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NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DRAMA ASSOCIATION
held on 14th April 2016 at Arnold

Present:- Joan Wildgust (Chairman), Christine Davison (Secretary), Neil Mackintosh (Treasurer), Linda Whitehurst, Robert Wildgust, Mike Stewart, Gordon Parsons, Barbara Barton, Roy Ainscough, Madeline Lord, Mel Reynolds

1 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
were received from Tony Vokes and Barbara Fisher

2 MINUTES AND MATTERS ARISING. - The minutes of the previous Council Meeting held on 17th March had been circulated and these were signed as a correct record.
There were no matters arising.

3 HON TREASURER'S REPORT - as at 14/04/16
Balance = £9750. 50
NS&I = £2341.85
Current = £7165.65
On hand = £243
Increase = £282.00
SINCE LAST MEETING
INCOME
PLAY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
Entry - 1 @ £60 = £60
THEATRE LUNCHEON - CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY
Receipts - 46 @ £18 each = £828
MISCELLANEOUS
Adjudications only:-
Market Harborough D S x 3 @£80 each = £240
EXPENDITURE
THEATRE LUNCHEON - CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY
Venue Bill - Crowne Plaza Hotel
47 meals @£18 each = £846

4 ROY'S RETIREMENT LUNCH 17TH APRIL 2016
Final arrangements were discussed for this event.

5 FESTIVALS
a)Play of the Year 15/16 and Dinner
Twenty three entries have now been received from 13 groups. This number includes 8 from the Leicestershire groups. It is the maximum number of entries ever received for this festival.
Dinner - This will be held on 17th June at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. LW said that menu choices had now been finalised and she will send an invitation to all groups in the next two weeks.
b) One Act Festival / AETF
RW said that he had written to the AETF regarding the decision taken at the last meeting - namely that NANDA would no loner be promoting a One Act Festival due to lack of entries in recent years.
He informed them that NANDA would continue its membership of AETF and offered to host future AETF competitions if they wished. This matter will be discussed at the next AETF meeting on 8th May.
c)Youth Festival
This will be held on Saturday 7th May at Friesland School. There are 7 entries from 5 groups. The timetable and running order of the day were discussed. MS will be responsible for lighting and sound and will check the facilities beforehand. LW, CD, MR and RW volunteered to help on the day. JW and CD will liaise on the purchase of refreshments. NM will provide float money.

6 REVIEW OF POY AND MARKING SYSTEM
HW, RW and GP had reviewed the current marking system and details of the new scheme were circulated to the council. This was discussed and it was decided unanimously to adopt the new marking criteria for the 16/17 season.

7 THEATRE LUNCHEON - CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY
This was a successful event with Christopher Timothy being an entertaining speaker. There had been some issues over the service at the venue and a letter of complaint had been sent. This had been resolved very satisfactorily.

8 NEW ACTIVITIES
Forum - it is hoped that this will take place at the end of June. MS will make enquiries regarding a suitable venue.
Logo competition. Information about this will go out to groups in the near future.

9 MEDIA REPORTS
Nothing to report

10 CORRESPONDENCE /AMENDMENTS TO MEMBERSHIP
Nothing to report

11 AOB
ML said that she would be retiring from the Council at some point and that she would try to find a member of ELAPS to take her place.
BB asked about insurance. Her group found it very expensive and she wondered whether other groups could offer advice. It was decided that this could be a topic to be discussed more fully at the forum.

10 DATE AND VENUE OF NEXT MEETING

The next meeting will be held on Thursday 12th May at 2.30pm at Aspley

The meeting ended at 4.03pm