Cluain Council Meeting 20^th May 2017

Start time:          Tricky to say… discussions about Midwinter Coronation started around 1.40pm and continued past the official meeting start time of 2pm.                                      

Finish time:        3pm

Present:               Liz Brodie, Sue Whitby, Roger Win, Dave Whitby (Ed), Rob McIntyre, Sarah Pitcaithly, Meghann Exley (Fina), Wendy & Ian Piddington and Trent Deakin & Michelle Deakin.

Apologies:          Alex Allison

Minutes of previous meeting approved by Ed and seconded by Roger.

Upcoming events :

Midwinter Coronation  - Rob & Sarah

• Fina is decorating overlord. Still need a vignette coordinator and deputy, performance coordinator and chore coordinator. Sarah is filling some of these roles at present but needs support.
• Equipment needed includes loaner feast kit, candles, sliced branches for candle coasters, a gazebo and rope/wire for oil lamps.

Officer’s Reports:

Reeve – Roger

• We still have money.
• Fina volunteered to be reeve (with assistance) if nobody else volunteers by March 2018.

Marshall – Roger

• Little recently.

A&S - Liz

• 100 days of 10 minutes of A&S is going on.
• Also making of bread oven at Braythwayte Manor.

Seneschal – Ed

• Advertising the club – Ildhafn are using Meet Up and this is an option.
• Fina considering ways to advertise – Instagram may be an option in the future if a young person can be found to run and regularly update it. Facebook presence could be changed so more people can contribute and Fina will action this. Also a possibility of community radio adverts.

Webwright- Ed

• Looking at adding Paypal at some point, but probably not in time for Midwinter Coronation.

Chatelaine - Sue

• 1 newcomers from Waldorf school attending today.
• 1^st term of office ends in July.

Other business:

None

Next meeting

3^rd Saturday in June – venue to be decided depending on the weather.