Agenda AGM / Paddler of the year Awards and
club presentations of major trips Monday 18th October 2021

Apologies –

7:50 – 8:00pm – Slideshow / Video of club`s activities over the year.
Liverpool Canoe Club is open to all and aims "to provide the maximum canoeing and kayaking opportunities for all its members".

8:00 – 8:20pm - AGM (Election of Club Officials, Paddler of the Year, Members Motions)

Welcome from the chair & review of the year

1. Apologies for Absence.

2.  Minutes of the previous AGM – Click here • Signed as a true record by the Chair • Matters arising.

3. Treasurers report  Online Year End Accounts – Click here

4.  Brief reports from each discipline (2 minutes each)

5.  Members motions –

Defibrillator update – Jim Duffy

6.  Chair to thank all the volunteers that have coordinated and guided the club over the past year especially those that given up their time to run sessions for groups during lockdown. Many canoe clubs have ceased all activities during this difficult time. Members are reminded that volunteers give their time freely to try and get as many people on the water as possible.

Standing down – Graham Devaney – Freestyle; Dave Rider – Assistant Kayak Safety Cover; Steve Alcock; - Junior / Youth Coordinator, Michal Giezgala – Slalom; Dominic Fahey – Kingsway pool

7.  Election of Officers – Proposed list of those willing to stand for 2021 - 22

Chair – Fiona Barry; Secretary – Carole Thomas, Treasurer & Grants – Craig Ford; Membership Secretary & Volunteers – Keith Steer; Lead Safeguarding Officer – Sharon Walters; Assistant Safeguarding Officers Amy Newnham & Lindsay Devine, Publicity – Pete Thomas; Notice boards – Carl Leungs. Kingsway pool Richard Clews; Stuart Conway; Dave Reynolds, Nick Coughlin , Roy McHale, Martin Eley & Keith Steer;

“Discipline Representatives” to advise members / act as a point of contact: Coaching Coordinator – Dave Reynolds; Polo – Josh Cook, Sea Kayaking – Ian Bell assisted by Roger Coleman; White Water – John Cooke assisted by Dave and Fiona Gentle, John Allerton; Freestyle – Harvey Harwood; Open Boat – Mike Alter & Ruth Edwards; Kayak Safety Cover –Jim Duffy; Slalom –????????; Racing – Colin Smith; Surf – Karl Tattum & Paul Harwood, SOT – Julie Brookes;   SUP – Adya Misra; Junior / Youth Coordinator – Richard Clews;

Equipment Officers: Craig Ellingham & Alex Peacock Maintenance Coordinator (Docks), Steve Alcock (Docks and Broadgreen); (Kingsway) Dominic Fahey
“Election of Stewardship Group members without specific responsibility” Mark Benson, Martin Sinnott, Steve Bond, Josie Moss and Richard Clews.

8:20 to 8:45pm

8. Paddler of the Year Awards presented by the chair.

2021Paddler of the Year

2021 Junior of the Year

2021 Volunteer of the Year

8:45 to 9:30pm – Presentations from this year’s Club trips to Pembroke, River Tay and Summer Isles