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Minutes of Annual General Meeting 11 January 2023

1. Meeting started at 7.35pm.

2. Apologies received - David Houghton

3. Minutes of previous meeting AGM 2022

Accepted as a true record of the meeting.

4. Matters Arising
None

5. Chair’s Report

Barry Gilchrist once again gave us a thought-provoking view of True or False stories that often appear in the
media. Nothing is as you see!!

The presentation appears separately in the newsletter.

6. Secretaries Report
David Robb gave a resumé of the previous year and hoped that the programme had been enjoyable and informa-
tive. The year ended with another successful Photo Competition. David thanked everyone who took part. Next
year’s competition topics will be published in the newsletter. David asked that members come forward with top-
ics for future meetings and expressed a hope that members offer their own presentations. Articles are also need-
ed for the newsletter. The committee can only do so much. We need member’s input.

7. Treasurer’s Report
Financial statement previously sent to all members.

Current balance is £354.64

Due to increased room hire fees, Derek was felt that subscriptions needed to be raised to cover future expenses.
It was recommended that club fees be raised to £20 per annum. This is the first increase for many years.

Proposed David Robb Seconded Derek Taylor Carried

8. Elections

The following members were re-elected unopposed
Secretary – David Robb Proposed Barry Gilchrist Seconded Alan Danbury

Cmte Members – Alan Danbury
Mick Sulley