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Diary for January 2005
LINCOLNSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF WOODTURNERS
MINUTES OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2005 HELD
AT CRANWELL VILLAGE HALL ON MONDAY 17TH JANUARY 2005.
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COMMITTEE
MEMBERS PRESENT:
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Apologies
received
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Len Grantham (Chairman)
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Len Hodson
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Charles Giles (Secretary)
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Mike Bromige
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Keith Sutton (Membership Secretary)
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Colin
White
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Ken
Boyle Treasurer
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Derek
Whittaker
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Tom
Collishaw
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John
Castell-Evans
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Graham
Fordham
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There
were 35 paid up members present.
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The chairman declared the meeting open at 19.30 hours by welcoming all members guests and any members of public and reminded everybody that only full members of the association may vote on any issues raised and asked for attendance register to be ticked.
The minutes of 2004 AGM were accepted as true record. Proposed by Roy Day seconded by Gordon Doddinton.
Matters arising.
Chairman announced that Committee member John Castell - Evans has been appointed to officially welcome any new members to monthly meetings and make them feel welcome, introduce them to committee members and etc. He asked for "membership subscriptions" to be added to the agenda.
Chairman's report.
This, my first year as your chairman, has been another busy and successful one for the association. We have had a full and varied programme of demonstrations with some new and interesting demonstrators. Our thanks are due to your secretary Charley Giles for his efforts in arranging these.
In September we were invited to a craft show at Sacrewell Farm Park which proved to be highly successful in that we were able to display some of the work of the club and the talents of our members.
The competitions for this year attracted a fairly good number of entries which I must say were of a very good standard and made the task of judging very difficult.
Membership of the association has remained fairly constant at around 85 with attendance at meetings averaging about 60.
The web site continues to flourish thanks to the efforts of Colin Joyner our photographer and his Son the Webmaster. If you have not visited the site, I urge you to do so, you will not be disappointed.
The accounts for year ending October 2004 a copy of which you all have prepared by Ken Boyle and audited by our proposed new auditor Mr John Boxall.
Both Ken and John Shepperson ( retiring auditor) have decided to retire and I would like to record the sincere thanks of the club for all their past efforts.
Your committee have appointed a new auditor, Mr John Boxall and we have co-opted Mrs Ann Giles to be our treasurer. We shall be seeking your approval of these appointments later.
Finally I would like to record my thanks to all the committee members for their support during this past year, particularly our secretary Charlie Giles for the help and guidance that he has given me personally.
I should also like to thank those members who help out on club nights especially Colin for his photography and his sterling efforts at the Christmas party.
Also I wish to say that I have enjoyed my first year as your chairman and if you will have me I will do it again.
Treasurers report (see attached).
Proposed by John Shepperson that report be accepted
seconded by Mr Oakley.
Election of committee.
As already mentioned Ken Boyle is retiring. The remaining committee members are standing for re-election. As there are no other nominations the existing committee are returned with the addition of Mrs Ann Giles as treasurer.
Election of officers.
Len Grantham Chairman.
Charles Giles Secretary.
Ann Giles Treasurer.
Membership subscriptions.
It was at first proposed that due to fact that it is often difficult to get members to pay fees by due date, that we should increase all fees by £2 pro rata with a reduction of £2 if paid by end of April. This was discussed and Colin Joyner pointed out that we must always have a fairly healthy bank balance and as some of our equipment may very soon require updating the fees should be increased by the £2 pro rata and to reject the conditions outlined above. Proposed by Colin Joyner Seconded by Mr Abbs. Passed unanimously.
The majority of members pay up fees on or about the due date but in an effort to ensure that, with the exception of visitors who wish to become members, a new membership card be introduced. Which must be produced at each meeting. This will be a sturdy folding card with our title on the front and will be valid for five years. On production of their card members will be asked to pay the £2 entrance fee on demonstration nights as usual, if the card is not produced they will be asked to pay £3 as if they were a visitor.
This being the end of Chairman's report the meeting passed on to.
Any other business.
Proposed by the Chairman that we should ask Brian Clifford, founder of our Association, to accept the position of President and Life member in recognition of his distinguished career as a woodturner, his having started this association which has gone from strength to strength over the years and his guidance from the beginning and over the subsequent ten years or so which has helped to make the association the success it is today. The acceptance of this was proposed by John Green and seconded by Charles Giles. Carried unanimously. Unfortunatly Brian was not present at the meeting therefore secretary was asked by chairman to write to him.
Competitions.
It was thought that the system used to determine overall winners was not the success it was hoped to be. Therefore the committee has decided to hold four competitions per year which will be:
April (Easter) A goblet
June (Summer) A bowl no larger than 10 inches
September (Autumn) A lidded Box.
December (Christmas) Open competition any item at competitors discretion which will be judged on merit.
One category only (ie. "open" ).
Prizes for each competition First £15, Second £10, Third £5.
Mini Spectacular.
A mini spectacular will be staged here at Cranwell Village Hall in either June or July. This is still in the embryo stage and will be organised mainly by Keith Sutton and Graham Fordham. Members will be kept informed as this progresses.
Chairman mentioned that he feels that members are reluctant to come forward with any woodturning problems they may have and ask for advice. Len suggested that perhaps a box be positioned at door on meeting nights and members could leave a piece of paper outlining the problem. (They could do this anonoymously perhaps) and then either Len or maybe the current demonstrator could try to help. Keith suggested that we could might hold a pre meeting session by arrangement to sort out a particular problem. Len asked if members are happy with the existing format of meetings. The consensus was in the affirmative.
The meeting was formally closed at 20.15 hrs at which time Steve Wright proposed a vote of thanks to the committee for the way the association is being run. This was followed by a spontaneous round of applause.
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