Present: Ray Vella, Oliver Pollard, Ian McCarthy (chair), Maggie Whiston, Len Emmerson

 Apologies: Gary Killick

1. The minutes of the meeting dated 26^th September 2005 were agreed.
    
2. RV pointed out in respect of point 8 of the minutes that since 26/9 the junior membership had increased. Membership now stood at 8-10 juniors, with the team top of their league. He added that he wanted to encourage the juniors by by arranging matches between them and good seniors, such as Guy Olby and
   Ian Smith. OP announced that on 20^th and 29^th  December 2005 squash open days were to be held, and that he would circulate local schools.
    

4. OP said that to date 30 squash members had not paid the annual subscription due by 31^st October. He added that if they had not paid by the end of November they would be ousted from the club, and that subsequent re-joiners would be required to pay a re-joining fee of £25 in addition to the subscription.
    

5. OP complained that the floors of both the long room and men’s changing rooms were left with mud after football matches. IM said that this problem had been brought to the attention of general committee member responsible for football, John Pearce.
    

6. IM said that John Joyce would be asked to pay for shirts for juniors with the club squash logo. RV added that at junior matches such shirts would make the squash section appear more professional, and suggested that twenty shirts be ordered.
    

7. OP suggested that a team squash evening be held every alternate Friday evening, and he would ask manager Graham Watts to put up notices in the club.
    

8. RV suggested that a list of email addresses of squash members be supplied to the squash committee to enable the committee to circulate minutes of meetings and forthcoming events.
    

9. OP suggested that the annual squash and racketball tournament in 2006 be held at the end of April, between Easter (15/04) and the squash AGM (15/05).  RV said he would add this to the website.
    

10. LE mentioned that at its meeting dated 14/11/2005, the general committee had recommended an increase to the £3 court booking fee, which had remained unchanged for approximately 5 years. IM suggested that the squash committee would consider  an increase to £4, provided that new fan-driven heaters be installed on courts 1 and 2, and that a consultant be brought in to assess both the cost of re-sanding the floors of all four courts, and to replace the floors entirely.
     

11. MW added that it would be unfair to expect the ladies to pay an increased court booking fee given that there was no heating in the ladies’ changing room, a particular problem during the winter, and that joins between the tiles of the showers had accumulated black mould which ought to be cleaned.
     

12. RV suggested that the squash section’s 70^th anniversary in 2006 be marked by a tournament for top players such as Guy Olby, Colin Payne, and Matthew Gill, and added that he had already spoken to these players. OP’s suggestion that players use wooden rackets was rejected by the committee. The tournament would be held on a Saturday in July, followed by a disco and barbecue open to all club members, rather than just the squash section.
     

13. MW suggested that student players be allowed to pay reduced squash subscriptions, as they were often away at university and could only use the club’s facilities for short periods when at home. She cited Hannah Tye as an example. RV added that several of the junior players should also be entitled to a reduction when they start university, and that it would be a good idea to offer them reduced fees to keep them involved with club. The meeting concurred.
     
14. The date of the next meeting was fixed for Tuesday, 17^th January 2006.