The Supporters Club aims to provide funds for the football club and during the past year regular contributions were made to the first team squad's playing budget. We are also committed to improving the facilities for our members, for example by providing subsidised coach travel to away matches, manning the tea bar, organising social evenings and liaising with the board. The committee holds monthly meetings and consists of the following:

Mark Stillman, Peter Scott, Martin Powell, Kelly Treby, Paul Hannam, Gill Rixson, Martin Brush and Graham Weeks.

This page will be updated regularly to give you information on such things as membership subscriptions and forthcoming events, but if you have any suggestions or concerns, please contact Martin (Bas) Brush (01225 420613) or Martin Powell (01373 301143).

MEMBERS ATTENDING:- M Brush, P Hannam, M Powell, G Rixson, P Scott, M Stillman, G.Weeks. P Hannam took the Chair.

1. Apologies for Absence:- P Weaver, Board Representative.

2. Minutes from Previous Meeting:- The minutes were read and accepted as a true and accurate record.

3. Treasurers Report:- The Treasurer reported that things were going well. All the accounts for the first team and supporters away travel were up to date. The Treasurer was thanked for his hard work.

4. Fundraising:-

(a) First Team Away Travel/Presentation of New sign:- The presentation of the new sign on the pitch had gone well, Basil represented the Supporters Club, and the Programme and Press had given us good coverage. A photo had been taken of fans at the Northwood game and Phil was going to put this in the programme.

(b) Autumn Draw:- Everything was in hand. All the prizes would be drawn on the pitch at half time during the Aylesbury game. All ticket stubs and monies should be returned to Basil or Graham before the Aylesbury match. Prizes had been sorted and arrangements made for help on the day.

(c) 50/50:- This was going well, we aimed to have a first prize of £100, but this could not be guaranteed - sales were dependent upon the crowd which in turn were dependent upon performances on the pitch.

(d) Goal Sponsorship:- Peter reported that £378.10 had been pledged this season, of which £170 has already been collected.

(e) A Night Out with Tommy and Alan:- The poll on the website for and against this event revealed that it was pretty even. It was therefore decided that this event should go ahead and tentative dates of Friday 17th February, or 3rd March were decided upon and it was left for Basil to liase with them both.

(f) It was decided to hold a Quiz organised by Dave and Pat Stafford and the date decided on was 22nd January 2006. Basil to confirm date with the organisers.

(g) Fundraising Sub-Committee:- Martin said that this was in hand and he had approached three people at present and was awaiting their reply.

5. Bath City Supporters Club AGM. How did it go? - The meeting went as well as could be expected. It was disappointing that we did not have more supporters attending the meeting. The minutes have been posted on the website and copies will be posted on notice boards around the ground. One person had shown an interest in joining the Committee and this was going to be followed up. A summary of the AGM was documented in the programme and the Chronicle.

6. Away Travel Co-Ordinators Report:- We had run successful trips to Dunstable and Northwood. The number of supporters travelling had dropped, one because of the performances on the pitch and two because of the way the fixtures had been organised this season. Basil had approached the club with regard to travel should we have a replay with Bromsgrove in the trophy. If only a small number of Supporters were interested, a Supporters coach would not be financially viable. Therefore could some supporters be allowed on the Team Coach. It would be a nice gesture in view of the fact that the Supporters Club were paying for most of the first team’s away coach travel this season. Both Board and Management had been approached but at the time of the meeting no reply had been received. Basil was asked to speak to the club again as soon as possible.

7. Supporters Club Membership:- There were now 140 paid up members of the supporters club, making a total of £684. The Treasurer had received £655 of this money directly which was shown on his balance sheet, but £29.00 had been paid to the club office and this had not reached him for accounting purposes yet. It was hoped that all the Board would become members. Thanks to Kelly for all her hard work.

8. Supporters Club Shop and Office Shop:- There were some new items for sale. The Club sales shown were not a true reflection of the sales made. Programme orders for supporters had to be funded and the shop sales money was used for this purpose and refunded to the account when the programme accounts were settled. The Club Shop had fleeces and polo shirts for sale. Goods stolen from the shop had been retrieved from the City Farm by Phil Weaver and returned to Basil. Our thanks to Phil.

9. Supporters Club Page for Progamme:- Peter and Basil had recently written articles for submission to the programme and if anyone else was interested in writing a piece they should see Basil.

10. Update of Website:- This was going well and up to date.

11. Board Member’s Report and Questions:- The Boards Representative was unable to attend but the Committee made a list of Questions which they wished to put forward to the Board:-

1. Policy regarding travel on the Team Coach in the absence of a supporters coach.

2. Away Travel had been approached by the commercial side of the club to see if they would be interested in sponsoring the Halesowen game. Initially a few showed some interest but when approached for definite answers there were insufficient members who were interested. The Supporters Club Committee feel that since this incident there has been some animosity on the clubs part between the club and the Supporters Club and they would like to make it very clear that the sponsoring of this game was absolutely nothing to do with the Supporters Club or the Supporters Club Committee.

3. Three Monthly Meeting of the Committee and the Board. The Board Representative was asked to enquire whether the Board was willing to meet a couple of members of the Committee at a Board Meeting where discussions could take place. The Board representative has not come back with an answer to our query.

4. The Annual General Meeting of the Club is long overdue. The Committee have been requested to ask 1. When this AGM will take place? and 2. Why there has been such a long delay if the accounts have been audited?. An AGM has NOT been held for at least two years.

5. It has been suggested that it would be a good idea - as other clubs do - for a Board Member to write an article giving their views and ideas in the programme.

6. Bring to the attention of the Board the really poor and dangerous state of some areas of the car park. Are these areas to be repaired or made safer?

12. Any Other Business:-

It was suggested that as Paulton and Gloucester organise Firework displays on 5th November, would it not be an idea next year for Bath City to think of this. After discussion it was thought that although a good idea, the outlay and safety implications made it unviable to organise.

Andrew Kerslake and Mark suggested that it would be a really nice idea at the end of next season to award a long service supporters award to Mike, the young lad from Poolemead and invite all of his Poolemead friends to the game. It was decided this was a good idea and actions would be put in hand to organise this at the end of the season.

The late Joe Brickell was a lifelong supporter of the club. By his family donating programmes and other goods for sale, £144.19 was raised for the Supporters Club. It was decided by the Committee that as a tribute to him we should hang a framed photograph on the wall in Charlie’s. Basil was to liase with Paul Evans to get this organised.

The Supporters Society stated in the recent Twerton Calling that it hoped to liase more closely with the Supporters Club. It was suggested that a meeting with one of the leading members of the Society and the Supporters Club would be advantageous and Martin was left to see if this could be arranged.

13. Date, Time and Venue of Next Meeting:- The next meeting has been arranged for Thursday, 8th December, at 7.30 p.m at the Wessex Water Headquarters, Claverton Down.

1. Apologies for absence:- Roger and Eileen Willsden, Ken Sellick, Katie Bladwell, Paul and Clare Hannam, and David Gane.

2. The Minutes of the last AGM held 11th September, 2004, were read and accepted as a true record.

3. Matters arising:- None.

4. Report on Supporters Club activities last season:-

(a) Membership:- Last season there were 196 members, 127 existing members and 69 new members. This was due to our good cup run. To date there are 130 Members and Kelly is hoping to increase this to between 200-300. She is aiming to give it some more publicity in the near future.

(b) 50/50:- This was still very successful and one of the main fundraisers with a profit of £3,534 last season. The prize-money depends on the takings (half goes out in prize money, the other half as profit for the supporters club) and a list of the anticipated prize money can be seen in the club shop. The Chairman thanked all the sellers for their hard work, particularly in adverse weather conditions.

(c) Autumn Draw:- Tickets for the draw had now been sent out and arrangements were in hand. Thanks to Graham for his hard work and to Helen for sending out the tickets to members.

(d) Away Travel:- The away travel was well supported last season and a Coach was run to every game with the exception of Hednesford. In total 1,100 travelled on the coaches, the Cup games at Barnet and Peterborough being exceptionally supported. Thanks to Tim Pow of Berkeley Coaches and his team of drivers. The low cost of coach travel has been maintained this season. There is now “On Board” catering run by Ray Franks. Thanks to Martin Powell for the efficient way he organises the travel.

(e) Other activities:- Posters, trophies, mounted/framed photos and memorials.

The fixture posters had worked well during the season, with several supporters updating their laminated posters, with yellow inserts, and displaying them around Bath. This system will continue again this season, posters available from the Club Shop. Thanks to Phil Weaver for producing them, and to supporters for taking them to be displayed.

Entertainment posters have also been displayed.

Advertising Posters have also been displayed in Charlies and also inside and outside the ground. Thanks to Helen and Fraser for putting them up.

The Trophies for supporters and players at the end of last season were paid for by the Supporters Club. Thanks to Spud for arranging the trophies and for doing all the engraving.

Photos and Memorials. The Supporters Club arranged and paid for a photo of the late Dennis Hibberd, who was a lifelong supporter and Committee, member to be framed. This is now displayed in Charlie’s.

Newspaper Reports and Photographs of the club’s “Golden Years” have also been framed and mounted in Charlie’s, the cost being covered by the Supporters Club. Thanks to Paul Evans for arranging these reports and photos to be framed. He did this as a tribute to his friend, another lifelong supporter, the late Joe Brickell.

The Supporters Club have received a substantial cheque from Paul Evans. He arranged for many of Joe’s football programmes and books to be sold, with the proceeds being split between the Supporters Club and Great Ormond Street Hospital. Thank you very much Paul. A memorial plaque in honour of Joe Brickell will be displayed in Charlie’s.

(f) Tea Bar:- The teabar on the Popular side is doing extremely well. It is open for every game and last season made a profit of £1,544. Thanks to the Stillman family and all their helpers.

(g) Goooal!!!:- Last season this was run by Mark Scott and this season his father Peter has taken over. A profit of £1,635.80 was made last season and so far this season £300 has been taken. Thanks to the Scott family for their hard work.

(h) Social events – Wurzels and Beer Festival:- Last year the Supporters Club organised two main events. The Wurzels was a resounding success, a complete sell out. The profit shown on the Supporters Club’s balance sheets for this event is not a true and accurate figure due to the fact that we did not have the facility to take credit card payments for tickets, they went directly to the Club. The club have been unable to give us an accurate breakdown of the figures, but we would estimate that after expenses were taken out a profit of £1,800 was made, which was excellent, thanks to everyone for their support. The Beer Festival made a small loss but was a resounding success with everyone who attended. Thanks to Rob Shepheard, members of CAMRA, Martin Powell and all other helpers. There could possibly be another but, this was being debated at present.

(i) Twerton Calling:- This had now been distributed. A big thank you to Mark Stillman for producing it, and to Helen for sending them out.

(j) Programme Contributions:- Phil Weaver was doing an excellent job with the programmes and the price had actually been reduced. The Supporters Club have a page, with regular contributions, and if anyone would like to contribute an article, please see Basil.

(k) Club Shop;- Thanks to Ken and Rich Sellick for running the shop so efficiently. Vandals had once again broken into the shop. Most of the goods had been recovered and steps were being taken to improve security. Scarves, Badges, Glasses, Hats, Pens, and Keyrings are in stock. A new stock of Replica Shirts, Polo Shirts and Fleeces can now be bought from the Office Shop. Most matches are now filmed (thanks to Geoff Todd and Dave Phillips). DVD’s are available for some games.

(l) Website:- This was going well and regularly updated, with the minutes of the monthly meetings, and Supporters Club events.

5. Financial Report:-The accounts for the year were produced by the Treasurer. The Supporters Club gave the Club £3,500 last season towards the playing budget. This season they are paying for All First Team Away League Travel.

6. Elections to Committee. The Committee has a maximum of 11 members overall. There are 7 Serving Members and 4 Vacancies.

(a) Chairman Martin Brush and Treasurer, Graham Weeks have served for 2 years and are up for re-election . They were proposed and seconded from the floor and were re-elected at the meeting. The Chairman asked for nominations for the 4 vacancies. Although there were a couple of nominations, they declined to be elected. Members can be co-opted at any time and if anyone is interested they should contact Martin Brush.

(b) P.Hannam, M.Powell , G.Rixson, P.Scott and M.Stillman have served for one year and are due to stand down in 2006.

(c) The Chairman thanked all members of the Committee who have stood down during the past year for all their help.

7. Membership fees:- We have kept them the same at £3 concessions, (OAP. Child, unemployed, students), £5 Adult, £8 Family (2 Adults – married/partners plus children under 18). Thanks to Kelly for organising the memberships. 8. Future Plans:-

(a) Tea Bar and all catering:- This was a long term project. The club now had a better deal with the current catering company, but ideally it would be good to look at having in-house catering.

(b) Social events – There is a proposed night out with Tommy and Alan, at present there is a poll on the Website, but it is likely that this will go ahead. It will be free entry with food available at the bar. Pat and Dave Stafford have agreed to organise a Quiz night on Sunday in January. The Autumn Draw would be taking place on 19th November, and arrangements were in hand.

(c) Other Activities:- Memberships, 50/50, Away Travel, Posters, Tea Bar, Goal Sponsorship, Club Shop, Twerton Calling, Programme and Website Contributions.

(d) Any suggestions for fundraising would be gratefully received, and any offers of help on match days are always welcome. Please see Basil or ring 01225 420613.

(e) All monies raised this season will go towards paying the First Team Away League Coach Travel.

9. The Supporters Clubs Mission Statement is as follows:-

The Supporters Club aims to provide funds for the football club and during the past season regular contributions were made to the first team squad’s playing budget. This season, all monies raised will go towards paying the First Team Away Travel. We are also committed to improving the facilities for our members, e.g. by manning the tea bar, providing subsidised coach travel to away matches, organising social evenings and liaising with the Board. The Committee holds monthly meetings and consists of the following:-

M.Brush (Chairman), Paul Hannam (Vice Chairman), Martin Powell, Gill Rixson, Peter Scott, Mark Stillman and Graham Weeks.

10. General discussion and Any Other Business. There was no other business. The floor proposed a vote of thanks to the Committee for their hard work. The meeting was drawn to a close by the Chairman.

MEMBERS ATTENDING: M.Brush, P.Hannam, M.Powell, G.Rixson, P.Scott, M.Stillman, G.Weeks and Board Representative, P Weaver.

1. Apologies for Absence:- All members attended.

2. Minutes of Previous Meeting:- The minutes were read and accepted as a true record.

3. Treasurer’s Report:- The Treasurer gave a detailed report of the balance in the account and reported that the accounting system with the Coach Company for the first team and supporters coaches was going well. All accounts were being received promptly and paid immediately. Thanks to Graham for doing such a good job.

4. Fundraising:-

(a) First Team away travel/new sign:- The sign for the new coach was now ready and would be fitted into the back window of the coach on league match days, as Hawkers already had a long standing arrangement to sponsor a sign in the front. The official presentation will take place at the Gloucester game.

(b) Autumn Draw/Twerton Calling:- Thanks to Mark for all his hard work with the Twerton Calling, this had now been distributed. Although there had been a slight problem with the distribution lists available to us the Draw tickets had now been distributed, thanks to Helen for all her hard work. Basil will arrange for the players and staff to have tickets to sell. There had been some concern that the club were also holding a draw at Christmas but this should not detract from the supporters club draw as David Gane aimed to distribute these tickets to pubs and clubs around the local area.

(c) 50/50:- This was going well. An official list of the prize-money dependent upon takings has been posted in the club shop, various other places around the ground, and in Charlie’s. A special thank you to all the team who helped sell 50/50 and other items around the ground in the horrendous weather last week.

(d) Goal Sponsorship:- Peter reported that he now had 24 taking part and he had already collected £100 so far this season. He was planning to write an article for the programme. Thanks to him for all his hard work.

(e) A Night Out with Tommy and Alan:- Both Alan and Tommy were agreeable to take part in this type of evening. It was decided to have a poll on the website to see just how popular and well attended it would be and progress from there.

(f) Quiz Evening:- Dave and Pat Stafford were willing to undertake organising this quiz and it was suggested that a Sunday in January would be a good idea and arrangements were to be put in hand.

(g) FundraisingSub-Committee:- Martin said that this was ongoing and in hand.

(h) Other Events:- There were none at the moment.

5. Bath City Supporters Club AGM/Mission Statement:- The Annual General Meeting of the Supporters Club is to be held on Monday, 17th October, 2005, at 7.30 p.m. in Charlie’s at Twerton Park. This AGM has been very well advertised. The Mission Statement has been printed on the Agenda. Martin will update it on the website.

6. Away Travel Co-Ordinators Report:- We have recently had several trips to Bedford, Gosport, Rugby, and Weymouth and they had been reasonably supported. Ray Franks was now running refreshments onboard the coach and a big thank you to him.

Rob Shepheard who in the past has organised directions to the grounds, and to the real ale pubs for away matches had decided to retire to France. We would like to wish him well on behalf of the supporters club and thank him for all his help. Fortunately for us he has left copious notes with Martin which hopefully will keep us going for a few seasons. Thanks Rob and good luck.

7. Supporters Cub Memberships:- This was going quite well. At present we have 124 members, consisting of 101 existing members and 23 new members. The aim is to reach between 200 and 300 this season if at all possible. Thanks to Kelly for her hard work.

8. Supporters Club Shop and Office Shop:- The club shop had been broken into again. Some goods were stolen but most had been recovered from a nearby garden and the City Farm. John Reynolds, Director, was in consultation with Basil to try and improve the shop. It would appear that sales were down so far this season and Basil was going to look into this.

9. Teabar Report:- This was going well and a good profit was being made. As there is nothing to report each month, this report will be made quarterly in future. Thanks to all the team.

Mark Stillman at this stage left the meeting to attend “Football Training”. His teams best result so far this season is a 6-0 loss!!!!!! We thought he needed to attend.

10. Supporters Club Page for Programme:- Thanks to Phil for allowing us space in the programme. Peter is going to do an article soon, and if anyone would like to contribute please see Basil.

11. Update of Website:- This was going well.

12. Board members Report and three monthly meeting with Board:- It was noted by Phil that we would like a member of the Committee to attend some Board Meetings. The condition of the guttering on the popular side was brought to the attention of the Board member. He said they had investigated the costs of repairing it but scaffolding was needed due to the height of the stand and it was too costly for the club to undertake at present. He was hoping in future to organise some scaffolding and to attempt the repairs “piece meal” himself.

The extremely poor state of the car park was also brought to his attention. He noted this and would take it back to the club. He also mentioned that there was on-going maintenance and repair of the toilets around the ground which had been in a poor state. Phil was thanked for giving up his time to attend the meeting.

13. Any Other Business:- Paul Hannam asked the Board Member if and when we could expect the club to hold their Annual General Meeting as this was long overdue. Phil said that it should be soon, the accounts had been presented to the accountants and had been audited.

14. Date, Time and Venue of Next Meeting:- Thursday, 10th November, 2005 at 7.30 p.m. at the Wessex Water Headquarters, Claverton Down.

MEMBERS ATTENDING: M.Brush, M.Powell, G.Rixson, P.Scott, M.Stillman, G.Weeks.

1. Apologies for Absence:- P.Hannam

2. Resignation from K.Treby:- A letter of resignation from Kelly was read to the Committee, she felt for personal reasons she was unable to remain on the Committee but was more than willing to continue with the Supporters Club Memberships. It was with regret that the Chairman accepted her resignation.

3. Minutes of Previous Meeting:- The minutes of the last meeting were read and accepted as a true record.

4. Treasurer’s Report:- The Treasurer reported the balance in the account and said that our offer of paying for the First Team Away League Travel had been accepted by the Board. We had already received an account for the Grantham game which he had already paid. The system whereby the coach company submitted the accounts to the Treasurer was working well.

5. Fundraising:-

(a) As reported above the First Team Away Travel was now being paid by the Supporters Club.

(b) New Season Draw:- This was now going to be called the “Autumn Draw”. The tickets have been printed and arrangements were all in hand for the prizes and distribution of these tickets. They would be sent out with the Twerton Calling at the beginning of October. They will also be available from “the Office”, the Club Shop and from Committee members.

(c) 50/50:- A discussion took place regarding the prize money. Depending on the income on match days it is not always possible to have £100 first prize for every game. It was decided that a sliding scale should be worked out regarding the prize money and whenever possible a first prize of £100 would be paid out but would be less if the income from the sale of the tickets was less, a list of the sliding scale would be published in the club shop. This would come into operation after the Cinderford game. The change in the prize structure will also be announced in the programme, on the website, the tannoy and the next Twerton Calling.

(d) Basil said that we were always being asked to put on “Events” by the club and he was wondering if it would be an idea to perhaps hold an event like the Alec Stepney evening but on a much smaller scale and maybe call it “A night out with Tommy and Alan”. This would have to be discussed with the club and the individuals concerned and he would report back at the next meeting.

(e) Goal Sponsorship:- Peter Scott announced he now had 21 sponsors, and would welcome more. See him at the ground or collect a form from the club shop or office. Peter was thanked for his efforts.

(f) Other Events:- Basil suggested that it might be an idea to hold another Quiz as they seemed popular, maybe on a Sunday evening. He would speak to Dave Stafford to see if he was willing to organize it and also speak to the club about the availability of a room. He would report back.

It was also suggested that it might be a good idea to set up a separate “Events Sub-Committee” with regard to fundraising. It was suggested that David Gane, Mark Bladwell, Andrew Pierce, and Pete McCormack be approached with a view to setting up this Committee. Martin Powell said he was willing to be on the Committee and liase with them. He would report back at the next meeting.

6. Away Travel Co-Ordinators Report:- Things were going well. We had only had two away matches requiring transport this season, Grantham and Yate . A coach had been provisionally booked for a replay against Cinderford but it was of course hoped that this would not be required. The next away game was Bedford and there were 15 booked at the moment. Martin was thanked for all his hard work.

7. Supporters Club Memberships:- Kelly had offered to continue being the Membership Secretary even though she was no longer on the Committee. This was unanimously accepted. A big thank you to her for all her hard work. At present there were 88 members for the new season, 72 renewed by existing members and 16 new members. Memberships were still continuing to come in and she hoped to be able to reach a final total of around 250 members. Forms are available from Kelly in the office or from the club shop.

8. Supporters Club Shop and Office Shop:- Ken has compiled a new Club Shop list. We had new DVD’s, new Scarves and the Poster offers. Basil had a meeting with the Chronicle Representative and it was hoped to have some excellent offers in the near future. So Watch this Space. Ken and Rich were thanked for their hard work.

New Home and Away Shirts are now available from “The Office”.

A big thank you to all those fans who help with the “General Outreach” selling around the ground e.g. Chronicles etc. Your help is greatly appreciated and you do make a difference.

9. Mark was collating the “Twerton Calling” and it was hoped that this would be ready to send out with the raffle tickets at the beginning of October. Basil would undertake to hand out the Twerton calling at a home match.

10. Tea Bar Report:- This was going really well and was very popular probably due to the reasonable prices and the “Service with a Smile”. There was now a permanent team for match days and supporters helped during half time when it was busy. A cheque for £300 had been given to the Treasurer. New stock had been introduced such as fair trade cookies and cartons of orange juice. Doughnuts are available again. A big thank you to everyone who helps with the tea bar.

11. We had made a number of contributions to the programme so far this season, a big thank you to Phil for his help with this. If you know of anyone who would like to submit an article or would like to write one yourself please let Basil know.

12. Update of Website:- This was going well and everything was now up to date.

13. Bath City Supporters Club AGM:- This will be held in Charlie’s on Monday, 17th October, at 7.30 p.m. If interested in joining the Committee, please contact Basil. The meeting will soon be advertised in the Twerton Calling and the Chronicle.

14. Ground Security after Matches:- Basil contacted John Watt who said he wasn’t aware of the incident in question, the ground was checked for security after the games but occasionally breaches did happen. He would bear this in mind.

15. Any Other Business:-

As the Committee have at times been called “negative” in their approach to things. Martin suggested it might be an idea to invite a Board member to the latter part of our meeting say from 9 p.m. on a regular basis, as we used to. Phil Weaver used to undertake this on a regular basis. Martin undertook to sound Phil out about this and will report back at the next meeting.

It was planned to get a printed Board for the Team Coach which would be presented to the club on the pitch in order to let supporters know that we are financing away travel for the first team. Phil Weaver and Basil are arranging this.

It had been brought up at last years Supporters Club AGM as to whether we had a mission statement. Martin has now found our Mission Statement on the website. It will be issued in the programme and at the AGM.

16. Date, Time and Venue of next Meeting:- The next meeing will be held at Wessex Water Headquarters on Thursday, 13th October at 7.30 p.m.

For future reference for Committee Members, the following dates have been booked for meetings at Wessex Water Headquarters:-

Thursday, 10th November 2005, Thursday, 8th December, 2005, and Thursday, 12th January 2006.

MEMBERS ATTENDING: M. Brush, P. Hannam, M. Powell, G. Rixson, P. Scott, M. Stillman, K. Treby G. Weeks, David Gane (Sales Executive at Bath City Football Club).

1. All members attended, there were no apologies for absence.

2. The minutes of the last meeting were read and accepted as a true record.

3.

(a) What are the objectives and aims of the Supporters Club:- The Supporters Club aims to help the club financially and liase with supporters, and look after their interests.

(b) Should there be a mission statement:- This was discussed and Martin felt sure that we already had a mission statement within the website and this was being investigated.

4. How do we use the Supporters Club monies.

(a) 1st Team Away Travel – After discussion it was felt that this would be a very good way to help the club and it was decided to pay for all the First Team Away League Coach Travel. The Treasurer will liase with the club (Paul Williams) to receive the accounts from the Coach company for payment.

(b) Cover Bath End – This was ongoing and Graham was still making investigations into this matter.

At this stage David Gane, Sales Executive at the club was invited to join the Committee meeting for discussions. He said that his aim for the future was to have everyone working together for the good of the club. He had heavy work commitments, but he had quite a lot of expertise in various fields and would be more than happy to help us in an advisory capacity The committee felt it would be a good idea to get other members of the Supporters Club on board in sub-committees so that their expertise could be used. The first one to be set up, will be a fund-raising committee. David said that he was looking to get the Board and Supporters Club working together in the future , and he would do anything he could to help. He was arranging various events outside of Twerton Park and was hoping that this would arouse interest in outside areas. He was arranging a Gentleman’s Sporting evening with Alex Stepney at Twerton Park on 19th September, and would like to see a table of members of the Supporters Club there. Basil pointed out that the cost of £32.50 was a factor to some fans and it could be difficult, but it was left that he would see what he could do. David and Graham are also arranging a Race Night at the Beef and Barge in Bradford on Avon on the 26th August (For tickets, contact Graham Bowen on 07977523137).

David was thanked for attending the meeting and giving the Committee his time. At this point he left.

5. Treasurer’s Report – Everything was okay. A large amount of the money in the account would go on the bills for the coaches as they start to come in.

6. Fundraising:-

(a) New Season Draw – This was now going to be called an Autumn Draw and is to be held on 19th November, in order to get the tickets printed and everything arranged. The 1st prize would be a DVD Player, the second a Digital Camera, the 3rd a £75.00 Voucher for a Day Out Experience and the 4th Prize would be a £50.00 Voucher for a Day Out Experience. It was hoped to get a lot more prizes donated and Graham was going to have a word with Mark Bladwell as he had the expertise in this field. Tickets would be posted to members and consequently the cost per ticket would now be £1.00 each. These would be sent out in early October with the Twerton Calling and the Date of the AGM.

(b) 50/50 Draw:- New tickets had been printed and it was decided for security reasons that we should have batches of 500 tickets from Graham at any one time. The new tickets would start on the first home game of the season and the old ones would be used for away travel.

(c) Goal Sponsorship:- Peter was undertaking the Goal Sponsorship again this season and things were in hand. We had made £1400 last year and it was hoped to make the same this season. Sponsor a Goal Forms can be obtained from Peter or the club shop. This season there is a £100 prize for correctly guessing how many goals are scored during league matches.

7. Away Travel Co-Ordinators Report:- The prices for the season remained the same as last year. There would be On-Board Catering, eg tea, coffee, and small snacks this season and Ray Franks has kindly undertaken this project.

8. Supporters Club Membership:- Kelly has undertaken this task and has everything in hand and has already received 11 renewals. She has written an article for the programme , along with a renewal form, for the Tiverton game and a reminder about renewal of membership will be put in the Twerton Calling. You can hand your renewal form to Kelly in the Club Office Shop or to Ken/Richard in the Club Shop inside the ground. Please make every effort to renew your membership or join as a “new” member as soon as possible.

9. Supporters Club Shop and Office Shop:- Home Shirts are now available from the Club Office Shop and Newly designed Scarves should be available next week.

10. Early Season issue of “Twerton Calling”. It was hoped to issue this in early October.

11. Tea Bar Report:- The tea bar did a good trade at the Bristol City game. It will be ready for the new season.

12. Supporters Club Page for Programme:- All contributions to this page would be welcome. Please email Phil or speak to Basil. Phil was intending to hold a “Programme” Meeting, to discuss the contents for this season.

13. Update of Website:- There had been a slight hiccup, the minutes of the last meeting had not been posted. Martin was to speak to Simon.

14. Bath City Supporters Club AGM:- The room was unavailable on the intended date . It had therefore been decided to hold the meeting on a Monday evening in mid October. Basil is to arrange a definite date and book the room in order that the details can be sent out in the Twerton Calling in early October. Details will also be on the Website, in the Chronicle and in the Programme.

15. Ground Security after Matches:- A turnstile was left open after a Team Bath game. Basil was to have a word with John Watts, Head of Security.

16. Any Other Business:- There was no other business.

17. Date, Time and Venue of Next Meeting:- The next meeting was arranged for Thursday, 8th September, at 7.30 p.m. at Wessex Water Headquarters, Claverton Down.