Minutes WHW committee meeting Tues 4^th June @ 1930:

1. Present Jacqui p Marian A, Gregor M, Doug L , Gill B, Claire AK, Henry C, Mark C, Norman C

Apologies

Dave Parfitt, Sam Potter, Steve Bradley, Mandy Watson, Karl B

• Minutes of last meeting / actions:

Mini DH (AW)

Race went very well, thanks to Mandy for organising

Costs

Timing £384.00

Medical cover £420

Bc levy £93

Food for pack lunches £54.64

Commissaire expenses £92.31

Commissaire accommodation £82.80

Medals £74.35

Number boards £44.90

Total spend £1210

Total income £2440

Funds to club £1230

Committee keen to explore running one again next year

Winter League / TTs (MA)

• Thanks to Karl for putting on a good race at Strontian, nice to be back to the venue
• Thanks to Lance and Doug for putting on Wolftrax
• Thanks to Mark for putting on the finale at his croft, Norman for running the BBQ and everyone who has turned up to race and helped throughout the league
• Insurance due for renewal, Marian will look into it for next year… agreed we need winter league on insurance
• Next year permissions will need to be asked for earlier
• Action DP  Put Winter league on agenda for next meeting

Time Trials

• Happening some really busy some quiet
• Actions HC  Send club email 1 week before each race and put on Instagram as well as facebook 

Wednesday Nights

• Discussed rota with Gregor, all keen to retry Duror as a venue
• Actions MA Ask Ben M if he can lead an evening at Duror

Distillery Access

• Distillery path currently on back burner with access officer

L1 / L2 Training & Assessment

• Sam Wood has completed his L2 and taking kids club group
• Teenagers struggling with time and commitment at present so no L1 planned

New Jerseys

Thanks to Claire for hard work with these, al ordered jerseys distributed, spares available, looking good

• WHW run sessions at the bike park  (GM)

Norman is now the  liason between whw and bike park. The bike park committee would like to see WHW running adult, ladies and kids intro sessions, the foxes are currently running ladies ones but query also sessions aimed at “older” ladies

Possibility of running kids sessions on the bike park in the holidays ? whether through active schools.. summer sessions still in planning stage but if not possibly through kids club

Chris Waters is looking at running adult male sessions.. to discuss further

Wednesday night ride is at the pumptrack on 26^th June can we advertise it better to encourage more folk along

Agreed there is a challenge to finding leaders with extra time available, Norman is able to be there some evenings to give advice

Actions HC advertise 26^th June pumptrack evening on facebook Instagram and in newsletter

NC/GM liase with Chris Waters

CAK/DL check with active schools re kids sessions/ organise kids club session

• Bank Balance (GB)

£9683.64

5. AOCB

AW talking about pumptrack racing with Scottish cycling  and when she gets more info and a plan will be in touch,

Had email from British Cycling to say they have  opened up tender process for national dh events in 2025.. agreed we are not ready for this (yet!) and leave with SDA organising

Fort to Fort Doug put the date in last year

Action DL  contact again to check we have  permissions,

    Whitebridge access is there any resolution, are the road bridge works finished and pavement open?

Action JP … ask Bridget whether the road bridge pavement is now accessible/ any progress on old bridge access

Kids Club (CAK)

Going well, another group of 8 year old boys will hopefully start after summer. Approx 64 kids at present

Lochaber sports association (DL) no longer getting funding but have some money left .. max £500 per club and needs match funding ? use for 1^st aid course.

Could use M and S dental practice or? yacht club over a weekend as venues

Action DP Speak to MF re possible date and costs

Action JP Check with KB re course in Strontian

LTA (MC)  dig at the end of the month , Sunset now open and running well

If anyone is keen to help run digs please get in touch with LTA..

Action MC to email club info and can be included in next club email(HK)

Glencoe House (GM/DL)

Have new adaptive bikes they cant use as no level 2s to help out. Looking for level 2 to volunteer to take out children that attend Glencoe House in school time. ? start with a 1 off session before summer holiday to get an idea of needs and commitment

Action JP Contact Melissa at Glencoe House and suggest second last Wednesday of term 4  bikes and 4 kids  11.15 to 1 (approx.) JP DL NC GM all agreed to help if date and time suit

Pumptrackathon (GM/CAK) 22^nd June

Challenge to cover distance needed to climb various things of increasing height (from Cow Hill to Everest) booklets produced to get laps stamped as work way through. Looking for adult teams as well as kids, £40 min sponsorship

Action HC include appeal for adult teams in newsletter (HC)

          Skate park.. NC liasing with Craig about coaching for skate park, JP contacted Unit 23 re BMX coaching but  no response to email

Action NC  liase with Craig to see if any BMX  coach suggestions

• Date for next meeting  Thursday 8^th August 7.30 Marians