The following notice of the meeting was sent out by e-mail on 20th December 2024 (downloadable in Word here), and the agenda for the meeting (downloadable in Word here) was sent out as an e-mail attachment on 21/12/2025.

The following are reports or papers mentioned in the agenda:

04-2 Secretary's Report (pdf)

04-3 Treasurer's Report (pdf)

04-8 Webmaster’s Report (pdf)

10 Succession Planning (pdf).

(Other reports may simply be delivered verbally.)

Notice of NCCU Mid-Season Council Meeting 2024-25

The mid-season Council Meeting which in theory is held in December but which, for 2024-25, the 2024 AGM decided would probably be in January by Zoom, has now been fixed.as follows.

The NCCU Mid-Season Council Meeting 2024-25

is to be held on Sunday 12th of January 2025

by Zoom

starting at 8.00 p.m.

Council consists of

1) 2 representatives from each constituent CCA
2) The following NCCU officers:
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Tim Wall
Secretary (acting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Steve Mann
Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Steve Mann
NCCU Counties Championship Controller . . . . . .	Bryan Bainbridge
NCCU Club Championship Controller . . . . . . . . .	Tim Wall
Trophy Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	David Kilmartin
Webmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Steve Mann
ECF Delegate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Tim Wall
3) Vice-Presidents elected to serve on Council . .	Dave Cole
	Bill O’Rourke

People attending wearing multiple hats get only one vote each!

Counties will need to decide who their two representatives are at this meeting. (Often there is only one representative is sent bt a county, though two heads are better than one.)

Would the above-named please advise whether they propose to attend the meeting, and would counties please let me know whether they will be attending. (Whilst each county is entitled to two delegates, often there is only one from some counties.) By letting me know those who plan to attend, we will know whether the meeting looks like being quorate.

Also, would officers wishing to submit written reports please forward them to me if possible as and when they can circulated by e-mail and posted to the website.

Meanwhile, the draft minutes of the 2024 NCCU AGM held on Saturday 20th July 2024 can be found on the website here.

It is planned to e-mail out a (draft) agenda for the meeting on 23rd or 24th December. Instructions for joining the Zoom meeting are to be sent out probably nearer the date of the meeting.

Merry Christmas,

Steve Mann,

(acting NCCU secretary)

NORTHERN COUNTIES CHESS UNION FOUNDED 1899

AGENDA

for NCCU Council Meeting to be held on 12th January 2025

via ZOOM

starting at 8.00 p,m,

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Minutes of the NCCU AGM 2024

3. Matters Arising from the Minutes not otherwise covered below

4. Officers’ Reports:

President (Tim Wall)

General Secretary (Steve Mann)

Treasurer (Steve Mann)

County Championships Organiser (Bryan Bainbridge - assisted by Mick Norris)

Club Championship Organiser (Tim Wall)

Trophy Officer (Dave Kilmartin)

Webmaster (Steve Mann)

ECF Delegate (Tim Wall)

5. Congress(es) for NCCU Individuals 2025 and NCCU British Qualifying place 2025

6. Pennine Cup 2024-25

7. BCET School Award 2025

A nomination for NCCU to submit to the British Chess Education Trust for a BCET School Award 2025 is due from Cheshire & N Wales (as per AGM minutes item 10), if possible, for approval by this meeting, or else they can pass the option to the next county on the alphabetic rota. (Citation to be sent by NCCU to BCET usually by 31st May.)

8. NCCU School Award 2025

A nomination is due from Durham for the NCCU School Award 2025 (as per AGM minutes item 10) or they can pass the option to the next county on the alphabetic rota.

9. Greater Manchester or Manchester Chess Federation

As the right to nominate schools for the above two awards, and also, when it arises, to nominate a candidate to be the next NCCU President, we need to be clear by what name “Manchester” is to feature in the three rotas: beginning either with “G” or with “M”. (It seems best to get this clear before it gets critical.)

10. Succession Planning

Too few people are doing too many jobs because hardly anyone else steps forward. This will be at least a “paper to note”, but the meeting may wish to discuss it.

11. Date and Venue of Next Meeting (i.e. AGM 2025)

12. Any Other Business (at the discretion of the Chairman of the Meeting)