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The 25th Annual General Meeting of the
Emmer Green Residents' Association
will take place at
The Grace Chapel (formerly Caversham Hill Chapel),
119 Peppard Road
on Tuesday 28th April at 8.00pm.
FORMAL BUSINESS
Apologies for Absence
Approval of the Minutes of the 24th AGM
(29th April 2008) and Matters Arising
Chairman's Report/ Review of the Year
Treasurer's Report and Accounts
Election of *Committee, Officers and Auditor
Any Other Business (25th Anniversary Celebrations 2009)
*The committee comprises a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary,
plus a minimum of three, not more than seven others. Any contributions
are welcome and a way forward appears to be 'Committee Support', which
can either be a stepping stone up to, or down from the committee, or
an independent role for those happy to remain that way.
Those offering to stand for re-election are Margaret
Ormonde (current Chair), Barry Prior (Vice Chair), Bill Harper (Treasurer).
The remaining
candidates are existing members, Jill Verran, Cathi Edwards, Vera Bodman.
Kate Manton has resigned after two years as Secretary.
Tara Taylor and Diana Hartrup who joined the committee in 2004, are leaving,
but continuing their roles as North Reading Youth Project contact and
Newsletter Distributor respectively. After a year on the committee, Carol
Sutton has decided to stand down. Bob Cruickshank continues to offer
valuable committee support and Clive Ormonde maintains the website.
Roles will be confirmed / decided after the AGM.
Nominations to either join the committee or offer support can be given
to the Secretary before the meeting, or offered, on the evening of the
AGM, or at any later date.
GUEST SPEAKER
Reading Civic Society is one of
800 similar societies affiliated to the Civic Trust. The society started
in 1962 in response
to insensitive developments in the town centre and continues today with
some 250 members. Its Chairman Richard Bennett will talk about what they
do and some of their recent, and coming, activities.
FOLLOWED BY WINE AND NIBBLES
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