The Blythe Sappers

Annual General Meeting 2005

Wednesday, 5th October 2005

 

Minutes

 

Item 1             Minutes of AGM 2004 

                       

                        The AGM Minutes 2004 were not available for circulation (to be presented in  2006)

 

Item 2             Membership Report

As at 5th October 2005, we have 299 Members          (32 New Members in 2005)

                       

                        Deceased in 2005  Sappers Geoffrey Osborne, John R Hill, Bob Wheatley

 

Item 3             Honorary Treasurers Report

                       

                        Please see attached Financial Statements for 2005

 

Item 4             Events and Speakers 2005 and 2006

 

Luncheon Wed 7th Dec 05

Mr K Clark CE WS Atkins

Luncheon Wed 1st Mar 06

           

Lt Col Darren Bowyer RE, Comdt CUOTC Cambridge

Luncheon Wed 31st May 06  

Lt Col Joe Fuller RE

Guest & Ladies Dinner Night at Chatham

Sat 5th Aug 06           

 

Luncheon & AGM Wed 4th Oct 06  

Capt Ginnie Mottram RE

Christmas Luncheon Wed 6th Dec 06

Major General Andrew Cumming

 

            The Meeting requested that the appreciation of the Society be passed onto Sapper Larry Inge for the standard and quality of the excellent BS Ladies & Guest Night in Aug 05.

 

Item 5             Blythe Sappers appointment of Officers

 

Chairman 2005                                   Sapper Michael Muller

                        Vice Chairman                                    Sapper Mike Stancombe

                        Chairman Elect 2006                          Sapper Jeff Lewins

                        Chairman Elect 2007                          Sapper Stuart Sinclair

                        Hon Secretary                                    Sapper John McLennan

                        Hon Assistant Secretary                     Miss Suzanne Robinson

                        Hon Treasurer                                    Sapper Roy Wilsher

                        Hon Auditor                                      Sapper Charles Peacey

                        Hon Archivist                                    Sapper Robin Lloyd-Owen

                        Hon Musical Director                        Sapper E Keeley

                        Hon Religious Adviser                      Sapper Richard Whittington

                        Hon Membership Secretary               Sapper David Hamilton

                        Hon Chatham Dinner Secretary        Sapper Larry Inge

                       

            Proposal: The above Officers of The Blythe Sappers be duly elected

            Proposer         Sapper J Evans

            Seconder         Sapper D Innes

 

 

Item 6                         Report on Fund for Adventure Training  --  see attached

                                                (to be inserted)

 

 

Item 7             AOB

 

1.      Sapper Bown raised the question of ageism in the rejection of those considered too elderly to join by the BS Management Committee. The Chairman referred to the Sinclair report in which it is pointed out that without a younger element joining the Society we will “wither on the vine”. It was agreed that the “guidelines” are just that and that any applications that had been recently declined should be resubmitted to the Management Committee for re-consideration. 

 

Item 8                         Date of Next Meeting Wednesday 4th October 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signed ……….Sapper J Lewins                                                                   October 2006