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RAMBLERS ASSOCIATION - CARDIFF GROUP 
Minutes of meeting held Tuesday 8 June 2010 at Ramblers Cymru Offices

Present: Committee: Diane Davies (DD), Gwyn Lewis (GL), Mike Kohnstamm (MK), Dave Willock (DW), Jane Willock (JW), Roma Whiteley (RW). 
Apologies:  Jeff Hobden (JH), Kathryn Bennett (KB),  Paul Davies (PD), John Newton (JN), Gillian Masters (GM). 

1.  Chair for meeting: meeting chaired by DD.

2.  Minutes of the last meeting: minutes for 15 April 2010 were accepted. 

3.  Matters arising: 
~ 5b) GL confirmed having completed/returned Ramblers Walk Leader Survey;
~ 5f) GL confirmed that he had visited Cotswolds in place of MK and that Cotswolds would consider placing adverts in the Programme but the decision would be made by their Head Office and need to make request "early". 

4. Cardiff Walks Leaflets 
~ DD reported that PD has requested additional stock of leaflets for distribution to his outlets. MK to deliver.
~ following discussion of the Capital Walks & More Capital Walks currently on the Cardiff Ramblers website it was agreed: i) MK to move the Capital Walks into the background as they had not been recently reviewed for accuracy and were largely walks outside Cardiff; ii) DD to review the non-Cardiff Walks on our website and make recommendations as to their future at the next Committee meeting. 

5. Officers Reports: 
a) Treasurer: pre-meeting email report accepted.  General agreement that the Group's 2010/11 budget claim cover the Group's operational costs (Programme, leaflets, Officer expenses).
b) Footpath Officer: pre-meeting email report accepted.
~ following discussion: agreed changes to Local Grades, ie introduce "A+ 3000 - 4000 feet of climbing" & "A++ over 4000 feet of climbing"; agreed to continue to monitor "Wednesday Walk apprehension" over fast pace of walks and GL to make mention in next WalkTalk.
c) Secretary: 
~ DD confirmed any appropriate material received since last meeting had been forwarded to Committee members.
~ agreed that DD to print the Group's "Join Us" poster and to claim for the ink & paper. DD to consult with PD over number of posters needed.
d) Membership: 665 members at 31/5/10. RW confirmed that she had written/telephoned Cardiff Ramblers members accounts with "Gone Away" indicator and: 1 had "moved away"; 1 had not renewed membership; 2 had not "moved away" and RW had notified Ramblers.
e) Family Walks: DD reported that KB was pleased with the numbers that attended the May Family Walk at Amelia Trust.
f) Others: JW confirmed that her Navigation walk 22/5/10 went well.