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AGM Notice – February 2011
Monday, January 31st, 2011ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
The Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held at 7.30 pm. prompt on Monday 21st February 2011 at the Bath Cricket Club, North Parade, by kind permission of the Cricket Club. Your attention is drawn to Rule 15, under which any member wishing to move a resolution or nominate an Officer at the Annual General Meeting must give notice of their intention in writing to the Honorary Secretary, not less than seven days before the meeting.
P D Powell Honorary Secretary
AGENDA
1 Apologies
2 Minutes of 2010 AGM
3 Matters arising
4 Hon. Secretary’s Report
5 Hon. Treasurer’s Report
6 Election of Officers:
a. President—Nomination: R J Wood Esq.,
b. Vice Presidents
c. Hon. Secretary
d. Hon. Treasurer
e. Hon. Social Secretary
f. Hon. Correspondent
g. Hon. Auditors
h. Trustees
i. Executive Committee
7. Any other business.
Hon. Secretary’s Report
In October 2010 we saw the publication of ‘Basement to Beechen Cliff’, a task undertaken by a small team of Old Sulians’ which has proved to be not only popular but profitable. The profits have now been donated to the School for the purchase of books for the library.
We shall try to arrange new events but to do so we need input from members. You will note from the newsletter that we are going to have lunch at various venues (with wives).
Any Old Sulian is welcome to attend Committee Meetings at the Bath Cricket Club on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
Looking back to past minutes, in December 1955 the minutes show that the Headmaster, L H Scott, suggested that the Association should consider awarding prizes. We agreed to present 2 prizes at a cost of One Guinea each to boys in Form 2 and 4 who showed the most progress in the year, evidenced by exam results.
Graham Mower was President followed by T A W Palmer, with a strong Committee containing amongst others, Freddie Burt, Bill Oatley, John New, Bill Wood, Tom Archard, Ken Ruddick and John Ruddick, Brian Dawes, Jim Sagar and ‘Spud’ Gardner. It is interesting to note that whist drives were held jointly with the Parents Association.
The Headmaster was a regular attendee at Committee Meetings. The Annual Dinner held in December 1955 showed a profit of £12-19-8p. The first Old Boy elected as Mayor of Bath was S A Smith. And finally a Motor Rally was held attended by 73 competitors at 10/6p a head, which included dinner, organised by Maurice Robinson and Fred Burt. It made a loss of 1/8d.!
P D Powell Hon Secretary.
Hon. Treasurer’s Report
I can report another successful year for the Association helped largely by the sales of The Book and a good crowd for the Annual Dinner. The Auditor has passed the books and produced the Balance Sheet in a revised format which will be available at the AGM as usual. We would have shown a profit of about £150 on the year but for 2 items. We donated the sum of £1000 to the Headmaster for books for the Library, and we wrote off the £1000 loan to The School towards the organ fund that was made many years ago. John New and the then Treasurer Bill Wood, arranged it as a loan because of the uncertain future of the school under the political masters of the time. Plus ca change! But Beechen Cliff is in a much more stable position today and your Committee decided that the continued state of the loan as an Association asset was anachronistic. I am grateful to our Hon Auditor John Foster for his continued advice and support.
There are still a few copies of Basement to Beechen Cliff available and we also have a good stock of ties. £10 each, with postage an extra £2.50 for the book
R J Wood Hon Treasurer
AGM Notice and Annual Reports
Monday, February 1st, 2010ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
The Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held on Wednesday, 24th February 2010 at 7.30 pm. prompt at the Old Sulians’ Rugby Club, Lansdown, by kind permission of the Rugby Club. Your attention is drawn to Rule 15, under which any member wishing to move a resolution or nominate an Officer at the Annual General Meeting must give notice of their intention in writing to the Honorary Secretary, not less than seven days before the meeting. P D Powell Honorary Secretary
AGENDA
- Apologies
- Minutes of 2009 AGM
- Matters arising
- Hon. Secretary’s Report (See over)
- Hon. Treasurer’s Report (See over)
- Election of Officers:
- Vice Presidents
- Hon. Secretary
- Hon. Treasurer
- Hon. Social Secretary
- Hon. Correspondent
- Hon. Auditors
- Trustees
- Executive Committee
- Any other business.
ANNUAL REPORTS
Hon. Secretary’s Report 2009
It is good to report the continuing support for the Association from Andrew Davies, the Headmaster of Beechen Cliff, noting that the standards that we grew up with are being maintained.
The next AGM is almost upon us and we urge you to support us by attending and possibly bringing new ideas.
It is sad that we were unable to get enough support for a Ladies Night this year but maybe another gathering could be arranged in future together with new ideas such as coach trips to selected places but these can only take place with your support.
Again we are indebted to Roger Wood (him with the new eyes) for all the work he puts in throughout the year.
My dip into the past this year is 1990. Mike Wood was President for his 2nd year, Avon Education’s attempts to reorganise education in Bath by, amongst other things, turning Beechen Cliff into a 6th Form College were abandoned, Beechen Cliff opted out of Local Authority control and Roy Ludlow was appointed Head in the midst of the turmoil! 10 teams took part in the Treasure Hunt organised by Bert Marquiss which was won by Tony Burt, with Mike Wood and Tony Comer runners-up. Ladies Night, organised by Tony Bowrey, was attended by 66 people with entertainment provided by Roge and Mike Wood. The Annual Dinner attracted only 29, quite a few less than the present day.
This year we are sorry to have lost Tony Sweet, Len Richards, Len Dyer, B D V Coombes and G W Hudson. Our condolences go to their families and friends.
Finally, once again our thanks to the Old Sulians Rugby Club for the continued use of the Clubhouse at Lansdown for our Committee meetings.
Peter Powell.
Honorary Secretary.
Hon. Treasurer’s Report 2010.
As this goes to press I have just delivered the books to our Auditor John Foster. Subject to his approval the Accounts and Balance Sheet will be available at the AGM. They will show that on our normal activities we about broke even, However the outstanding success of Basement to Beechen Cliff has resulted in a profit in excess of £1000. When we originally ordered 200 copies we modestly hoped to sell perhaps 150. We have currently sold 300 and have another 100 on the way. Your Committee will decide on the use of this sum in due course.
Although there was no Ladies Night our costs have been roughly covered by our income. The use of the internet has helped considerably in the distribution of the newsletter and has attracted a number of sales of the book. If you do not receive your newsletter by e-mail at present and you have an e-mail address please consider the imminent rise in postage costs and get in touch with committee@oldsulians.org.uk.
Our net membership shows another slight rise to 267 despite the Grim Reaper’s best efforts.
Rich Wood
Honorary Treasurer.
Old Sulians’ AGM
Friday, January 30th, 2009ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
The Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held on Wednesday,
25th February 2009 at 7.30 pm. prompt at the Old Sulians’ Rugby Club,
Lansdown, by kind permission of the Rugby Club. Your attention is drawn to
Rule 15, under which any member wishing to move a resolution or nominate an
Officer at the Annual General Meeting must give notice of their intention
in writing to the Honorary Secretary, not less than seven days before the
meeting.
P D Powell Honorary Secretary.
AGENDA
1 Apologies
2 Minutes of 2008 AGM
3 Matters arising
4 Hon. Secretary’s Report (See newsletter)
5 Hon. Treasurer’s Report (See newsletter)
6 Election of Officers:
a. President – Committee Recommendation:- Richard Wood Esq.
b. Vice Presidents
c. Hon. Secretary
d. Hon. Treasurer
e. Hon. Social Secretary
f. Hon. Correspondent
g. Hon. Auditors
h. Trustees
i. Executive Committee
7. Any other business.
2008 AGM Notice
Monday, January 7th, 2008ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
The Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held on Wednesday, 27th February 2008 at 7.30 pm. prompt at the Old Sulians’ Rugby Club, Lansdown, by kind permission of the Rugby Club. Your attention is drawn to Rule 15, under which any member wishing to move a resolution or nominate an Officer at the Annual General Meeting must give notice of his intention in writing to the Honorary Secretary, not less than seven days before the meeting. P D Powell Honorary Secretary.
AGENDA
- Apologies
- Minutes of 2007 AGM
- Matters arising
- Hon. Secretary’s Report (See over)
- Hon. Treasurer’s Report (See over)
- Election of Officers:
- President – Committee Recommendation:-Terry Lee Esq.
- Vice Presidents
- Hon. Secretary
- Hon. Treasurer
- Hon. Social Secretary
- Hon. Correspondent
- Hon. Auditors
- Trustees
- Executive Committee
- Amendments to rules proposed by the Secretary on behalf of the Committee: To amend rules 11 (d)(iv), 12 (1) and 13, that require a President to be elected annually, to a biennial election, with effect from 2009. Full copies of the existing rules and proposed amendments will be available on the night.
- To consider a proposal for the addition of the Beechen Cliff logo (on the right in the Newsletter header) to the Sulian Tie.
- Any other business.
Hon Secretary’s Report 2007
Despite support in the past from Roy Ludlow and now Andrew Davies, we have had few new members from Beechen Cliff leavers but we have had a regular number of new members from the ‘Old School’.
Maybe this can be compared with church going? Parents encourage their children to go to Sunday- School and Church. Later, young men leave home and move away. Then as they grow older they look to find old friends. This may be what will happen with the Beechen Cliff leavers.
2007 has been a year with increasing membership. The Executive Committee meets regularly to ensure that events will be organised. The work done by members is greatly appreciated especially Roger Wood in his duties as Hon Correspondent and Social Secretary, the latter now ably assisted by Len Dyer.
We would remind members that if they would like to assist the Association by attending the AGM or organising additional events they are welcome to come forward.
This year we are sorry to have lost John Blackman, Tony Bowrey and Robin Longman. Our condolences to their families and friends.
Once again we are very grateful to the Old Sulians Rugby Club for the continued use of their clubhouse at Lansdown for our meetings.
Peter Powell. Hon. Secretary.
Hon Treasurers Report 2007
I hope that 2007 will show a near balance between income and expenditure for the Association.
The books will shortly be with our Auditor John Foster, to whom we are again very grateful. All of our events made a profit and we continue to be supported by sponsorship from Patchway Autoparts for the Dinner, and Systemagic for our website and stationery. However expenses show an increase due to the increased cost of postage and our donations. This year we again added £15 book tokens and medals to our School Awards, and annually we sponsor a match at the Su’s. This year 2 seasons fell into one year!
We had a net increase of 9 members, most paying a life membership. Our tie stock has diminished and we will be looking at the economics of replacement stock.
As usual, the full accounts and balance sheets will be available at the AGM, and I will give an update in the next newsletter
Rich Wood. Honorary Treasurer.