Ladas Minutes - Wednesday October 9th 2002

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

Trip to Aberdeenshire considered a great success , though Archaeolink was a bit of a disappointment.
Quorum as a result of the AGM  decision the quorum for scheduled meetings will be dropped from 5 to 3
Ordinary members to be invited along to committee meetings.
Plea for members to go into the next newsletter.
Moira Carmichael might join the committee.
It was recorded that the Lanark Museum Trust would own the books belonging to the Ian Morrison Collection.
SAM Event - Attendance very poor. Better co-ordination with other organisations required. Walk to take place next year.

Future Events
Preparations for the lecture on October 14th discussed
2nd November - Tolbooth Sale - Ed to organize stuff for Saturday and collect key from Ian Veitch
27th October - visit to be made to Tam's dig as part of the Madd event.
Vindolanda trip to be postponed till spring.

Fieldwalking
Ed to organize fieldwalking trip to Cairngryffe - plan discussed with Dick Scruton.

Equipment
Ed to contact Sandy re equipment
Newsletter - November 11th
Press release to be done for sale.
Projectors - new projector to be used.

South Lanarkshire Museum Forum
Ed to let Ian know about arrangements

Computing
An evening to be sorted out to show David and Alan how to deal with Slide scanning
Bridges - Ed to help David

Finances - £6357.54
Membership £140 plus £65 on the night of the committee meeting

Ed to research the possibility of getting a grant for the Greyfriars

Ian Morrison's library - delay in getting books to Lanark

ALVO - Ian to discuss schedule with Ed

Committee meeting night out - Crown - Nov30th

Expedition to St Mary's Loch - Jan2nd 2003

Next Committee meeting - Clydesdale - Wednesday November 6th.