Cardiff and Caerphilly Annual Members Meeting for October 2010 – September 2011

1. Cardiff and Caerphilly Annual Members Meeting forOctober 2010 – September 2011

2. Apologies to be recorded

3. Branch Charter Core Roles • Branch Co-ordinator • Treasurer • Membership Co-ordinator • Parent Support Co-ordinator • PSA Link

4. Core Role: Branch Coordinator(s) Outgoing - Jo Powell Incoming – position vacant

5. Core Role: Treasurer Current – Emma Thomas

6. Financial Report 01.10.10 - 30.09.11 Cardiff & Caerphilly Branch has generated £3,856.74 for NCT. This figure is made up of the ‘General Reserves’ surplus figure for the year, £197.44, plus the total ‘UK Office Contribution’, £3659.30. • Breastfeeding Counselling expenditure relates to expenditure incurred by Boobiful Babies & the Breastfeeding Support Tutor Group along with any other expense from the Breastfeeding Counselling students. This expenditure has remained pretty much the same as last years.

7. Committee Costs appear massively down from last year. Last year £845, this year £146. However, HO added a new line to the account “Parent Support” which has incurred £874.24 worth of expenditure. Although the majority of this spending has been achieved through grants with the Caerphilly group etc, any committee costs for any activity supporting parents generally has been put through the new Parent Support line rather than Committee costs as it was last year. • Fundraising Unfortunately this year the total of our fundraising has decreased..... by £8.64!!! A fantastic effort - a total of £5028.57, totally driven through the NNS’s. (see full treasurers report) • Unfortunately the only other fundraiser this years ended in a deficit (Jan 11 Clothes Swap -£158.72), & our other attempt at a Spring Ball had to be cancelled due to lack of response.

8. Newsletter profit is down this year at £307.18. Last year made £1037. Revenue generated from advertising sales has continued to increase (see full treasurers report). • Postage costs remain as erratic as ever (see full treasurers report). Volunteers are key to this success. Printing costs have seen a dramatic increase over the last 3 years - almost doubling per issue. Increase in colour advertising requests?

9. Core Role: Membership Coordinator Outgoing – Dominique Mortlock Current – position vacant Steve Arnold Membership numbers at 30th September = 292 households = 536 members

10. Core Role: Parent Support Coordinator(s) Outgoing - Rachel Williams (central coffee groups and welcome ‘speed bump’ evenings) Current – position vacant Current – Clare Coan (Local coffee groups)

11. Core Role: PSA Link Current – Miranda Webb

12. Branch Volunteers Over 40 individuals have volunteered over the year (Including core roles already mentioned) Plus numerous • newsletter deliverers • helpers at Nearly New Sales • coffee group hosts

13. ‘Bumps and Babies’ Coffee Mornings Cafe Junior – 1st Monday of the month

14. Funtastic, Caerphilly 4th Wednesday of the month Moved to Caerphilly leisure centre, Wednesdays fortnightly

15. Local Coffee Groups 3 groups running weekly or fortnightly attended by 2 -10+ parents

16. Llandaff North & Whitchurch – Friday Mornings Thank you to Lucy Ronchetti. Current contact Natalie Sayer

17. Rhiwbina & Heath – Friday afternoons Current contacts Clare Coan and Sian Williams

18. Ystrad Mynach Current contact Bonnie Navara

19. The following groups are no longer running. Thank you to all the contacts for all their efforts Pontcanna & Canton - Elise Davison Splott & Pengam green –Gina Edwards Thornhill –Rachel Williams Roath, Penylan, Cyncoed – Anne Marshall

20. Met 6 times

21. Fundraising Nearly New Sales 4 each year – November, February, May & September Total profit over the past year = £5028.57

22. Nearly New Sales committee • Rachel Rundle • Liz Cridland • Ruth Young • Alastair Stewart • Jessica Harrison • Michelle Downe • Helen Johns Thank you to the following volunteers who are no longer continuing: Anne Twomey, Bronwen Bird, Jan Price, Daphne Evans, Marnie Morgan (Publicity)

23. Fundraising events team Thank you to Kate Grand who has stepped down from this role Current – position vacant

24. Newsletter 4 newsletters per year This year’s profit = £307.18 Revenue generated from advertising sales has continued to increase (see full treasurers report).

25. Editor Thank you to Sara Ridley who took on this role for part of the Year. Outgoing – Diana Milne Current – position vacant

26. Newsletter distribution organised by : Bethan… Thank you to Swati Sunder and Sarah Wiggin for their work on the newsletter team. Volunteers are needed in particular to help cover • Coffee Groups Feature • NCT Regular Events Feature • NCT Calendar • NCT ads Article, feature writer and Advertising Rep Liz Mullen

27. Publicity officer Current – Ruth Young Quarterly Publicity Mailings Postage costs remain as erratic as ever (see full treasurers report). Volunteers are key to this success. Printing costs have seen a dramatic increase over the last 3 years - almost doubling per newsletter issue. Increase in colour advertising requests?

28. Enquiries Outgoing – Alison Powell Current – position vacant Number of telephone enquiries: approx 35 Number of email enquiries: approx 35

29. Web Editor - Kit Naylor New webpages are up and running New facebook page

30. Campaigning Llandough Midwife Led Unit

31. Antenatal Support • Antenatal Classes & Refreshers Cardiff branch provided50 courses (including 2 Refresher courses) Supporting 300 women and their partners • Relax, Stretch and Breathe new classes held at John Lewis • Welcome evenings for new parents-to-be 3 events

32. Sharon Naylor Antenatal Teacher (Excellent Practitioner) Assessor (qualified September 2011) EP Liaison 1W - supporting NCT Practitioners across PSA1W (South Wales) Maternity Services Rep – attending Labour Ward Forum (UHW) Links with Health Visitors and ‘Action for Children’ Involved in raising awareness of Public Consultation on Llandough Midwife Unit Often attending branch Bumps and babies groups, and Welcome evenings

33. Jo Powell Antenatal Teacher Maternity Services Rep – attending MSLC and Parent Panel at Aneurin Bevan Health Board, GwentLinks withCaerphilly birth centre, Nevill Hall and Royal Gwent Hospitals Outgoing Branch Coordinator Attended Welcome evenings and Caerphilly Bumps and babies Organised Book club meetings

34. Marilyn Wills Antenatal Teacher Valley Cushion Hire Agent – 10 hires this year over 132 days Attends Nearly New Sales Involved with the Public Consultation on Llandough Midwife Unit Maternity Services Rep attending 10 different forums in NHS and NCT

35. Student Antenatal Teachers • Sheila Littleboy – has completed Level 4 work and taught first course • Miranda Webb – since 2010 has completed over half of Level 4 work, helped with newsletter distribution • Diane Glews

36. Breastfeeding Support Congratulations to Clare Coan who qualified as a Breastfeeding Counsellor in September 2011 Emma Pearce moved to West Wales during 2011 but still returns to run Breastfeeding sessions as part of Antenatal Courses Breast pump hire – held by Clare Coan

37. Student Breastfeeding Counsellors • Sarah Appleton-Jones • Nicci Bevan – transferred to Monmouth branch • Cath Mapstone • Dani Sapsford • Heather Trickey – currently on Time Out, working as Research manager at Head Office

38. Peer Supporters (in addition to those training as BFCs) • Anne Twomey • Sara Knowles • Anna Davies • Sarah Jones Boobiful Babies meets weekly in Llanishen

39. Regional Event NCT Practitioner sessions: Critical Appraisal Skills Programme Breastfeeding research Breastfeeding update

40. Thank you

41. Future plans Region Day June 23rd 2012 for all volunteers 2020 tour Wales event 4th Feb 2012 More Book Club dates More Welcome ‘Speed bumps’ Evenings Raise internet profile Ensure ongoing social support With more volunteers we can make this happen

42. How to get involved • Volunteer tonight • Speak to a committee member tonight • Sign up with your details on our clipboard • Take away our contact details for later • Come along to any of our events • Register your interest in Volunteering at https://babble.nct.org.uk/~forms/2ndpart/Volunteer_Registration/