Minutes of AGM held 8th April 2006
The meeting began at 15.15 in the Buccleuch Arms Hotel, Newton St Boswells as per flexible starting time notified.
In Attendence
Bill Close, Sue Hood, Judith Wilkes, Ian Morrow, Ann Morrow, Frances Smith-King, Brian Seamens, Janet Maltman (arrived later).
Apologies
Jan Holliday, Phil Poole, Christine & Sandy Miller, Donna Beveridge, Paul Cowell.
Minutes of Previous AGM
Proposed by Sue, Seconded by Ann.
Matters arising
- Dr Serena Brownlie- Christine & Sandy not present, therefore this item to be carried over.
- Direct Debits – as the Treasurer could not be present, this item is carried over.
Correspondence
A proposal had been received from Nicholas Wilkes regarding an amendment to the constitution. This had been emailed to the members, and confirmation of receipt received by the secretary. This was therefore added to the agenda for debate. The proposal was seconded by Linda and unanimously accepted by the meeting.
Presidents Report
In the absence of the president the Vice president made the following report.
Its been a fairly active year for the club, with several events throughout the year. We started off with a rally to which we invited the Deerhound Society. This was held at Rait, courtesy of Wattie Milne and Carole Andrews. There was a good turnout, and some of the hounds had their first opportunity to try lure coursing! This led to a lot of amusement, and the youngsters in general had no idea they were expected to chase the lure, but had great fun chasing each other! Later in the year, we were invited back to Rait for a Halloween party held by the deerhound club.
There were a couple of walks, at Almondell, and Ravenscraig, and although St Cyrus was postponed, that will happen very soon.
There were several newsletters throughout the year, and members are encouraged to submit any articles to the secretary for publication. The puppy list was used by a couple of breeders, which resulted in some happy new homes for Scottish bred babies. Anyone having puppies, or hoping to, should let the secretary know if they want to hear from potential owners. This is a free service for all club members.
Another step forward was the creation of a rescue co-ordinator, Christine Millar. Although the rescue is a UK-wide organisation through the UK club, they were experiencing difficulties in getting home checks done in Scotland. In addition, lack of knowledge meant that in some cases homes checks were being requested some distance from the checkers, although in some cases there were suitable people much closer. Interested parties should submit their details to Christine, who will hold a list and try to match the most suitable checkers to the potential rescue homes advised by the rescue.
With the membership increasing, and more importantly, becoming more active, we already have some events planned for 2006. Next week, the Easter Parade at Tentsmuir, and St Cyrus walk on 28 May. For further details of these and other events, contact the secretary and watch the newsletter.
Sure that the increase in membership and activities is due to the commitment and dedication of our enthusiastic committee, and I would ask that you all help me now in showing our appreciation of all their hard work. Would again remind everyone that this is your club, and any ideas or suggestions that you might have will always be welcomed by the committee.
Treasurer’s Report
The treasurer being unable to attend, a written report of the financial state of the club was made available to the meeting. There were no questions, and the report was duly accepted by the meeting.
Election of Committee
President – our current president, Maria Hall, has been obliged to take a backseat in the running of the club, due to personal reasons. That being the case, the position has become vacant. Nominations from the floor were called, and Bill Close was proposed by Linda Forret. This was seconded by Sue Hood, and unanimously agreed. This left a vacancy for vice president. Sue Hood was proposed by Judith, and seconded by Ann. Nicholas Wilkes was nominated and accepted to fill the resulting vacancy in the committee. All other committee members due for re- elction were elected unopposed, and Maura Lyons joins the committee having been nominated by Linda Forret and seconded by Phil Poole.
The meeting closed at 15.45.
Proposed as correct : Ian Morrow, seconded by Sue Hood.