CIRENCESTER CIVIC SOCIETY 2010
PROGRAMME FOR THE 44 th AGM OF CIRENCESTER CIVIC SOCIETY
to be held at The Parish Centre, Gosditch Street
on Monday, 15 th March 2010 at 7.00 pm
The Annual General Meeting will begin promptly at 7.00 pm. Enclosed are copies of the Annual Report and Accounts and the Chairman’s newsletter, which will form the basis of the Chairman’s report at the meeting.
The programme for the evening is as follows:
7.00-7.30pm Annual General Meeting, preceded by welcome and opening remarks
7.35pm an illustrated talk Cirencester in Stone - by Joe McCall and Philip Copestake, authors of the recent book of that title. This is programmed to start at 7.35
Martin Portus Chairman
AGENDA FOR THE 44th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
to be held at the Parish Centre, Gosditch Street
on Monday, March 15th at 7.00 pm
2. MINUTES of the 43rd Annual General Meeting 2009 are submitted for members’ approval
3. ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS
4. ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 2010/11
The following officers are willing to stand for re-election:
Martin Portus Chairman
Geoffrey Adams Vice Chairman
Martin Hockey Honorary Treasurer
Derek Waring Honorary Vice President Vacant Honorary Secretary
5. ELECTION OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE for 2009/10
Members willing to stand for re-election are:
Derek Barnard
Florence Beetlestone
Colin Burden
William Cooper
David Fowles
Mark Harris
Andrew Lichnowski
Martin Read
Mary Turner
Jenny Witt
Architectural advisers to the Executive Committee : Nicholas Arbuthnott, Philip Dinkel,
Roy Turner
Legal adviser : John Bosworth.
(The Society’s constitution requires that nominations for appointments as officers are made in
writing, seconded and should include the written consent of the proposed nominee. If you
require further information or clarification, please email the chairman:
Tel 01285 658349: chairman@cirencestercivicsociety.org.uk
6. INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS
Wenn Townsend have agreed to continue as independent examiners if re-elected.
7. VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED
Heritage Open Day
Programme secretary
8. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
After the Annual General Meeting there will be a short interval before the illustrated talk Cirencester in Stone - by Joe McCall and Philip Copestake, authors of the recent book of that title This is programmed to start at 7.35
Minutes of the 43 rd Annual General Meeting of
Cirencester Civic Society
held at The Parish Centre, Cirencester on Monday, 16 th March 2009
The Chairman, Martin Portus, opened the meeting and welcomed all members. Apologies : Margaret Archer, Ruth Barnard, Florence Beetlestone, Cilla Chester-Master, Elizabeth Fitzherbert, Ruth Iliffe, Daphne Lewis, Maureen Mosedale, Peter and Margaret Ralston, Mary Turner, John and Margaretta Visser
The Minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting, held on Monday 17 th March 2008 were signed as a true record. Adoption was proposed by William Cooper and seconded by Derek Barnard. There were no matters
Annual Report - this had previously been circulated to all members.
Accounts – these had already been circulated to the meeting. Adoption was proposed by Andy Lichnowski and seconded by Geoffrey Adams.
Election of Officers – Martin Portus, Martin Hockey, Geoffrey Adams, and Derek Waring were the officers willing to stand for re-election. Adoption was proposed by Maureen Jenner and seconded by David Viner. All were in favour.
Election of Executive Committee – all members of the Executive Committee as listed on the agenda, were willing to stand for re-election. This was proposed by Dorothy Price and seconded by Neville Brown. All were in favour.
Independent Examiners – Wenn, Townsend have agreed to remain as independent
examiners for the coming year.
Volunteers Required
Lyn Longridge was resigning as Secretary of the Society after three years and a replacement was sought. No one volunteered.
The chairman encouraged members to consider volunteering tohelp with planning for the Heritage Open Days in September and helping out on the actual open days at the various open buildings. There were no volunteers.
The chairman asked for a volunteer to help with setting up the computerised projector at occasional talks given during the year. The secretary explained that this would necessitate help on only a few of the monthly talks. No offer of help was received.
Any other business
The chairman announced that Jim Thompson had resigned from the Executive Committee after 25 years of serving the Society. Jim asked that the extensive archive of Alec Clifton-Taylor books and Civic Society photographs stored with him, be re-housed. No suggestions for an alternative storage place were made.
A petition was circulated and signed by many that offered a protest at the siting of an inappropriate parking sign in Cecily Hill.
William Cooper asked the meeting to consider the installing of a blue plaque on the Brewery Arts Building to explain the commission of the Rory Young sculpture. The chairman agreed to ask consent from Brewery Arts and will make a listed building application for the siting of the plaque. William Cooper and Martin Read will discuss the possible text with Rory Young and arrange for the plaque if permission is given.
Our Future Cirencester - William Cooper gave a brief overview of plans put forward by the ‘Our Future Cirencester” group which held its first meeting in May 2007, and started the process of planning for real in October 2008. He explained that members of the Steering Group are very diverse and include town councillors, county councillors as well as members of the Civic Society and others responsible for groups and societies within the town. It is sad that The Standard, although claiming they would keep a continual brief on advances in the planning, have singularly failed to do so. Final decisions on the list of possible projects to be undertaken will be drawn up following submission of reports in two weeks’ time. Some of the projects likely to be accepted are:
New cycle routes, including the possibility of one through the Abbey grounds and one linking the town to the waterpark
Dr Andrea Pellegram has been the vital catalyst that is helping to ensure that this time the plans for the town are likely to come to fruition. It is essential momentum is maintained.
There being no further matters for discussion, the meeting closed at 7.30pm.