Year 3 : Lois Bransby

Year 4 : Sarah Bonsall

Year 5 : Heidi Ambrose-Brown/Lizzie Hardy
Year 6 : Julie to follow up possible names Julie
5. New Events for this School Year
Phil tabled the current version of the PTA calendar for the
School year. This will be updated as events are arranged
and dates confirmed.
Events confirmed/planned include:
 the Ladies evening on 9th November – tickets are Julie
now on sale for £5 a head (see Committee members).
 Bag2School – there will be a collection on December
6th of good quality adult/children’s clothing, soft Heidi
toys, linen, curtains etc – we will get paid per weight
of bag; the items go to Eastern European countries
 Christmas disco on 19th December Phil/Sue
 Spring Fair and Fun Run – agreed to hold this again Lisa plus others
on Saturday 19th May; Spring Fair co-ordinator will to be confirmed
need to be identified, plus others to help
 Summer event(s) – ideas being considered currently;
other ideas welcome – to be discussed at a future
meeting
6. 100+ Club
• 100 account currently £102 per month
• 100 club drawn
 First prize for October (£44.75) : no 66 – Nancy
Goodrich
 Second prize for October (£14.25) : no 38 – P H
Owen
7. Date for next meeting:
• 8pm, Monday 27th November 2006 at School.
8. Any other business:
• Concern expressed about lack of lighting down
Breach Lane as it is considered dangerous to walk
down the lane when it is dark. Mrs Stringer would
support approaches for this. Julie to speak to Nigel
Goodrich, Chair of Parish Council, especially about Julie
temporary lighting for events only.
• Coventry Council Cash for Schools event – need to Julie to find
collect tokens from Coventry newspapers from 6th out more/ Nic
November onwards to assist
 • 2005/06 was an excellent fund-raising year with
considerably more money raised than previously
• The PTA bank account currently stands at £18794,
but we have yet to pay the School for the Gazebo Mrs
and outside play tyres – Mrs Stringer and David Stringer/David
Markham to arrange funds transfer.
• PTA has paid for the video-camera and some small
expenditure items.
• PTA (Neil Cusdin) has costed out new TV equipment Mrs
for the School – agreed that the School will go ahead Stringer/Neil
and order this.
• Noted that the PTA is exploring options for
establishing a deposit/interest-paying account for
the PTA, as funds are currently held in a non-
interest paying account.
• Noted that fund-raising tends to run in cycles and
06/07 may be a lower fund-raising year than 05/06.

4. Election of Committee Members

Current arrangements are that Committee members stand
for a two year period, and we would aim to have a phased
hand-over, so that not all the Committee changes at the
same time.
Current Committee Members:
Chair: Julie Fenwick – who is willing to continue for her
second year.
Secretary: Nic Gotrel and Sue Herbert are currently
sharing this role and are willing to continue for their second
year.
Vice-Chair and Treasurer roles are currently vacant - John
Learmond and David Markham respectively are standing
down. The meeting expressed thanks to John and David for
their hard work for the PTA.
Election to vacant posts:
Vice-Chair: Phil Upton – proposed by Julie Fenwick;
seconded by Lisa Bunting. Carried.
Treasurer: Jenny Phillips – proposed by David Markham;
seconded by Rachel Ollerenshaw. Carried.
Year Reps:
Reception : Joanne Eadon
Year 1 : Rachel Ollerenshaw/Sam Stone/Lisa Bunting
Year 2 : Jacqui Hill
 PTA AGM
Monday 16th October 2006

ACTION
1. PRESENT: Heidi Ambrose-Brown; Lisa Bunting; Lois
Bransby; Adrienne Cave; Joanne Eadon; Gill Evans; Julie
Fenwick; Jane Ford; Nic Gotrel; Martin Head; Susan Head;
Sue Herbert; Jacqui Hill; John Learmond; David Markham;
Rachel Ollerenshaw; David Phillips; Jenny Phillips; Cheryl
Pilling; Alison Stringer; Phil Upton; Lynn Worton

Apologies : Sam Stone; Neil Cusdin; Sarah Bonsall

2. Welcome and Introduction
Julie welcomed everyone and briefly outlined last year’s PTA
activity.
3. School Requirements
Mrs Stringer commented on the benefits of the PTA
activities for the School. Key things for which the School
would like support from the PTA are:
 Refurbishment of Arts and Crafts block:
(a) ‘make-over’ of units in the A&C block – help from Heidi to
parents to assist with painting etc is requested arrange
(b) one part is designated for Food Technology but
is currently very limited in scope/facility; School is
currently establishing scope and costs for
refurbishing this and would be pleased to have
financial help from the PTA; Mrs Stringer will Mrs Stringer
provide details to Julie
 Data projector for ICT suite (PTA bought the
current one some 5 years ago which is now out-dated
and in need of repair or replacement) – plan to
replace with a ceiling-hung projector; estimated cost
is approximately £900-£1000; Neil Cusdin may be Mrs Stringer/
able to assist with purchase/knowledge Neil
 Mrs Wasley wants to set up arrangements with a
gardening company who will provide seeds and To take
equipment on a seasonal basis through the year for forward in
YR, Y1, Y2 at a cost of £65 for a year Spring
3. Financials
• David Markham tabled current financial position,
noting that this is interim as the financial year end is
not until 31 October.