Livingston AAC

I don't know how many club members look at the Forum on the scottish athletics website (www.scottishathletics.org.uk) but there was a post on the 'Non Athletics' bit. It was from Livingston seeking a secretary and treasurer - the posts would be paid with the fee to be negotiated and anyone living in the Lothians or close who was interested was to reply as soon as. This is quite a serious state of affairs - Livingston is a good club with athletes in all the league and open meetings as well as highland gatherings. Given that they have no one willing to take on the posts is a reflection on the state of Scottish Athletics as a whole. The jobs in question require someone prepared to take some trouble and do some work on behalf of their own club and it may be that we at Clydesdale take our own officials too much for granted. The work done by Jim Wright and the care he takes over the books, the time spent by Yvonne Green (and David) on club business as well as on the club website is considerable. Other Committee Members put in time as well and should be thanked. At one point in the very recent past the club paid an honorarium (about £125 a year?) to the holders of significant posts as a signal of how much we appreciated what they did. Maybe we should revive the practice. How can we help them? It would be a useful first step for as many club members as possible to go to the Annual General Meeting and at least show some interest in what they do.