MINUTES OF THE GENERAL MEETING OF THE LYME REGIS BRANCH 20TH JANUARY 2011 AT THE WOODMEAD HALL, LYME REGIS, 19:00 HRS.

Minutes Of The General Meeting Of The Lyme Regis Branch20th January 2011 At The Woodmead Hall, Lyme Regis, 19:00 Hrs.

Present:

Mr Cecil Quick	President
Mr Ken Whetlor	Chairman
Mr Martin Jones	Treasurer
Mr David Humphrey	Recruitment Advisor
Mrs Sylvia Marler	Poppy Appeal Organiser
Lt Col Ross Bennett	Welfare Chairman
Mrs Ania Driver	Welfare Secretary
Mr Keith Austin	Member
Mrs Angela Manners.	Member

Apologies:

Mr David Manners	Vice Chairman
Mr Mike Lloyd	Member

Exhortation:

The President

Chairman’s Opening Remarks:

The chairman welcomed the return of Mr Tony Smith as Branch Secretary.

Minutes of the Last Meeting held on 4th November 2010 were agreed as a true record and signed by The President.

Matters Arising:

Mr David Humphrey advised the meeting that his appointment is Recruitment Advisor and not Membership Secretary.

Treasurer’s Report:

The Branch holds:

Cash	£417.98p
Bank	£12,024.23p
Total	£12,442.21p

Recruitment Advisor’s Report:

We have lost 2 members since the AGM in November, one through admin problems at head office. The other member Mr E L Harvey passed away on the 26th December 2010.

The membership now stands at 181:

101 Pay by Direct Debit

78 Pay By Cash

2 are Life members.

Badges.

I currently have 12 badges and I am holding £40:00 Please encourage people to purchase them at a cost of £5:00 each

Any Other Business:

The Lyme Regis Town Council has requested that the Branch Standard Bearers could be considered to become reserve Mace Bearers.

Mr David Humphrey has declined as there is a potential clash of interests.

Mr James Rice’s view is not known.

Mrs Angela manners advertised the forthcoming Mayor’s Civic Dinner to be held on the 4th of March 2011, 19:15 for 19:40 hours. Tickets are £17.50 each for anyone interested.

Monthly Draw:

January winner's
£10:00 Mr L Caddy	£5:00 Mr V Rattenbury
Februarys Winners
£10:00 Mr W Reed	£5:00 Mrs C Blackmoor

Standard Bearers Activities:

Future Meetings:

The next General Committee Meetings will be held at 19:00hours in The Woodmead Hall on the following Thursdays:

3 March

5 May

7 July

1 September

6 October

3 November.

The date of the AGM is to be confirmed.

Meeting Closed: 19:41 hours.