Minutes of the Annual General Meeting
held at Harnham Free Church 15/16 Hawksridge, Ridings Mead Harnham Salisbury
On Monday 17th May 2010 at 7.45p.m
There were 28 members present; apologies were received from Dawn Walters, Matthew Dodd and John Stout
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting 2009: -The minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 18th May were circulated. Acceptance that these were minutes as a true record of the meeting were proposed by Phil Clegg, seconded by Tony Oliver and signed by the Chairman Peter Woodhouse
Matters arising: -
Tony Oliver suggested that the club should thank Roger Kent for hosting the summer outing and BBQ. There were no other matters arising.
Chairman's Report: -
The Chairman report was circulated. Peter Woodhouse congratulated Rose Snape for being award the SPF roll of honour, Tony Oliver, who has been accredited as a judge for the SPF, Phil Clegg and John Stout for achieving LRPS and ARPS respectively.
It stated that the Club has enjoyed another successful season and there has been the growing support for competitions. The quality of members work is partially reflected in this years SPF achievements. Our aim as a Committee is to provide an enjoyable format for photography. Peter is looking forward to seeing you all again in September with some new images.
Treasurer's Report: -
The Treasurer reported was circulated It stated that this year the Club had 45 members and one Honorary member. This is similar to last year. Peter Read pointed out that the Visitors, Raffle, Tea and Sales incomes were all down compared with the 2008/2009 season. There was some confusion regarding the purchase of the projector and the Bexhill trip. This was explained to everybody’s satisfaction. As a result of the increases in both judges and lectures costs the committee would be recommending an increase in membership fees. Acceptance of the report was proposed by Austin Thorp and seconded by Graham Chubb. The report was agreed unanimously by members present.
Club Subscriptions for 2009/2010: -
The Committee proposes that for the 2010/2011 club year, the Subscriptions should be increased to.
Normal membership £40.00
Joint normal membership £65.00
Visitors £4.00 per visit.
This was proposed by Peter Read and seconded by Ivor Smith, members present agreed this unanimously
Election of Officers for the Committee: -
Peter Woodhouse stated that Amanda Herridge and Roger Ellway would not be standing for the committee this year and thanked for there hard work on the committee.
| POST | NOMINEE | PROPOSED | SECONDED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Peter Woodhouse | Tony Oliver | Phil Clegg |
| Vice Chairman | Tony Oliver | Phil Clegg | Sally Money |
| Vice Chairman | Phil Clegg | Sally Money | Rose Snape |
| Secretary | Richard Temlett | Tony Oliver | Sally Money |
| Treasurer | Peter Read | Tony Oliver | Sally Money |
| Asst. Treasurer | |||
| Others Officers. | Dawn Walters | Tony Oliver | Phil Clegg |
| Rose Snape | Richard Temlett | Tony Oliver | |
| Ivor Smith | Richard Temlett | Phil Clegg | |
| Sally Money | Tony Oliver | Peter Read | |
| Tony O'Reilly | Tony Oliver | Richard Temlett | |
| Richard Ramsay | Tony Oliver | Richard Temlett | |
| External Competition Secretary | Tony Oliver | ||
| Digital Projection Coordinator | Richard Temlett |
Members present agreed unanimously that all the nominated members should be elected.
Any other business:-
Graham Chubb asked who provided the raffle prizes, he was informed that the prizes were bought from the profits, he suggested that members be asked to provide prizes. It was thought this was a good idea and the committee would look into it.
Graham Chubb also asked if there could be more teaching evenings. The chairman stated that there were two evenings booked for this in the coming programme and the committee appreciated the feed back and would try to fit more in next year but it may have be at the expense of lecturers.
Peter Scrivens asked what the long term future of the hall was. Tony Oliver said there was no problem for next year, the church do not hire the hall out on a regular basses and did not want to but were quite happy with the club, he was not aware of any problem or any increase in charges for the coming year.
Peter Woodhouse proposed a vote of thanks to Rose Snape for doing the Tea and coffee.
Meeting closed at 8.30 p.m.
Signed ...................... Signed .....................
Hon. Chairman Hon. Secretary