The Youth Club is not active at the moment because there's a lack of children of the right age group in the village. As soon as it's up and running (not likely until at least 2009), a notice will be posted here and the relevant people informed.

In the past, the Youth Club used to meet on the first Wednesday of the month in the village hall and was open to children resident in the parish of Chilton Foliat aged between 7 and 16.  There is a modest annual membership fee of £5, payable in January, and a small entrance fee (currently 50p a night) to cover essential costs. All adults involved give their time voluntarily.

All events take place in the Village Hall at 7.00pm, unless otherwise indicated. The contact emails are those for the people primarily responsible for the event. The initials on the right are those of the adults running the evening.

CHILTON FOLIAT YOUTH CLUB
MINUTES OF EXTRA-ORDINARY COMMITTEE MEETING
WEDNESDAY 4TH JANUARY 2006
CHILTON FOLIAT VILLAGE HALL

Those present (alphabetically): Nick Davies, Patrick Mallison, Tim Stubbs, Pete Waite.

Issues raised and discussed by the committee were as follows.

1. Nick Davies expressed concern over his commitments and availability to continue as Youth Club chairman. In light of this it was decide that the committee would be structured differently with four full leaders and two helpers. The full leaders would be Nick Davies, Patrick Mallison (Treasurer), Pete Waite and Tim Stubbs. The helpers would be Graeme Outridge, and Tim Purslow. 

2. The bank will be informed that Patrick M and Pete W are the only members allowed to sign cheques and Nick Davies will also have authority to allocate funds. Patrick M will draw up yearly accounts for 2005 and give to Pete W for Auditing.

3. The frequency of the meetings was discussed and it was agreed that, due to recent disruptive dates and falling attendance, the old format would be returned to with meetings occurring on the first Wednesday of each month. It was also agreed that the format would be one meeting in the hall and the next month a trip out to a chosen location, then back in the hall the following month. This will run until the summer months when the meetings may increase to twice a month, depending on demand. The members will also ensure that the children have sweets and drinks available for internal meetings.

4. The next meeting will be Wednesday 1st February with a bowling trip. Pete and Tim S will produce and distribute flyers with all the trip information.

5. The issue of club subscription was discussed and it was agreed that with the New Year all YC members should pay £5 for the yearly subscription. This will help pay for Hall rentals and perhaps some other expenses.

6. Future events may include Summer BBQ, litter collection project, trips to movies, and bowling. All would be subsidised by the Youth Club.

7. Youth Action Wiltshire was discussed and it was felt that all full members need to be insured and adlut helpers to have CRCs (Criminal Record Checks) immediately. Nick D will arrange the correct forms and action the checks. Pete W will look at insurances and audit details.

8. The finances were discussed and the current bank balance currently is in credit and stands at £833.00. It was agreed that some of these funds could be used for a replacement cricket kit, and some of the balance for Youth Club trips (see 6 above).

9. The last item discussed was the responsibility of the Skateboard Park and equipment. The YC will send a letter to the Parish Council Recreation Ground Committee outlining its views. (See letter attached ) 

10. The meeting concluded and the minutes were taken by Patrick M and will be sent to all YC members and helpers.

July 2005 Questionnaire

We had 10 responses to the questionnaire given to Youth Club members in July 2005. The questionnaire asked what they would like money spent on if it was available. Luckily, nobody asked for a Vulcan Bomber. The children were asked to rate various items on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the least important, and 5 the most important.

The children were also asked for suggestions for other items not on the list, or to expand with suggestions. The following were the results, in alpha order. If any item is suggested more than once, it is shown for the number of times it was suggested.

All the above will be discussed (and acted on if appropriate) at the next committee meeting, which any children, parents or adult helpers are very welcome to attend. 

Meeting 21st October 2004

The meeting on 21st October 2004 in the Village Hall was very positive, and as a result the Youth Club looks set to go from strength to strength. 

The following is a summary of the points discussed.

Maggie, from Youth Action Wiltshire, will give a presentation at our open meeting on 10th November (see above).

Juniors are now 7yrs to 11yrs, and seniors are 11yrs to 16yrs.
Juniors meetings take place on the First and Third Wednesday of the month, and seniors on the Second and Fourth Wednesday of the month.

ACTIVITIES

Every Meeting: Table tennis, Softball football, Table football, Painting etc.

Occasional Meetings: Music, Trips to Bowling/Pictures, Cooking, Dance club, Drama, Rounders in the Recreation Ground, Walking/Nature observation trips, Digital photography.

Music was very popular; it could be possible to get a grant for instruments.  Nick Fritz was asked to look into that.

Also Patrick offered to ask local people to help with lessons.

Iris Waite and Kerry Henley had offered to do the cooking.

Patrick offered to organise the Digital Photography and make it a competition. Also the treasure hunt in the summer.

It was decided to have an open evening before deciding yearly subscription and weekly fees. Also to ask Maggie from Y.A.W. to attend.  Patrick would do a flyer to go round the village and Bob Bourne would be asked to deliver it with the parish magazine.

FUND RAISING

Jackie and Patrick have already arranged a Halloween evening and all the tickets have been purchased (not a fund-raiser).

Jackie and Patrick are organising an Adult fancy dress 70s Disco on Friday 19th November. £3 A ticket, proceeds to the Youth Club.  Re-scheduled to 4th December.

SKATEBOARD PARK AND THE CLUB HISTORY

The skateboard park to be discussed after the next Parish Council meeting.  As we could not give any answers at this time.

The club History to be discussed at a later date.

As there was no other business the meeting closed at 21-45.

The date of the next meeting was set for 10th November 2004 at  7pm.

It was decided to make this an open evening and ask the Juniors and Seniors with their Parents. 

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An extraordinary meeting was held on 24th September. Peter Waite, the Chairman, presented his report, which culminated in his resignation as Chairman.  Peter had held this post for a number of years and felt it was time to hand it over to someone else.

Brian Keene, the Treasurer, presented his report on Club's finances. Brian also announced his resignation as Treasurer, as he had been carrying out this role for a number of years and felt it was time to step down.

An election for the various officers was held, and the above were elected.

Nick Davies took the chair, and decided it would be better to hold another meeting to discuss the rest of the Agenda, including the Junior and senior Club ages, frequency of meetings, helpers, rota, fees, etc. Also the social calendar. The meeting date was fixed for 8th October at 7.30pm. NB: This has subsequently been changed to 21st October at 2000.

The meeting was closed at 8.35pm. 

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