Agm Reports 2012
Upcher Community Partnership AGM Minutes Thursday 19th January 2012 at Oddfellows Hall Sheringham.
Present:
Peter Burns, (Chair Upcher), Anne Webster, (Upcher CP), Brian Farrow (Upcher CP), Brian Hannah ( Upcher CP/NNDC/NCC), Barabara Young (Upcher CP/Kelling PC), Janet Farrow (Upcher CP), Jason Bell (UpcherCP), Hilary Nelson (Mo Museum), David Young (NNDC), G Burns (member of the public), Andrew Bullen (C of T), Barry Starling (C of T), John Cole (Open Door Project), Julia & Paul Moss ( Mulberry Cafe), S McClean (Sheringham Carnival), D P Evans (SEG/SIS), L Braithwaite (SIS), M Cooper (Sheringham Preservation Society), P Strudwick (Sheringham Preservation Society), S A Warner (SEG), J A Miller (SEG), Mary Blyth (Member), Audrey Brayne (Sustainable Communities Group), Stephen Fraser (STC), Sue Pendlington (The Patch Project), Stephen Pegg (member of the Public), Paul Richmond (Online Web Marketing), S & A Brown (Lobster Potties), Evelyn Meakin (Ottendorf Twinning), Stuart Meakin (Sheringham Ramblers), L Holmes (Ladybird Pre-School), G Holmes (Glen Holmes Builders)
Welcome by Chairman: Peter Burns welcomed all to our third AGM.
Apologies: Sainsbury's, Lighthouse Children's Wear, Avril Duke-Miller, Nigel Thomkins, Clive Hay-Smith, Henry Cordeaux, Anne Abbot (Weybourne History Group), Richard Hewitt, Tony Nelson, Paul Kemp
Minutes of Last AGM: These were agreed and signed
Proposed: BF Seconded: BH Agreed
Chairman's Report: The Chairman gave a brief report on the past activities and thanked the Board Members, Partnership Manager and Partnership Administrator for their work over the past year.
Financial Report: The accounts for 2101/2011 were presented and explained. Porposal for the report to be accepted.
Proposed: AW Seconded: GB Agreed.
Appointment of Directors: Under the of the constitution a third of the Directors had to stand down, but they could offer themselves for re-election. At this time Brian Hannah and Paul Kemp offered themselves for re-election.
Proposed: AW Seconded: GB Agreed.
Future Plans: Janet Farrow, Partnership Manager, stated by thanking the Chairman, Directors and Administrator for their support and help over the past year. In addition she thanked Barbara Young and Peter Burns for supplying the refreshments.
She then further explained the present funding situation and that we had had a meeting with NNDC and been granted a further £5000, and we now had sufficient funding to take us to June. A proposal had been prepared and discussions had taken place with NNDC, and further meetings were in the pipeline. With the introduction of the 'Big Society' and 'Localism', andy proposal to NNDC would have to have the support of the Sheringham Town Council. She advised the meeting that we had applied for Charitable Status but the Charity Commission had suggested that we did not meet the criteria, and had therefore declined the application. Further funding streams are being actively pursued.
A question and answer session followed and consensus was that there were great opportunities for the Partnership, Town Council, and District Council to work together for the benefit of the communtity.
It was pointed out that the meeting had not approved the continuation of Tony Larner as its accountants and this was
Proposed: BH Seconded: BF Agreed.
The meeting closed and after refreshments the Sheringham Shantymen provided entertainment.
These minutes have not at present been agreed.
