Refs required

Apologies were received from Mssrs Bishop, Bradbury, B & J Ballantyne, Godson, Sutton, Butcher, G Ellwood, Blakey, Simpson, Hawksby and Ms Humphrys.

Minutes of last AGM were read and accepted with no matters arising.

Secretary’s Report, was given and accepted. Congratulations given to Jonny Ham on his level 4 promotion.

Treasurer’s Report was given and discussed, pig race night was a tremendous success. Thanks given to treasurer and Dave King for keeping all in order.

Election of Officers, Don Thorpe requested to stand down as CRA delegate, B Smith said he would stand. There being no other nominations for any positions it was passed to vote the following en bloc; President/Sec Ian Hotchkies; Chairman /Treasurer John Ledgeway; Vice chair Paul Ballantyne; Training Officer David King; Committee Peter Cook, Joe Ballantyne; Dave Milburn; Geoff Hartley; Glyn Ellwood; Sam Bayley; Brian Smith. Ex Officio Anthony Thornton; CRA Delegates, Ian Hotchkies, David King, Paul Ballantyne, Brian Smith. York FA Reps David King, Graham Bradbury. Auditor Ron Price.

A.O.B. there was a discussion on how to stop the fall in membership.

Meeting closed at 8.05

Minutes of 2 May Meeting

Posted on 4 May 20134 May 2013 by sambayley

Minutes of the meeting held on 2nd May 2013
at York Hospital Social Club

19 members present

The chairman welcomed all to the meeting.

Apologies were received from Mssrs; G Ellwood, J&B Ballantyne, R Simpson, G Bradbury, B Bishop, A Godson, C Sutton, M Butcher, A Blakey, N Hawksby and Ms A Humphrys

Minutes of the last meeting were read, with no matters arising

Correspondence from the RA, M Maine, P Joslin & G Bradbury was read

Membership stood at 24 with hopefully a few paying on the night. Subs are due at £22 and increasing to £25 in October. £11 for junior members. An added incentive is an included benefit of free legal aid insurance through the RA (worth £30-50 on your policy) this covers pleasure/ business and refereeing. Subs can now be paid online through the web site.

Reports were given regarding Colin Fawcett and Don Thorpe

Dinner – Tony Thornton gave a report. Feedback was asked for and any ideas that the members have do not hesitate to air them

Social Club, subs were due, still some outstanding and club are hoping that more of our members will join.

Cricket 14 July at Acomb CC and 17th July at Norton College.

Problem Corner, B Smith asked for guidance when Sat League sec contacted him regarding a player who had been taken to A&E by secretary after the match and did not send in the score. Our job is during the 90 mins and clubs do not require to tell ref who goes to hospital. Brian told of a player who did suffer facial injuries during the match.

York RA Web Site Sam Bayley and Dave King went through the web site which had links to all forms etc required. Thanks were given for all work put into this

There being no more business meeting closed at 9.25

Ian Hotchkies
Secretary

FA Cup Final Officials Appointed

Posted on 17 April 201317 April 2013 by David King

Andre Marriner is to referee the Cup Final at Wembley on 11 May 2013.

The FA has confirmed that Andre Marriner will take charge of The 2013 FA Cup Final between Manchester City and Wigan Athletic next month.
The fixture will complete a hat-trick of Wembley Stadium refereeing appearances for the 42-year-old, who has previously taken charge of the 2010 Community Shield between Manchester United and Chelsea and Cardiff City v Blackpool in the Championship Play-Off fixture earlier that year.
Marriner was also fourth official for the 2011 FA Cup Final, which saw Manchester City beat Stoke City 1-0.

Speaking about the appointment, the Birmingham FA official said: “It’s a great honour to be asked to referee the 2013 FA Cup Final, especially as it coincides with the 150th anniversary of The Football Association.
“To be involved in The FA Cup Final is ultimately every schoolboy’s dream and, as an occasion, they don’t come much bigger.
“I’ll approach The Final as I would any other fixture but obviously the whole event is on a completely different scale as it is the biggest club game in world football.”

Joining Marriner’s team of match officials on the day will be Assistant Referees Stephen Child (London FA)‬ and Simon Long (Cornwall FA)‬ while Anthony Taylor (Cheshire FA)‬ is the Fourth Official. Gary Beswick (Durham FA) will be the Reserve Assistant Referee.

Marriner, who is celebrating his 21st anniversary as an affiliated referee this year, added: “The FA Cup is revered around the world because of the importance and history of the competition.”
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The Chairman of The FA’s Referees Committee David Elleray commented: “We had no hesitation in appointing Andre Marriner, Stephen Child, Simon Long, Anthony Taylor and Gary Beswick to take control of the 2013 FA Cup Final between Manchester City and Wigan Athletic.
“All five officials have shown excellent form for several seasons and have a great deal of experience in important matches.
“Four of the team were involved in the last round of FIFA 2014 World Cup Qualification matches.‬ ‪
“Andre has a long and impressive record of officiating successfully in high profile matches in the Premier League, FA Cup and for UEFA and FIFA.
“He reaches the pinnacle of his domestic career with a wealth of experience which makes him an excellent choice for this FA Cup Final in The FA’s 150th anniversary year.‬”

[Footnote: York Referees’ Academy will remember that Gary Beswick was a speaker at one of our meetings in the past.]

New RA Board Members

Posted on 17 April 201317 April 2013 by David King

First Lady Board Member

The election process was carried out in accordance with the rules of the Association and the votes cast were counted on 16 April 2013 by RA Board members Albert Astbury and John Starkey and Head Office Staff. The resulsts are:

Ian Davies, Eddie McGrath and Ian Campbell have been elected to serve on the Board of Management for a period of 3 years and will take office on 6 July 2013 .Ian Davies and Ian Campbell have agreed to be co-opted immediately onto the Board of Management.In accordance with the decision made by the current Board of Management.

Len Randall and John Wilson (Driffield & Bridlington RA) have been offered co-option onto the Board until the end of the Annual Meeting in 2015.

In accordance with the decision made by the current Board of Management Laura Ritchie and Roy Cheshire have been offered co-option onto the Board until the end of the Annual Meeting in 2014.

A special welcome to Laura from Coventry.

IPRS Physiocare Information

Posted on 12 April 201312 April 2013 by sambayley

The RA have now supplied us with further information about the updated Physiocare insurance.

Two levels are available, priced at £25 and £35, depending on the number of sessions you wish to be covered for.

For more information, please download the IPRS Physiocare leaflet 2013.

Minutes of the AGM held on 2nd May 2013 At York NHS club

Minutes of the meeting held on 2nd May 2013 at York Hospital Social Club

Minutes of the AGM held on 2nd May 2013
At York NHS club

Minutes of the meeting held on 2nd May 2013
at York Hospital Social Club