Annual General Meetings.
Aspatria and Wigton .
13 members attended the meeting , Chair Colin Satterthwaite was re- elected as was the rest of the committee. Congratulations were in order for the Senior champion Bracelet and runner – up Overwater Arnie and Senior maiden points winner Jazz Band, thanks were also extended to the organisers of the October trails at Gamblesby.
The treasurer reported that they had a balance of £476.00 and that £600 had been distributed to local charities.
AOB> A discussion on All In trails and it was recommended to the December meeting that there should be one per week, also alteration to rule allowing HTA major trails to be run on Sunday. Also recommended to the December meeting was the abolishment of the prize money for 7-10 at HTA major trails.
The quality of the mixture was also debated and although it would be better if one source was used for all areas. the practicality of this was brought into question.
Ulverston.
The area had ten meetings in the season resulting in a loss of £26 .
John Lyon was elected onto the committee and it was the members wish that Donald Mc Lean should be made an honorary member of the HTA.
Concern was made over the loss of some fixtures including that of the David Howson memorial trails.
It was recommended to the December meeting that all scouts should wear hi-viz jackets , all road crossings should have a warning sign , hounds crossing, and there should be a risk assessment for all trail layers.
Whitehaven.
22 members were present , a minutes silence was observed ,and the chair congratulated all points winners and mentioned the new trail venues and the new treasurer John Bromage, who reported a profit on the season of £633 and a balance of £6608 56p.
The area has 106 members and 30 kennels, it had 44 meetings last season made up of S -44 P -44 OR 26- M 7 PM 4 OM 30 V 5 ONW 4 All-In 4.
Addition to rule 30
To authorise the promoter to refuse an hound entry and to report in writing within 48 hours to the Area Committee , the secretary and the hound owner, the reasons why.
This was carried.
Rule 76 Hounds partaking in HTA trails that are affiliated to another Association will qualify to run in trails under the rules of the HTA. recommended to the December meeting.
A discussion followed on – Is there any need for the continuation of ear – marking now that all hounds are chipped.
And is there an answer to why so many hounds are “under the weather” this last season.
Both ended inconclusively.
Cockermouth and Workington-. The meeting got off to an inauspicious start when regular timekeeper David Hogg was late and after being reprimanded was told to stand in the corner by chair Mr Brown.
18 members were present and in the chair were Neil Brown and Phil Graham, who acting as spokesman congratulated the area for a record season, As treasurer he reported that the area funds stand at £4863 00. £700 was donated to charities including mountain rescue, local shows, rugby club and junior hound trailers. He reserved a special thank you to Margaret Pattinson , dedicated entry and gate person. Also the area had played host to the International trail and a profit of £1148.00 was made. The area itself had 46 trail meetings and has 60 members and 23 kennels And also benefitting from the trails at Bridekirk was the Isel ward at Cockermouth hospital and cancer research from the Wythop trails.
Area hounds were also congratulated including Liz, Silver Dusk, Washington, Endure, Just Mick, Jazz Lyric and Jazz Band ( two areas) Eclipse,
Recommended to the December meeting also the abolishment of 7-10 prize money at major trails , an improvement in the quality of rosettes at major trails.
KESWICK.
David Loan welcomed nine members to the meeting apologies from Graham and Julie Birkenshaw.
The area had a quiet season only 6 meetings but a successful one with Jenny’s Aura winning the puppy championship. The chair thanked Margaret for her contribution to the Keswick reminder.
The treasurer reported a profit of £306 on the year and this was to be divided amongst local charities and the chair would donate £50 to the junior club.
The balance in the account was £1300.
The secretary reminded the meeting that they would be hosting the Bitch produce in June. There followed a general discussion on various topics including fixtures, ways of raising finance, a presentation day trail. It was intimated that Rosthwaite could be back on the fixture list.
