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NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DRAMA ASSOCIATION

Minutes of the meeting held on 11th December 2018 at Ruddington
Present:- Joan Wildgust (Chairman), Christine Davison (Secretary), Barbara Barton, Mike Stewart, Gordon Parsons, Neil Macintosh (Treasurer), Rob Hurst, Linda Whitehurst, Howard Whitehurst
1 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Barbara Fisher, Roy Ainscough, Mel Reynolds, Tony Vokes, Bob Wildgust

2 MINUTES AND MATTERS ARISING.
The minutes of the previous Council Meeting held on 20th November 2018 had been circulated and these were signed as a correct record.
Matters arising to be discussed in the relevant agenda item.

3 HON TREASURER'S REPORT as at 20/11/2018
Balance = £9036.95
NS&I = £2367.02
Current = £6369.93
On hand = £300.00
Increase = £55
SINCE LAST MEETING
INCOME
PLAY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
Entries 2 x @ £65 each = £130
THEATRE LUNCHEON - ADAM PENFORD
Receipts -
Member - 48 @ £20 each
Non Member - 10 @£22 each
Total = £1180
OPERATIONS
Subscriptions -
Group membership 1 @ £25 (All Hallows)
TOTAL = £25
EXPENDITURE
THEATRE LUNCHEON - ADAM PENFORD
Venue Bill - Crowne Plaza Hotel
64 dinners @ £20 each = £1280
Online banking - NM said that he would take the signed forms to HSBC together with a copy of the Constitution, which was required.

4 FESTIVALS
Play of the Year 18/19 and Awards Dinner
Eight entries have been adjudicated so far. Three more entries proposed for February
Youth Festival
JW announced that Mel Reynolds had offered to organise next year's festival and that she has sent him all the relevant information.
Sonya Oates has agreed to be stage manager and to organise the tickets
JW will contact Chilwell Olympia to book dates. This will be either 4th or 18th May, although RH said that Ravenshead could not do the 18th.

5 THE FUTURE OF NANDA
There was little further to report. GP had visited three plays entered for the PoY festival. East Bridgford had agreed to discuss representation at NANDA meetings at their next meeting.
There was general agreement that groups should be helped. They could be encouraged to bid for modest amounts of money. GP noted that if a group were to put in a bid they should come to a Council meeting. JW suggested that all council members should come up with suggestions and the subject would be discussed in greater detail in the February meeting.

6 CONSTITUTION
HW presented the revised constitution to the council and this was carried unanimously. CD will send a copy of the to all groups with the AGM papers. This will be put forward at the AGM to be ratified

7 MEDIA
HW said that the new website was now live. The web address is www.nanda.org.uk.
JW thanked Howard and Mike for their work in setting up the new site.

8 MEMBERSHIP
Nothing to report

9 DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The AGM will be held on 26th January at 2.30 pm at the Lace Market theatre. This will be followed by an Open Forum for members.
The next Council meeting will be on 26th February at 2.30 pm at Arnold

The meeting closed at 8.50pm