MARCHING NEW ZEALAND INC

ANNUAL REPORT

2014-2015

Marching New Zealand Inc Annual Report 2014-2015

MARCHING NEW ZEALAND

Mission (Why we exist)

To contribute to the health and wellbeing of all New Zealanders by providing, promoting and fostering Marching as a disciplined and organised sport with a difference

Vision (What we aspire to be)

Within reach of more people

Values (The behaviours we strive to demonstrate day to day)

* Teamwork We – - are dedicated and want to be part of a team, - work together to achieve a common goal - achieve goals while being passionate about something we love - are passionate and strive to the best we can be

* Respect We – - value our people and maintain our self belief and trust in each other - are customer focused with equal opportunities in a non-discriminatory and fair play

environment - are open and honest at all times - respect the organisation by embracing challenge

* Creative

We – - have the WOW factor, an awesome highly skilful performance, leaving you with an

appetite for more - achieve excellent results through organised performance - like the challenge of achieving with precision and perfection the technical aspects of

our sport

* Innovative We - strive continuous improvement - are prepared to lead and are open to change - deliver high quality programmes - are always acting for the greater good of the sport

CONTENTS

1. Life Members

2. Board & Working Parties 3. Board Annual Report 4. Membership Statistics 5. Presidents Report 6. Technical Managers Report 7. Director of Coaching Report 8. Director of Judging Report 9. Financial Statements 10. Auditors Report

‘Marching Awareness’ activity – Marching Canterbury Marching New Zealand Inc Annual Report 2014-2015

MNZ LIFE MEMBERS Our esteemed Life Members, whose foresight and dedication have contributed greatly to marching in New Zealand over the past 70years. Mr Doug F MacDonald Mr John H Lloyd Mrs Janice M Stayt Mrs Valda Hood Mr Paul J Phillips JP Mr Neill R McKenzie Mrs Jill R Williams ONZM Mrs Val P Browning JP Mr R D (Peter) Little Mrs Jan E Hoad Mr W (Bill) J Jarvie Mrs Dianne M Bond Mrs Pam E Findlay MNZM Ms Maree F Sharland Ms Sally M Costello Miss Janine Brandhoj Mrs Diane Gardiner Mr Craig Rhodes ASSOCIATIONS Our Associations, responsible for the development of and for ensuring the strategic direction of marching in their region is implemented and achieved. Marching Auckland Marching Waikato Marching Bay of Plenty Marching Hawke’s Bay Marching Taranaki Marching Wellington Marching Nelson Marching Marlborough Marching Canterbury Marching Otago Marching Southland MNZ BOARD Our Board, responsible for the long-term health and prosperity of Marching New Zealand, charts the direction of the organization and monitors management’s performance on behalf of stakeholders President Mr John Lloyd Director of Finance Mr Craig Rhodes Board Members Mrs Karen Bedingfield , Mrs Marie Brown, Mrs Shona French, Mr David Miller Chief Executive Officer Mrs Diane Gardiner TECHNICAL WORKING PARTY Our Technical Working Party, work toward a unified standard of drills, routines and judging and provide the Board with recommended details for all grades relating to Championship and Competition technical requirements and training programmes for up-skilling of coaches and judges. Technical Manager Mrs Barbara Newman Director of Coaching Mrs Colleen Brooking Director of Judging Mrs Jan Hoad BOARD WORKING PARTY – Governance and Operational Structure The Board Working Party –Governance and Operational Structure was appointed in February 2014. Task: to undertake a review of the current governance and operational structure of Marching New Zealand and make recommendations to enable the organization to deliver best practise operations that meets the needs of the current sporting environment and that will enable the best decisions to be made in the best interest of marching. In September 2014 they recommended to the Board that the Governance and Operational Management MODEL remain in place and that there be no change to Rules 5.1 and 5.10 of the Constitution and recommended constitutional changes to Board composition for approval at the 2015 Annual Meeting. The Working Party of Mr John Lloyd (Co-ordinator) and Board Members Mrs Marie Brown and Mr David Miller having completed their tasks were thanked sincerely and the Working Party was disbanded BOARD WORKING PARTY – (7) Marchers in Team The Board Working Party – (7) Marchers in Team was appointed in July 2014 as a result of the General Business item presented by Marching Southland at the last Annual Meeting, “why do we continue to have March Plans for 10 members?” The Working Party comprised Mr Craig Rhodes (Co-ordinator), Board Member Mrs Karen Bedingfield, Director of Coaching Mrs Colleen Brooking and MNZ Life Member Ms Maree Sharland. Task; to undertake a review of the number of marchers in a competitive grade team, include both Technical Drill and Display (separately) in such review, and make recommendations as to the viable number of marchers in a team that will give participants a fair and even playing field, better project marching as a spectator sport and meet the needs of the sport ‘marching into the future’. They will present a progress report to .the Annual Meeting

BOARD REPORT This report is presented on behalf of the Board of Marching New Zealand Inc and covers the 12-month period from 1 April 2014 to the 31 March 2015

MNZ BOARD The attendees at the 2014 Annual Meeting held at the Ascot Park Hotel in Southland farewelled retiring President Mrs Pam Findlay with a standing ovation. Pam had ‘served’ the national organization with integrity and professionalism for 20years, 14years as President. No election was required for her successor, Mr John Lloyd was elected unopposed and no election for Director of Finance, Mr Craig Rhodes having completed the second year of the three year term. An election was required for two Board Members and the meeting re-elected Board Member Mrs Shona French and elected Mrs Marie Brown from Marching Waikato back onto the Board joining Mrs Karen Bedingfield. The election to President of incumbent Board Member Mr John Lloyd created a vacancy on the Board and the incoming Board were able to meet during a break and unanimously appointed Mr David Miller into the role of Board Member which was greeted with applause when announced at the end of the meeting

The Board continued with the same five meeting schedule and short meeting prior to the Annual Meeting, however, they did review the meeting schedule and made changes to the February and May meetings, moving February Meeting back one month to the end of January and moving the May Meeting back one month to the end of April giving a more even spread in the build up to the Annual Meeting at the end of June. All meetings continue to be held in the central location of the capital city, the Brentwood Hotel remains the preferred choice of venue with accommodation for the two-day meetings in July, September and April and the wonderful facilities of the Conference Centre at Wellington Airport for the one-day ‘fly in-fly out’ meetings held in November and January.

Due to previous diarised commitments prior to being appointed, the Technical Working Party were unable to meet with the Board in July or September. Whilst the Board was disappointed not to meet with them personally, they appreciated their comprehensive reportage and the supporting documentation for requests and recommendations which allowed the Board to continue with business as usual and consequently spend less time on technical issues leaving more time on governance. The Board have worked to a new Board Agenda this past year, focusing on the four goals of the Strategic Plan, aligning all discussion and reportage to the strategies and targets set for each goal – 1. Grow the sport through increased levels of participation 2. Ensure good governance and management of marching at the national and local level 3. Deliver valuable programmes and official accreditation 4. Increase the profile and national awareness of marching as a sporting option Board Members have been challenged to up-skill in governance principles and boardroom best practise and have done so without incurring any travel expenses, instead attending local workshops, forums and seminars or with the click of the mouse on-line. High standards of effective governance is critical at the Boardroom table where all decisions are made in the interest and betterment of the sport being sure to comply with standards and targets established by our stakeholders. The Board set high standards of themselves and annually undertake the Sport NZ Governance Evaluation and areas highlighted requiring attention are addressed and remedied immediately, often with some tough questions requiring honest answers. This year they added a Meeting Effectiveness test, were Board Members lead the meeting review and determine its effectiveness The Strategic Plan, along with the Constitution, Polices and Rules of Participation and the Organisational Policies continue to provide the directions and rulings on the sport and the Board ensures they are adhered to. All documents are annually reviewed as per the Review Schedule and action taken where found necessary.

The Strategic Plan is in the final year and the Board have already started identifying new strategies to apply - an Association Road-show to update and up-skill members at each association and a Coaching and Judging Strategy. The Board receives regular reportage from the Chief Executive Officer, the Technical Working Party and Board Appointees on matters not specifically covered by the Annual Administrative Review or the Strategic Plan. The Annual Business Plan covers the period 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015 and is purposely aligned to these dates in line with the Sport New Zealand Investment Plan. The Board continues to utilise the use of and benefits from ad hoc Working Parties with Board Members appointed Working Party Co-ordinators. The Board is conscious of the workload of members on Working Parties and appreciate the commitment each member has given to the tasks. During the year the Board established one new ad hoc Working Party (7 Marchers in Team) comprising of Mr Craig Rhodes (Co-ordinator) the Director of Coaching Mrs Colleen Brooking, Board Member Mrs Karen Bedingfield and MNZ Life Member Ms Maree Sharland from Nelson and have given advance notice of establishing another Working Party (Association Committee) The 10 Pillars Action Plan has been the Boards driving mechanism towards Membership Growth and with satisfactory outcomes and results in most areas Open the Door & Come In • Seven Associations took on the challenge to

establish a new Under 12/Masters Grade Team with five claiming the advertising subsidy.

• Improved up-skilling opportunities provided for Coaches with Level One now available on-line, Level Two work in progress as is reviewing coaching publications which will be available online in the future

Replace Kiwi Marching and Fernz Grades • New Introductory Grade designed with an

emphasis on basic marching with set drills and option for short display and a simple judging assessment with encouraging comments

• 7 Introductory Teams registered this year Bay Magic - new Introductory Team- Marching Bay of Plenty

Replace Open Grade • New Open Free Choice Grade designed with an emphasis on non-competitive, minimum requirements, no

age restrictions or numbers of participants • 22 Open Free Choice Teams were registered during the season

Simplify Drills, Routines & General Requirements • Simplified Under 12 and Masters Grade, both designed with an emphasis on standards that are achievable

for all ages and levels of experience and technical requirements and judging criteria that can be reached with minimal time, effort and cost

• 18 Under 12 Teams were registered this year, and it was pleasing to note the improved overall standards of achievement of all teams throughout the season

• 6 Masters Team registered this season

Simplify Judging Criteria and Judging Sheets • No results for Judging to be simpler for people to engage in, much easier to start judging and better

pathways for judges to progress but is work in progress

Marching Awareness • Associations to promote marching awareness each month on meeting agenda with some very positive

‘awareness’ marketing in most associations

Marching in Schools • Associations continue to take whatever opportunities are available and target each year in April and July

Holiday Programmes/Learn to Mach Classes gave no results

Simplify Team Management obligations and requirements • Rules reviewed to eliminate requirements that do not have an essential purpose with no changes made

Marketing and Promotion • No results to the Board developing a comprehensive Marketing and Promotion Plan (in anticipation of

membership growth being achieved to enable sufficient financial resources) however the outcome has seen improved ‘marching awareness’ being maintained

Association Committees • No results to Job Profiles and Succession planning of Association Committees however the outcome has

been the intentions of the Board to establish a Working Party – Association Committee in which this will be covered

It is the Boards intention that the marching website www.marching.co.nz will be the ‘go to’ place for members seeking information and is progressing toward loading online more information, resource and reference material next season. HONORARY SOLICITOR The Annual Meeting reappointed Mr Garry Barkle (Barrister) of Nelson the Honorary Solicitor for the organisation, and whilst his services were not required, it is reassuring that he is only a phone call / email away with advice when required and at no cost to the organisation. FINANCES The Annual Meeting approved the appointment of HFK Limited (Hilson Fagerlund Keyes) as the organizations Auditors. They undertook the independent annual audit of the financial records in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards in New Zealand and record their thanks for the invaluable assistance given by our Director of Finance during the period of the audit. Marching New Zealand is indebted to Mr Craig Rhodes. As the elected Director of Finance for the organization he provides excellent reports of all transactions in, out and invested for every Board Meeting and our Annual Meeting. His professional expertise, accountancy skills and understanding of the legal requirements is invaluable at the Boardroom table and to the organisation The financial viability and sustainability of the organization is essential if we are to achieve our vision. This is an opportune time to recognise the wonderful support marching receives from our key stakeholder Sport New Zealand and our project/event sponsors during the year Sport New Zealand, Christchurch City Council, The Canterbury Community Trust and NZ Community Trust During the year a review of Board Meeting location, venue and overall costs was undertaken and the Board was satisfied no additional cost reductions could be gained MNZ BOARD APPOINTMENTS

A “BIG” thank you to all our Appointees for the time each and everyone contributes to the successful running of the organization whilst holding a MNZ Appointment position.. All appointees ensure that the duties of their Job Profile is met and as volunteers are much valued and appreciated team members of the Marching New Zealand Board. Unfortunately Ms Becky Butt was unable to continue in the role of Marketing Co-ordinator, but was happy for a part role and the Board approved her as Marketing (face-book) Co-ordinator and we continue to reap the benefits of her passion and skills in this area. Judging Accreditor Mrs Sherryn Palmer (Canterbury) Trophy Custodian Mrs Sherryn Wells (Auckland) Publications and Merchandising Co-ordinator Mrs June Elliott (Taranaki) Marketing Co-ordinator Ms Becky Butt (Canterbury) TECHNICAL WORKING PARTY Technical Manager. Mrs Barbara Newman (Canterbury) Director of Coaching Mrs Colleen Brooking (Wellington) Director of Judging Mrs Jan Hoad (Otago) The Technical Working Party continue the work toward unified drills, routines and judging as outlined in the Policies & Operation Manual (Technical) and development of pathways for Coaches and Judges to ‘come in’.

The Board receive regular reportage from the TWP at every Board Meeting during the year presenting written reports and when together joining in some very productive discussion. In December, the Director of Coaching and Director of Judging attended the North Island Championships held in Inglewood and the South Island Championships held in Dunedin and all three members attended the New Zealand Championships held in Christchurch in March. The individual reports from the members of the Technical Working Party allude to the various technical activities undertaken and completed during the year. The Board sincerely thank the ladies of the TWP for all the work they have put into their individual appointments as Technical Manager, Director of Coaching and Director of Judging and jointly as the Technical Working Party. The Board are very pleased with the strength and stability they have each contributed to the combined roles and the unity within which has contributed to an excellent working environment. WORKSHOPS / DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES The delivery of valuable training and up-skilling opportunities through Workshop and Development Programmes is vital to assist our Volunteers in their roles of administration, coaching and judging. The Board maintains that the tools and resources provided by Marching New Zealand are invaluable and a great investment of time and budget. Workshops and Development Programmes provided during the year included Judge Accreditations, Coaching Accreditation and a Learning Workshop for Coaches and Judges held in Christchurch. Despite repeated efforts we were unsuccessful with funding applications for the Learning Workshop Sincere thanks to the Accreditors, facilitators and Group Leaders for your expertise and input into these valuable and necessary programmes of development for our Coaches and Judges. SPORT NEW ZEALAND Sport NZ has released a new Sport NZ Group Strategic Plan and Community Sport Strategy. Community Sport

includes play (age and stage appropriate development opportunities for young people), active and outdoor recreation and competitive sport taking place through clubs and events (including talent development). Community sport does not include passive recreation such as gardening or elite (international) competition. Marching New Zealand gratefully acknowledges the continued

financial assistance that is received from Sport NZ . However, this funding is about to change. We have one more year under the current criteria and have received advice of the proposed changes thereafter. A new process of funding through application will commence later this year. Funding application will be based on initiatives and activities supported by costs of what/why/when and to whom and outcome/result performance measures. All funding applications MUST be aligned with the Community Sport Strategy. Application process not dissimilar to funding applications to any funding agency though in this instance over a four year period. A change in direction, a change in funding and we have a change in our Contact Manager. We were saddened to learn that our Relationship Manager, Ms Jo Cheatley was moving position within the Sport NZ organization. Jo had shown a great interest in our sport, joining us for at a Board Meeting and attending the NZ Championships and we wish her well with her new position. We have been appointed a new Contact Manager, Mr Craig MacFarlane. Marching continue to receives regular communications from Sport New Zealand, the Sport Partner Update and Relay both provide topical information and research in the sporting sector. We also have access to valuable and best practise resources, developmental tools and forums. The Board thank Sport NZ for their valuable input of time and resources into this important area of sport administration. ASSOCIATIONS Associations have continued to deliver marching opportunities in their regions and the Board sincerely thank the volunteers on the Association Committees and the support volunteers who have been given time freely to help out throughout the year. All Association committees are built of ‘volunteers’ giving of their time for the benefit of others. Thank you all for your self sacrifice and tireless work at ‘the grassroots level’, your passion and capabilities to handle the day-to-day operations in the regions is much appreciated. In last years Annual Report Associations were thanked for all the work undertaken throughout the country, from the north through to Bluff and the Board this year have been very pleased that Associations have reached far to the north, where Marching Auckland are fostering interest in forming teams as far north as Whangarei and Marching Southland registered Foveaux Gems, a new team in Bluff.

The Board, through the 10 Pillars Action Plan, encouraged Associations to promote ‘marching awareness’ each month on their meeting agenda and a strong focus has been successfully maintained in most Associations with some very positive ‘awareness’ marketing and nearly all associations have a website and face-book page Despite this increased activity around ‘marching awareness’ it is disappointing many associations have recorded declining membership. Some also have recorded diminishing bank accounts. It is therefore paramount that the ‘marching awareness’ already created is maintained especially in the early part of the new season, when the decision to join marching will be foremost in the minds of members renewing and new members attracted to our sport. Marching awareness is the first tool that will promote membership growth (and replenish bank accounts) . The Board continued with the Association Mentor programme, recognising the value in maintaining a regular communication link and sharing knowledge between associations and Marching New Zealand. This year only Board Members were Association Mentors regularly communicating with their allocated associations. The President received copies of all associations minutes gaining an overall picture of activity in all associations and the Director of Finance focused on financial matters as they affected each associations and offered advice and assistance where applicable The monthly Newsletter continues to provide a direct communication link between the Board and the ‘grass-roots’ membership and a monthly checklist for Association Secretaries has assisted with the awareness and of administrative deadlines and tasks for the association. The Board have scheduled an Administration Forum for Association President, Secretary and Treasurer’s for empowering these three key positions within the Association. MEMBERSHIP Despite the determined efforts of many associations raising ‘Marching Awareness’, membership numbers declined and the Board have grave concerns for the sustainability of several associations and the national organizations should numbers continue to decline. A membership of 1000 for a national organization holds little influence with funders, sponsors and potentially Sport New Zealand. Following an encouraging growth year last year it is big disappointment to the Board who have asked the questions and looked deep for the answers as they hope the associations concerned have also The growth last season was attributed in part to the work of the Working Party – Membership Growth – The Way Forward and the strategies applied and a much greater marching awareness campaign. These same tools, the10 Pillars and marching awareness were increased to build on the growth momentum and despite concerted efforts failed. The Membership statistics attached record an overall decrease of 106 registered members and a decrease of 15 teams. What was gained last season – 121 registered members and 9 teams have been lost this year. This is reflected in the retention level at a low 54% - what is retention, retaining happy members through delivering a quality experience that they enjoy and want to be a part of. Throughout the year we encountered times of loss and sorrow with the passing of members of our marching family. The Board extends condolences to all marching families who too, have lost loved ones during the season. Their contributions and service to our sport as members, mentors or in support roles will remain in our memories as we continue marching on, ever thankful of their selfless contributions. SERVICE The following were presented with the MNZ Service Award Certificate and Badge in recognition of 10year service to our sport. The presentation was made at a local competition on behalf of the Board by the CEO. Ms Amanda Hansen (Marlborough) NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS To the organising committee of Marching Canterbury our sincere thanks for a ‘friendly and welcoming’ NZ Championships. The entire event was presented in the Horncastle Arena commencing with the Official Opening which was held in conjunction with the Gala March on the Thursday Night and prior to the Qualifying March. Hosting the Gala March at the same venue as the marching provides it challenges, the time lapse between the finish time of the set up and Coaches/Leaders Meeting and the doors opening for the Gala is minimal and introduces new dimensions to the running of the event. Marching Canterbury are commended for their excellent support crew of volunteers on hand to ensure all was ready for ‘showtime’ and for meeting the challenge of Marching New Zealand, who at the conclusion of discussion on keeping the Gala at the previous Annual Meeting promised to raise the bar and present a Gala Event that will be talked about and sorry was missed. For their part offering FREE entry for all teams was a wonderful gesture and appreciated by those teams who did

attend. The introduction of the Championship March Past routine improved the presentation and timing of the March Past prior to the awards presentation adding ceremony to our prestigious event The Board strives to gain maximum publicity of our national championships and is reliant on the Host Association maximising at local level. Congratulations to Marching Canterbury for their successful efforts. Media interest in the championships was raised through connections with Canterbury TV who were contracted to provide footage for a training purposes DVD. The CEO was joined by the Leader of the winning Gala March Team Storm, trophy in hand, at the Canterbury TV studio for live interviews on the Friday Morning Show and the appearance of Teams on the What Now children’s TV programme Sunday morning was invaluable promotion of the event. A full results page was posted on the website and distributed to Associations by mid-day Sunday and snippets of results appeared on face-book at the end of each days marching. For the record the Champion Teams were Senior: Champion Team: Storm (Wellington) Champion Technical Drill Team: Storm ( Wellington) Champion Display Team: Storm (Wellington) 1st Gala March Team ‘Recoded’ – Storm (Wellington) Under 16: Champion Team: Glennette (Wellington) Champion Technical Drill Team: Glennette (Wellington) Champion Display Team: Eclipse (Canterbury) Under 12: Champion Team: Railfreight Cavaliers (Waikato) Champion Technical Drill Team: Railfreight Cavaliers (Waikato) Champion Display Team: Railfreight Cavaliers (Waikato) Masters: Champion Team: Pioneers of Canterbury (Canterbury) Champion Technical Drill Team: Pioneers of Canterbury (Canterbury) Champion Display Team: Pioneers of Canterbury (Canterbury) The Board acknowledges on behalf of Marching Canterbury sincere thanks for the support received from

CONCLUSION The Board continues to focus on and is committed to Membership Growth. Action plans from the 10 Pillars have created the platform to OPEN THE DOOR to marching for everyone; marchers, coaches, judges and volunteers in supporting roles. We need to drive this awareness and break the perceived barrier of time commitment, cost and technical details. The proof is beginning to show on the field, Under 12 and Masters Teams are mastering the technical details and trainee judges are picking up clipboards The DOOR has been opened, we all must now welcome everyone in and by working together, this can be achieved and the Annual Report next year will prove the sport has had Membership Growth. It must be achieved, we must march away from that 1000 membership statistic that will be the undoing of the great work that has been done.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Marching New Zealand Inc Annual Report 2014-2015

President’s Report to Annual Meeting June 2015

The Annual Report summarises the activities of Marching New Zealand, the Board, Technical Working Party, Associations, Teams etc as we work towards the four Strategic Goals outlined in the current MNZ Strategic Plan. I will contain my Report here to thoughts arising from aspects referred to in the Annual Report. Hopefully these will be seen in a positive light as somewhat thought-provoking and challenging to us all.

What is dominating my thinking at this time? It is our Membership Statistics forming part of the Annual Report for 2014-15, and the Balanced Scorecard for the same period that is used as a “tool” throughout the year for the Board to measure progress in a number of participatory areas of the Sport. Neither of these documents provide for uplifting reading.

I make no apology for such a sobering message. A combined statement(s) of two Board Members recently is: “if our membership numbers fall much lower we are going to be at the 1,000 person level, and that will make it very difficult to sustain the Sport as it is today, and indeed very difficult to mount the revival John that you referred to two years ago at our last Annual Meeting in Wellington when presenting the 10 Pillars Programme, as perhaps being our last chance!!”

Maybe we need to make changes in our thinking and action at all levels in the Sport in a way needed to engender effective OPENING OF THE DOOR that will enable others to join in the fun and enjoy what MARCHING has to offer? I am confident that none in our membership truly believe that we should KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED and continue to shrink in numbers? None of us individually has all the answers but as a collective we need to adopt a collaborative approach and take a positive line moving forward. Can we afford not to be more open-minded to suggestions for changes when these are presented? Have we for too long been defensive in protecting “it is as it is now and that’s it!” when lateral thinking is injected into our various gatherings for discussion and consideration?

As the Annual Report records, your Board has made great strides in the past year to approach its work around reference to the four MNZ Strategic Goals and energise itself towards the implementation of strategies that will provide the Organisation with an opportunity to get the Wheel of Revival rolling forward and upward. There is some anecdotal evidence recently, coming through from Associations, that the March of Revival is underway, but it is a brittle re-assurance just yet. However, I congratulate Associations on using what resources, both personnel and otherwise, that are at your disposal, for the efforts being undertaken. It does require each Member of MNZ, whether serving at national, regional or local level to embrace with enthusiasm and optimism as we unite as one Marching Family to ensure that the enjoyment and achievement that most of us have participated in within the Sport’s opportunities, is carried through as a legacy for those following in our footsteps.

Families (our Marching Organisation) are like Old Quilts

Although they tend to unravel at times, each (MNZ and its Members)

can be stitched back together with Love.

Maybe this quotation is relative to where Marching in New Zealand is at? Perhaps Marching has unravelled to a point where, if not yet in crisis is heading close thereto, and needs remedial action? Using the word Love in its widest context as part of a Marching Family effort will provide us with an opportunity which we may be able to look back on in two or three year’s time, and say with pride “well, it was worth being more open in our attitude and rising to the challenge with more effort, wasn’t it?”

I can recall comments from two of my predecessors, Jill Williams and Pam Findlay, at the commencement of each of our Annual Meetings since the early 90’s extolling the need for all of us to be aware of not allowing “What’s in it for me” or “How does this best suit me” to dictate, and urging us to endeavour to apply in the discussions, debates and voting “What will be best for the revival and longer term development of our Sport”? But have we taken heed of their messages? I don’t think so! Can we afford to continue applying ourselves this way? I don’t think so, at least not if we are earnest about wanting to keep Marching alive and in time re-develop significant growth again!

I urge those attending the Annual Meeting in Wellington June 2015 to review the Agenda and ask yourselves if each of the Notices of Motion, Remits and General Business items have the potential to generate some revival, membership growth and/or benefit to the longer term development of the Sport OR conclude that they are just tinkering with issues around operational aspects of our Sport for the benefit of those “inside the MNZ environs”. Are they in some way “Opening the Door and making it easy for others to Come Inside MNZ and participate alongside us?” I am confident that you will find a major contributing answer here, as to the why of “where Marching finds itself today”. Let’s change our approach before it is too late! Further, as we move forward we need to have a similar attitude to Board Elections and those at Association Committee level – reference to the relevant Job Profile and to the key attributes will be of benefit in our considerations. We must work harder to find people with the required skills and abilities to deliver on the Sport’s needs; not easy with a diminishing membership, but the principles still apply although as growth kicks in it may become easier to fill positions. Meantime, we must still strive to elect or appoint the best available and not allow factors like “mateship, locality, nicely attired etc etc” to get in the way of good judgement.

The 10 Pillars Programme around engagement of Teams in our Open Free Choice, Introductory, U12 and Masters Grades, has provided us with opportunities on which Associations can again develop growth. In general, it is taking a little longer than the Board would have hoped to see significant improvements in participation, but there are recent signs that “something positive is happening out there”. Association Committees don’t be shy – take pro-active action around growth – each action that brings a Team or a Coach or a Judge or an Administrator or an Official through the Door, is a positive, so please take pride in that achievement. Small steps are easier to climb than large ones but in time the same result becomes apparent! As you widen your base of personnel, the overriding goal of membership growth will lighten the load on us all as the availability of personnel with the required skills for each level in our Sport develops.

Building on the 10 Pillars Programme the Board has recently set up a Working Party, as referred to in the Annual Report, to look at a better way of servicing the operational and development needs of the Sport at the local level. Don’t leave all the work in this area to David Miller (Co-ordinator) and his Group – feed thoughts and ideas to David either as individuals or as Associations. We need to think laterally here. What we have now isn’t giving us the results we all want to see, so be careful when a fresh idea comes to mind not to become defensive but rather to analyse the opportunity that it may provide and if there is even just a small glimmer of light, send it on to David. In time, we may have to make some bold changes in our structure at the local level, to deliver a better outcome. I am reminded that “If we continue to do it the same way, we will continue to get the same results”.

Four big pieces of work that the Board will shortly address as part of the 10 Pillars Programme for attention once clear of the Annual Meeting are Coaching and Judging Strategies (including recruitment, process for engagement, encouragement, training, accreditation etc), Structure to enable the thoughts and considerations of our younger Members to come through to the National level, and Marketing of the Sport.

Yes, Marching in Kiwiland is at a crossroads but take heart, the Sport is not alone in the predicament we find ourselves in. Can we lead by calling on values such as love, respect, togetherness,

commitment, listening, trust, communication, leadership, teamwork, courage etc etc and become Winners?

A few abbreviated extracts from the new Sport New Zealand’s Strategic Plan and Community Strategy launched recently, are relevant to the crossroads that Marching in our country is at:

• New Zealand has a world-leading sport system, with high rates of participation by both young people and adults, and an enviable record that stems from the way sport is ingrained in our culture and the sporty childhood enjoyed by Kiwi kids.

• This wonderful sporting heritage we’ve all been fortunate to inherit is certainly something to celebrate. But we also know that it’s under threat from societal changes and global trends towards inactivity. The face of New Zealand is changing. The way people want to engage in sport is changing.

• If we don’t act now, our sporting culture, and all of the benefits it provides to New Zealand and New Zealanders, could be lost. And as many countries are now finding, once gone, it’s just about impossible to get back.

• Protecting this sporting heritage is a big job. And it’ll take more than the efforts of Sport NZ alone. It will take the collective efforts of everyone who makes sport happen at every level around the country.

• Participants are at the heart of our strategy – whether they’re Kiwi kids just starting on the sporting pathway, club members or gym-goers, weekend warriors, rising stars or established high performance athletes. We will focus on gathering insights to support the system to provide sporting experiences to meet the changing needs of participants at all levels.

• We believe sport can enrich lives regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or ability, so we will continue to encourage participation by traditionally lower-participation groups such as women, older people, Pacific and Asian peoples and those with disabilities, and to promote sport and recreation in a way that is appropriate to Maori.”

The joy and excitement that permeated the Horncastle Arena as Marching Canterbury hosted the 2015 New Zealand Marching Championships, was a fitting climax to the participation and work of all Members throughout the past year. Let’s build on that platform! Try engaging elements of that joy and excitement down to Island and Association Championships and Competitions as well. Engage the friendliness that existed among us in Christchurch in March 2015 into all our gatherings whether they be at National, Island, Association or Team levels.

It has been both a privilege and an honour to move into this position approaching twelve months ago. A big thank you to each member of Marching New Zealand for your perseverance and preparedness to meet the major challenges in front of us all, no matter what your role in the Sport. Be kind to one another as we collaboratively deal with the matters in hand. It is not an easy road for us, but WE CAN DO IT!

GOOD LUCK IN YOUR EFFORTS AND REMEMBER TO ENJOY AND HAVE FUN ALONG THE WAY.

John John H Lloyd President 18 May 2015

Report to Annual Meeting June 2015 This report covers the activities of the Technical Manager from 01 July 2014 to present Technical Working Party (TWP) - 2014/15 Technical Manager: Barbara Newman Director of Coaching (DoC): Colleen Brooking Director of Judging (DoJ): Jan Hoad A new team for this season. Meetings The TWP met in August (Christchurch), October, November, January, May and June (Wellington) to discuss the technical aspects of our sport, organisation of appropriate workshops to up-skill Coaches and Judges and attend Regional and National Championships. A continued progress of work saw the TWP meet all deadlines relating to the 10 Pillars seeking a membership growth in our sport. We also continued to work towards a unified standard in line with current drills and routines that are approved by the Board. Policies and Operations Manual (Technical) A number of Sections in the Policy and Operations Manual changed. With the introduction of the 10 Pillars the Technical Working Party worked through each goal to achieve the 01 July release on time. Significant changes are listed below: Section 1 – Disc colour changes for the Introductory and Masters Grade Section 1 – All reference to Kiwi and Fernz Grade changed to Introductory Grade Section 4 – A new Under 12 Quickstep/Compliments/Movements, Review & Inspection,

Display time change and a time compliance regulation introduced Section 5 – Display time change and a time compliance regulation introduced Section 6 – Display time change and a time compliance regulation introduced, movement

allowance of 9-11 Section 7 – A new Masters Quickstep/Compliments/Movements, movement allowance of 8-10

Section 8 – Now Introductory Grade. All sections changed to reflect the requirement of the 10

Pillars and our Open the Door Policy. A new technical drill.

Section 9 – A couple of clarifications and time changes

Section 10 – A couple of clarifications

Section 12 – General Requirements, reference to the Kiwi and Fernz deleted and changed to Introductory and Open Free Choice. Display, A couple of clarifications

Section 14 – Non Competitive Grade – now changed name to Open Free Choice. A sample technical drill was offered in the Under 12, Under 16 and Senior grade. A sample of Display patterns were also offered for 7,8,9,10,11,12,13 and 14 members.

Disc Layouts – helpful tool for laying out the contest field

Judges Sheets The Director of Coaching, Director of Judging and Association Secretaries were emailed the new releases and were asked to redistribute to their people accordingly. The Manual was also made available for purchase from the Technical Manager for $30.00. Accreditations It is pleasing to report that Level One is now live on line. The Director of Coaching will make further reference to this. Learning Workshop – St Margarets College, Christchurch - 30/31 August 2014 Objective The Learning Workshop objective is to increase the skill and knowledge base of the technical aspects of our sport with a practical and theoretical overview of all drills/display. Outcome Teams will show an improved level of movement structure, skill and knowledge in the 2014/15 season. Saturday 9.45 – 6.00pm - Sunday 9.00 – 4.30pm This workshop had the main emphasis based on practical work. The TWP sincerely thank those who accepted the facilitator role for both the judges theory and the practical sessions that were offered to our attendees. Special thanks to Dana Brown for jumping in at the last minute when one of the facilitators had to head overseas. It was good to have a number of teams at our disposal so thank you to the Canterbury teams who gave up their weekend to help educate our Coaches and Judges in New Zealand. Unfortunately this workshop received no funding. Registration fee was $95.00. Many attendees were successful in their financial funding applications – this is good news. By all accounts, and after reading the evaluations, this workshop was deemed a success and, as predicted, the attendees enjoyed the practical work. Island Championships 6 December – North Island Championship - Taranaki (Inglewood) - Director of Judging and Director of Coaching in attendance. 7 December – South Island Championship – Dunedin – Director of Judging and Director of Coaching in attendance. Technical Manager was present but not in her official capacity. Both the Director of Coaching and Director of Judging observed both Island Championships. However the timing of these Championships being on the same weekend made the logistics of this very difficult. Note taking and communication after the events ensured that Coaches were informed of errors observed and Judges were assessed assisting the DoJ to confirm selection to a NZ Panel for the 2015 New Zealand Championship. New Zealand Championship – Horncastle Arena, Christchurch Thanks are expressed to Becky Butt (Canterbury Secretary) and her team who took on the task of running the 2015 NZ Championship. I also acknowledge the Thursday set up team, contest field markers, the Music and Sound Technician, Announcer, Marshalls and their team on championship day. All personnel were a pleasure to work with.

Recording (DVD) NZ Champs In an attempt to address some of the issues surrounding a lack of judges and also the ongoing training of judges, the TWP submitted a request to the Board asking for permission to use the 2015 NZ Championship in Christchurch to record teams to be used for future training purposes. A plan was devised for all teams to be recorded from specifically appointed positions, ie; Tech A (position 1), Tech B,C,D (position 2), Display A,B (position 3). The recorders (three in total) were professionally qualified camera operators who were briefed and visited a local competition prior to the National event. It is proposed that these DVD’s can be used at workshops by Group Leaders and by Association Chief Judges (presently the Director of Judging is actively trying to encourage all Association Chief Judges to become more involved in training at a local level). Shadow Judging The TWP is to extend an invitation to all judges, including trainee judges, that as part of their personal ongoing training they be invited to shadow judge at the Island Championships. This is permissible to the Island Championship of their choice, would be at their own cost with the only expectation that they indicate their intention within a satisfactory time allowing the hosting Association to expect their presence. Applications will be made to the Director of Judging by 20 November each year. Upcoming Scheduled Workshops

• 2015 will see the Director of Coaching embarking on a country wide road show – helping the coaches to coach. This will take place in October and November – emails have been sent to Association Secretaries in preparation for the smooth running of this Road Show.

• All Judges (including Trainees) will be given an invitation to shadow judge at the Island

Championship of their choice. This will be at their own expense and an intention to attend will be required.

Upcoming Activities and Matters for Consideration The TWP continue to have matters on their agenda to be discussed –

• Release of the training DVD to be used as an educational tool at future workshops and ongoing assistance for Association Chief Judges to continue training new judges in their region

• Level 2 Accreditation for Coaches • Continuing to ensure that the judging system is fair and just to all members

I have thoroughly enjoyed the Technical Working Party meetings this season with Jan Hoad (DoJ) and Colleen Brooking (DoC), both of whom have the best interest of marching at heart. Both have been very supportive and together we worked well and toward a common goal. I look forward to seeing the continuing development and education of both the coaching and judging aspects of our sport. In conclusion, my sincere thanks to every person who has assisted me in my position as Technical Manager, especially those who assist in the creation and proofing of new Quickstep/Compliment/Movement plans. Barbara Newman Technical Manager May 2015

DIRECTOR OF COACHING ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2014-2015 It gives me great pleasure to report to you from the office of Director of Coaching. This season I have undertaken the following

• Meetings with the TWP • Meetings with the Board • North Island Champs • South Island Champs • New Zealand Champs • National coaches/judges workshop

COACHING CO-ORDINATORS: My many thanks to the Association Coaching Coordinators for their time and commitment to their duties throughout the season many doing far more than their job description details. For these few that went above and beyond their duty is what I call true dedication to the sport of marching. I believe that Associations should be trying to find personnel to fulfil the Coaching Coordinators role that only have that hat to wear. I understand that this can be easier said than done but I’m sure all of our Associations must have ex coaches who if approached would hopefully put their hands up. Have you tried this or is it the “personality barrier” that seems prevalent in our sport that stops you. Common sense would then prevail and the person doing the job would be there for the betterment of the sport as a whole and the coaches could then just concentrate on coaching the teams and not have to be bogged down with other roles to play. Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. The following were the duly elected Association Coaching Coordinators for this season:

Auckland Sharon Wedge Waikato Jill Charlton Bay of Plenty Margo Jackson Taranaki Lynn Doody Hawkes Bay Christina Dimock Wellington Cheryl Lovett

Marlborough Jodie Jenkins Nelson Anita Ireland Canterbury Jo McLauchlan Otago Michelle French Southland Renee Morgan

Reports have been received from all Coaching Coordinators in the lead up to all Board meetings; however I am disappointed when I send out emails asking for information from all coaches on recent events such as Nationals I get very few responding. This is very frustrating as I am there representing all coaches and not hearing all the views doesn’t hold up well for discussions that take place. I understand that you have the same problem to deal with but an email saying that to me would be appreciated. The key elements in the art of working together are how to deal with change, how to deal with conflict, and how to reach our potential...the needs of the team are best met when we meet the needs of individual persons. North & South Island Champs Thank you to the Taranaki & Otago Associations for hosting these competitions as these apart from our Nationals; are the biggest events of our calendar. It’s no mean feat to plan and organise these events, both Associations did yourselves proud and I congratulate you both on well-run events. Your volunteers were brilliant and I thank them personally for the work they did. I thought all teams had improved on the previous year’s Islands where I sat in the grandstand as a spectator. I believe this is a very important stepping stone for the teams to engage in where they can fathom how they are standing up against some of the competition that they will meet at the Nationals. For you as a coach it’s great for you to apply some pressure on them to see how they cope on the field as for many this is the first time they have competed against another team in their grade so preparing them is of the utmost importance. Nationals My sincere congratulations to Marching Canterbury for the wonderful job they did in hosting the Nationals. The venue was great, the personel involved could not do enough for you no job was too big or too small for them you set the scene for a wonderful two days of marching. Then the teams came to the party putting on performances that far out-weighed the above events, the improvement in all teams was outstanding and I congratulate all the coaches. Special congratulations to all the teams and coaches who were placed well done and well deserved. What I find extremely pleasing is seeing newer coaches breaking into the top positions in all the grades. Well done to all the teams, coaches & personnel for providing a wonderful weekend of marching. Technical Working Party I have enjoyed my time working with my two other colleagues Jan & Barbara. We are finding our feet as a team and growing stronger, I love the debates that we have at our meetings. Thank you to the two of them for guiding me into the rules & changes that were taking place at the beginning of the season. Thanks also to all the Board members for your encouragement and guidance. Kind regards Colleen

DIRECTOR OF JUDGING REPORT TO THE MARCHING NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL MEETING 27/28TH JUNE 2015

It is my pleasure to present the report from the Office of Director of Judging for the 2014/15 Season of Marching New Zealand. It has been a very busy year which commenced in July with the release of all of the technical data and then went on to the combined Judges/Coaches Learning Workshop in August. It has also included my attendance at regular meetings of the Technical Working Party, Board and both Island and National Championships. In conjunction with the Technical Manager and the Director of coaching I have reported regularly to the Board on all matters pertaining to Judging, Mentoring and Accreditation activities throughout the year. All updates were promulgated through to the District Chief Judges at the time of each release. CHIEF JUDGES: My thanks to the Association Chief Judges for their time and commitment to their duties throughout the season, with special thanks to Margo Jackson for picking up the role for Hawkes Bay as well as her own Association, for the first half of the season. Thanks also to Donna Odering for stepping in for Sherryn Palmer in Canterbury. The following are the duly elected Chief Judges for2014/15.

Southland Gaylene McRae Otago Katharine Simonsen Canterbury Sherryn Palmer/Donna Odering Nelson Sue Cornelius Marlborough Lorraine Clemmett Wellington Bob Gibbison Hawkes Bay Margo Jackson (Resigned Jan 2015) Taranaki Lynne Ross Bay of Plenty Margo Jackson Waikato Sally Costello/Jill Charlton Auckland Judy Selvaraj

Reports or Minutes have been received regularly from Bay of Plenty, Hawkes Bay (until resignation), Taranaki, Wellington, Nelson, Otago and Southland. Intermittent reports were received from Canterbury, Waikato and Auckland with no reportage from Marlborough. Whilst I realise that our CJ’s are all very busy people who sometimes hold dual roles within our Associations, it takes but a minute or two to attach either a report or Association Minutes that contain the report of the Chief Judge, to an email and send them on. It is important that the lines of communication between this office and that of the Chief Judge are kept open at all times. LOCAL PANELS: I cannot speak highly enough of those judges from throughout the country who travelled week in week out, sometimes to two different areas in one weekend, to assist Chief Judges in putting panels on the field for the benefit of our teams in their build up to Championship level. To those who have assisted in this way my sincere thanks for the time and effort you have all put in, your dedication and commitment has not gone unnoticed. However, this situation needs to be resolved and quickly as some of our Judges are burning themselves out with the constant travel. It behooves each and every one of us to shoulder tap, beg, cajole, bribe or do whatever it takes to boost the panel numbers in every area of the country. A suggestion to ease the load of those Judges who do travel, could be that neighboring Associations combine two or three times a year to host a contest and share the costs of providing a full panel thereby reducing the need for judges having to travel week in week out. Combining for contests will also give teams more teams to compete with than they otherwise might have at a local contest. Our current Judging numbers (including Trainee, Qualified and Graded judges) throughout the country are as follows:

Auckland 2 trainees, Waikato 5, Bay of Plenty 5, Hawkes Bay Nil, Taranaki 4, Wellington 6, Marlborough Nil, Nelson 4, Canterbury 9, Otago 3 + 3 trainees, Southland 6. As can be seen the situation is not good and it is becoming increasingly difficult to produce Panels for our major events that are balanced between the Associations and the Islands, so your action to increase panel numbers needs to be a number one priority. GROUP ADVISORS: My thanks to Sue Stenning (Tech A), Sally Costello (Tech B), Janine Brandhoj (Tech C), Sue Cornelius (Tech D) and Jill Charlton (Display), for providing support and assistance to their fellow judges throughout the year through their assessment of the score sheets sent through to them along with any other queries they were able to assist with. Thanks also to Jill Charlton for providing in depth assessment of Judges who submitted Qualifying exams in the Display section. ACCREDITATION: There was only one candidate for National Accreditation this year that unfortunately had to withdraw for health reasons. My thanks to Sherryn Palmer for her work in preparation for the candidate. Congratulations are extended to Rebecca Faalologa of Southland who successfully completed her Qualifying Exam in the Display Section. I look forward to receiving many more Qualifying Exams in the new Season and to watching Rebecca’s progress throughout the new Season. BOUNDARY VIEW: My sincere thanks to Jill Charlton for compiling the Boundary View each month. Thanks are also extended to the Group Advisors for their meaningful contributions throughout the year. Thanks also to our guest contributors who all made interesting and thoughtful commentaries as the season progressed. LEARNING WORKSHOP: A total of 30 Judges inclusive of Group Facilitators attended the Learning Workshop which was held in August in Christchurch. It was disappointing that there were no attendees from either Auckland or Hawkes Bay. The venue of St. Margaret’s College was an ideal venue for the type of Workshop we held. All of the groups worked extremely well together with facilitators reporting that most in their groups contributed well to discussions and practical sessions. My sincere thanks are extended to the Group Advisors for all of their preparation and work in successfully facilitating their groups over the course of the weekend. Maree Kerr as a guest presenter for both Coaches and Judges was well received and gave everyone a better understanding on how to put a Display together and how the Judges look at it. The practical sessions in the Technical section, although covering what was intended, did not work out quite as well as we expected. However, my thanks are also extended to those who facilitated these sessions for your expert planning and presentation. The discussion on Movement by Movement Judging was disappointing in that some seemed to have come with a closed mind, although some Coaches did show support for the idea, they were unable to see how it would work successfully. Democracy was the winner on the day with an agreement to stay with the Status Quo. A brief session was held with the Chief Judges where I covered their role and what was expected of them during the season. I outlined the need for the Chief Judge to be the first port of call for any queries that their panel members may have rather than directing them straight to the Group Advisors. In adopting this process it is hoped that the Chief Judges will be more hands on with the training of their Panels and upskilling themselves as well by learning together. My sincere thanks to Barbara, for the enormous amount of preparation and hard work put in before and during the workshop to ensure its success. Thanks also to outgoing Director of Coaching Jodie McLuskie along with new Director of Coaching Colleen Brooking for their support and encouragement throughout the weekend. Special thanks also to Becky Butt for her superb catering for attendees during the weekend. ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS: The hosting of both of these events on the same weekend was not ideal and put extra pressure on the host Associations in so far as timetabling was concerned in ensuring that judges and teams were able to travel to and from the events with minimal interruption to their working week. It is to be hoped that both North and South Island Associations can come to an agreement over the dates on which these events are held so that

future Championships can be conducted in a more relaxed manner and without the need for constant clock watching. North Island: My sincere thanks to Marching Taranaki for their work in hosting this event and for the hospitality that was accorded to the Panel, the Director of Coaching and I. Your hard work was all the more appreciated considering the small number of personnel available to carry out the task. There were some issues with some matters that were not done in accordance with the “book” and these were drawn to the attention of the Association for future reference. South Island: My sincere thanks also to Marching Otago for their hospitality to the panel, myself and Colleen and for hosting what was a very well run event. There was a Judging issue from the contest prior to the championships, which was brought to the attention of the Director of Coaching and me. With the benefit of hindsight, this should not have been brought to us at all but to the local Association Coach on the day. It was however, a matter that required attention and was resolved but unfortunately it did result in the TWP causing the late start of the event. The TWP did apologise to the personnel for their oversight in the handling of the matter. Congratulations are extended to all of the teams who achieved honours at both of these events. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Congratulations to Marching Canterbury and all of the personnel involved in setting up and hosting the 2015 Nationals and for the hospitality accorded to myself and the Judging Panels over the three days of this event. You were all a pleasure to work with. There were a few blips with holdups due to music problems which highlighted the need for Coaches to thoroughly check their music before handing it in. Due to this and the delay in Score Sheets being available, Judges Interviews were cut short, with some coaches not getting interviews at all. Coaches affected were offered the opportunity to come back at the next interview time and some did take advantage of this. It is fair to say that Judges were not overly happy with the timetable of the Friday event and in particular the late finish of same. It is to be hoped that the needs of both judges and coaches will be taken into consideration when drawing up the timetable for 2016. Judges also expressed the feeling that the Gala event seems to have run its course and lost the impact it once had. This is particularly evident in the number of teams repeating performances from past events. The Championship itself was tight in all Grades, but particularly so in the U16 Grade and there was some spectacular marching on view. My congratulations to all of the teams and their coaches who have secured their place in our History. TECHNICAL WORKING PARTY: Once again it has been an absolute pleasure to work alongside of my colleagues Barbara and Colleen. We work well as a team and have had lots of laughs along the way, but our main focus has always been on the common goal of what is best for the Sport. It has been a very busy year bringing to fruition the changes required to compliment the “Ten Pillars” and on the whole these have been well received. There has also been continuing work throughout the season to produce the alterations requested for the Under 12 Grade and a new Plan for the Senior Grade and I would like to add my thanks to those personnel outside of the TWP who have given of their time to assist us with this. Thanks are also extended to John, Diane, Craig and Members of the Board for their help and assistance throughout the year. The TWP would not be able to achieve what it does without the support and co-operation of each other so my very sincere thanks to both Barbara and Colleen for your very genuine care and support of me throughout the year. Thanks also to my lovely husband and family who continue to support me in this role. My Very Best Wishes to everyone for a very successful 2015/16 season ahead.

JanHoad DIRECTOR OF JUDGING 2014/15