Minutes 29 September 2008

MCLGA Centenary Sub-Committee
Note of Meeting Held On Monday 29th September 2008

Present: Gillian Kirkwood (Convener), Ellice Cackett (Captain MCLGA) Tracy Laughland (Vice-Captain MCLGA) Linda Caine, Agnes Leslie, Janet Wake Mairi Pollock, Karen Ballantyne
Apologies: Maggie McPherson, Noreen Fenton and Pamela Williamson


Ball Markers: The design was chosen – 600 to be ordered, and it was agreed that Agnes would arrange for a ball marker to be put into each envelope containing the subscription notice.
Janet would advise Pamela of decision. Action: Janet, Pamela and Agnes

Arrangements for the Lunch on January 24th 2009
Maggie had sent a report to the meeting. Agnes had distributed information about the Centenary Lunch to club Representatives at the August meeting. The Reps were asked to encourage their members to take a table.

The information distributed to the Reps was:
Poster for the notice board advertising the event
Copy of the menu
List of their Midlothian members
Letter to the reps with appropriate instructions one of which was to invite former members to the lunch
Complete menu list and cheques to be returned to Agnes by 14th October (being the date of the next Committee Meeting.)
Following receipt of cheques, Agnes would issue a ticket for the lunch to each paid up member.

Maggie had written, on behalf of the Centenary Committee to:
Past Presidents
Honorary Members
Past Captains
Officer Bearers –Secretaries, Treasurers, Junior Secretaries and Selectors
Past Champions
County Players
Notable Past Juniors.

It was also thought that a sub committee should be appointed to deal with the lunch arrangements who would report back to the Centenary committee and request assistance when required.

Sub Committee: Ellice, Agnes, Maggie and Tracy and one other if required.

Agnes and Maggie would co-ordinate the arrangements for all those attending the lunch. All forms to be passed to Agnes, who would issue tickets. Agnes would prepare spreadsheet with full details of all those attending and would prepare table plans. Names and menu selections would be passed to Maggie, who would prepare name place cards with the menu selected noted thereon. Tracy & Gillian would prepare top table plan and advise top table guests. Actions Agnes, Maggie, Tracy & Gillian

Domestic arrangements:
Napkins - Ellice to liaise with the hotel to see what kind of napkins would be used and if anything else was required – e.g. ribbons. Etc. Action Ellice
Menu Card - to be formalised. Action Ellice
Place Cards - (the place card would also include the menu choice of the guest) Action Maggie
Table decorations. There would be no floral arrangements instead there would be balloons (3 per table) with weights. Tracy advised that the hotel should be consulted to ascertain if helium balloons were allowed. - Action Ellice
It was agreed that the PA system be hired from the hotel at a cost of £200. Action Maggie/Ellice

Guests to be invited:
President SLGA - ?Already Invited
Three East Division Captains and Presidents Action Agnes
SUGS (2) - names to be given to Agnes for invitations – Action Ellice
Ladies Golf Centre - Jill Dumayne and Graeme Smith Action Agnes

Toast List:
Captain (Tracy) will Chair the event
Gillian Kirkwood - Welcome and Grace
First course served
Between the main course and dessert course:

Elspeth Burnside would propose County Golf
Reply Janet Wake (Vice-Chairman SLGA)

During coffee Helen Faulds would propose Midlothian
Reply: Margaret Rodgers (President)

Vote of thanks proposed by
Ethel Jack (President SLGA).

Gillian said she would liaise with the speakers to confirm their topics.

Flowers will be presented to Elspeth Burnside, Helen Faulds and Ethel Jack.
Flowers to be ordered from M&S and delivered to the Hotel. Action Agnes.

Centenary Competition – Duddingston Golf Club
The format would be a tri-am . Members could enter individually or in threes. It was agreed that the three counties within in East Division would be invited to enter a team.

Discussion took place on prizes –
Nearest the hole at the 16th
Silver division nearest the hole in two at the 18th
Bronze nearest the hole at the 5th.
(the above to be finalised nearer the time)

Winners would be best net on full handicap.
Estimated cost would be between £500-£700

Book
The book Subcommittee had met and would meet again shortly. Progress was continuing on the preparation of the material for publication.

Date of Next Meeting : Monday 8th December at 6 Hallhead Road, at 7.30.

Minutes July 2nd 2008

MCLGA Note of Meeting held on July 2nd 2008 to discuss Centenary in 2009

Present: Gillian Kirkwood (Convenor), Ellice Cackett (Captain MCLGA), Linda Caine, Noreen Fenton, Agnes Leslie, Maggie McPherson, Janet Wake. Apologies: Karen Ballantyne, Tracy Laughland, Mairi Pollock, Pamela Williamson
Funding for Centenary £6000 set aside to support the book, various events, etc
Centenary Lunch. Cost £35 per head which includes meal, half bottle of wine and drink at start. Posters (Maggie), printed menu cards (Maggie/hotel); and printed tickets (Agnes) required. Maud Titterton theme. GK to circulate Maud Titterton image to all on committee. Letters for members to go out to reps at August MCLGA Committee meeting (Agnes/Maggie). Letter also for past captains, champions, presidents, and those individuals who do not have a club rep. Reps to be encouraged to coordinate a table at the lunch. Tables of 10, say between100-200 people. PA system from Merchants or Lothians. Helium balloons for table decoration (instead of flowers). Slideshow of Midlothian photographs before/during Lunch. Maybe borrow projectors/screen from Gullane. Guests (SLGA 2, SUGS 2, Helen Faulds, Elspeth Burnside). Menu (people to choose in advance) from Cream of Root Vegetable & Herb Soup with Butter Fried Croutons, or Smoked Fish Mousse with Horseradish Mayo and Brown Bread Crostini; Pot Roast blade of Beef with Braised Fennel and Red Wine Jus, or Confit of leg of corn fed chicken with Puy Lentil and Vegetable dressing Potato & Celeriac Puree; Fresh Fruit Salad and Vanilla Ice Cream or Strawberry Cheesecake with Strawberry Sauce; Coffee and Tablet. Speeches: Tracy in Chair; Elspeth Burnside to be asked to propose County Golf (or the game of golf); Janet Wake to reply; Helen Faulds to propose Midlothian; Reply from Margaret Rodgers, plus votes of thanks. Noreen has already asked Helen but some doubt as to her availability. Elspeth to be asked to speak and would move up to principal speaker if Helen unavailable.	Maggie Agnes Agnes Tracy Gill Maggie to confirm with hotel Gill to ask speakers
Mementos: No to umbrellas (£25) Agreed to Pamela’s suggestion of Markers from Signature Golf at 95p each. Agreed that each MCLGA members (plus Juniors) would be given a marker as a memento of the Centenary year. Probably need 500(? Plus a few others for gifts).	Pam/Agnes
Competition for Members – Tri-am at Duddingston on July 7th 2009. Also to invite other counties from within the East Division to take part. Notice will go out with subscription.	Agnes
Book – Gillian had found a self-publishing web site www.lulu.com. Material would be sent in pdf format. Will print exactly number of copies required/ordered. Would have isbn number and can be sold/bought on Amazon. A5 black and white with colour cover would cost ~£4-£5. Agreed to proceed with this. Suggested that book should be sold at ~£6.99 per copy. Gillian had assembled much of the material in a folder and handed out a draft table of contents. Most of the information was collected, but it needed pulling together and linking. Agreed that a subcommittee should be set up to pull the material together, find missing bits and write the links. Subcommittee: Gillian, Maggie, Pamela, Noreen, Linda. The group will meet on August 21st 2008 at Maggie’s house.	Gillian & Sub-Committee
Next meeting of MCLGA Centenary Committee scheduled for Wednesday September 3rd 2008 at 19:30 at 6 Hallhead Road.

Minutes April 11 2007

MCLGA Note of Meeting held on April 11th 2007 to discuss Centenary in 2009

Present: Karen Ballantyne, Gillian Kirkwood (Convenor), Ellice Cackett (Captain MCLGA), Linda Caine, Noreen Fenton, Tracy Laughland, Agnes Leslie, Maggie McPherson, Janet Wake. Pamela Williamson Apologies: Mairi Pollock

1. Note of last meeting - agreed.

2. Funding for Centenary was discussed. The Midlothian Committee had previously agreed that the sum £2000 per annum over the next three years (£6000 in total) would be set aside from Midlothian funds to help support centenary events. Mairi Pollock had spoken about fund-raising, eg a silent auction. Where possible sponsorship should be sought.

3. Centenary Lunch. It was agreed that the a Centenary Lunch should be held on January 24th 2009 (estimated attendance 100+ people) The Roxburgh Hotel would charge £28 for lunch - £35 would include a ½ bottle of wine per person. Other possible venues might be Pollock Halls or the Carlton Highland Hotel (similar price to the Roxburgh). Maggie would continue to explore options, but it was thought the likely venue would be the Roxburgh Hotel. Those attending would include members and past members of Midlothian, guests (SLGA, SUGS, Duddingston). It was suggested that members should be asked to pay £30.00 per person for a 3-course lunch with coffee, this being subsidised by up to £5 per head. It was suggested that the sum of £2000 might be allocated to support this event.

4. Mementos for Members. After some discussion it was suggested that a Bag Tag might be obtained for (up to ~400) members. Other mementos might include 'goody bags' 'Midlothian' Tees, a small dish with a lid (Gillian would investigate). It was suggested that £1000 from the allocated Midlothian funds might be put towards the cost of mementos. Sponsorship should be sought also, eg from the Edinburgh Ladies' Golf Centre.

5. Competition for Members. It was agreed that a Tri-am might be held for members. Duddingston Golf Course (where Midlothian's first competition had been held) might be a good venue. Teams from other Counties holding centenaries at the same time (Ayrshire, Dumbarton and Argyllshire, Fife, Forfarshire (now Angus), Lanarkshire, Perthshire (now Perth & Kinross), Renfrewshire, Stirlingshire) might also be invited to take part in the Triam. Sponsorship should be sought for prizes for this event.

6. Competition(s) with other Counties and Scratch Competition for Counties. It had already been agreed that a match would be held with Dumbarton and Argyll, who would be celebrating their centenary in the same year. It was suggested also that a 'County' Trophy might be established for competition during the Scottish Ladies (Close) Amateur Championship in 2009. Counties could nominate a team of players from those entering. Gillian would explore this with other counties and suggest that each might contribute towards the cost of a trophy. There would be no ongoing costs once this was established.

7. Historical Information and Publication. There was some discussion on possible options for the publication of historical material and whether this might be a brochure at ~£1 per copy of a book which might cost ~£7 per copy. The excellent book recently published by Cheshire County was noted. The collection of historical material was reviewed. It was agreed that all the material should be collected by the end of 2007 and that the format of any publication should be planned from January to March 2008. It was suggested that the sum of £2500 (from the allocated Midlothian funds) might be put towards the cost of a publication. Sponsorship would be required if a book was to be published.

8. Future Meetings. Two dates were agreed:- Wednesday August 29th 2007 and Wednesday 5th December 2007 at 7:30pm at 6 Hallhead Road

Minutes Oct 18 2006

MCLGA Meeting held on October 18th 2006 to discuss Centenary in 2009

Present: Gillian Kirkwood (Convenor), Ellice Cackett (Captain MCLGA), Linda Caine, Maggie McPherson, Mairi Pollock, Janet Wake. Pamela Williamson Apologies: Karen Ballantyne, Noreen Fenton, Tracy Laughland

1.Progress on gathering historical information was reviewed.

• Mairi was awaiting information from SUGS. Once she had this she would be able to put together relevant information
• Karen would continue to make progress with collating the Junior Girls historical information over the winter.
• As Jane George was very fully committed, it was agreed that Centenary Committee members should make a start on collecting information from 'senior' members. Gill, Janet and Maggie would meet with Ethel Jack. Maggie, and Pamela would meet with Joan Marshall and would also investigate possible links with Jean Burnet.
• Gillian had obtained more information on the history and early beginnings of the Association and golf in Midlothian. She reminded the Committee that The Scotsman provided a free search through its records for one week each year around the 30th of November. It was well worth looking out for this and making searches when the offer was available.
• Ellice had written to all the golf clubs in 'Midlothian' asking for a brief summary about the clubs and any members who the clubs believed had made great contributions to golf. 6 of 38 had replied.
• Maggie had put together information on the County Finals in which Midlothian had participated. She had sent this to Gillian and to Janet. Janet would publish this on the web site. Maggie was currently collecting more historical information and photographs on Midlothian County Teams
• Linda had collected more information on County training and coaching, although this was somewhat sparse in the earlier minute books. She offered to look through some of the old committee minute books over the winter
• Pamela undertook to work over the winter to extract and write up interesting items and events from the early AGM Minute Book.
• It had been agreed previously that a book should be published to mark the Centenary of MCLGA. It was envisaged that this might be 80-100 pages in length, contain photographs and have a soft cover. Copies would be distributed to all members (~400), some other associations and collectors. ~500 copies might be required. Gillian had brought to the meeting examples of books published by other golfing organisations. It was agreed that members of the Committee would continue to gather together information over the next 6-12 months, and this could be put on the Centenary section of the MCLGA Web Site. More early photographs were required. After some discussion it was agreed that, if a book was to be published, it would have a greater impact if it was ready for distribution at the time of the Centenary events

2. It had been agreed previously that a book should be published to mark the Centenary of MCLGA. It was envisaged that this might be 80-100 pages in length, contain photographs and have a soft cover. Copies would be distributed to all members (~400), some other associations and collectors. ~500 copies might be required. Gillian had brought to the meeting examples of books published by other golfing organisations. It was agreed that members of the Committee would continue to gather together information over the next 6-12 months, and this could be put on the Centenary section of the MCLGA Web Site. More early photographs were required. After some discussion it was agreed that, if a book was to be published, it would have a greater impact if it was ready for distribution at the time of the Centenary events

3. The SLGA had already agreed that the County Finals would be held in Midlothian during the Centenary Year, 2009. Maggie had nominated Duddingston or Baberton as possible courses. Unfortunately Duddingston had said no to the SLGA's request. (Action SLGA)

4. Events for the Centenary Year were discussed. These might include:

• Publishing a book (agreed - see above)
• Hosting the County Finals (agreed - see above)
• Matches or events with other Counties celebrating their centenaries Those founded at the same time as Midlothian were Ayrshire, Dumbarton and Argyllshire, Fife, Forfarshire (now Angus), Lanarkshire, Perthshire (now Perth & Kinross), Renfrewshire, Stirlingshire. Dumbarton and Argyll had already contacted Maggie to suggest that a joint special event could be held with Midlothian (as had been done on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of both associations). This would probably go ahead. (Action MCLGA Capt/Secy)
• The SLGA had not responded favourably to the suggestion of a special scratch competition which could be arranged for all county associations. It was envisaged that this might involve 4 top players from each county (a field of 60) and it would be possible to play 36 holes in one day. However, it might still be possible for Midlothian to organise such an event for the Centenary Year.
• A competition for Midlothian members was also discussed. It was agreed that a team Tri-am where people could enter as a team or as individuals would be a good format. A weekday in late July or August was thought to be the most suitable time. (Action MCLGA Capt/Sec)
• It had been agreed that a Centenary lunch should be held (possibly on Saturday January 17th 2009). It was noted that this date might have to change to the week before or the week after so as not to clash with SLGA and LGU AGMs. Maggie had contacted the Balmoral, Roxburgh, Carlton Highland, Caledonian. Some ot the quotes were quite expensive, and the Roxburgh appeared to offer the most reasonable prices. Maggie would continue to investigate this further. (Action Maggie)
• A memento for each member of the Association - It was suggested that a pin might be appropriate. Janet would investigate that produced for the Dunbar 150th anniversary (Action Janet)
• Sponsorship would be required to support the planned events.

5. It was agreed provisionally that the next meeting of the Committee would be held on Wednesday February 28th 2007 at 7.30pm at 6 Hallhead Road

Minutes March 1 2006

MCLGA Meeting held on March 1st 2006 to discuss Centenary in 2009

Present: Gillian Kirkwood (Convenor), Maggie McPherson (Captain MCLGA), Karen Ballantyne, Ellice Cackett, Linda Caine, Mairi Pollock, Janet Wake. Apologies: Noreen Fenton, Pamela Williamson

1. Progress on gathering historical information was reviewed.
   
   • Mairi was awaiting information from SUGS. Once she had this she would be able to put together relevant information. (Action Mairi)
   • Karen had made progress with the Junior Girls historical information and showed a layout which could be used to present the information on the web. She had arranged to meet with Joan Marshall to discuss Hazlemount and the early days. It was believed that Dorothy Fraser still held some Junior records and Mandy Easton was endeavouring to obtain them. (Action Karen)
   • Janet had spoken to Jane George in October 2005 about collecting information from senior members of the Association and other personalities. Jane had said she would be happy to help, but not over the next few months. It was agreed that Janet would go back to Jane to try and establish a possible time-frame to see if one or two interview sessions could be arranged. (Action Janet).
   • Gillian had obtained more information on the history and early beginnings of the Association and golf in Midlothian. The Scotsman provided a free search through their records for one week each year around the 30th of November. It was well worth looking out for this and making searches when this offer was available.
   • Ellice had some information about Cammo Golf Course and was trying to obtain more on those courses which no longer existed. It was agreed that Ellice would write to all the clubs in Midlothian asking for a brief summary (no more than one page of A4) about the clubs and any members who the clubs believed had made great contributions to golf. (Action Ellice)
   • Maggie had put together information on the County Finals in which Midlothian had participated. She would send this to Gillian and to Janet. (Action Maggie)
   • Linda had collected more information on County training and coaching, although this was somewhat sparse in the earlier minute books. (Further action Linda)
2. It was agreed previously that a book should be published to mark the Centenary of MCLGA. It was envisaged that this might be 80-100 pages in length, contain photographs and have a soft cover. Copies would be distributed to all members (~400), some other associations and collectors. ~500 copies might be required. Gillian would make some enquiries about possible publishers. (Action Gillian)
3. The SLGA had already agreed that the County Finals would be held in Midlothian during the Centenary Year, 2009. MCLGA would need to suggest possible courses/venues over the next year or so. (Action Ellice)
4. Events for the Centenary Year were discussed. Possibilities include:
   
   • Publishing a book (agreed - see above)
   • Hosting the County Finals (agreed - see above)
   • Matches with other Counties celebrating their centenaries Those founded at the same time as Midlothian were Ayrshire, Dumbarton and Argyllshire, Fife, Forfarshire (now Angus), Lanarkshire, Perthshire (now Perth & Kinross), Renfrewshire, Stirlingshire. Dumbarton and Argyll had already contacted Maggie to suggest that a joint special event could be held with Midlothian (as had been done on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of both associations). This would probably go ahead. (Action Maggie & Ellice).
   • There was support also for the suggestion of a special scratch competition which could be arranged for all County Associations. This might involve 4 top players from each county (a field of 60) and it would be possible to play 36 holes in one day. This would be best held at a weekend. It appeared that late May, after the Scottish might be a possible time. Sponsorship for this should also be considered.
   • A competition for Midlothian members was also discussed. It was agreed that a team Tri-am where people could enter as a team or as individuals would be a good format. A weekday in late July or August was thought to be the most suitable time.
   • It was noted that a meeting had been held on 12th January 1909 with representatives of counties to discuss the formation of county associations. Thereafter representatives of Midlothian had met on January 22nd 1909 and formed Midlothian County Ladies Golf Association. To celebrate the Centenary it was agreed that a Lunch should be held on Saturday January 17th 2009. Possible venues were discussed (Balmoral, Roxburgh, Carlton Highland, Caledonian). Maggie offered to investigate these or other possible suitable venues. (Action Maggie)
   • A memento for each member of the Association - this had been raised at the last meeting and would be discussed further.
   • It was agreed that a message should be put up on the Midlothian Web about the Centenary and a request be made for members and others to look out any photographs (recent or from the past) or other historical information or records. (Action Janet)
   It was agreed that the next meeting of the Centenary Committee would be held on Wednesday October 18th 2006 at 6 Hallhead Road.

Minutes April 18 2005

MCLGA Meeting held on April 18th 2005 to discuss Centenary in 2009

Present: Gillian Kirkwood (Convenor), Maggie McPherson (Captain MCLGA), Karen Ballantyne, Linda Caine, Noreen Fenton, Mairi Pollock, Janet Wake, Pamela Williamson.
Apologies: Ellice Cackett (Vice Captain MCLGA)

1. Progress on gathering historical information was reviewed.
   
   • Pamela and Noreen had both been through the AGM minutes from the founding of the Association in 1909 up to 1968 and had collected a great deal of interesting and useful information . Noreen had put her information on an Excel Spreadsheet which she would send electronically to Gillian and Janet. (Action Noreen)
   • Janet had been going through some of the Secretary's old records and had started to put information up on the Centenary Web site, so that it could be accessed by all the Committee. So far this included information on 5-Aside (Inter-Club) Matches - including results from 1933-38. She had also put up information on Trophies, and Prizewinners from 1933-1961.
   • Karen now had the historical information on the Juniors up to 1997 and would be going through this.
   • Gillian already had a great deal of information on the history and early beginnings of the Association.
2. It was agreed that a book should be published to mark the Centenary of MCLGA. It was envisaged that this might be 80-100 pages in length, contain photographs and have a soft cover. Copies would be distributed to all members (~400), some other associations and collectors. ~500 copies might be required. Gillian would make some enquiries about possible publishers. (Action Gillian)
3. The SLGA had agreed that the County Finals would be held in Midlothian during the Centenary Year, 2009. MCLGA would need to suggest possible courses/venues over the next year or so. (Action Maggie)
4. Events for the Centenary Year were discussed. Possibilities included:
   • Publishing a book (agreed - see above).
   • Hosting the County Finals (agreed - see above).
   • Matches with other Counties celebrating their centenaries (Dumbarton & Argyll, Stirling, -others) (Action - Gillian to check this).
   • A Lunch - Costs, Speakers and Venue to be considered further.
   • A Special Event for the County - to be discussed further.
   • A memento for each member of the Association - to be discussed further.
5. Finance was discussed. Funds would be required to publish a book, for lunch costs (speakers, menus, flowers and possibly subsidising other costs). It was suggested that a levy should be collected ((perhaps £5 per annum) from all Midlothian members over the next 4 years. This would provide £8000 of which at least half might be needed to publish the book. Maggie would discuss this at the next meeting of the MCLGA Committee. (Action Maggie)
6. Publicity and Advertising were also mentioned briefly. It was thought that some might be prepared to contribute towards the costs of publishing the book (with an acknowledgment for their help in the book).
7. The various headings on the Centenary web site were discussed to facilitate the collection of information and material. It was agreed that:
   • Pamela would pull together information on 5-Asides (Inter-Club) Matches and send this to Janet to put up on the web site (Action Pamela).
   • Noreen would send her excel spreadsheet to Gillian and Janet (Action Noreen)..
   • Mairi would collect information on the SUGS matches (Action Mairi).
   • Karen would collect information on Juniors (Action Karen).
   • Linda would collect information on County Matches, including Squads and Training offered (Action Linda).
   • Ellice would be asked to collect information on Midlothian Clubs, including those no longer in existence (Action Ellice).
   • Information should be collected from senior members of the Association and other personalities. It was thought that the best way would be to arrange for 2-3 at a time to meet with a member of the Committee present. It was agreed that Janet should contact Jane George, to see if she would be available to help with interviewing people and collecting this information.(Action Janet).
   
   It was agreed provisionally that the next meeting of the Centenary Committee would be held on Thursday October 20th 2005 at 7.30pm at 6 Hallhead Road.

Minutes 4 Dec 2002

MCLGA Meeting held on December 4th 2002 to discuss Centenary in 2009

Present: Gillian Kirkwood (Convenor), Janet Wake (Captain MCLGA), Maggie McPherson (Vice Captain MCLGA), Karen Ballantyne, Ellice Cackett, Linda Caine, Noreen Fenton, Mairi Pollock, Pamela Williamson.

There was some general discussion on how the centenary might be recognised. Initially material could be collected and put up on the Web site. It was not clear whether a book should be produced and printed. Probably, there would be only a limited market for this. There would need to consider what sort of events or competitions we might wish to organise to recognise the actual centenary year. It was agreed that initially the Group should concentrate on collecting reminiscences and information from senior members of the Association. Karen and Mairi would contact Jess More. Maggie and Pamela would contact Jess Smith. Gillian would contact Jenny Antonio and also speak to Ethel Jack. Janet would contact Norma Richmond and Avril Robertson to ask them to speak to Murrayfield ladies. It was suggested that Midlothian should write to the SLGA offering to host the County Finals in 2009. It was noted that, as well as Midlothian, Dumbarton & Argyll, Fife, Perth & Kinross, Lanarkshire and Stirling & Clackmannan would also have their centenary year in 2009. (Action Janet). It was agreed that the Club Representatives should be written to, asking them to seek out information on Midlothian members and the history of MCLGA from their Club Files, AGM Minutes etc. They would also be asked if there were any ‘senior members’ in their clubs who could be approached and might provide historical/interesting information on MCLGA. (Janet and Gillian to prepare letter) Sharon McPherson still held the historical information on the Junior Girls. Janet would get this from her. Karen offered to do research on the history of the Junior Section. Some of the old account books had been handed over by Rosemary Williamson. Janet would go through these books. Maggie offered to go through the membership book for 1946-1965 to identify members from this period who were still alive and might be contacted. Noreen offered to go through original AGM minute book for the period 1909-1968. She was asked to concentrate on the period from 1909-1933 and extract information on Captains, Champions, County Matches, Presidents and 5-aside Matches. Pamela offered to help with this and to look at the AGM minute book also. Both Noreen and Pamela expressed interest in looking up old records (newspapers, sports-papers, etc) to find early information on MCLGA. Linda offered to summarise material prepared by Cath Mackay about the development of the Association. Ellice offered to scan or type up material describing the history of and development of the 5-asides Matches.

It was agreed that Gillian and Janet should review the position in March 2003