Minutes of the 2005 Annual General Meeting
Held at Hutton Moor Leisure Centre,
Weston-Super-Mare
6 pm. Sunday 3rd April 2005
There were 16 members in
attendance.
Apologies for absence
Were received from A. &
J. Schaanning-Ling, Mr/Mrs Gray, and Mrs G.Keehner.
Approval of minutes of
previous A.G.M.
The 2004 minutes had been distributed to members prior to the date of meeting.
As there were no objections,
it was proposed by A. Rewston that they be formally approved and accepted. S.
Pearson seconded. All were in agreement.
Matters Arising.
The treasurer apologised that the item of the £75 still outstanding from G.D.C.S.W.
had not yet been followed up.
D.C. acting Chairman said that as G. Keehner was out of the country for an indefinite period, no report was available.
However, he said that the
Committee had done a grand job and that the show had been a phenomenal success.
He continued that the clubs shows were going from strength to strength and that
he thanked all concerned.
M.P. said that she was not one
for making long speeches, but she would like to express her thanks to the
Committee for their support over the past six months, also for their confidence
in her, especially T.R., as she knew how difficult it had been for him to let
go of the reins. She continued the club had a good Committee who work as a
team, important in any club. Also that she was pleased at the success of the
show and hoped the club would continue to be a success in the future.
Copies of the accounts had been distributed to all present.
T.L. reported that there had been a £200 loss due to depreciation in equipment.
He pointed out that the Secretary’s bursary was £200 and the Treasurers £100, not as shown in the accounts.
The total loss over the year was £371.00
The acceptance of the accounts
was proposed by Alan Cutter and seconded by James Cutter.
COMMITTEE. As all those standing for Committee were current members seeking re-election, D.Cottrell proposed that they be voted upon en bloc.
That was seconded by J.Dorricot. All were in favour, with no abstentions.
T.L. stated that Emma T. would probably be available for one more year, after that another auditor would be required for the following year.
This would have to be a Certified auditor or 2 lay people with accounting experience.
Emma T. was proposed by T.R. and seconded by J.C.
J.D. reported that due to the lack of response from members wishing to apply for our annual points trophies, the Committee are to discuss moving these awards to coincide with the dinner/dance weekend in November. It is hoped that by awarding these trophies at that time it will encourage more exhibitors to compete for these special annual trophies. She continued, that a list of trophies has been compiled that are not currently in use. It will be discussed at a future meeting how to put these trophies to better use.
A beautiful shield has been
donated by Mrs Sandra Hood to be put to use at future shows. A decision will be
made at the next meeting with regards to allocating the shield as an
appropriate award and Mrs Hood will be advised and the shield appropriately
engraved.
D.C & S.C. said that having attended the last Breed Council Meeting there was little to report other than it appeared to be a stagnating situation.
A further B/C meeting was scheduled for 5th April.
T.R. asked if there was an amalgamated judging list yet? D.C. replied that it was still ongoing. S.P. enquired as to the situation of the Boston/Mantle standard. D.C. replied that there was a disparity of opinion, and it was still being discussed with the K.C.
T.R. said his personal opinion
was that we would have the Boston/ Mantle within the next 12 months
D.C. said that there was nothing further on this subject and that T.P. was on the point of giving up. T.L. said there was still £1000.00 & £380.00 still waiting to be accepted.