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FRIENDS OF RYTON COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL

 

Date: Tuesday 17th May

Time: 7.30 pm

Venue: Community Room, Syd Cowans Sports Hall

Present: Derrick Marrs, Steve Williamson, Richard Griffiths, Lesley Bowden, Ralph Manchester, Wendy Morgan, Becky Polito, Dave Campbell, Sue Forster, Dorothy Plummer, Ashleigh Kane, Clare Wade, Kath Riley, Pam Perry, Judith Donaldson, Teresa Tiplady (admin support).

Apologies for absence: Trish Campbell, Lee Storey, Caroline Willoughby, Brian Willoughby.

Minutes and Action:

Area

Comment

Responsible

Timescale

Matters Arising

Becky Polito to add as an apology for absence. Minutes agreed  from last meeting

TTi

asap

Applications for Funding

Year 13 students Rachel Stoddart and Emma Fortune will be spending a month working for the NDCC in Ethiopia. £50 donation AGREED for each student.

 

 

Big Band Night

Very sparsely attended. No profit / small loss.

 

 

Summer Fair

RGr gave new FORCS members  an overview of the festival.

Main Stage still needed. D Marrs may have sourced a solution.

HSS Hire sorted.

FORCS asked to help find more Stalls/Stallholders, distribute posters & flyers and to sell tickets.

Visits to Primary schools to advertise event.

AGREED that FORCS will sell Pizza & Soft Drinks.

D Marrs to check availability of absent FORCs members to volunteer for marshalling at event.

 

 

 

D Marrs/RG

 

D Marrs

 

FORCS

 

S Forster ?

 

 

asap

 

 

 

asap

AOB

Judith Donaldson to hand over the role of Treasurer. SWi proposes formal thanks to Judith for her work.  

D Marrs proposes Lee Storey to take on Treasurers role. D Campbell seconds. Unanimous vote.

 

Discussion of new names for FORCS to reflect school name change. AGREED to go with The Friends Group.

 

D Marrs outlines benefits to becoming member of NCPTA. D Marrs proposes joining. SWi seconds.

 

Need for more meetings discussed. Proposal to go from 6 to 8 meetings p.a. Swi advises he may not be able to attend all. New pattern of meetings to be drawn up.

 

FORCS/The Friends group facebook page discussed. D Marrs to set up, trial and monitor it.

 

23rd June New Intake Evening. Who can attend and promote Forcs, to be discussed at next meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWi

 

 

 

 

D Marrs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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May 2011

 

 

 

 

14th June

Meeting closed at 9.10. Next Meeting Tuesday 14th June.

 

Friends of Ryton Comprehensive School-Meeting/AGM

Date:               June 14th 2011

Time:              7.30pm

Location:        Community room

Agenda

1.    Requests for funding

2.    Charitable Status

3.    AOB

Next meeting : TBC