Minutes for Committee meeting of  LADAS  
15/08/01 in the Clydesdale Hotel - Lanark

Present - Alan Paton, Ann Clark, Jack Hoxley, Ed Archer, Neil Simpson, Ian Borthwick and David Hill    

Review of Past Events

1.  Minutes of previous meeting accepted.

Forthcoming Events

1.  SAM event in Lanark Tolbooth 16/09/01
Tam Ward has offered the touch table if it is available. Alan Paton is to supervise this with Terri.
Following items arranged
a.	Tam Ward to speak on the Archaeology of Clydesdale 1.30 - 2.15
b.	Ed to speak on Roman Lanark  2.30 - 3.00
c.	Ian to speak on Wallace in Lanark 3.30 - 4.00
d.	Wallace's Walk - Scott Main - times to be arranged
e.	Historical  Lanark - Paul Archibald - 2.30p.m
f.	Web site to be displayed on Laptop at the Tolbooth - Ed to arrange
g.	Ian Borthwick to get a Landranger Map 72 to display sites
h.	Mill survey - display - Jack
i.	Photos of Friary - Ed
j.	Ed to track down display boards.
k.	Children's activities 
        ·	pottery
        ·	Spindle whorls - Ann
        ·	Face painting
l.	Radio Clyde and Lanarkshire T.V to be informed - Ed
m.	Press release to be put in paper next week- Ed
n.	Distribution of posters sorted out 
o.	Invitations to be sent out to Jimmy Hood, Karen Gillon , Provost and Local Councillors - Ed
p.	Event to be put in the Society's newsletter - Ed

2.  Conference of Independent Archaeologists. Details discussed - following committee members going - Alan/Ian/ Ed and Malcolm

3.  Visit to Orkney

Minibus to be arranged. Date set for October 12th
Frances Mascernas to be contacted. 
Alan  to do the bookings etc - contact number given - 0131-664-8456
             
Roles and Responsibilities

Ed - Newsletter to be issued next week. Said that deposit had to be made for the Resistivity Meter. Ed to contact Guard to find out if Bob Will was coming/reserve lecturer Peter Yeoman about Cadzow Castle.
Ian - to meet Malcolm to discuss the Friary plans
Alan - Had no reports on Safety
Jack - report on last meeting of Museum collection policy came from Ed. 
Jack mentioned the next meeting of the Forum was 22/08/01. He also said that there was going to be a course on documentation. Jack and Ian to go.


A.O.C.B

1.  Alan talked about the possibility of the donation of Ian Morrison's collection of books to the Society. Possible solutions examined including  Library and Museum. Committee generally welcomed the idea but there were reservations about the size of the collection and how it was going to stored.

2.  Visit to Fife churches  to be organized next year.

3.  Archivist required for the Society - Neil volunteered

4.  Half bottle of black bottle plus card for Charlie Bulloch.

5.  Ed mentioned possibility of airshow in 1910.

6.  Ed mentioned that he was going to take some aerial photos and was looking around for suggestions.

7.  Ed mentioned that the Society had been offered the possibility of a dig in the Castlegate.

8.  Informal join event with Ladas and the Museum - autumn

9.  Ian offered to record list of donations.

10. 3rd November  Conference - Death and Destruction on Hadrian's Wall - South Shields- several members to attend