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Agenda
The Committee
The Wider Team
2013-2014 Programme
Weekends Away
A Week Away!
Christmas Weekend
Advert for Weekends Away
Braemar
NDWG Socials Conservation Weekends The Ramblers The Accounts Discounts Website Publicity Communication Membership Survey Results
Helen Tarling – Committee Chairperson Anna Dobrowolska– Treasurer/Weekends Organiser Andrew Milledge– Secretary Harriet Lagnado – Membership Secretary Euan Walters – Walks Co-ordinator Nigel Sarsfield– Notts Social Organiser/Web Editor Simon Lazenby – Weekends Organiser Madeleine Walker– Conservation Officer Rob Brighton – Communications Officer Wendy Holdsworth – Derby Social Organiser
The Committee
Thank You
Brendan Barnes
Jacky Braunton
Harri Lagnado
Nigel Sarsfield
Rob Stevens
Wendy Holdsworth
Katie Szkornik
Greg Whitton
Sat 18 Oct – Kirklington – 12 miles
Sun 16 Nov – Rowsley – 12.5 miles
Sun 30 Nov – The Roaches – 9 miles
Sun 14 Dec – Hartington – 12 miles
Sun 12 Dec – Cannock Chase – 9 miles
Leaders are required for....
NDWG Guidance for Walk Leaders
The Ramblers Good Practice Toolkit for Walk Leaders
The Ramblers Walk Leaders Checklist
Experienced members happy to support new leaders
Support for Walk Leaders
Weekends Away
Pendle Hill, Nr. Yorkshire Dales
Grasmere , The Lakes – New Year!
Idwal Cottage, Snowdonia
Boggle Hole, Yorkshire Moors
Street (Glastonbury)
More Weekends Away
Maggs Howe, Kentmere
St. Davids, Pembrokeshire
Snowdonia
– Beginners Scrambling
The Black Mountains, Llanbedr
Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk
NDWG Christmas Social in Hartington.
Festive meal at the Charles Cotton Hotel, B&B accommodation at Hartington YHA and group walks on both days.
Christmas Weekend
Memories you will keep forever
Best way to make friends
Visit different areas of the country
Join us for a Weekend Away
Group Meals
Le Bistro Pierre
Pizza Express
Mexico
Annie’s Burger Shack
Turtle Bay
Ask Italian
The Bookcafe in the Quarter
Chutney
Tamatanga
Petit Paris
The Best of the Kendal Film Festival
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Epic of Everest
Banff Film Festival
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Films
Andy Kirkpatrick – Inappropriate Climbing!
Sir Ranulph Fiennes – Living Dangerously
Film, Arts & Theatre
37th Derby City Beer Festival
Derby Folk Festival
Derby Camra Winter Beer Festival
Festivals
Derby Bonfire & Fireworks Display
Nottingham Bonfire & Fireworks Display
Beeston Christmas Lights Switch On
German Christmas Market (Birmingham)
Christmas Ice-Skating & Mulled Wine
Chinese New Year Festival & Fireworks
Christmas Coach Trip
Festivities
Friar Gate Ghost Walk & Supper
Haddon Hall by Candlelight
Gothic Hall at Elvaston Castle
Derby Museums Event
Ice Hockey
Nottingham Light Night
Derby Cathedral Quarter, Towers, Tunnels & Tales
Nottingham Goose Fair
And lots more besides...
Protect our beautiful countryside
Four weekends away a year for just £20!
Conservation Weekends
Gather on Friday evening
Conversation task on Saturday
Group Meal Saturday evening
Local Sunday walk
Conservation Weekends
Manifesto for a Walking Britain
Ramblers Campaign: Don’t Lose Your Way
The Ramblers solve over 600 footpath problems a year
The Ramblers
The Accounts – where the money came from and went
ACCOUNT SUMMARY 2013-14 2012-13
Year end balance 4270.69 2813.86
Receipts
Weekend Receipts 8779.00 11581.00
Social Receipts 3232.00 2228.00
Bank Interest 3.52 2.58
12014.52 13811.58
Payments
Weekend Payments -8649.93 -11824.28
Social Payments -1882.91 -2058.00 Summary by type 2013-14 2012-13
AGM 0.00 -107.00 Opening balance 2813.86 3151.25
Website -15.66 -159.69 Weekends 129.07 -243.28
Other -9.19 0.00 Socials 1349.09 170.00
-10557.69 -14148.97 Other -21.33 -264.11
Closing Balance 4270.69 2813.86 4270.69 2813.86
73% of receipts and 81% of payments in the year
relate to weekends away..
Social receipts include the vast bulk of Christmas
2014 receipts.
Two events (one
bank holiday trip
away and one social
event) made a fairly
substantial loss
The Accounts – how the balance tracked over the year
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NDWG bank balance £000s Peaks in November (Christmas 2013
and New Year receipts), February
(Mull receipts) and September
(Christmas 2014 receipts)
Opening Balance £2.8k, Closing
balance £4.3k
BUT…… this increase is down to
timing (most Christmas 2014
receipts in, but only deposits paid out
as of year end).. Large payments on
the horizon before end 2014
The Accounts – no room for complacency
Payments already made since year
end, remaining payments tor
Christmas meal (say £1.1k) and two
weekends away paid for (say £800
each) could substantially reduce the
cash balance by year end
We can pay all current commitments,
but early 2015 may be tight due to
timing of balances due vs likely
opening nights and timing of receipts
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NDWG bank balance £000s
?
The Accounts – prompt payment always helps!
We will only pay out deposits to
make further weekend bookings
when we know we can pay existing
commitments.
Paying promptly once you’ve booked
on a weekend away improves the
group’s cash flow and gives us a
better chance of securing popular
locations (e.g. Lakes at bank holiday
time) before they are booked up
£ +
= +
15% at Cotswold Outdoor The Notts Store occasionally has 20% discount nights for
NDGW
20% of Cicerone Guides online
Fitness Footwear – free delivery
Wirksworth Outdoors – 5% discount
Discounts
Nigel has worked tirelessly to update the website and keep it up to date: Facebook feed to keep front page fresh
Blog include information from Area
Photos & Videos
Committee Minutes
Useful Links
Copies of all the previous programmes & editions of Footprint
All the latest news and updates on walks
Website
Sept 2013 Sept 2014 Last 8 months
Last 12 months
New & Re-instated
+41 +41 +56 +36%
Total 222 239 +10 +17 +7.5%
Pending Payment
20 9
Total 242 248 +2 +6 +2.5%
Membership Numbers
We are a thriving dynamic group.
We have strengths which smaller or meet up groups struggle to achieve: A full and varied programme of walks and social events
Committed walk leaders, events organisers and committee
Big enough to have people take on these roles
Good turnover with new members becoming more involved
Selling Points
Friendly, welcoming, relaxed approach
People can drop in and out as they please, as much or as little as they want to
Multifaceted member interface via digest/web/fb
Quick response to changing circumstances & queries
We have our own identity and...
...we are who we are!
Selling Points
Please renew your membership promptly!
If you shop at Tesco and collect Clubcard points you can now exchange them for annual membership to The Rambler.
Single Annual Membership - £11 in Clubcard vouchers
Joint Annual Membership - £15 in Clubcard vouchers
Discounted Membership with Tesco
Survey Results
Good/ideal (35)
Would like more walks of 12-14 miles on a Sunday
More short walks, long walks appeal to speed walkers
More walks of 10-12 miles
Longer Sunday walks in the summer
Saturday walks that finish at 2pm or 3pm sometimes
Short walks can be long for occasional walkers
More 5-7 mile walks to encourage new members
What are your thoughts about the length of walks as they currently are?
Are there any places you would like to walk that are not currently offered on the
programme?
North Nottinghamshire
Linear walks
West Midlands
Holidays abroad
Lincolnshire
Leicestershire
Fringes of the Dark Peak
Hathersage
South of England
North Yorkshire
What types of weekends would you like to see on the programme, please
tick all that apply?
More scrambling! Berwick had mix of all above so ideal :-) Good to cover all bases (unless something is clearly unpopular/didn’t work last time) At end of day its a hiking group so stick to that relaxing/city breaks aren’t really the
point The tick boxes above don't cover places like the North York Moors or the Cotswolds,
etc. Maybe a Europe or Ireland Weekends away don’t appeal due to accommodation - what about selecting a location
with B&B/pub/self-catering accommodation as an alternative to hostels? I like idea of having a longer (week long?) trip once a year and the slightly longer New
Year trip walking along rivers and canals Long distance footpaths in sections Although I don't do weekends away so doesn't matter what I think
Comments on Types of Weekends
Are there any locations that you would like to see featured on the schedule of weekends?
Seaside (Cornwall, Dorset, etc.)
South Downs North Lakes Isle of Man Suffolk London Cotswolds Chilterns Gower Peninsula
Wilderhope Manor, Long Mynd
Lincolnshire Wolds Yorkshire Moors & Dales Skye Wales Northumberland Highlands Ireland Coastal Areas Bowland North Pennines
A good variety. Easter and New Year in locations that suit all abilities
Shorter overnight trips to the Peak District
Camping Trips
YHA South Downs for Nov 4-6 2016
Are there any locations that you would like to see featured on the schedule of weekends?
Please give us your suggestions for future social events.
Bowling
Cinema
Concerts
Theatre
Beach Party Social
West Bridgford Bars in Summer
Ice Skating
Go Ape
Xmas Markets
Abseiling/Outdoors Event
Kendal & Banff FF
Walk linked social (Lido or Castleton Caverns)
Splendour BBQ Casino/Poker Cheese & Wine Evening Ceilidhs Picnic Day Trips to Local Cities Riverside Festival Hunger Games/Battle Royal
The walks
Friendliness of the members/Welcoming
Social activities
‘I can come along when I’m free’
Breadth of activities
Informative website
Affordable activities
Reliable & well organised
In your opinion, what is the best overall feature of NDWG?
Recruit new members
Decide whether we are a 20-30s or 20-40s group
City centre meet point on a Saturday
Committee minutes on website
Courses on how to spread out around a bar and get served without queuing!
Advertise activities well in advance
The opportunity to thank the Committee
I’m happy with everything. Thanks!
Are there any changes that you would like us to make?
Encourage new Committee Members from all areas
Good move to ditch the coach trip
More weekends away
Some longer Saturday walks
More drivers to pick up people at meet points
NDWG is excellent and the Committee do a fab job
Keep making people feel welcome – always!
Please write any additional comments you have in the space. Thank you for your feedback. We will publish
the results via the Digest.
‘Thanks to the committee, walks leaders and weekends leaders for all they do in helping to keep the group
active and thriving. You all do an amazing job as volunteers and without you the group would not be
anywhere near as successful as it is.’
Thank You!
‘The Committee do a wonderful job to keep this group one of the most dynamic of all the 'young ramblers'
groups. Their hard work should never be forgotten nor those people who volunteer to lead walks, host meals
and organise other events.’
Thank You!
Encourage & support new Committee Members
Welcome and encourage new members
Volunteer to lead walks
Make suggestions
Organise a social
Contribute to the Website and/or Facebook page
The Future
Beer Break!
NDWG Review of the year video
http://vimeo.com/80534970
NDWG is run by a dedicated team of volunteers that are elected each year at our group AGM. They form a committee which meets every eight weeks to organise the day to day running of the group and make plans for the year ahead. They also make sure that the group is being run in accordance with the original constitution laid down when the group was formed in 1997.
The Committee
Responsible for chairing the committee meetings and the AGM, making sure that the business is completed and keeping the participants in good order. Other tasks include discussing and planning the agenda with the Secretary. In conjunction with the Secretary, attends Nottinghamshire Area committee meetings and the Area AGM. Feeds back information between Area and NDWG Committees. Please note that this position is usually taken by an existing member of the committee.
Committee Chairperson
As the group's main administrator, the Secretary acts as the main contact person. Tasks include; dealing with correspondence from central office, dealing with general enquiries, keeping minutes of committee meetings and keeping all relevant correspondence. In conjunction with the Chair, attends Nottinghamshire Area committee meetings and the Area AGM. Feeds back information between Area and NDWG committee.
Secretary & Vice Chair
To keep account of the groups income, expenses and banking. To pay out costs and collect income. To prepare a Balance sheet for each committee meeting, and for the AGM along with a detailed report of all the cash movements within the group. To pay out and collect deposits for weekends. And at the year end, prepare the year end accounts to be submitted to RA Head Office for auditing.
Treasurer
Maintains and updates the group's membership list from the monthly reports posted from RA Central Office. Deals with enquires from people interested in joining the group and forwards them information. Sends out welcome mail and walks programme to new members. Sends reminders to lapsed members encouraging them to re- join. Submits a regular Membership Brief to the committee. Advises the RA on members’ address changes.
Membership Secretary
Responsible for communications to the group and publicity to the wider public. Liaises with Web Editor on use of NDWG website and other new media channels for publicity and group communications. Liaises with Online Content Editor and Membership Secretary as necessary to ensure aligned and timely communication of key messages to the membership. Responsible for coordinating distribution of the group's publicity posters and leaflets to libraries, shops, tourist info centres etc. Provides details of walks and events to local press and other local media.
Communications Officer
Shared role. Organises the programme of weekends for the group; liaising with the walks organisers re group calendar. Booking accommodation for weekends whilst actively seeking weekend leaders and popular locations.
Weekends Organiser
Shared role. Co-ordinates the production of the group's six-monthly walks programme. Encourages people to lead walks and maintains a contact list of potential leaders. Ensures that the programme offers a choice of locations, terrain and distances
Walks Organiser
Co-ordinates all the socials, ensuring nothing clashes and that there are plenty of socials each month in both Nottingham and Derby. Update socials page of NDWG website
Social Coordinator (Nottingham)
Co-ordinates all the socials, ensuring nothing clashes and that there are plenty of socials each month in both Nottingham and Derby. Update socials page of NDWG website
Social Coordinator (Derby)
Organises conservation activities/ weekends and reports to the committee on any threats to the countryside.
Conservation Officer
Maintains the group website including photo updates, updates to the walks / weekends programmes. Liaises with Communications Officer on use of NDWG website and other new media channels for publicity and group communications and ensures these are posted in an accurate and timely manner.
Web Editor
