[<<] [>>] by Quiller Barrett
18th October 2000 (CqE Official News)

The CA Council met on 14th October 2000, after the AGM. This report is based on unconfirmed minutes of that meeting; some decisions from recent committee meetings are also included. If you would like further information on any item, please contact the CA Secretary, Nigel Graves.

Elections

The following were elected:

Chairman of Council and the Executive Committee, Don Gaunt
Vice Chairman and Chairman of Management Committee, Quiller Barrett

Chairmen of the other principal committees:
Administration, David Magee
Development, Bill Sidebottom
Golf, Bill Arliss
International, David Openshaw
Marketing, Tony Fathers
Tournament, Derek Trotman

The Selection Committees were also elected.
Association croquet: Chairman, David Openshaw and Graham Gale, Richard Hilditch, David Maugham and Stephen Mulliner.

Golf croquet: Chairman, David Openshaw plus four members from the Golf croquet committee.

Development

Council, Federations and club committees should all have active policies to identify and recruit more members to help administer our sport.

The CA will continue to make grants and loans to clubs (some via Federations). Funds will be allocated to promote Junior and Student croquet, with the emphasis on the development of potential elite players.

Finance

Council aims to maintain the CA?s reserves at the present level. Annual operating budgets will, in future, be break even; reserves will be invested to maintain their value in line with inflation.

Golf Croquet

The CA Laws of Golf croquet published in March 2000 will remain in force during 2001.

International

The CA will initiate changes to the WCF constitution concerning its objectives, management committee and presidency.

Laws

Tournament Regulations were approved for publication in the "CA Calendar and Tournament Regulations" book for 2001.

The regulations will include recommendations made by the Disciplinary Working Party, chaired by Ian Vincent. To put these into effect fully some changes to the CA Rules are required and at the 2001 AGM Council will propose these to members.

Council will also propose changes to Rule 27 to allow Council committees to alter the regulations for tournaments without the need to obtain Council's approval.

Marketing

Council is not in favour of altering the laws of the 26pt Association game in order to popularise it. The major priority is to increase the number of people playing croquet in the domain, and to achieve this Council will encourage clubs to introduce beginners to the variations of the game, as well as to 26pt Association. Council will emphasise to clubs the possibilities for recruitment by using indoor carpets in public spaces.