Title: RAMBLERS ASSOCIATION - CARDIFF GROUP
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RAMBLERS CYMRU CARDIFF GROUP 
Minutes of meeting held Thursday 5^th February 2015 at Wales Office

Present: Diane Davies (DD), Gwyn Lewis (GL), Nigel Clifton (NC), Mike Kohnstamm (MK), Leighton Hill (LH), Elaine Shellard (ES).
Apologies:  Kathryn Bennett (KB), Gillian Masters (GM), Roma Whiteley (RW) 

ES & LH were welcomed to their first meeting.

1.  Minutes of meeting held Thursday 23^rd October 2014 were accepted as accurate and approved.  

2.  Matters arising: Item 9:  MK reported he had not yet been able to take the matter forward..

3. Approval of actions taken by e-mail circulation
(i) Changes to the bank account signatories were approved (two from EL, NC & DD).
(ii) DD informed the meeting that RW had now discovered that she would be unable to attend WC2015 as the Cardiff Group delegate.  No replacement came forward. 

4. (a) Walks programme:  Wendy Winney gave a written update and GL a verbal update.  Thursday evening and Sunday walks’ programme still have dates available.  Ticket prices for coach trips, with a break-even at around 50 seats taken, were approved.  Deadline for submitting walks programmes to MK was 15^th February. The use of a spreadsheet developed by MK for Sunday walks was widely praised and there was a strong feeling that it should be extended to other walk programmes.
(b) WalkTalk:  GM reported that no items had been received for WalkTalk.  NC promised to write one on the need for a media-savvy volunteer to step forward.  MK asked that the finalised WalkTalk should be with him by the end of the month.
(c)  Walk leaflets:  DD agreed to produce the leaflet and it was agreed to have a print run of 2000 given the absence of a Publicity Officer who could ensure a distribution of any larger number.

5. Officers’ reports
(a) Treasurer: EL gave a verbal update.  She asked about how the £500 repayment to Area would proceed and was informed that it was expected that Area would deduct it from the second instalment of the grant.
(b) GL stated that he had the fluorescent group tabards should anyone wish to utilise them.
(c) In a written report KB stated that membership was 666.  She also reported that Family-friendly walks are going well.
(c) Countryside:  DD stated that she had just received notice of a new application for building development in the Lisvane area and would circulate information and suggestions as to any objections that were needed after further study.

6. AOB
(i)  Agreed that DD would contact SJ to see if she was willing to become the Independent Examiner for the Group.
(ii) Suitable dates for future meetings were discussed.  The following were agreed:
Thursday 30^th April 2015
Tuesday 7^th July 2015
Thursday 8^th October 2015
AGM date: Tuesday 10^th November 2015 at URC.

Cardiff Group Minutes for meeting 5^th February 2015 (2nd draft)