CHAIRMAN'S REPORT

Pete Jones

CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Events Maps Development Membership Equipment Training SN League, Junior League Publicity SNaggers Junior reps, technical advisor, trophies,

permanent course Meetings/socials Chairmans overview

EVENTS: SATURDAY SERIES

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013*0

50

100

150

200

250

150171

160 150

193206

221

Average participants by year (excludes prizegiving event

Highest at event: 241 (Jan2013)Highest Blue 84 (Mar 2013)Highest Orange: 58 (Mar 2012)Highest Yellow: 83 (Feb 2009)Highest Lt Green : 57 (Jan 2003)* Only 3 months

EVENTS: OTHER

Urban

Nov

12

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12

Night

Jan

13

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Apr1

3

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3

CATI M

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3

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3

Urban

Jul 1

30

100

200

300

400

500

176

458

20

378

173

21 23

111

# Participants by event

MAPS New

Pirbright Woking Park Surrey Sports Park

Update (SN) NRA

Update (Army) Frith/Windmill Ash South Pyestock (Fleet Ponds)

Planned 2014 Mytchett update (SN) Long Valley N (SN, professional)

DEVELOPMENT Fleet Community Orienteers (Sue Bett, Dawn Williamson, Megan Bett)

Sep-Nov 2012: 10 sessions (Velmead Junior School with use of inside facilities). Total 30 participants; Average attendance 10 (max 17)

Apr-Jul 2013: 10 sessions based at a different school or park each week. Total 47 participants Average attendance 16 (max 26)

Other activities: Outdoor Club at Heatherside Junior School, Fleet (2 sessions) Fleet Youth Group (1 Session) Scout/Guide groups (Information provided)

Linda Cairns: Surrey Adventure Running Club stopped in December. Working with Guildford Schools Confederations

to offer an orienteering package for primary schools to buy into with new Primary Sport Premium funding. (mapping, course planning, teacher training).

George Abbot Secondary School (Guildford) Permanent orienteering course installed scheme of work set up for PE lessons in Year 7-9. Group of Young Orienteering Leaders trained. 

Surrey School Games Orienteering festival organised and delivered in July at Surrey Sports Park - 12 schools. 

MEMBERSHIP Current membership: 277

Net decrease of 8% in year (n=300 at last AGM) Still up 30% over last 3 years (2010: 214) Reduction due to change in BO membership

format Non-renewals: 75 (25%, 2012 non-renewal

only 16%) “Club only” non-renewal rate more than 40%

(37/85) BOF non-renewal rate less than 18% (38/215)

Transfers from Club Only to BOF: 18 New joiners: 52

2 “club only” and 50 BOF

MEMBERSHIP: CURRENT DISTRIBUTION

96

170

11

Senior individual

Family members

Junior individual0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

BOF Club Only

Senior Family Junior

EQUIPMENT Recent significant spring clean Some old kit recycled to

scouts/Army New big yellow signs Considering some new

equipment purchase

TRAINING Usual weekly (summer) and monthly

(winter) events Well attended. SN League and new

areas tend to be best attended.Last week (new map, SN League) 47

runnersPrevious week (new area) 29 runners

Windle Challenge poorly attended (we lost)

SN LEAGUE, JUNIOR LEAGUE SN League:

Similar numbers completing in 2011 & 2012. around 150 with about 65 scoring 300 or more.

Better than 2010 or before Junior League:

Similar number of groups participating over the past few years

PUBLICITYJanuary 3-Week Blitz W/C 7/1/13 - 1 minute recording on

BBC Surrey Radio station regarding forthcoming Saturday Series event at Frith Hill – understand this went out several times on Breakfast Show

Thurs 10/1/13 – Star Courier free Newspaper - December YBT final report along with photo and mention of Frith Hill event – 65,000 home circulation

Sat 12/1/13 – BBC Surrey Radio - Live breakfast morning interview pre-Frith Hill with Nick Wallis.

Thurs 24/1/13 – SS5 Frith Hill report in News and Mail

Thurs 24/1/13 – SS5 Frith Hill report in Star Courier

YBT Final report

SS5 Sat 12 Jan Frith Hill reports

PUBLICITY Weds 27/2/13- SS6 Eagle House

report on Get Bracknell website Fri 8/3/13 – SS7 Hindhead Common

report in Haslemere Herald (Thanks to Phil Beale)

Thurs 4/4/13 – Star Courier – SS8 Frimley and Prize-giving report

SS6 Sat 2 Feb Eagle House

report

SS7 Sat 2 Mar Hindhead Common

report

SS8 Sat 23 Mar Frimley & Prize-giving

PUBLICITY Thurs 25/4/13 – JK 2013 in Star Courier Thurs 23/5/13– BOC in Star Courier Farnborough Connection and Fleet and

Crookham Connection – July / Aug 2013

BOC 2013 4/5 May JK 2013 29

Mar – 1 Apr

Connection Magazine

SNAGGERS Over the last year has averaged £1.46

per copy, £215 per edition (print run of 147). Postage £50 per edition

To help SN save money:Please collect their copy at SN events/

deliver to nearby members.  Sign up for Electronic (email) copies

JUNIOR REPS, TECH ADVISOR, TROPHIES, PERMANENT COURSES Junior reps

Job description addedLooking for more input

Technical advisorSoftware upgrade for resultsWe can now re-use dibbersWe are on facebook and twitter

TrophiesNew Mens Club Champion trophy

Permanent coursesRemains at 2 (Alice Holt, Oakley Park)Would like to have more

MEETINGS/SOCIALS Xmas dinner / presentation night

75 last year . Same place this year (18th Dec)

Planners/organisers meeting18 Sep 2013- here

Post trainingUrban races with the ‘mass finish’ tend to

be more sociable after

CHAIRMAN'S OVERVIEW Membership and participation is excellent and

increased significantly over past few years Finding organisers remains a problem. Most

years we have had to cancel events. Training is well supported, and many offer to

put training on Finances are strong Publicity and development have been key to

our progress We are getting stronger in team events The events we put on are high quality, as are

our web site and SNaggers

LOOKING AHEAD 2013

SN Trophy weekend (Frith/Windmill) 2014

New Urban areaLevel C Hindhead?Compass sport cup final (Long Valley) (SN to

make final?)SN Trophy (Mytchett)Competition vs SROC (their 50th

Anniversary) 2015

SN 50th Anniversary

THANKS