SOUTH-WESTERN GREAT DANE CLUB

MINUTES OF Annual General Meeting

Held at Hutton Moor Leisure Centre, Weston-Super-Mare.

4pm. Sunday 2nd. April 2006

MEMBERS PRESENT:

David, Sue & Helen Cottrell, David Locket, May Phelan, Tony Rewston, Jenny Wiltshire, Carol Gray, Tim & Sally Lewis, Scott Pearson, Alan Cutter, Jill Daly and Josie Dorricott.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE:

D. & P. Young, A. & J. Schanning-Ling, R. Day & S. Nicholson

MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING:

The 2005 A.G.M. minutes had been distributed to all members prior to the meeting. There being no objections they were accepted and approved.

Proposed T. Lewis seconded D. Cottrell.

MATTERS ARISING:

T. Lewis pointed out that he had had no success in obtaining the extra £25.00, due from the D.O.T.Y. venue deposit, from the G..D.C. S.W. and suggested that the matter should now be closed, all agreed.

CHAIRMANS REPORT:

G. Keehner commenced her report by thanking the Committee for their support and help during the good and bad times, and although she was stepping down from her post as Chairman she would like to continue as a Committee Member.

G. Keehner proposed that D. Cottrell be elected to the post of Chairman,. Seconded by J. Daly. Voting by a show of hands was unanimous.

D. Cottrell them took the Chair and thanked G. Keehner for her sterling work and devotion to the club over her many years as Chairman. G. Keehner was then presented with flowers and gifts to mark the occasion.

SECRETARY’S REPORT:

M. Phelan said that sadly there was the usual apathy in attendance at the A.G.M. and that she would have liked to have seen a few new faces. However, it had been a successful year and she hoped that it would continue in the future.

TREASURERS REPORT:

T. Lewis presented the accounts for 2005 and pointed out that the profit over the year had been much the same as last year. He continued that he had used a new

Auditor this year, which would increase the cost. With regard to the rescue fund, he said that it showed a healthy balance, but with G. Keehner not being involved in such a hands on way the income from placements was reduced while there were still expenses involved in vetting homes etc. and this situation would continue for the foreseeable future. The accounts were approved by those present at the meeting. D, Cottrell gave a vote of thanks to T. Lewis for all the work he had put in.

COMMITTEE:

There were four current committee members standing for re-election.

S. Cottrell, G. Keehner, A. Cutter & J. Daly.

All were elected en bloc.

New Committee Members elected were

J. Wiltshire, C. Gray, P. Young & D. Young.

D. Cottrell welcomed the new members to the committee and asked A. Cutter to extend the committees thanks to J. Cutter, for his efforts on behalf of the club, as he was standing down from the committee due to work commitments.

APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS:

T. Lewis reported that E. Tinknel, who had audited the club accounts for some years at a very reasonable cost , was no longer available . The new accountant had promised to charge no more than £200.00 this year as it was the first year. The accountant had suggested some changes to the way the accounts were kept to enable him to keep the cost to a minimum in future. T. Lewis said that he was willing to undertake the changes and that the Accountant was willing to undertake the work next year. T. Lewis proposed that the club stay with the new Accountant, seconded by A. Cutter. T. Rewston said he was happy to go along with it for the coming year, but £200.00 is a lot and would wipe out most if not all of the years profit.

Voting to stay with the new Accountant was unanimous.

BREED COUNCIL:

It was reported that at the last B/C meeting the item regarding the Mantle was being sent back to the K.C. once again asking that only the word “Mantle” be used.

Regarding the request for C.C’s to be returned to Paignton Ch. Show, the K.C. had refused on the grounds that the full 35 available to the breed were being used.

B/C secretary was to write to the K.C enquiring why we were not allowed the full set of 37.

D. Cottrell thanked S. Pearson and S. Lewis for attending the B/C meeting.

There being no further business D. Cottrell thanked all those present for attending and closed the meeting at 6.10pm.