1. Events

Chatsworth

• Hopefully same pitch as last year but might get moved as we are one of the few non paying stalls.

Cliffhanger

• Millhouses Park, not doing kite making for kids this year.

Chapeltown

• Confirmed 27th Feb.
• Similar format to last year but a little more structured.
• Depending on conditions we will limit the number of kiters at any one time and no more than 1 buggy/board at any time.

Sheffield Kite Fliers Festival /Open Day

• Need to do some local press releases
• Pre event advert in Powerkite mag and post event write up
• Sportsman happy- food and drink, will try and be accommodating as possible and might try and do a special "Kiters Menu"
• Insurance should be OK through charity/council insurance
• Do we get people in e.g. stunt kite demos?
• Do we need to do a small grant form for events from SCC?
• Discuss more at next meeting

New event tent decided on:

• Coleman event shelter - Sarah will clean the ground sheet
• TomO to email best price to Sarah to buy and haggle.

2. Trips

• Lots of trips pencilled in this year
• Need to contact Harbour Master about Blackrock and surrounding area - ask Darren to do that (Richie can help)
• Re-instatement of evening airboss trips
• Monthly reminder PM and posts in the Flying Sections of the forum

3. Membership

• 35 insured people
• Good number need to maintain this
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4. Website

• Members Wall - need to remind everyone its there and that if they want anything changing just let TomO know
• Flying Sites - separate out Lodge Moor out as home site e.g. make it more obvious - All offered to try and right more flying site guides.
• Affiliation - Tom to Add BPKA info  to "How to join" section and Paul to add link to welcome PM when moving to BPKA Group
• TomO to PM Paul and Juggler about a website training session.

5. Get Hooked on Life (GHoL)

• Project team moved to hillsborough Leisure Centre
• Struggling to get in touch with Dave
• Need to do another 16hrs for the full funding before Easter
• Concerns over the funding, currently owed £400 - but might get up to £1200
• Turbulence being a bit slack with Kit order/invoice.  Paul to ask Alex at Hangtime to provide the kit instead.
• Next GHoL Sessions - we are only doing them if we can contact Dave.
• Training budget £600 (if it all comes through) from GHoL

6. AOB

Affiliation

• Discussion about BPKA/BKSA affiliation for the club.
• BPKA currently but BKSA more widely recognised
• BPKA cheaper and serves clubs current purpose but we are unsure of support structure should it be required.
• Alex from Hangtime now is BKSA
• If we switched to BKSA we would have to
• Rejig documents
• Swap members insurance as they expire
• Convert John and Paul to BKSA training
• Committee agreed that BKSA seems superior but more expensive.
• Will stick with BPKA now if we get GHoL money but will reconsider BKSA if we get different Grant Money for training.

Merchandise

• Agreed to do some more (probably Black kit again)
• Can Carl mock up some beanies with a small SKF Diamond and just standard SKF text?
• Can we have Hoodies, tshirts, long sleves?

Guardian Newspaper

• Girl called Emma doing article doing an article on kite flying, would like to photograph Lodge and then write an article
• Sarah not amused?

7. Next Meeting

• SKFestival
• Review Affiliation documents in advance
• Tuesday, 23 February 2010 19:30