AGM Minutes of meeting. 

Chairperson gave her address to the meeting. 

LEWIS - OIC 

- WOULD LIKE ANOTHER 2 MEMBERS OF UNIFORM STAFF – FEMALE IF POSSIBLE. 

- 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR SOLID 25 TO 30 CADETS WITH THE NUMBER OF STAFF THAT WE HAVE. RATIO IS 12 TO 1. 

- IF OFFSHORES ARE RUN, AT LEAST 10 CADETS TO BE ON THESE. 

- 2 BASIC ENGINEERING COURSES TO BE RUN NEXT YEAR IN THE UNIT. 

- IDEAS 

- ASK IF A DISTRICT COURSE TO BE RUN HERE AT THE UNIT.  MAY OR MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE. NEED TO LOOK INTO 

- GOING INTO SCHOOLS TO TRY AND GET MORE CADETS ONBOARD.  ALSO ADULT VOLUNTEERS. 

- MERMAIDS. DUNMURRY DIPPERS. COLD WATER SWIMMING CLUBS ETC. TRY AND GET ADULT VOLUNTEERS FROM THESE. 

- REPLACE KAYAKS AS THEY ARE TOO SMALL FOR CADETS. 

- MORE DAY RUNNING UNIT COURSES AT UNIT. 

- SUPS ARE NEEDED ALSO FOR THE NEXT YEAR. WE WOULD LIKE 2 TO 3. 

- 1 IF NOT 2 LAPTOPS TO FULFIL STAFFING TEACHING PURPOSES. 

- SHOWCASE FOR THE CADETS TO MAINTAIN THE BOATS. 

- REPLACING RIGID RAIDER.  VERY OLD 

- 30BHP ENGINE AS A SPARE. 

Fundraising ideas 

LAST SAT OF EVERY MONTH IN ANTRIM IS A MARKET, SO BUSY AT JUNCTION, TRY AND GET COLLECTION FOR THEN. 

CONTACT CAMBRIDGE HOUSE FOR FUNDRAISING FOR UNIT. 

TABLE QUIZ/BINGO NIGHT 

FIRESIDE QUIZ 

SMARTIES TUBES 

AIRPORT DROP OFF FEES 

ASDA GREEN TOKENS 

TESCO BLUE TOKENS 

BLUE BUCKETS OUT IN SHOPS 

POINTS TO NOTE: 

- SPEAK TO DO ABOUT GETTING CADETS INTO SCHOOLS IN UNIFORM FOR ADVERTISING 

- UNIT CLOSED NEXT WEEK FOR HALLOWEEN 

- RUTH ASK FOR FOOD BANK DONATIONS 



## AGM COMMITTEE 

CHAIR RUTH PROPOSED BY JOHN AND 2[ND] BY PAULINE SECRETARY TIM PROPOSED BY PAULINE AND 2[ND] BY JOHN TREASURER PAULINE PROPOSED BY LEWIS AND 2[ND] BY RUTH 

## PRESIDENT – MAKE SURE TRANSFER NIGHTS DON’T CLASH WITH AGM 

MEET PAULINE IN RELATION TO GETTING COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR FUN DAY 

OPPORTUNITY TO REOPEN TALKS ABOUT BALLYMENA GETTING A NEW CADET CENTRE IN THE NEW BARRACKS SITE.  SUPPORT FROM RFCA IN RELATION TO THIS. 

STEPHEN – Danny Kinahan, veterans commissioner.