EAST MIDS CPSA NEWSLETTER MARCH 2012

Dear East Midlands Shooter

Well here we go again for another season of competition shooting and you can once again expect some great competitions in all disciplines. All the fixtures for the year are fixed and you can find a full list of these in this month’s Pull magazine and also on the East Midlands website.

A couple of bits of news before I tell you about this month’s fixtures, first of all we held the East Mids AGM on Monday and it was good to see a healthy turnout. For those of you that couldn’t be there you will hopefully be pleased to hear that all the officers, namely Janet Stennett (Chair), Carl Smith (Deputy Chair), Colin Butler (General Secretary), Paul Stennett (Treasurer) and Julia Fell (Minutes Secretary) were all re-elected unopposed.

Congratulations to Graham Cave of Suffolk who won the Season Ticket draw.

A full report on the AGM can be found here;

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Secondly, I have been a Director for your region now for just over two years, and in that time I have learnt an awful lot about our Association and how it is run. I would hope in that time you will have seen how committed I am in representing the East Midlands, this is an unpaid position yet I give many hours and miles travelling, striving to make our region something for us all to be proud of.

In that time I have realised that much more could be done in making the CPSA into an organisation that our members deserve, better administration, bigger and better national competitions that are well organised and sponsored, more value for money in terms of your membership package, greater clarity and a better level of communication with shooters and grounds, and a greater willingness by the organisation to consult and take on board members views.

It is with all this in mind that I have decided to stand for election as the CPSA National Chairman at the forthcoming National AGM to be held at the Holiday Inn at Crick on the 31^st March 2pm. If you can make it I would be very grateful for your support but if not you can still assign your vote to someone who is, these proxy votes have to be registered 48 hours before the AGM.

MARCH FIXTURES

We kick off March with the ABT Regional Championships at Nottingham & District GC this Sunday (4^th). Not only that but it is also the first leg of the East Mids Supreme Championship and as an added bonus you don’t have to ref, score or work the abacus, all that is done for you this year by Carl’s qualified ref’s.

So don’t delay book your space by calling the ground direct on 01623- 883798.

SAT NAV DIRECTIONS – NG25 0RQ

The following week March 11^th we have the Olympic Trap at Beverley; bookings are being taken for this event now, to secure your squad place please call the ground direct on 01964 – 551134.

SAT NAV DIRECTIONS – HU17 7RB

Two weeks later (March 25^th) we travel down to Suffolk for the Regional FITASC at High Lodge. John Bidwell as a keen supporter of the region will I’m sure put a good course on and with the Premier facilities the ground is well worth a visit. Booking are already being taken so call them now to secure your place on 01986 – 784347.

SAT NAV DIRECTIONS – IP17 3QT

Well that’s about it for this month although I will give you an early reminder that the Double Trap event is at Beverley on April 1^st.

I hope to see some of you very soon at the National AGM.

Until next time, enjoy your shooting and don’t forget;

Break Some Clays!!!

Kind Regards

Colin