EXECUTIVE MEETING 7.1.2003	
Jan 18-25                         Prague;- Danzatak>Prague 6 dance link up
                                                       -money not paid yet. Alec would pay within a week	
TWINNING CONFERENCE;- twinning working party Brian Smedley/ Derek Alder /LilianCarwright-ther would be a Twning meeting on 15 Jan and we would argue to have another conference within the next two months. Ideas for specific themes are needed	
Jan 28 arrival of Katka –our new Czech assistant. Members are asked to join us at a QUIZ at the Labour club on Wednesday 29 Jan to meet katka and bring a team to help us raise funds 8pm start	
SDC GRANT;- submission of bid & names from 2003 groups.There will be an SDC executive meeting on twnning in January. We should make a presentation to argue te case for twinning with Prague 6
NB;- Charter Trustees had agreed to name a new road MORAVIA street	
Feb 1-8                             Moravske Bud;- kazdance>>Prague+Moravske dance link	
18 OR 19 FEB   CZECH  BUSINESS & CULTURE SEMINAR>
1.	opportunities inbusiness,
 2. tourism,
 3. EU integration process,
 4. cultural matters
 5. promotion of bilateral links of your region with the Czech Republic,
 especially on regional and local level
It is worth to have an appropriate audience (local business community, travel agents, culture people etc.).
** approach business,Education  & arts groups to participate in a ‘cultural trade mission’ and to attend this seminar	
Feb 14-21                         Bridgwater;- alkana to Chilton
Chilton will host, College will provide a minibus, Patwill co-ordinate the whole week.There will be a performance at the art centre on wed 19 feb	
March 7-12                       Cheddar;-Moravske Bud politicians   to Somerset
Ian Wallace has received a grant for hosting this trip. We need to let Blanka know as they are concerned about cancelling	
March 20-24                     Prague;-Manders to Jizersky hory	
March 24-31                     Prague/Olomouc;- Seamonster Plymouth group	
March 31-April 6                    Cheddar;- Fiserova school (Prague 6) >UK. There was concern that this may not happen unless Alec received a grant to assist hosting.	
April 11-20                        Prague/Olomouc/UH/M.Bud/Cbud;-Czech  rock tour
                                                        There are 5 places left on this rock tour-£185 each.  Webberbus would be driving  
                                                         all the way-possib;ly with a driver change in Dover	
April 12-16                        Prague/Olomouc;- Billys Big Dinners football tour-cancelled	
April  14-19                       Crowc;- Lithuanian group (Vlad)
                                                        We need someone to accompany this group as Brian wil be in Prague. The              
                                                       individual would receive £20 per day	
April   24-25                      Olomouc :-MM band to Olomouc	
April 25+26                        Prague/Plzen;- Plymouth ‘Davis group	
April 26+27                              London;-Embassy + Royal Household +Unison football	
April 27-May 2                   Crowc;- Uh.Hradiste svatopluk  choir  to Somerset-+ Mr      
                                                  gajdosik has not paid us a deposit and we are now likely to lose this 
                                                  booking.	
May 4-10                           Crowc- Uh.Hradiste  Radim school;- Pat parker  is on the board of     
                                                  cannington college and they would offer a day at the college for 
                                                     agricultural students	
May 9- May 17                   UK;- Olomouc round Britain trip
	
May 7-14                            Bratislava;-Chilton>Alkana   ;-Pat & Jenny would accompany this    
                                                     group to Bratislava. They would apply to SDC for grant money	
May 19-23                          Prague;-College Caterers  to Prague-Ivana will co-ord	
May  24-28                         Prague/Ceske Bud;- Royal Household Football tour
                                                          Games arranged  vs Senate & Hejtmans office	
May 24 – 31                       Prague/Olomouc:- Plymouth  University	
June 1 –7                           Crowc;- Kladno       group	
June 8-14                           Bridgwater;- Arabska   school Prague home hosts are needed  
                                                   for these Prague students with  Dr Soucek	
June 7 –14                         Crowc;- Ceske Budejovice  group-Eva Kordova. Mike Coy  
                                                   has offered to do a xmas dinner	
June 24-July 2                   UK;-Lithuanian round Britain (Salvina)
                                           We need someone to offerto accompany this group around Britain- 
                                                    London>York>Edinburgh>Inverness >Oban >Glasgow>Lakes>Oxford.  
                                                     They would receive £20 per day and be accompanied by Katka	
June27/28/29                      GLASTONBURY—workers needed. We now need names of 
                                                   people willing to work at the Workes Beer Company tent at Glastonbry. In 
                                                   return they get free  entrance and some payment	
June 27                            JANA-our 2nd Czech assistant arrives	
June 27-July 7                   Bridgwater;-MM band + Somerfest. The Latvian band will be in the region again to play the Somerfest. We also need other ideas for gigs for them.	
July 7-15                            Prague/Olomouc;- Kings College Taunton DofE (Mike Hicks)	
July 7-18                            Ireland;- Uh.Hradiste :-Round Ireland     trip-Jana	
July 19-26                          Cornwall;- Prague Round Cornwall   trip-Sarka	
Aug 12-21                         Czech- Slovak 5 Young Somerset leaders on holiday	
August 17-23                     Crowc;-Lithuania    schools- vlad
                                                          We need a group leader for this trip	
August 15-22                     S.England;- Round Wessex      trip   (Kladno)	
August 23-31                    Prague/;-Newcastle Youth service	
September 14-21               Crowc;- Olomouc   / Bridgwater College	
September 20-27               Crowc; C.Budejovice         schools	
October  2-7                       Poland/;- Unison Football tour-multi national event
This is a 4 nation tournament in Krakow involving Czech,Slovaks,Poles and Brits-sedgemoor UNISON will repreent UK, Antonin Machalas ‘Altech’ for Czechs, Fero will find a High tata Slovak team and Lee gannicot a Polish team. Magda will help us translate letters	
November 2-6                    Prague  Bridgwater College health & social care