3. Matters Arising. Chairs report will be held over to the next meeting (13th June) due to two members being indisposed due to illness. The meeting of the election candidates for the past General Election that had been arranged by the GT did not occur as a candidate was unavailable and a suitable alternative date/time could not be mutually agreed.
4. The Secretary's report will be given at the next meeting as she was indisposed.
5. The Treasurer's report will be given at the next meeting as he was indisposed.
6. Midsummer Madness Pier Party. The event has been arranged for the 25th June as the nearest suitable day to midsummer itself. The music has been arranged, as has the bonfire, poster and BBQ. It is proposed that the BBQ will commence at 8pm, the music at 9pm and the lighting of the bonfire at 10pm.
7. Burns Supper. Planning is already advanced for the Burns Supper for 2011. A number of high quality speakers have been approached and 'sounded out' for appearance. It is proposed to book the Hall for the event and set up a joint Committee with the Hall Association closer to the time.
8. The consultation with HIE concerning the proposed Project Officer and funding has taken place and a result is awaited.
9. Ocean has this matter in hand.
10. Natalie has this matter in hand.
11. This did not happen as mentioned before.
12. Training. HIE have offered to train all Directors of the GT with relation to Social Enterprise Training which will prove very useful given the number of different events and projects currently under way or in the early planning stage. There is a minimum requirement of 10 people to attend with relation to this session but this is not seen as a problem given the enthusiastic response of the Directors. Further training in the Responsibilities of Directors and Fundraising have been offered by the SLCVO. It is anticipated that this too will be fully, if not over, subscribed.
13. Fundraising. The monies promised by an outside group of businessmen is on it's way to the GT. The Chair has made a number of applications for funding for the various projects and the results are awaited. The Highland Council has a Discretionary Budget for core funding of Community Groups and a meeting has been arranged for Monday 17th May at 11am in Portree. Ian Blackford and Ian Whitehill offered to attend this and others stated they would do so if able. Fay is approaching HIE again with regard to the Project Officer promised and is still researching other funding options.
14. Meanish Pier Development. Brian and the Moorings association have matters in hand.
15. Heritage Centre. This is currently open Tuesday and Saturday afternoons. On some days the numbers of visitors have been low and this is thought to be due to a lack of visitors to the area due to outside influences, volcanoes and recession. It is proposed to put posters into B&B's and various other locations to try and raise the profile again. Anne has the design and build of a sign in hand. A meeting of the Nominations Committee took place to start the process of recruiting/selecting staff. Tables and chairs have been sourced but require to be paid for. Ian, David and Brian will fund the purchase until core funding is available to the GT, after which the three will be reimbursed. It was agreed by the Board that we need the promised access to the school sooner rather than later. Ian will investigate the delay.