Dear All, This is to follow on from the meeting yesterday. Firstly I apologise for being late and for the complications with Zoom, we’ll make sure all the details are available in future. I appreciate this email is a bit long, please take a moment to read it through and pick up the questions at the end. We discussed two connected proposals: 1. Change the classes so that people booked directly with the trainers rather than GCSSC, and payments also went straight to them rather than us paying the trainer a flat fee. 2. To remove GCSSC / Joint membership a. To be discussed at AGM (end Jan) b. Classes are discounted for members. Ideally we would change the class booking approach at the start of January - before the decision to change GCSSC membership. The only problem I can see is that members currently pay £3 less for each session. Trainers will need to know who is a member for this to continue. As an interim measure (until such time as the membership changes come into effect): 1. Attendees book directly with the trainer and identify whether they are GCSSC member 2. Trainer charges them the subsidised rate* 3. Trainer sends us a list of people who have claimed membership rates 4. GCSSC pays the trainer £3 per member who attends the class *The trainer might wish to change their rates, our contribution remains at £3 per person per session. (We are currently subsidising all classes by considerably more than this.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Next steps: 1. Discuss these new arrangements with each Trainer (next two weeks) 2. Announce the changes in a Hinx email (early Dec) 3. From January all classes booked directly with the Trainer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Possible date for AGM: 1. Mid-week lunchtimes are probably the least-worst option • There is no perfect time that works for everyone 2. Our Constitution requires 3 weeks notice • We could announce it in the email mentioned above 3. Kendrew Theatre is available: a. Wed 17th Jan b. Tues 30th Jan c. Wed 31st Jan d. Thurs 1st Feb Questions: 1. Is there any other reason why we can’t change the class bookings in January, ahead of the AHM? 2. Should we run a doodle poll across the Committee for a date for AGM ? (Or pick just pick one) Thanks for your help All the best, David