HALTON ACCESS TO SPORT FORUM

 

Minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday August 28 at 5.30pm

Chesnut Lodge School

 

Attendance

 

Neil Goudie                            Peter Fawcett                        Lynne Williams         

Mike Fredson                        Allen Gough                           Sue Lancaster          

Erica Brown                          

 

Apologies

 

Sharon Tisdale                      George Ross                         Christine Ross

 

Minutes of the previous meeting

 

Accepted as a true and proper record

 

Matters arising

 

Grangeway Community Centre was judged to be a good venue for our Runcorn meetings.

 

There has been no update on

  • the alterations to facilities at Brookvale
  • the possibility of people with learning difficulties using Beechwood pool during school holidays
  • the transfer of funds from Halton Hounds

ST to be asked to check on these issues before the next meeting.

 

Funding for mailshots etc

 

Allen Gough from HVA, talked to us about the Community Empowerment Fund.  This has been set up by the government to enable community and voluntary groups to have a ‘voice’ in the community.  The plan is to elect a network panel that would feedback to the strategic partnership.  He felt that we would be able to access the fund and will send further details to ST before the next meeting.

 

Role of Forum

 

We discussed issues regarding the widening of the group and felt that moves must be made.  Connexions should be invited to the next meeting.  Once we become part of Merseyside (next April), NG said that it would be worth drawing on their strengths and suggested that we invite Pete Whyman, the Sports Development Officer. 

 

MF spoke about using the group to discuss general access issues and a sub-group be formed to deal specifically with sports related issues.

 

In the light of this, we may need to develop a new constitution.  We certainly need to check that there is a clause which outlines what is to be done with the funds, should the Forum be disbanded for any reason.

 

Funding bid for new Sports Club

 

NG told us that this had been approved, although he had no details.  As we plan to open in November, it was decided that an emergency meeting be arranged between ST, GR and SL.  SL to liaise with ST over this.

 

A.O.B.

 

None

 

Date and time of next meeting

 

Wednesday September 25 at 5.30pm, Grangeway Community Centre

 

Agenda

 

1.      Updates on Brookvale, use of Beechwood pool, transfer of funds from Halton Hounds (ST)

2.      Community Empowerment Fund

3.      Focus and membership of Forum – general access issues to be part of remit, with sub-groups formed to look at specific areas of work

4.      Sports Club

5.      A.O.B.