Title: RAMBLERS ASSOCIATION - CARDIFF GROUP
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RAMBLERS CYMRU CARDIFF GROUP 
Minutes of meeting held Monday 25^th January 2016 at Wales Office

Present: Nigel Clifton (NC), Diane Davies (DD), Gwyn Lewis (GL), Leighton Hill (LH), Elaine Shellard (ES), Roma Whiteley (RW), Kathryn Bennett (KB), Mike Kohnstamm (MK).
Apologies:  none.

1.  Minutes of meeting held Thursday 8^th October 2015 were accepted as accurate and approved.  

2.  Matters arising: 
(i) DD reported that she had received no response from the two people who had responded to the Training item in WalkTalk.  She had suggested in further e-mails to them that they seek a suitable training course themselves for which the grant would apply.
ii) AGM: NC thanked everyone for their help in organising the AGM.  In the light of the problems with the URC venue (namely lack of a USB connector for their video projector, plus parking difficulties in the streets nearby) it was decided to seek a new venue and the Ararat centre was agreed as being preferred.
(iii) YHA subscription: it was confirmed by RW that the subscription had been renewed.

3.  Summer programme
GL reported that all walking days apart from Sunday were nearly completed; there were five coach trips on Wednesdays.  ES reported that quotes from Creigiau travel were awaited.  In regard tocostings for the trips it was agreed that a breakeven number should be around 50/51.  LH reported that a Saturday coach trip to the Malverns had been arranged.  MK asked that details now be sent to him and that the deadline for all walks was early February.  MK to contact Wendy Winney to let her know in respect of the Sunday walks.

4. WalkTalk
Those present were asked for ideas for WalkTalk.  It was suggested that Dennis McAteer’s New Year letter would make a good article and DD agreed to get it into a suitable form and pass it on to GM.  GL promised to write about the new Smiler walks initiative set up by a member of the Group.

5. Cardiff Group Delegate for Welsh Council
NC agreed to be the delegate and this was approved.  Vacancies for Glamorgan Area delegates existed and any member could put there name forward to go on behalf of the Area.  ES said she was interested and would let GL know once she had checked her other commitments.

6. Officers’ reports
(a) KB stated that membership was currently 673.  She reported that Moira Kite had offered to help with the organising of the Family Walks.
(b) Footpath matters:  GL reported on an order regarding a small section of highway outside Queen Street railway station and it was agreed no action was needed.  GL thanked everyone who had helped on the Pathwatch project which had meant that virtually all of Cardiff had been inspected.  The two most frequent problems were difficulty of finding a path and poor waymarking.
(c)  DD reported on two accidents that had happened since the last meeting: agreed that neither raised issues that needed pursuing.  However, it was suggested that a reminder should be given to those on walks to carry contact details and that, therefore, a reprint of an item on the subject that appeared previously in WalkTalk would be a good idea.

7.  AOB
(i) A discussion on strategic planning for next year took place.  The main point to come out of the discussion was the need to involve more people in Cardiff Group activities.  Everyone was asked to think of projects that can be done by volunteers so that a report can be made to the 2016 AGM.  Item to be on the agenda of the next meeting. 

(ii) Dates of forthcoming meetings:  Problems were found with the dates proposed and the following dates were therefore agreed –
Monday 25^th April 2016
Monday 11^th July 2016  
Monday 17^th October 2016.
It was also agreed that the AGM was to be held in early November and in the Ararat Centre if at all possible.

Diane Davies: Cardiff Group Minutes for meeting 1^st February 2016 (2^nd draft)