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Is there an experienced Convoyer out there who would like to join the BICC team? The transporter has sleeping arrangements for both the driver and Convoyer. You would have to be away from home on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday. For which you would be paid £150 per day. = £450. You would be travelling to FALAISE on the 1st May 2010, ALENCON 15th May 2010, and SARAN 29th May 2010, POITIERS 12th June 2010, plus the young bird /Old hen’s race from FALAISE on 21st August 2010. For more details, ring Jan Deacon now on 02392647762. The tickets for the Annual Presentation Dinner Dance, on Saturday 20th. February, at the Queens Hotel Bournemouth is selling fast. If last year is anything to go by it will be a great weekend, we never went to bed until 4am on the Sunday morning. So come on Ladies put on your finest dress and get the old Man into his suit and sit down to enjoy your meal and if the men want to talk Pigeons, the ladies can get up and dance and hopefully after a couple of pints the men will join us. Years ago, even the small clubs had a dinner dance where the ladies wore a long dress and the men there suit, but lately it seems that only the Nationals and International clubs like the BICC do so. Therefore, we need to make the most of what we have left. As you know, Jan Deacon will be standing down as Secretary at the AGM on Sunday 20th. January at The Lion Brewery, Ash, at 12 Noon and our new Secretary Carole Francis will be taking over. So come along, meet your new Secretary, and say a big thank you to Jan Deacon who has been an excellent secretary these last five years. Happy Christmas to you all and I hope to see you at the AGM Pam Gladwin

THE BRITISH INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CLUB Only the finest President: Mr Michael Bunney

MINUTES OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING 28th November 2009

COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Mrs J M Deacon, A J Deacon, M. Bunney, B. Corbin, H. Kennett, J. Gladwin, Mrs Pam Gladwin, Mrs C. Francis (New Secretary from 24th January 2010), J Tyerman, A. Muir, M. Armitage.

APOLOGIES RECEIVED FROM : J. Wills, (work) and Mrs Rose Wills (Sickness)

MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING

Matters arising – The Chairman stated that J Harris and Daughters were asked to reconsider one of their new propositions regarding the Prize money which he agreed to amend .

Prop. M. Armitage, Sec. H. Kennett

That the minutes of the last meeting be accepted as a true record.

Carried unan.

RACE PROGRAMME

The National programme will stay as last year on the same weeks as below: 2

RACE RACE DATE

FALAISE 1st May 2010 ALENCON 15th May 2010 SARAN 29th May 2010 POITIERS 12th June 2010

A discussion took place on the Young Bird/Old Hens race and voting took place as follows:

Prop B. Corbin Sec. M. Armitage

That the Y/B O/H’s race be from Guernsey Votes – 4 for

Amendment: Prop. A. Muir Sec. H. Kennett

That the Y/B O/H’s race be from Falaise Vote – 5 for

The amendment was carried.

The Y/B O/H’s race will be from Falaise on 21st August 2010

The International Race programme will stay the same with the exception of Marseille. Due to continued poor birdage at Marseille the Committee decided that for this year we would race from Narbonne hopefully to see if the birdage increased and also with the possibility of day birds.

RACE RACE DATE

PAU 18th June 2010 BARCELONA 2nd July 2010 TARBES 10th July 2010 NARBONNE TO BE ADVISED PERPIGNAN 31st July 2010

Any alterations to be notified. TRANSPORT

The Chairman told the Committee that this year had been difficult dealing with drivers, storage of transporters, Insurance etc so John Tyerman said that he was getting figures for the complete package from Boxhill Transport so it was decided to give John a mandate to negotiate on our behalf with Boxhill Transport.

The Committee unanimously decided to place another half page advert in the press for a convoyer with wages of £150 a day

MARKING STATIONS

The following Marking stations notified the Secretary that they were no longer willing to operate

MANCHESTER, SALISBURY AND BEGBROKE INT.

As there has been no one showing any interest in operating them these Marking stations will cease to operate.

Bromley Marking station stated that they would be able to get their birds to a pick-up point, at no charge to the B.I.C.C. Owing to the fact that they come within the Low Emission Zone the Secretary had received notice from the London Council that if they were seen again they would have to give us a £200 to £1000 fine.

Barry Corbin said that there were members willing to run a Marking Station at Sholing, Southampton – details to follow. This was accepted.

The Chairman asked about recovering crates that the Manchester marking station had and it was Prop. J. Gladwin Sec. B. Corbin That we send arrange for a courier to collect and take them to the new marking station of Sholing, Southampton 2 3

After a lengthy Discussion on the subject of Transport it was Prop J. Gladwin Sec. H. Kennett We have a Transport Committee consisting of John Tyerman, Albi Deacon and Mick Bunney with a possibility of purchasing a trailer for transporting the International birds with a full mandate given to carry this out if thought necessary

This was carried unan.

A.O.B.

The Chairman then explained what happened at the Council meeting of the R.P.R.A. with regards to the N. Lane case.

It was found in our favour that we had acted correctly in all matters concerning the case.

The Committee discussed the International race of Barcelona - i.e. should we convoy the B.B.C. should they decided to go to Barcelona again this season. They decided - yes.

A vote of thanks was then given to Alisdair Muir for Auditing the books and to Pam Gladwin for the work she did in her first year as our Press Officer.

There being no other business the meeting closed at 13.40 p.m.

Jan Deacon (Secretary) 02.12.09