after careful consideration, it was decided that we cannot accept any new teams at the moment. Some fixtures are at capacity and more teams would inevitably bring increased numbers to already stretched organisers. This will be re-addressed next season should there still be interest. Athletes from these teams are welcome to enter as guests at fixtures where this is allowed.
Awards for last season
Awards for last season will be made available at the first fixture of this year (Llanmadoc in October).
Confirmation of dates/venues for next season’s fixtures
Date |
Host Club |
Venue |
20th October 2019 |
3Ms Gorseinon |
Llanmadoc |
17th November 2019 |
Cornelly Striders |
Kenfig Nature Reserve |
12th January 2020 |
Tata Multisport |
Round the Res |
February 2020 (TBC) |
Run4All Neath |
Margam Park |
March 2020 (TBC) |
Neath Harriers |
Gnoll Country Park |
Financial position
A copy of the league’s accounts was made available to the attendees. All races made a profit and the bank balance is healthy. A copy of the accounts are available on request.
Election/Re-election of Committee Members
Proposed financial incentive for host clubs (share of profits at end of season)
At the moment there is no monetary incentive for any clubs to host events. The following plan was agreed upon:
It is hoped this will mean a few more clubs will look to take on the running of a fixture.
Increase in entry fee to support incentive
In order to properly facilitate the above there will be a £1.00 increase in entry fees. For the 2019/2020 season the cost will be:
Affiliated Athletes |
Un-Affiliated Athletes |
£4.00 per race |
£6.00 per race |
Capacity of events (Guests allowed?)
This will continue to be decided on a fixture by fixture basis. Please check Facebook/Website for details.
Welsh Athletics (WA) Affiliation
Last season the league was not affiliated with WA. It was noted that the constitution states that the league will be affiliated. As all host clubs are affiliated it was questioned if this was necessary as they are obtaining race licences directly. Steve Hames will speak to WA to clarify.
League Constitution
A copy of the constitution to be uploaded to the website. Any changes or amendments can be discussed at the next AGM (or before if urgent)
Standard templates
In order to speed up processing it was agreed that a set of standard templates be made available for use by everyone. Templates for the following will be made available on Facebook (in the organiser group) and via email upon request.
AOB
The email address for the league to be updated to mail@westglamleague.co.uk – Jules and Lee to share access.
Meeting closed at 2045
WGL FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/184941328308392/
LEAGUE ORGANISER: Lee Llewellyn. Contact - mail@westglamleague.co.uk
LOCAL ATHLETICS CLUB CONTACTS
Neath Harriers - Alan Currie albrenda@tiscali.co.uk Website - www.neathharriers.co.uk HQ - Cwrt Herbert Athletics Track, Neath.
Port Talbot Harriers & A.C. - Website - www.porttalbotharriers.co.uk HQ - Port Talbot Cricket Club
Swansea Harriers A.C. - Eamonn Kirk/Brian Fox Website - www.swanseaharriers.co.uk HQ - Sketty Lane Sports Complex, Swansea University.
3M's Gorseinon Road Runners - Paul Harries tircoeds@googlemail.com Website - www.3mgorseinonrr.co.uk HQ - Garden Village FC, Garden Village
Run4All(Neath) - Anthony Hobbs team@run4allneath.co.uk Website - www.run4allneath.co.uk