a. The Charity Cheque would be presented as soon as the necessary personnel were available.

b. The Constitution would be issued within the next few weeks following ratification.

c. The PTC Rep was to chase up the issuing of Command Colours and the STC Rep was to chase up pegging fees for the last Inter-Command competition.

d. League Chairmen would send outstanding end of season reports to the Chairman for inclusion to the website.

e. Specimen Rep would provide information for inclusion to the website.

Chairman

Chairman

PTC Rep
STC Rep

League Chairmen

Specimen Rep

1. The Chairman informed the committee that new rules had come in to force regarding service property and that the RAFCAA property book must be updated. Some guidance was still required on the rules and this would be sought from the Executive Committee. However, the Chairman encouraged all leagues to check that any property, trophies etc, were properly insured or placed in the property book. The RAF scales x4 and weigh slings would have to go in the property book, however, individual league property, not bought with RAFCAA funds should be accounted for locally.

2. Decisions. It was decided that:

a. RAF Scales x 4 and weigh slings would be placed in the property book.

Chairman Match Sec

1. Command Matches. It was generally considered that the 2-day format for the Command Inter Unit and Inter Command matches had been a success and should be used as the future format. However, it was considered that more thought should be put into finding a venue with good nearby accommodation. The Chairman stated that it was becoming more difficult to get accommodation in general and that when this match was booked there was in fact plentiful accommodation in the area but circumstances at nearby units had conspired against us. League Chairmen were to canvass local units for suitable accommodation for future events.

2. Clubman Championship. The purpose behind this competition is to encourage those anglers who have yet to make it into the RAF Squad, through a small yet ‘high profile’ competition. It was decided that to assist with travel, the match would coincide with the RAFCAA AGM; this would also allow Committee members to assist with running the match. The Chairman stated that the date of the event would be known by the end of May 04 . The rules would be maintained so that 3 anglers from each league would be able to fish, provided that had never been selected for the RAF Squad, and had not won this competition in previous years. The RAFCAA (Coarse) would meet the pegging costs of this event and travel authority would be permissible by attendance at the AGM. League Chairmen were to instigate local procedures to select 3 anglers from their league to qualify for the final.
3. 5 Services. This event has now been given more prominence in the match-fishing calendar. The DSRA Rep had put a great deal of energy into publicity, including articles in MOD magazines. This year’s event, for teams of 8, was to be held at Woodland View on 7 Oct.

a. The Clubman Championship would coincide with the RAFCAA AGM on 19 Sep 04.

b. A team of 8 would fish the 5 Services at Woodland View on 07 Oct.

c. The Match Sec was to provide details and addresses of Team Captains for the RAF Challenge to the Chairman ASAP.

d. The RAF would continue to participate in the European Championships.

e. The RAF would compete in the Eastern Region Shield on the River Cam on 02 Oct.

f. The RAF Inter-unit Championships would cost £13 per RAF and £6 per HM&OL angler, with timings for paperwork being critical.

g. The RAF Inter-League would move to the 15 Sep.

h. The RAF v Old Lags would be fished on the River Wensum at Norwich.

League Chairmen

Unit Reps

Match Sec
Chairman EMAL

Old Lags Rep
Team Manager

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Team Manager

Team Manager

Match Sec

Team Manager

Match Sec

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1. The RAFCAA (Coarse) remains in a healthy financial condition but it must be noted that there is likely to be a decreasing trend in financial support in the future.

2. The Chairman reminded League Chairman that, if required, money could be made available to leagues in support of initiatives that assisted in increasing the interest in angling in their areas, such as coaching events.

League Chairman

a. CAL. The CAL had held the AGM and the end of season report had been sent to the Chairman.

b. EAWL. The EAWL had held its AGM and would forward the end of season report to the Chairman.

c. EMAL. The EMAL had held its AGM. The league had also entered a team in the Angling Times Supercup but had unfortunately been knocked out in the second round.

d. SWAL. The SWAL had nothing to report.

e. WMAL. The WMAL had completed their AGM but would need to check that the end of season report had been sent to the chairman. Some interested trainees had been found at Cosford and whilst the league would not be able to get them fishing during training they would provide them with contacts of who to contact when posted.

f. VOYL. The VOYL had held the AGM and the end of season report had been sent to the Chairman.

g. SCAL. The SCAL was waiting for anglers to return from detachments to hold an AGM. The league requested that, in order to have more involvement in team matches, they be permitted to enter a Scotland team as most units would not have enough anglers to enter a team. This was agreed to on a case-by-case basis.

2. The Chairman thanked the League Chairman for the updates, and reiterated the importance of the work they carry out in informing the Committee of events in RAF angling in general.

League Chairman

Sponsorship Rep

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