REFLEX LEAGUE				REFLEX LEAGUE
	Minutes of the Annual Meeting held at Havant Indoor Bowls Club				Minutes of the Annual Meeting held at Havant Indoor Bowls Club
	on Monday 8th February 1993				on Wednesday 2nd February 1994
	1. The meeting was attended by representatives from each of the participating clubs:				1. The meeting was attended by representatives from each of the participating clubs:
	Bedhampton - C. Lloyd & E. Mears				Bedhampton - C. Lloyd & J. Tautz
	Denmead - A. Butcher, K. Morgan and J. Marks (initially as guests).				Denmead - F. Ketley & J. Marks
	Cowplain - E. Wilkinson & G. Taylor.				Cowplain - E. Wilkinson, C. Stephens & K. Stephens
	Hayling Island - M. Sidebottom & O. Williams.				Hayling Island - M. Sidebottom & O. Williams.
	IBM - S. Lloyd & M. Tregaskis				IBM - M. Tregaskis
	Leigh Park - M. Keller & P. Lind.				Leigh Park - M. Keller & F. Miller
	Purbrook - J. Davis & W.E Hunt.				Purbrook - D.S. Mountain & D. Dowding
	Southbourne - A. Odell & E. Baylis.				Southbourne - A. Odell & G. Bishop
	Waterlooville - M. Underhay & F. Brown.				Waterlooville - M. Underhay & F. Brown.
	2. The meeting commenced at 6.30pm				2.  The meeting commenced at 6.00pm.
	3. The minutes of the meeting held on 27th Jan 1992 were presented and accepted as a true				3. The minutes of the meeting held on 8th Feb 1993 were presented and accepted as a true
	record. Proposed by E. Wilkinson and seconded by C. Lloyd.				record. Proposed by F. Ketley and seconded by O. Williams.
	4. The statement of accounts were presented.				4.  The statement of accounts were presented.
	For convenience this was separated into that related to the Presentation Evening and that				As is the custom this was separated into that related to the Presentation Evening and that
	related to general running costs incurred by the club officers.				related to general running costs incurred by the club officers.
	The Presentation Evening due to its enormous success and response from club bowlers had				The Presentation Evening due to its enormous success and response from club bowlers had
	produced a profit of £120.10p.				produced a profit of £120.10p.
	General operating costs had been kept low due to the facilities allowed to the secretary by				General operating costs were again quite low amounting to only £4.80 giving a total in hand
	his employer and a sum of £6.31 was held in cash, expenditure being onliy £2.64p.				cash sum of £1.51 + £126.43 = £127.94p.
	The statements were accepted. Proposed by S. Lloyd and seconded by M. Kellar.				The statements were accepted. Proposed by M. Underhay and seconded by F. Brown.
	With the cash in hand there was no need to levy any of the Clubs within the league.				With the cash in hand there was no need to levy any of the Clubs within the league.
					A short discussion took place on the amount of cash we needed to run the presentation
	5.  M. Underhay was elected to the position of chairman.				evening which is our only major operating expense. Tony Odell was of the opinion that £120 was
	Proposed by M. Tgregaskis and seconded by A. Odell.				sufficient and he should know as he organises it.
	M. Tregaskis was elected to the position of secretary.
	Proposed by M. Sidebottom and seconded by O. Williams.				5.  M. Underhay was elected to the position of chairman.
					Proposed by F. Brown and seconded by M. Tregaskis.
	6.  The 1992 presentatiion evening was then discussed and it was agreed by all that it				M.Tregaskis was elected to the position of secretary.
	had been as in 1991 a very enjoyable evening. Holding the event at the Southbourne Social				Proposed by M. Kellar and seconded by M. Sidebottom.
	Club provided the ideal environment for the function. Tony Odell, his wife and his fellow
	bowls team members were thanked for their efforts in organising the evening.				6.  A vote of thanks was then given to M. Tregaskis for his contribution to the running of the
	As last year it was noted that the support from clubs was variable. It was requested that				league.
	all clubs should make an effort to support the evening even if they were not one of the
	winners.				7.  The 1993 presentation evening was then discussed and it was agreed by all that it had again
	The date provisionally set for the 1993 evening was set at the 10th Oct 1993, format to be				been a very enjoyable evening. Holding the event at the Southbourne Social Club provided the
	as for the 1992 evening. This would be subject to the agreement of the Southbourne				ideal environment for the function. Tony Odell, his wife and his fellow bowls team members were
	Social Club. This date was confirmed post meeting by Tony Odell.				thanked for their efforts in organising the evening.
					As last year it was noted that the support from clubs was variable. It was requested that all
					clubs should make an effort to support the evening even if they were not one of the winners.
	7.  Correspondence.				The date provisionally set for the 1994 evening was set at the 9th Oct 1994, format to be as for the
	1.  A letter from Denmead Bowling Club which had recently been formed had been received				1994 evening.
	and the Club requested that it may join the Reflex League in order to provide some				This would be subject to the agreement of the Southbourne Social Club.
	competitive bowling for its members since it was limited to friendlies only.				This date was confirmed post meeting by Tony Odell.
	The Leigh Park representatives proposed that Denmead be admitted only when they were
	accepted by the P&D and County Bowling Associations. At present there were no				8.  Correspondence
	facilities for both ladies & men at the ground. Leigh Park stated that they had no				A query from Denmead Bowling Club had been received regarding the wearing of trousers by
	prejudice against Denmead and would welcome the club into the Reflex league if these				lady bowlers.
	conveniences were provided. Denmead stated that they hoped to have County affiliation				A general discussion took place and there was a fair amount of disagreement between
	in 93 & P&D in 94. A portakabin to provide facilities and a toilet were being installed at				representatives. It was pointed out by Southbourne that the wearing of trousers during play
	the ground in Spring 93.				contravened the English Ladies Bowling Association rules. Finally a resolution was put to the
	After further discussion the Leigh Park proposal was withdrawn.				meeting that ladies should abide by the Association rules and that trousers should not be worn.
	E. Williams proposed and O. Williams seconded the motion that Denmead be admitted to				Proposed by C. Stephens and seconded by A. Odell. The proposal was passed by 10 to 6 with
	the Reflex League. This was carried.				2 abstentions.
	The secretary then welcomed the Denmead club representatives into the meeting.
					A discussion on the provision of additional trophies was entered into but it was concluded
	2. Leigh Park had requested clarification on the league rules under which the Reflex League				that the situation of just two trophies was adequate for the league.
	was run.
	M. Kellar explained that the question "how were the rules drawn up" was asked by a club				9.  Any Other Business
	member.				Bedhampton informed the meeting that they were to have a new clubhouse built and as the
	The secretary stated:				building of the premises was due to start in mid July could they play all their games prior to
	As far as he was aware there was no constitution for the league.				this date at home. No problem. Lucky old Bedhampton to have a new clubhouse.
	The Reflex League had been setup by a group of clubs within the Havant Sports company
	called Reflex. This company no longer traded.				D. Williams asked if a club could enter 2 sides into the league but the majority of members
	The league was based on a mixed triple basis to give players of both sexes more competitive				felt that the fixture list was already under pressure and therefore not a realistic situation.
	events in the season.				At this time no exansion in the league could be realised.
	The rules were agreed, amended or included by discussion and voting at the general meetings
	held throughout the seasons.				10. The match fixtures were then arranged and the meeting closed at 8.00.
	The rules as he understood had been summarised and distributed last year together with
	the minutes of the AGM.
	Some discussion took place where it was generally  agreed that clubs were aware of the
	ground rules and that it was up to individual clubs to operate their own selection policy.
	The emphasis was that this was a friendly league designed to give pleasure to bowlers of
	all abilities and sexes.
	3.  Some queries had arisen regarding postponed matches.
	Problems had arisen due to Reflex matches being played at times when rinks were taken by
	competitions and were in conflict with these fixed dates. After a lively debate it was agreed
	that clubs could mutually agree to postpone matches by reason of conflict with competitions
	occurred. It was noted that since 5 rinks were required and all other competitions have
	priority over the Reflex fixture it is quite easy to have fixture problems.
	8.  Any Other Business
	M. Underhay proposed that the league be renamed so that the reference to "reflex" was
	removed. The motion was defeated.
	M. Underhay proposed that the league games be played in whites.
	Since as members quickly pointed out most games were evening fixtures and players who
	worked had limited time between leaving work and play this would be difficult to comply
	with - the motion was defeated.
	9.  The match fixtures were then arranged and the meeting closed at 8.00.