CHESHIRE RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION LTD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the CHESHIRE RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION, will be held at the CHESTER RUBGY FOOTBALL CLUB, HARE LANE, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER on THURSDA Y 4th JUL Y 2002 at 6.30 pm 50 1 Tower Buildings Graeme Marrs M.B.E. 22 Water Street, Honorary Secretary Liverpool L3 1BL 16th June 2002 AGENDA 1. Notice of the Annual General Meeting. 2. To confirrn the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting he Id on 5th July 2001. 3. Ta receive a Financial Report. 4. To adopt the Committee's Report. 5. To elect the Officers for the Year 2002 / 2003 The Committee nominations: (a) President: D. A. Ewing Esq. (b) Past Presidents: P.G. Turner, A.H. Rushton, G.c. Cox, M. Cohen J.? , F.R.Povall, N.H. Middlebrook, C.J. Coventry, D.P. Wright, D.1. Adams (c) Senior Vice-President: M.J. Lord (d) Vice Presidents: J.N. Lenton, A.G.deB.Marrs, M.B.E. (e) North League Representative: R. Haslehurst 6. The following officers be ing eligible and no further nominations being received are hereby elected: (a) Honorary Secretary: A.G.deB. Marrs, M.B.E. (b) Assistant Honorary Secretary: P. Rhodes (c) Honorary Treasurer: B. W. Davies (d) Assistant Honorary Treasurer: B. Meyrick (e) Honorary Match Secretary: L. Galey 7. To confirrn the appointment of M.J. Lord as R.F.U. County Representative. 8. To elect the Committee for the year 2002 / 2003. One representative from each club in membership, one member !Tom each of the Referee's Societies and two representatives !Tom the Schools. 9. To elect the auditor for the year 2002 / 2003. The Committee's nomination: R. Parry 10. Resolution: D. 1. Adams to be an Hon. Life Member of Cheshire RFU Proposed by: N.H. Middlebrook, Seconded by: C. J. Coventry. F. R. Povall to be an Hon. Life Member of Cheshire RFU Proposed by: M. Cohen, J.P., Seconded by: G.C. Cox II. Any other bu siness. COMMITTEE REPORT 200112002 COMMITTEE Six Committee Meetings were held during the year and the following is a record of attendance. D.I.Adams (President) ........................................................ 6 G.Kennedy (Lymm) ........................................................... 6 D.A.Ewing (Senior Vice-President) .................................. 6 EJ.F.Taylor (Macclesfield) ................................................ S J.N.Lenton (Vice-President) ............................................... 0 N.Hawkley (Marple) ........................................................... 0 MJ.Lord (Vice President) ................................................. S (Monteil Carrington) ........................................................... 0 A.G.de B.MIUI'S (Vice-President) ....................................... S J.C.B. Pinnington (New Brighton) .................................... 3 P.G.Turner (Fast President) ................................................ 0 R.McLavcrry (Northwich) ................................................... 3 A.H.Rushton (past President) ............................................. 0 D.Wilde (Old Ansclmians) ................................................. 6 G.C.Cox (RFU Representative) ......................................... 6 D.A.Ewing (Old Birkonian) ............................................... 6 MCohen (Fast President) ................................................... S D.P.Wright (Oldershaw) ..................................................... 2 F .R.Povall (past President) ................................................. S P .MuUen (parkonians) ......................................................... 1 N.H.Middlebrook (Fast President) ..................................... 6 B.Ramsden (port Sunlight) ................................................. S CJ.Covcntty (past President) ............................................. S J.Percival (Prenton) ............................................................. 0 D.P.Wright (past President) ............................................... 2 A.Sproston (Reaseheath College) ...................................... 0 L.Galey (Match Sccretary) ................................................. 3 J.Gore (Runcom) ................................................................. 0 P.Blakeman (Altrincham Kcrsal) ....................................... 2 P.B.Tredwell (Sale) ............................................................. 6 M.R.Williams (Ashton-on-Mersey) .................................... S R R d (Sai' ) 0 Mrs E.Briscoe (Birkenhead Park) ...................................... 6 . emon runs ........................................................... C.Fall (Bowdon) ................................................................. 0 J.Wyatt (Sandbach) ............................................................. S T.I.F.Price (CaIdy) ............................................................... 3 R.Haslehurst (Stockport) ..................................................... 2 T.Roberts (Capenhurst) ........................................................ 0 J.S.Stoekton (The Gentlemen of Moore) .......................... 1 MLord (I.O.M.Clubs) ......................................................... S C.Connor (Vagabonds) ........................................................ 3 B.W.Davies (Chester) ......................................................... 6 P.Warrington (Wallasey) ..................................................... 4 P.Reid (Chester University College) ................................ 0 D.Sumner (Wilmslow) ........................................................ 3 D.Shaw (Christleton) ........................................................... 1 C.Gleave (Winnington Park) .............................................. 1 RLewis (Congleton) ... ............... ....... ............. ........ ............. S C.Gcrrard (Wirral) . ............... .......... ........... ..... ............ ........ S Crewe & Alsager College Rep ........................................ 0 P.Watkin (Manchester Referees) ........................................ 4 J.M.Farr (Crewe & Nantwich) .......................................... 4 W.Buckland (Liverpool Referees) ..................................... 4 E.Taylor (DuJcinfield) .......................................................... S A.G.deB.Marrs (Schools) .................................................... S D.B.Pye(Ellesmere Port) .................................................... 6 D.I.AdaJns (Schools) ........................................................... 6 L.Gibson (Helsby) ............................................................... 1 S.Crompton (Wirral Academy) .......................................... 1 B.Meyrick (Holmes Chapel) .............................................. S T.Rhodes (Ass.Scc.) ............................................................ S D.Western (Hoylake) ........................................................... 6 SKelly (Western Vikings) ................................................. 0 CLUBS A1trindwn Kcrsal Crewc and Nantwich New Brightan Sandbach Ashton-œ-Meney Nonhwic:h S.Nomads Birkenhead Park g:rr:cld Old AnsIcmians Stockport Bowdoo 81esmcre Pert Old Birkooian Vagabonds Caldy Helsby Oldershaw Village Spanans Capenhurst Hoimes Chapc1 Parkooians Wallasey CaStletown Hoylake Pert Sunlight Western Vikings Chester Lymm Prcnton Wilmslow Chester CoIlcge Macclestield Ramsey WiMington Park Chester Law CoIlcge Manchester Sale Rea5chcath CoIlcge Wiml Christlcton Marple Runcom Wiml Academy Conglcton Monteil CaningtOn Sale Crewe and Alsager College Gentleman of Moore Salians SCHOOLS Schools Affiliated to Cheshire RFU 2001 / 2002 Alsager School Croft County Primary School Quccn Elizabeth U B.S. Stockport G.S. A1trinclwn G.S. 81csmcre Port Catholic H.S. Queens Park KS. Tameside CoIlcge Altrinclwn Prcp. School Grange Grammar School Ramillies Hall School Tarporely County H.S. Aquinas CoIlcgc Ramsey G.S. Tem Nova School AShtan-œ-Mcrscy ~~~s~1 School Redcowt St. AnseIms Prcp. The County KS. Leftwich Ballakcrmccn H.S. Hilbrc H.S. The King's School Chester Bccch Hall SchooI Holmes ChapcI C.S. :!Z~n = CoIlcgc The Rylcy's School Birkenhead School Jeff Joseph Sale Moor T.C. Rydal Pcnrhosc School Vcrdin H.S. Birkenhead SiXlh Form CoIlcge King Williams CoIlcge St. Ambrose CoIlcge Victoria Community School Bishop Hcbcr County H.S. Kings School Macdesfield St. AnseIm's CoIlcge Wallasey School Blacon B.S. Lymm H.S. St. David's CoIlcge Wallasey Consartium Bramball Caunty H.S. Malbank SchooI St. Nicholas 8.S. Wcavcrfwn KS. Bridgewzter County 8.S. Marple Hall SchooI St. Ninian', H.S. Whitby Ccunty H.S. Drine Las County H.S. Micldlcwich H.S. Sale G.S. William Hulme G.S. Calday Ci1angc G.S. Mossiands SchooI Sandbach SchooI Wilmslow H.S. Castle Rusbcn 8.S. Moultan C.P. School Sandbroolc Primary School Winal G.S. Chcadle 8ulme School Oldershaw School Sir John De&nc's CoIlcge Woodford Lodgc H.S. Chester CathoIic School Padgate Higb SchooI South Wiml H.S. Christlcton 8.S. Pcnsby Boys H.S. Stockport G.S. Junior COUNTY CHAMPIONSmp 1 suppose no one can win them ail, aIl the time. Hence, the Senior XV fell at the last hurdle, but at least partook of the Twickenheam Experience! The season started unpropitiously: North Wales had to withdraw from our warm-up game on instruction from the Welsh RU. So, we went into battle against Sussex at Macclesfield without playing together under match conditions. Frankly, for sorne while, it showed, and in the frrst quarter, we found ourse Ives 0 - 7 down. Gradually, we pu lIed ourse Ives together and won 'going away' by 55 points to 7, Jon Sewell scoring four