The Old Bordenian Association

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 Members present: G. Barnes (in the Chair),  S.Caveney, P.Lusted, M.Pack, K.Sears, B. Short, A.Snelling (acting Hon. Sec),  D. Palmer,  P. Taylor, R. Harris, K. Shea, N. Hancock,  S. Rouse.

 Apologies for absence: J. Macrae, H. Vafeas.

 Minutes and Matters Arising: The minutes of the meeting held on 28 Nov-08 were agreed and signed as a correct record.

 Correspondence:  Letter from Brian Allard in Tennessee to Neil Hancock thanking him for an old Maroon. Also letter from Tony Crosse to Neil Hancock giving his version of the Gourley obituary.

 Treasurer’s Report:  N. Hancock reported that once the printers invoice for the 2009 Maroon is paid, our funds will be substantially reduced but will be increased from June onwards when subscriptions come in.

 Dinner Secretariat: The caterer, menu, bar, speaker had all been arranged, and Neil Hancock confirmed that the cost of the Dinner will be £13.50 which was the same as last year. The Dinner invitations were included with the Maroon, as well as circulated to Governors and Staff. The Menu card will be created nearer the event. The Committee agreed to gauge reaction from the Diners as to the suitability of the new date for the Dinner. It was also agreed to salute current and past Editors of the Maroon at the Dinner. The Committee also proposed to try to find a Membership Secretary at the Dinner.

Thanks to efforts by Peter Lusted and Mick Pack, there looks like being a large contingent from the late 1960 leavers attending the Dinner this year. The Committee also proposed that the Dinner Secretariat consider advertising the Dinner in the local press. The Dinner Secretariat will review numbers nearer the date bearing in mind that if we get over 120 diners then we will have to use the New Hall.

 Hockey Report:: N. Hancock reported that despite some disappointing results, the quality of play was improving all round the Club which now has 8 male and 2 female teams. The Club website needs updating.

Football Report: K. Shea reported  that the OBA 5-a-side team has had a recent run of good form, winning 4 of the last 6 matches, lifting the team off the bottom of the league into 5^th place (of six). The top 2 teams are running away with the league but the OBA team hopes to finish in the cherished 3^rd place (does not get promoted nor relegated!). The club now has 10 enthusiastic players. Unfortunately they recently lost both games against the top team 3-2 and 5-2. The progress of the team can be followed on www.soccerweekend.com/league/index.asp?LeagueID=3867

 Editor of the Maroon:  G. Barnes presented this final edition to the Committee and it was extremely well received and P. Lusted proposed a vote of thanks to Graham which was unanimously applauded. The cost was £2,202 which was £250 less than last year despite the increase in pages from 64 to 72 but there was no colour on the inside pages. There were 2 fewer advertisers this year being a reduction of £120; postal charges are expected to be higher than last year because of the increased weight. So overall, it will probably work out the same total as last year. Various articles from the Maroon will be put onto the website in the near future.

 Membership Secretary’s report:  R. Harris presented the current membership numbers as follows:-

 Honorary  5,   Life  60 (of whom 18 pay £5 p.a.),  Annual  359,  Student  43,  Leaver  97,  Staff 8,  Donor 1. TOTAL: 573

 Considerable discussion took place on the role and future successor to Rick. It was suggested that the role be split but no volunteers came forward. This will be reviewed at the next Meeting.

 School Report:   none advised.

 Website Report:: D. Palmer reported that the site now gets about 15-20 visitors per day. More articles from Committee members are needed. The site needs to be used and kept alive and interesting. The 2 long term projects, School History and History of the OBA, need to be accelerated. All visitors to the site now have to register, free of charge, and a prize is being offered at the Annual Dinner for the winner of a quiz on the site. This should help increase registrations.

Any other business: The Secretary welcomed the fact that most Committee members in charge of the various Sections  submitted their reports to the Secretary 3 weeks before the Meeting and they were sent out with the Agenda.

 S. Rouse announced that the 2009 Golf Tournament (OBA v School) will take place on 03 July.

The Committee agreed to sponsor David March with £100 for his forthcoming University expedition to Thailand. More details of the trip are required and he should provide an article for the website.

There being no further business, the meeting was closed at 8:50pm.

The next Meeting will be on 19 June 2009.

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