Barnstaple & District Pool League AGM Minutes

Date: Sunday 22/06/2025 Time: 7pm Venue: Horse & Groom

 

Committee for season of 2025/26 as voted in at the AGM

 

Chairperson - Ray Little

Secretary - Jake Daniels

Treasurer - James Spear

Fixtures Secretary - Lee Cooper

Premier Division Rep - Darren Manley

First & Lower Division Rep - Dan Turner

Ladies Rep - Becky Reed

 

Financial Report for season of 2024/25

 

(stay tuned)

 

 

Agenda

 

  1. Finals Day date to be confirmed BEFORE the end of the season carried
  2. Avoid clashing our finals day date with other leagues carried
  3. No matches on holidays (mother’s day, easter, bank holidays, etc) carried
  4. Finalise season fixtures BEFORE the end of the season carried (u)
  5. Semi Finals Day for ALL semi finals matches, not just team matches carried
  1. Semi Finals Day to be the week before finals day carried
  2. Neutral venues & refs for Semi Finals Day carried
  1. Reduce gaps/breaks through the league between fixtures NO VOTE

Note: length and frequency of gaps will depend on team number and 

division format

  1. All preliminary matches to be played BEFORE the league starts carried
  1. Hold AGM and presentation night on different evenings carried
  2. Return to 4 frames (3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss) not carried
  3. Move to international rules not carried
  4. Move AGM to registration night not carried
  5. Vote for the committee to look into professional refs, streaming, 

etc and pay from the treasury for such on behalf of the league carried

  1. Doubles Votes
    1. New Competition: ‘Singles Scotch’ - where frames will be taken 

in turns from being player on player, to scotch doubles, to player 

on player (Please see Ray Little for more clarification) carried

  1. Change current scotch doubles to irish doubles not carried
  2. Change current mixed doubles to mixed irish doubles not carried
  1. Singles Plate change to a set format, rather than a race to x carried
  2. Update Constitution, and allow the committee to make changes 

where appropriate throughout the year on suggestions without the need 

to wait for the AGM, but to ensure players are aware of these changes 

as they occur carried

  1. Results to be posted to the Facebook Page, & to Rackemapp carried
  2. 1 vote per team at the AGM not carried
  3. £1 per player match fee payable, this will go towards an end of season 

meal at presentation evening not carried (u)

  1. Move the winter break from December to January (to facilitate the 

closing of some venues during this period) not carried (u)

  1. Cash prizes for singles & hotshots not carried (u)
  2. Change minimum number of players from 4 to 3 (akin to Covid rules), 

and select the players that will play again at random not carried

  1. Invite Bideford venues to join the league, effectively rebranding us the 

Barnstaple, Bideford & District Pool League not carried (u)

  1. Breaking player to rack the balls for the match, removing the need for 

the referee to do so not carried (u)

  1. To use separate venues for the AGM, comps, semi finals & finals days carried (u)
  2. A maximum of 2 players per venue on the committee going forward 

(starting with the AGM 2026), where possible carried (u)

  1. Treasurer Point - vote to change banks (see treasurer) carried (u)

 

 

Other points:

  1. Going forward deadlines WILL be kept to, and the committee will do everything in their power to keep strict command of these deadlines and outstanding matches
  2. Every team playing in Finals day MUST nominate at least one person to ref/time matches
  3. The constitution will be updated asap (please see secretary) to keep in line with new changes and keep everyone up to date with how the league should run