MINUTES OF THE GENERAL MEETING OF THE LYME REGIS BRANCH. HELD AT THE WOODMEAD HALLS, LYME REGIS, THURSDAY THE 2nd OF JULY 2015 AT 19:00 HOURS.
Exhortation:
The Chairman.
Present:
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Mr David Manners
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Chairman
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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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Standard Bearer
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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 Peter Ward
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Member
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Apologies:
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Mr Cecil Quick
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President
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Mr David Humphrey
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Vice Chairman/Membership Secretary
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Absent:
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Mr Kevin Taylor
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Parade Marshal
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Minutes of the Last GM Meeting:
The Minutes of the last GM held on the 14th of May 2015 were
agreed as a true record and signed by The Chairman.
Proposed: Sylvia Marler Seconded: Ania Driver Carried: Unanimously.
Matters Arising:
Chairman.
Well done for the Quiz. The Certificate and Plaque
are up, as you can see.
Standard Bearer. I was unable to attend the parade in
Weymouth due to work.
Minutes of the Last EGM Meeting:
The Minutes of the EGM on the 11th of June 2015 were agreed
as a true record and signed by The Chairman.
Proposed: Angela Manners Seconded:
Ania Driver Carried: Unanimously.
Matters Arising:
Chairman.
Are there any bunting, posters or boxes available
from County? Jacqui will follow this up with Ian Jarvis.
It is confirmed that The TIC will sell tickets for us.
Jacqui will format the tickets from The Poster design.
There will be an EGM on Thursday the 27th of August at 19:00
hours. Provisionally at The Nag’s Head. Agenda: VJ Day weekend.
Please pass details to family and friends; we need sixty odd
people to cover the costs.
I will be meeting The Mayor and The Town Council about VJ
Day this month.
Honorary Secretary.
A letter was sent on the 2nd of June
inviting The Woodroffe CCF to join the parade. No answer has been received to
date; an email was sent today requesting one.
Additions to the Agenda.
Honorary Secretary.
Welfare – County Caseworkers.
Chairman.
I attended The Civic Service on behalf of The Branch. I am
glad I did as The RBL was the only outside organisation present.
County emails. Many of them are routine. The future system
for cash paying members can be explained by our Membership Secretary at the
next GM.
Thank you to Jacqui and Ania who intended to go on a
management course but it was cancelled, which is very disappointing. I will be
writing to County about this.
A new Form MS4 has been produced.
Branch President. There is a requirement for a new President
due to the unfortunate ill health of Cecil Quick. Phillip Evans has been
approached and was delighted to be considered and would be extremely happy to
fill the position. This will be voted on at the next AGM. Prior to that he
should be our President Elect and I would like The Committee to vote on this.
Proposed: Angela Manners Seconded:
Martin Jones. Carried:
Unanimously.
Vice Chairman.
[Written report via The Secretary.] I have not been asked to
deputise for the Chairman since the last report so have nothing to report
Honorary Secretary.
The County Welfare representative, Jillian Hurst, sent a
letter concerning the lack of caseworkers in Dorset. I have passed this to Ania
and also prepared a poster which is now in The Town Notice Board.
Honorary Treasurer.
Last Report
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This Report
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11 Jun 2015
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02 Jul 15
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The Branch holds
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Current Account
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£389.95
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£781.68
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Branch Funds at Head Office
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£11,658.06
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£11,658.06
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Total
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£12,048.01
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£12,439.74
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Notes:
Two bills for room hire and wreaths (total £34.50) are
outstanding.
Last quarter's interest on our Head Office account has not
been advised yet:-ca. £60.
As a result of the above movements our total banked assets
are about £12,460.
Just before the meeting I received a letter from The NatWest
explaining their new arrangements for banking around the area. I will make
recommendations at our next meeting once I have had a chance to fully digest
the implications of any changes.
The new 'Branch Management Fund' for money specifically for
running the branch is now in place with a balance of £109.30.
I have spoken with Keith Jenkins, our auditor, and he sees
no hold-ups in processing our annual accounts, which I am working to complete.
Welfare Representative.
Normal visits continue.
Poppy Appeal Organiser.
The draft for The Poster for The VJ night has been
completed.
I have some raffle prizes and local businesses will be
contacted for contributions. A team will be needed to run the event on the
night.
Membership Secretary.
[Written report via The Secretary.] Membership, No change to
the membership to my knowledge.[See below.] I have sent the membership
affiliation fee (£1:00 as voted at the last AGM) notice to Haig House. This was
posted first post Monday 29th of this month.
The membership now stands at 156:
113 Members pay by Direct Debit;
39 Pay by the Cash method;
2 are Youth members;
2 are Life Members.
Parade Marshal.
Absent.
Standard Bearer.
I attended the training at Crewkerne on the22nd of May. Thanks
to Kevin’s previous tuition, I found I had little to learn about drill
movements. What was most useful from Mr Gollop, was points about turnout and
presentation.
I will attend the training on the 4th of October and the
competition on the 10th.
Jon volunteered to attend The VJ Night with The Standard.
Future Meetings:
The next meeting will be an EGM on Thursday 27th August. Provisionally at The Nag’s Head at
19:00 hours. Agenda VJ Day.
Next GM:
Thursday the 3rd of September 2015, Woodmead Halls,
19:00 hours.
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