WELLING u3a ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
28th June 2023 @ 2pm
St Michaels Church Hall, Upper Wickham Lane, Welling, DA16 3AP
Committee Maria Guest-Naharnowicz Pat Pitney Pat Perry Irene Mitchell Jill Thomas Pauline Reed Pauline Williams Marisa Miller Rose Dawson Marisa Miller, Pauline Reed, Pauline Williams {with advice/direction from Irene Thorley} Pauline Griffin Janis Rudland Marlene Harmer | Chair Vice Chair / Newsletter/Groups Secretary Treasurer Membership Secretary Speakers secretary Hall Manager Website Manager Accessibility Officer Visits Group Catering co-ordinator, Beacon Manager Pastoral Care President | Apologies: Pat Pitney Kathy Dersley Dorothy Winter Rose Dawson Pat Sabine | |
| Minutes | |||
| 1. | Maria welcomed everyone to the AGM. Toilets, exit doors etc. were pointed out. Apologies for absence were noted. | ||
| 2. | Members were provided with paper copies of the minutes. | ||
| 3. | There were no matters arising and the minutes were agreed unanimously. Proposed: Lisa Knight Seconded: Anette Petersen | ||
| 4. | CHAIR'S REPORT - Key points Maria reported a busy and fulfilling time for her last year as Chair. Indeed her whole time as Chair had been very demanding as she had, had to deal with the many problems during the Covid including introducing zoom and telephone contact for many members who were very appreciative whilst in isolation. New premises had to be found for a second time and hopefully we can use St Michaels for many future meetings. There has been an influx of new members and extra care has been taken to make them feel welcome. There have been several successful joint ventures with Bexley U3A and hopefully many more in the offing. Also there has been a lot of networking with Sidcup u3a. Maria has attended and reported back from a variety of forums and has led the work of the committee. Maria thanked all the committee members for their support and hard work. She had enjoyed her time as Chair and looked forward to continuing to join in as a member | ||
| 5. | Treasurer’s Report Again this year we have received a grant from East Wickham and Welling War Memorial Trust towards the hall rental. Income was from membership and grants. Outgoings included a projector and speakers. The accounts were available to the members and carried unanimously to be accepted. Acceptance proposed: June Grout Seconded: Doreen Beswick | ||
| 6. | Standing Down of Committee members Post holders may only serve for 6 years but may remain on the committee in other roles. Maria Guest Naharnowicz and Pat Pitney stood down after 6 years As President, Marlene Harmer took over and made a presentation to Maria with thanks for all her hard work, especially over Covid. Pat Pitney is ill in hospital and hopefully the she can be thanked properly when she is able to return. | ||
| 7. | POST HOLDERS Elections. Nominations for Chair: Pat Perry Proposed: Jackie Jull, Seconded: Tricia Wheatley Carried unanimously. Nominations for Vice Chairs: Pauline Griffin Proposed: June Grout, Seconded: Laurence Harmer Carried unanimously Nominations for Secretary: Rose Dawson Proposed: Mary Finn, Seconded: Eileen Dodd Carried unanimously Nomination for Treasurer: Irene Mitchell Proposed: Jackie Power, Seconded: Dave Naharnowicz Carried unanimously Remaining COMMITTEE Elections Irene Thorley, Jill Thomas, Pauline Reed, Marisa Miller Proposed: June Grout, Seconded: Monica Beedon Carried unanimously. | ||
| 8. | Pat Perry was invited to take over the Chair and the meeting proceeded. Pat explained she had joined back in 2019 when life wasn’t as busy as it had been. She is keen now to do more and hopes to do as well as Pauline Griffin and Maria Guest Naharnowicz have done, bur recognises they are hard acts to follow. She has been secretary at Welling u3a which she hopes shows her commitment and also that she knows the workings of the committee. Pat explained the need to change the membership renewal date to the end of March to enable National u3a to get accurate member numbers in April and asked for member’s approval. There will also be a change in charitable status for Welling u3a as previously we had general charitable status. Now we have grown, we also have more money in our account, enough to have individual status in our own right. There is a big request for someone to take on Groups Coordinator as Pat Pitney is quite ill. Pat Perry explained the post needs someone to connect with all the groups to oversee changes etc. This needs to be a committee member but there is only one meeting a month. Generally there is a need for more committee members. Information was then given out about outings etc. and special mention of next month’s Tea Party to celebrate the 10th birthday of Welling u3a. Updates about holidays and lists for visits were given and that another History group was starting. A short discussion took place about the table and chairs layout for meetings. | ||
| 9. | The meeting was closed with thanks to all for attending. The next AGM will be on June 26th 2024 | ||