Minutes of the General Meeting of the Lyme Regis Branch.Held at the Woodmead Halls, Lyme Regis, Thursday the 27th of November, Post AGM, 19:50 Hours.
01. Present:
Mr David Manners
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Chairman
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Mr David Humphrey
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Vice Chairman/Membership Secretary
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Mr Tony Smith
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Honorary Secretary
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Mr Martin Jones
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Honorary Treasurer
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Mrs Ania Driver
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Welfare Representative
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Mrs Jacqueline Ward
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Poppy Appeal Organiser
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Mr Jon Hunt
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Member
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Mrs Angela Manners.
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Member
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Mrs Sylvia Marler
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Member
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Mr Kevin Taylor
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Member
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Mr Peter Ward
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Member
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02. Exhortation:
The Chairman.
03.Apologies:
Mr Cecil Quick President
04. Minutes of the Last Meeting:
The Minutes of the last Meeting held on the 06th of November
2014 were agreed as a true record and signed by The Chairman.
Proposed:
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Kevin Taylor
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Seconded:
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Tony Smith
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Carried:
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Unanimously.
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05. Matters Arising:
None.
06. Additions to the Agenda.
The Vice Chairman added an item concerning the ceremony that
will be taking place on the commemoration of the sinking of HMS Formidable.
07. Chairman's Report.
The Chairman introduced the Election of Appointees by The
Committee.
08. APPOINTMENTS BY THE COMMITTEE
APPOINTMENT
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NAME
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PROPOSED
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SECONDED
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President.
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Cecil Quick
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Ania Driver
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Dave Humphrey
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Vice President.
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Bill Reed
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Peter Ward
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Angela Manners
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Welfare Representative.
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Ania Driver
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D Manners
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Sylvia Marler
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Poppy Appeal Organiser.
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Jacqueline Ward
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Ania Driver
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Kevin Taylor
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Parade Marshal.
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Kevin Taylor
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A Manners
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Tony Smith
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Standard Bearer.
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Jon Hunt
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Jacqui Ward
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David Manners
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Deputy Std Bearer
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Kelsey Ellis
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D Humphrey
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Jon Hunt
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Chaplain.
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Rev. Jane Skinner
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D Humphrey
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David Manners
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Auditors.
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Keith Jenkin
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Martin Jones
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Angela Manners
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All the above appointments were elected unanimously.
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09. Vice Chairman's Report.
HMS Formidable 6 JAN 2015.
The Chairman gave an introduction: “Many of you will be
aware that in our cemetery in Lyme Regis we have a grave for some of the crew
from HMS Formidable, which sank in Lyme Bay on the 1st of January 1915.
We have
a service at that memorial, every year, the Saturday prior to Remembrance
Sunday. Next year, in 2015, it marks the centenary of the sinking of that
battleship and it is our intention to do, with full honours, justice to those
who lost their lives.
Dave will now explain what we are going to be doing in
January next year.”
The Vice Chairman informed the meeting that, as a branch, we
will be holding a service on the 6th of January, one hundred years after the
original burial, which will take place at 14:00 hours. This will be, exactly to
the minute, a hundred years after the first service started at the bottom end
of town.
Programme.
Those attending the ceremony should assemble in the cemetery
by 13:45 hours.
The Commodore will be at the grave side along with the
clergy, The Chairman of The Branch, The County Chairman, The President of The
Royal Naval Association and relations of the crew of The Formidable. The
relations will be at the forefront of the wreath laying ceremonies.
Timings:
13:45 hours
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Standards muster at the Charmouth Road end of the
cemetery.
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13:50 hours
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March off.
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14:00 hours
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Service starts, taken by The Rev Jane Skinner.
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Wreath laying.
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Exhortation.
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Two minutes silence.
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Reveille.
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Fall out.
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Muster in The Pilot Boat. [Drinks & Buffet courtesy of
The Landlord].
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[In response to a question, it was confirmed that The
Branch will not be involved in any activities on the 1st of January.]
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10. Honorary Secretary's Report.
The Secretary introduced The Form MS1, Branch Information,
which was duly completed for:
Section 1 Branch Committee Officers and Appointments.
Section 2 Branch Welfare Representative.
Section 3 Delegates to the Annual Meetings of County/District Conferences.
Section 4 Signatures of The Honorary Secretary and Welfare
Representative.
Section 5 Acknowledgement of Responsibility.
Section 6 Certificate of Acknowledgement of Responsibility
signatures.
Required signatures were completed.
11. Honorary Treasurer's Report.
Nothing further to add.
12. Welfare Representative Mrs Ania Driver
We are very strict on confidentiality but I will rely on
people to pass on information to me.
13. Poppy Appeal Organiser Mrs Jacqueline Ward
Nothing at the moment – I've just started!
14. Parade Marshal Mr Kevin Taylor
I would just like to clarify that event on the 6th of
January is purely a Legion event.
Dave Humphrey responded and stated that it will be a RBL
Parade. The President of The Royal Naval Association has been briefed that it
is a Legion parade. If the County Standard Bearer and the County Parade Marshal
are not there then you will be leading the parade.
15. Standard Bearer Mr Jon Hunt
What I propose doing, from The New Year onwards, is, for all
the people who lost their lives in the war, on the day of the hundredth
anniversary of their death, to commemorate them in some way. Even if it is just
myself at The Memorial in Cat's Park. To commemorate them on their anniversary;
to have it published or put up on The Notice Board; to announce that I am going
to be there at a certain time; make a short speech of the circumstances of
their death and lower The Standard for them. This will make the whole town
conscious.
The Committee agreed this was an excellent initiative.
16. Deputy Standard Bearer Miss Kelsey Ellis.
Nothing. The Chairman welcomed her presence.
17. Member Mrs Sylvia Marler.
I will order wreaths for HMS Formidable families – two Bs
and two Cs.
18. Members Mrs Angela Manners and Mr Peter Ward
had nothing to add.19. Future Meetings:
The next General Committee Meeting will be held at
19:00hours, in The Woodmead Halls, on the Thursday the 8th of January 2015.
