THE
RACE WALKING ASSOCIATION
This page will contain a list of decisions taken at
each General Committee and Annual General Meeting of the R.W.A.
The items listed do not contain any record of discussions, etc., and do
not constitute formal minutes, but serve as an indication of what was
done at the various meetings.
Each meeting will be added as soon as possible and will remain here
while it is still relevant.
Click on the appropriate meeting title to see the Decision Sheet.
General Committee, 23/9/2007 General
Committee, 2/12/2007 Annual General
Meeting, 2/12/2007 General Committee, 2/3/2008
Decision
Sheet of
General
Committee, 23rd September, 2007
1 Decline S.W.C. request for financial assistance
with the 100 miles.
2 Hold 2008 Y.A.G.Championships at Victoria Park,
London.
3 hold 2008 50k Champs at Ropner Park, Stockton on
Tees.
4 Hold 2008 10k Champs at Earls Colne.
5 Hold 2008 20k Champs at Battersea Park, London.
6 Introduce 15k Champs for 2008.
7 Submit comments on Jack Buckner’s Competition
review.
8 Chase up Athletics Weekly re publication of
fixtures.
9 Support Nominations of Brian Adams and Reg Wells as
Life Members.
10 Agreed to General Secretary’s Motions for A.G.M.
11 Transferred Nijmegen Shield to the 20 Champs.
12 Agreed Rule Change for “B” Teams in National
Champs.
13 Agreed several age qualifications and cut-off
times for Champs.
14 Agreed Clarification of categories for Best
Performances.
15 Next meeting to be 2nd December, 2007, immediately
before A.G.M.
Decision Sheet of
General
Committee, 2nd December, 2007
1 Agreed on the desirability of having the Trophy Secretary
at G.C meetings; rules to be adjusted at A.G.M., 2008.
2 Agreed to have permanent Agenda Item Regional Relationships.
3 Approved Annual Report.
4 Financial arrangements for 10 miles Championships to be
dealt with by P.Marlow & R.Wallwork.
5 P.Marlow to finalise arrangements for 50k Championships
with Redcar R.W.C.
6 Approved C.Telling's proposals for development of 200
Club, with amendment regarding issue of extra numbers.
7 Agreed to provide 200 Club page on the R.W.A. web site.
8 Agreed to provide downloadable version of the Handbook on
the web site (after incorporation of several amendments)
9 Agreed to consider position & status of Track
Championships.
10 Next meeting to be 2nd March, 2008.
Decision
Sheet
of Annual General Meeting, 2nd December, 2007
1 Annual Report accepted
2 Treasurer’s Report &
Accounts accepted
3 Officers elected
President Glyn
Jones
Vice President
Ron Wallwork
General Secretary
Peter Cassidy
Treasurer Bill
Wright
Chairman Peter
Markham
Champs Secretary
Peter Marlow
4 Sub Committee Chairman elected
Coaching &
Development Mike Fox
F. & G.P.
Dave Ashman
International
Peter Markham
J. & O.
Peter Marlow
R., R. & S.
Cecil Gittins
5 Other Post Holders elected
Minutes Secretary
Chris Flint
Press & Publicity
Officer No nominations
Auditors Chris
Berwick, Terry Morris
6 Life Members elected
Brian Adams, Reg Wells
7 Motion on Rule 5 Finance carried
as amended (unanimously) N.B.: wording & explanatory note can be
viewed HERE.
8 Motion on replacement of “A.A.A.
of E.” by “E.A.”, etc. carried nem con (show of hands)
9 Motion on Rule 3
Membership carried nem con (show of hands)
10 Motion on Rule 4 Eligibility
carried nem con (show of hands)
11 Agreed to hold next A.G.M. in
December, 2008 in Birmingham on a date to be fixed by the General
Committee, probably the 10th.
Decision Sheet of
General
Committee, 2nd March, 2008
1
Agreed a trophy insurance strategy for the Association
2 Noted start times of 1:00 p.m. for
both Championship days at Earls Colne
3 Agreed to recognise Milton KEynes 100
miles as National Long-distance Championship, subject to certain
conditions
4 Agreed to send monthly fixture lists
to Athletics Weekly.
5 Agree to support the Schools and Clubs
Walking Challenge (SCWALK) with Derek Hayward as co-ordinator
6 Approved Emergency Committee Decision
on 10 mile standards.
7 In response to Eauropean Athletic
Association's initiative to review the rules of race walking, accepted
the proposal of the R.W.A. Seminar of 24th February that the I.A.A.F.
definition should be changed to "continuous contact + knee straight in
the upright position" and to progress this through the appropriate
channels.
8 Approved new letterhead
9 Next meeting to be 6th July in
Birmingham.