Minutes of the 62nd Annual General Meeting which was held on Wednesday 20th May 2009 at 7:30 pm

The meeting was chaired by the Chairman, Mike Ribbins. 18 members were present.

78. Apologies for Absence.
Andrew Parker, Ian Reissmann, Joan Busfield, Roger Ellis, Ann Musson, Dale Thomas, Joyce Baldock, Janet Barnes, Christine Sanders and Sue Mullally

79. Minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting
The minutes of the 61st Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday 14 May 2008 were taken as read and approved.

80. Matters arising.
There were no matters arising.

81. The Secretary’s Annual Report.
(Secretary’s report)

The secretary’s report was then accepted.

82. Presentation of the Annual Accounts.

The Treasurer presented the Club’s Annual Accounts for the year ending 31 March 2009. These showed an operating surplus of around £4,500 for the year and cash balance at the end of the year of £12,300. Subscriptions had been held at the same level. The Treasurer thanked David Barnes for helping her to prepare the accounts.

David Owen no longer wishes to audit the accounts and the meeting expressed its gratitude to him for his work

The accounts were adopted unanimously.

83. Election of Officers.
There had been no necessity for elections to the Club Committee , so the following were deemed to be elected:
President: Andrew Parker
Secretary: John Greenhalgh
Treasurer: Ken Carver
Committee members: Molly Anderson, James Bond, Maureen Carver, Ken Jones, Vlad Peksa, Tim Rees, & Mike Ribbins.


84. Any Other Business
Ray Dawson paid tribute to Hedy Brown and Eric Crowhurst who both have been central figures in the club.

The formal proceedings closed at 20:30. There followed Chicago rubber bridge and complimentary wine.


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