1. This meeting was held on 19 July, following an ad placed by Roger Marsh in the Advertiser asking interested people to gather at the Sailing Club.There was general debate about the point of the meeting.
2. Roger explained how his initial concern was for a way for people to exchange views and information. His first thoughts had been for those with commercial interests, but the meeting debated the scope and agreed there was value in a group that represented everyone with an interest in the bay. This included commercial boat users, fisherman, boat hirers, businesses around the shoreline, sailors, swimmers, RNLI, Coastguard, divers....
3. Mike Hadley (Swanage Town Councillor) pointed out that the Council already has a Swanage Beach Committee with apparently similar aims, and there is a danger of duplicating effort and getting wires crossed. But the meeting seemed to feel there was value in this separate body.
4. It was agreed to initially make a list of some topics that were of interest to people, to get a measure of the scope of issues. These could then be addressed at a later meeting. Topics included:
1/Constitution: someone (?) agreed to speak with Steve Williams about this, to take his experience from the Sailing/Rowing? Club
2/Safety in the bay
3/Water-ski area: zoning?
4/Boat park: access/barrier?
5/Boat park: channel from slipway?
6/Store pots: ??
7/Divers' markers : smb
8/Speed restriction buoys, extent
9/Fishermens sheds
10/Parking for concession owners
11/Seagulls mess on seats in square & quay and on boats; danger (pecking)in Square
12/Moorings policy/procedure
5. Names and contact details were taken of those present: to be recorded separately
6. Subscription. It was agreed that members should pay £5 towards admin, and £150 was raised at the meeting. Roger Marsh was refunded £50 for the cost of the ad he placed.
Names of paid-up members to be recorded separately
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On reading your objectives, it apppears that as someone who only oives here I don't qualify to join or comment.
A. Resident
How about the residents? There are some of us you know who live on the coastline and even own our own shore. Aren't we interested parties?
It's all new and very fluid.. and ANYONE and EVERYONE is welcome to be involved. If you log your details here or contact me separately (until such time as a secretary is appointed) I'll make sure you are kept informed. You can send details to me at mail@mikehadley.net.
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A few of us boatmen last winter was chating about various things about working of the shore of Swanage and other issues.
We all agreed we should form an association to represent us boat opperators, so i Roger Marsh was asked to arrange a meeting which i did 3 months later in June.
A dozen of us got together and all agreed to the forming of an assoiation.
We also all agreed that it would be a good idea to have as many members as possible.
So an advert was drawn up to be put in the advitiser paper inviting new members to help form this association.
This Association is for every body that uses the bay and also any body else who has an interest in the bay wether you sail, fish, dive, row, swim, water ski, or opperate a business along the shore.
We also hope to have members from the coastgaurd, Lifeboat, council, Angling club, sailing club, pier company, moorings association,
so that information that is important to us all will get through to us all.
This also would give us a stronger voice when it comes to issues that concern all the above groups of people i have mentioned.
Thanks Roger Marsh
Our Next Meeting is 8pm Wednesday
18/10/06 at Swanage sailing club.
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