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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF DCPS
Monday 21^st January 2008

In SBG's absence, Pauline chaired the meeting

RESIGNATION

Owing to other commitments, Dineli has had to resign from the Committee with immediate effect.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

The minutes of the previous meeting were agreed.

FEEDBACK

YEARS 7 & 8 FIZZ AND QUIZ EVENING

Donna felt the evening had been successful. Not sure of final profit - Liz would clarify before the next meeting. The suggestion that Tutor Groups could be used as teams next year was not popular with the children.

TREASURER

Liz apologised for not circulating a breakdown of income and expenses. She said the Fireworks' Evening had made a profit in excess of £2,000 which was significantly higher than previous years and may be due to increased ticket prices and the sale of candy floss and popcorn.

A cheque for £16,145 had been presented to the Evelina Children's Hospital. The balance of £6,000 would be paid to them after Easter.

The November edition of the Advertiser made a profit of about £400.

Liz said that there was currently about £23,000 being held in the current and deposit accounts at Lloyds. The latter only gave 2.4% interest. There was discussion about how more interest could be earnt. It was agreed that Liz should speak to the Bursar.

FUTURE EVENTS

YEARS 5 & 6 FIZZ AND QUIZ - 26 January 2008

Julie Griggs organising this year. Donna said she ready and had lots of volunteers to help.
LOWER SCHOOL DISCO - 29^th February 2008
Donna organising with Tash and Pauline shadowing. Rae, Carol-Ann and Suzi would be there on the evening. Donna asked Annabel for her glow-stick contact - she would e-mail it.
WALK and TEA
Annelise Webb had kindly offered her bluebell woods for the walk. There was discussion about the best day as she felt there was no guarantee that the bluebells would be out on Sunday 27^th April. It could be held over the following Bank Holiday weekend. It was agreed to defer any decision until the next meeting. Annelise asked if NSPCC walkers could be in the woods at the same time and there was no objection to this. She said dogs would be welcome on leads and that walkers should keep on the paths. Annelise also asked if she could borrow the Nash House gazebos.
NASH HOUSE DISCO
Justine confirmed that this was in hand and she had lots of volunteers to help on the day.
SUMMER FAIR - Sunday 18^th May 2008
A meeting of the sub-committee would take place at the end of January. Caroline Hornsby had asked Sal to find out what stalls staff were willing to run. It was agreed outside the meeting that the Mixed Generation Tennis Tournament would not be held in 2008.
EVENT FOR PARENTS
Pauline ran through a number of options:
Coach and ticket to Charlton Athletic home game for £15 per person, which everyone agreed was an excellent price. There are three possible dates. Roger would look at the school calendar and liaise with Stuart/Pauline.
Spa day at Eastwell Manor £50 per person; would run on a school day.
Garden visit with Head Gardener's Tour. This was a popular suggestion. Justine would contact Great Dixter to see if this could be organised there.
Evening racing at Folkestone - also popular.
Pantomime or theatre visit.
LEAVERS' BALL - Saturday 5^th July 2008
Camilla said she was getting a team together to organise the Ball and asked if the Friends would give a donation towards it. It was agreed to give £500 which was the amount promised last year. Camilla asked Liz if she could provide her with a breakdown of costs.
SUMMER SWIMMING
Camilla is getting the swimming off the ground and looking for a young person (NPLQ trained) who would run the pool in the Summer. If the Committee have any suggestions, please could they get in touch with her. She asked Sal to put an appeal for lifeguards in the newsletter.
HEADMASTER'S REPORT
UPPER SCHOOL FORM REPS MEETING - the first meeting would take place this week with Roger Kidney and Alison Eckersley.
RETIREMENTS - Jenny Lewis (Registrar) and Sue Allen (Girls' PE) would both be retiring at the end of the term. As they had both been at DCPS for longer than 10 years, Stephen asked if the Friends would write a retirement letter.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Suzi Hinge asked if the Friends could do something in memory of Harrison Horrell. His parents had both been great supporters of the Friends over the years. After discussion, it was suggested that the Friends donate a cup to the school in Harrison's honour, perhaps music or sport. SBG would write to the Horrells asking of they were happy with this idea.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
3^rd March 2008