Minutes of Bourne Show Committee Meeting held on 10th December 2007

 

1) Present       Gill Keighley, Chris Smith, Robert Gale, Pippa Goscomb, Sally Wooding, Hugh Batchelor, Les Walton, Stephen Warnock

2) Apologies   Pat Wilkinson, Paul Hopwood

3) Minutes of the previous meeting on 17th October were accepted.

 

4) Matters Arising 

Note

Action

PL insurance – now in place

 

Party Entertainment

Rock Choir not available

 

Surrey Border Film Makers – confirmed (cost of £25 to cover their costs)

 

Beth et al dance routine available – to be affirmed

SW

St Martin’s Fellowship to be asked if they would perform (for about 10 minutes)

LW

Ask Kevin and Lorraine about a duo

RG

Bingo callers confirmed – confirmation of timing required when decided

LW

Cups and saucers: St Martin’s can be collected on the preceding Friday (all booked)

GK

Renting of Marquee Saturday Night

PH/RG

PH and SW to liaise with RF of BCC

SW/PH

Pan-show cooperation meetings – initial meeting proposed for 15th January

SW

Event for young people: no progress.  GY to take forward.

GY

2008 Show Sponsor

Mill Lane Aldershot have agreed to pay £1,000.  Details of ‘deal’ to be completed.

 

SW

Cannons – no response to-date – PW to pursue

PW

Financial Report

Current account: £840.09

Reserve account: £2,451.77

Petty cash: £52.40

Total £5,138.26

Outgoings since last meeting:

Party insuransce £155

Party food £181.76

Show lottery license

Totalling 356.76

Receipts

Hedgehogs 100

B&B 50

Interest from reserve account 21.90

 

Checklist

 

Invitations are printed – 120 in total

 

Guest list – deletions and insertions have been forwarded to CS – these to be added to electronic list

 

CS

Invites to be sent to Grace House with correct owners

CS

Addressing and delivering – to be over the new year

CS (addressing)

SW (delivery)

Booking Gostrey mini-bus

LW

Other transport to be provided by committee members.  Liaison between CS and SW

 

CS/SW

Catering responsibilities:

NW: Fruit and cheese scones

RB: Egg and cress and rock cakes (or other)

GK: Bakewells and fairy

PH: Flapjacks and jellies (on time)

SW: Flapjacks (via Beth)

PG: Sausage rolls (Friday night – to PW’s)

RG: salad sandwiches

GK: Fruit cake (via Colin)

GK: To follow up with Sally May (?) and Val Leggett (lemon drizzle) and Peter Greenyer’s wife and Sue Bowness

 

Party hats – via Bush or others

PW

GY, PW – sandwiches

CS to liaise

Table decorations:
PW for candles

Sheila Greentree

PW


LW

Order of events:

2.30 – 3.00 Arrival and cups

3.00 – 3.30 First entertainment slot (Beth and something else)

3.30 – 3.50 Bingo

3.50 – 4.40 Tea

4.40 – 5.05 Surrey Border File Makers

5.05 – 5.15 Raffle

5.15 – 5.30 Community singing

 

Set up from 11.30

Committee

Bunting

PW

Balloons

RG

Gifts for child entertainers (on the morning as necessary)

HB

Stall Manager availability in June

SW may be away for June – to confirm with the committee at next meeting

 

SW

AGM – 19th March 2008 at 7.30 – TBC subject to availability of chamber – to be booked/confirmed by CS

 

CS

Date of next meeting

Tuesday 12th February 2008 at Sally’s (Halfways End)