Meeting held on 22nd November 2008 at The Clifton Ford Hotel, Welbeck Street, London.

Present.

M. W. Humphreys	President
A. Middleton	Chair
P. McDade	Vice Chair
J. A. Lee	General Secretary
I. Fazakerley	Membership Secretary and Web site Manager
T. Griffiths	Editor and Advertising Officer
D. Watkin	Merchandising Manager
R. Vipond	Fly Dressing Competition Secretary
D. Bartle	Fishing Competition Secretary
P. Watson	Life Vice President
	Plus 2 ordinary Guild members.

• Apologies for absence were received from P. Eslinger, D. Forward, and J. Gamon.

 

• Minutes of the meeting held on 1st November 2008.

One minor modification was recorded and the minutes were approved as an accurate record of the meeting.  The Chair signed the record copy.

• Matters arising from the minutes of the meeting of 1st November 2008.

None

• Reports of Officers.
• General Secretary

Jerry Lee had little to report since the meeting earlier in the month:

Trade Membership:
References have been received and the committee agreed trade membership for theessentialfly.com

Big Fish Competition:
No entries so far this year.

Fly Dressing Competition:
One entry for this current competition, so far.

• Treasurer.

Alan Middleton presented a report on the current financial situation.  The committee noted the arrangements for provision of letter-headed stationary and business cards.
Terry Griffiths advised on an up-dated logo, which will be provided for use.

• Membership Secretary and Web site Manager:

No report

• Editor and Advertising Manager.

Terry Griffiths reported that the Flydresser - Winter 2008 issue - is on schedule through printers ZetaColour - and is printed and away at the finishers, to be sent to the mailing house early next week, and all this despite the worst endeavours of the postal system not to deliver/return proofing copy to the editor in reasonable, or unreasonable time!

Some prospective (new) contributors have sent in very complex articles based on their having acquired digital photographic equipment, complex because a fundamental knowledge of photo technique is still required/preferred to achieve a usable image, far beyond the Auto setting on the camera .... !

An arrangement with the FlyFishers' Club (London) has unearthed otherwise limited issued articles for our use in Flydresser. A reciprocal agreement with the club that they receive a copy of the magazine for their archive as our part of the bargain is in place. The articles in question, authored by FDG members were previously published only in the FFC Journal.

 

• Merchandising Manager.

No report

• Fly Dressing Competition Secretary.

No report

• Fishing Competition Secretary.

No report

• Development Officer.

No report.

• Shows and Exhibitions
• West Country Game Fair (14th-15th March 2009) – The Guild will be represented by the Bristol Branch.
• Kent Game Fair (28th – 29th March 2009) – The Guild will be represented by the Swale Branch.
• Spring Fly Fair (28th February – 1st March 2009) – The Guild will attend and be represented by Alan Middleton, Phil McDade and David Palmer.
• Tweed Angling Fair (3rd – 4th May 2009) – The Guild will again enquire about attendance.
• CLA Game Fair (24th – 26th July 2009) – Alan Middleton reported he has written twice to the organisers with regards to the “Fly tying Village”.  To date he has had no response.  The committee agreed to go with our presence as per the previous year.

 

• Any Other Business:
• Dates of meeting for next year:

21st February 2009 – in London.

13th June 2009 – Fishing venue (tbc) – Cyril Bellman Competition.

23rd July 2009 – CLA Game Fair, Belvoir Castle.

7th November 2009 – tbc BFFI, Trentham Gardens.

28th November 2009 – AGM and EC meeting – in London.