SHEFFIELD & DISTRICT CHESS ASSOCIATION  Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on the Tuesday, 5th September  2006 at The Bridge, Chesterfield Road, Sheffield at 7.30 p.m.  President Roger Hoole opened the meeting  1. Remembrance: The meeting rose to remember Sam Haystead of Rotherham  Juniors who had passed away during the previous season. He had overcome  severe disabilities to achieve notable success in the chess world. He will  be sadly missed.  2. Apologies for absence: were received from P.J.Beckett, M.Smith,  G.Frost, J.Mercy, Sheffield Deaf.  3. Minutes of the 2005 Annual General meeting were distributed.  4. Matters arising: From the previous minutes, the allowance of an  extra 10 minutes to the standard 15 minutes in the final time control for  handicapped players had been followed on an agreed informal basis the  previous season.  5. Treasurer's Report: Mike Brumby reported a trouble free season  helped by some very low bulletin expenses. This meant there would be no  need  to ask for an increase in fees for the coming season.  6. Secretaries' Reports: The General Secretary (Bill Ward) and  Divisional and Cup Secretaries) Mike Brumby, Joe Primrose, Ron Keenan and  Phil Beckett) all reported trouble free seasons.     The Yorkshire League captains all did likewise, the highlight here     being the success of Alan McIntosh's B team in winning Division 2     of the League!  Postal Secretary Geoff  Frost reported good progress in the current  season.  The organisers for the Sheffield Championsip (John Fryer), Moses Trophy  (John Fryer) and Crabb Shield (Bill Ward) all reported enjoyable events,  all  results are shown below.  7. Presentation of Trophies:  Sheffield Championship:  Bruce Trophy - C.C.W.Shephard  Holroyd Trophy -  X.Y.Guo  Junior Trophy - T.Whitaker  S.& D.C.A. League  Davy Trophy (Div. 1): Nomads A  Weston Trophy (Div. 2): SASCA A  Batley-Meek Trophy (Div. 3): Nomads C  Athanaeum Trophy (Div. 4): SASCA B  Richardson Cup: Nomads 1  Richardson Plate: Nomads 2  Moses Trophy: S.Dunkley  T.W.Crabb Shield: M.Chakrovarty  Congratulations to all concerned!  8. Election of Officers Auditors & Match Captains:  The following were appointed:  President: J.R.Hoole  Vice Presidents: As before: J.L.Coe M.D.Smith G.Frost J.Foster B.H.England  S.J.Mann K.M.Hogan R.S.Hughes A.Perry P.G.Swanson P.J.Beckett R.A.Guest  J.A.Fryer G.Barnes A.M.Burrell S.Bessell W.Ward G.D.Brown C.C.Williams  J.Hamm. Our Treasurer, Division 1 and Richardson Cup Secretary (all the  same  person), Mike Brumby was quite rightly also added to the office of Vice  President.  General Secretary: W.Ward  Division 1 and Richardson Cup: M.Brumby  Division 2: J.Primrose  Division 3: R.Keenan  Division 4: P.J.Beckett  Tournament Controller: J.Fryer  Bulletin Editor: S.Dunkley  Treasurer: M.Brumby  Sheffield A Captain: J.Hamm  Sheffield B Captain: A.McIntosh  Sheffield C Captain:  J.Mercy  Sheffield D Captain:  P.Blackman  Postal Controller: G.Frost  Crabb Shield Trophy Organisers: Woodseats  Auditors: N.Carpino P.Broadhead  Secretary for Junior Chess: P.Blackman  University Liaison Representative: M.Kirkham  9. Chairman of the Executive:  G.Frost was re-elected  10. Election of members to serve on the Executive:  P.Swanson P.Cumbers P.Ellis P.Blackman were elected  11. Proposed amendments to the Constitution & Rules:     A proposal from Mike Brumby that the phrase "The allegro finish shall  be  conducted in accordance with the BCF Quickplay Finish rules." be deleted  from Rule 20(b) as it was no longer necessary was passed.     A further proposal from Mike Brumby that the words "Talbot Trophy" in  Rule 24(d) be replaced by "Sam Haystead Memorial Trophy" was also passed.  This refers to the trophy awarded to the winners of the Plate competition.  12. Approval of teams seeking membership to the league  Notice had been given by Sheffield Deaf that they would not be entering  any  teams this season and were therefore dropping out of the league.           Approved teams therefore were Aughton  Barnby Dun Bishops           Barnsley   Chesterfield   Clay Cross   Darnall & Handsworth           Ecclesall   Nomads   Phoenix   Rotherham   Rotherham Juniors           SASCA  Stannington   University   Wombwell           Woodseats   Worksop      13.Fixing of fees and subscriptions: As indicated above there was no           alteration to the current fees and subscriptions necessary.      14.Organisation of teams into Divisions:         Division 1: As Nomads B were not taking promotion from Division         2 there was a casual vacancy in Division 1.         Worksop A and  University A applied for the vacancy, University         won by a vote of 9-4         Division 2 : As Nomads C were not taking promotion from Divison         3 there was a casual vacancy in Division 2. This was taken by        Aughton A, unopposed..      15.Any Other Business       A suggestion to appoint a YCA representative or link was discussed.       Jeremy Hamm agreed to take on the post informally for the time       being