Minutes Of The General Meeting Of The Lyme Regis Branch.
Held At The Woodmead Halls, Lyme Regis,
Thursday 01st March 2012 At 19:00 Hrs.

00. Present:

Mr Cecil Quick	President
Mr Ken Whetlor	Chairman
Mr Tony Smith	Honorary Secretary
Mr Martin Jones	Honorary Treasurer
Lt Col Ross Bennett	Welfare Chairman
Mrs Ania Driver	Welfare Secretary
Mrs Sylvia Marler	Poppy Appeal Organiser
Mr David Humphrey	Recruitment Advisor
Mr Keith Austin	Member
Mr John Hunt	Member
Mr Mike Lloyd	Member
Mrs Angela Manners.	Member
Mr Peter Ward	Member
Mrs Jacqueline Ward	Member

01. Exhortation:

The President

02. Apologies:

Mr David Manners	Vice Chairman
Mr Kevin Taylor	Member

03. Minutes of the Last Meeting:

The Minutes of the last Meeting held on the 05th January 2011 were agreed as a true record and signed by The President.

Proposed: Mrs Angela Manners. 2nd  Lt Col Ross Bennett. Unanimously agreed.

04. Matters Arising:

Taxis. The Vice Chairman has reported that Lyme Regis Taxis has now assumed the role previously held by Matt’s Cabs. This service is available for the disabled and inmates of care homes. Journeys are authorised by the Chairman or Vice Chairman.

The pennant. Mr David Humphrey reported that 75th Anniversary Pennants are no longer issued.

The Plaque. Mr Martin Jones has the plaque in his possession. Lt Col Ross Bennett proposed locating it inside The Halls. 2nd Mr Mike Lloyd. Unanimously agreed.

Mr Martin Jones will ensure it is handed over to The Woodmead Halls’ Committee.

05. Additions to the Agenda.

None.

06. Chairman’s Report:

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The Chairman will attend the next town meeting.

Honoured Citizens. All nominations to The Secretary for consideration at the next meeting..

Civic Parade 2 June at 100:00 hours. We will take part in this parade.

The Secretary said that we should try to attract widespread attendance and know who is attending so that we may format our attendance. It will be publicised in the Town Notice Board and in the local Press.

Mrs Angela Manners stated that we are not forming the parade.

The Secretary agreed, but pointed out that we are forming a contingent within the parade and we need to know who is attending and how to organise it.

The Chairman has received a letter from The Dorset County Committee thanking us for the £500 donation.

08. Honorary Secretary’s Report.

3 Year Plan. Everyone on The Committee now has a copy of the County Plan which runs until September 2012. Mr David Humphrey will ensure we receive a copy of the new plan.

Sub-committees: Mrs Angela Manners said the Events Sub-committee did not require any assistance currently. The details of the quiz night in May will be will be discussed at the next meeting, when donations for the raffle would be welcome.

The next event is Rogation Sunday on 13 May. No assistance is required.

Any other assistance for Sub-committees will be on the next agenda.

The Website: The Chairman will continue to run The Blog and will report to the next meeting about any future involvement of  Mr Murray Kirkby.

09. Honorary Treasurer’s Report:

The Branch holds

Current Account	£64.71
Branch Funds at Head Office	£13,080.07
Total	£13,144.78

Notes: The £500 donation to County Welfare has been received and cashed.

The Treasurer needs an invoice for the RE’s wreath. The final taxi bill has been paid.

10. Welfare Chairman’s Report.

Four medical cases are being dealt with at the moment. Visiting continues.

11. Welfare Secretary’s Report.

NTR.

12. Poppy Appeal Organiser’s Report.

A licence has been received for street collections for six days, from 08:00 to 18:00 hours each day:

Friday the 26th and Saturday the 27th of October

Friday the 02nd and Saturday the 03rd of November

Friday the 09th and Saturday the 10th of November.

Mrs Ania Driver will check with The Council to ensure these dates do not clash with any other organisation.

The formation of a Sub-committee and any other assistance required will be on the next agenda.

13. Recruitment Advisor’s Report:

We have lost one member since the last meeting. Mr Ken Rowsell who died on Monday 9th January 2012 age 93; his cremation took place on Thursday 19th January at Whimple crematorium at 1345.

We have:

185 members

108 pay by Direct Debit

75 pay by cash

2 are life members.

This could well be the last accurate report I give the committee until the AGM. The reason for this is because I used to get feedback from Head Office when I recruited, transferred or lost a member, but that now doesn't happen. The reason I think this is not happening is because of staff cutbacks.  I have spoken to the County Secretary about this issue.

In future, all I will be reporting at the committee meetings will be if we have gained or lost a member, but I cannot be sure this will be reflected at head office in London.

Badges: No change from the last meeting I still have 9 badges and £55:00.

News from the County:

One welfare case has come to a successful completion, and one other has been suspended as the client decided that the they no longer required Legion assistance.

The West Dorset group has been put on hold for the time being as the group were not functioning as they should have been i.e. getting together for meetings.  Even though the group has been suspended I have been asked to stay on the committee.  I will still try to liaise with the various Dorset Chairmen within the area.

The County Chairman will be meeting with all Chairmen and Vice Chairmen within Dorset.  This will happen over the next few months to get their ideas on training within their respective branches.  They will also be discussing the way forward for the County and County Branches.  Meetings will be taking place in three different locations within the county so all personnel can attend.

The County is hoping to organise various training courses locally to help branches get as many committee members trained. These courses will most probably be Branch Management, Parade Marshals, Accounting and Welfare.

14. Monthly Draws.

March winners:	£10:00	Mr K N Longley	£5:00	Mr L A Masters
April winners:	£10:00	Mrs S Lloyd	£5:00	Mr D Berry

15. Standard Bearer’s Activities:

NTR.

16. Any Other Business:

Mrs Angela Manners mentioned The Mayor’s Civic Night, Friday the 30th of March, at a cost of £18.50 each.

17. Future Meetings:

The next General Committee Meeting will be held at 19:00 hours, in The Woodmead Hall, on the Thursday the 3rd of May 2011.

Meeting Closed: at 19:37 hours.