LAP AGM - 30th January

Last Friday the Local Athletics Partnership held its AGM in Balloch Castle. Three clubs were represented (Clydesdale, Helensburgh and West Dunbarton with apologies from Milburn Harriers. Office bearers were elected as follows: President: Chris Colmar (Helensburgh), Treasurer: Vince Gardiner (West Dunbarton) and Secretary: Duncan McNeill (West Dunbarton). These were all re-elections. The only one that will have to be re-visited is that of Duncan who retires at the end of June 2009 and a new secretary will have to be found. The positions in the competition for the two Junior Cross Country competitions were discussed and the number of Clydesdale athletes in the lists was commented upon. Copies of the accounts which were eminently satisfactory are available from me if anyone wants to see them: I might just send them on to Yvonne anyway for the Committee to see. The Clubmark Scheme was discussed and it seems that all three clubs are in the same position - not all documents yet returned and no club had yet submitted the information to Scottish Athletics. Scottish Athletics is keen to get them in.

The new West Dunbarton Sports Development booklet is now available - very handsome in full colour throughout it lists all clubs in all sports in the County. Many have the slogan 'Quality Club' against their name and these are the clubs who have signed up to the Local Authorities version of Clubmark. The Sports Show is on 21st February in the Play Drome from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm and the club will be represented there along with many other local sports outfits.

The next regular meeting is on the first Friday in March in the Play Drome at 5:00 pm.