AGM – 18 April

The Annual General Meeting of the Marconi Veterans Association was held on Saturday 18th April 2009 at the Marconi Athletic & Social Club following the reunion and luncheon.

AGENDA

1  Minutes

To approve the minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 12 April 2008.

The minutes were passed unanimously by a show of hands.

2.  Accounts

To receive the audited accounts for the year ended 31 December 2008

Passed unanimously by a show of hands.

3.  Committee

To elect officers and members of the Committee.  Veteran David Frost was co-opted to the Committee on 29 September 2008.  All members of the Committee, being eligible, offered themselves for re-election.

The Committee was elected unanimously by a show of hands.

4.  To elect an Honorary Auditor

A resolution was proposed to elect Mr T Mundon as Honorary Auditor.

Mr Mundon was elected unanimously by a show of hands.

5.  Redevelopment of the New Street site.

Peter Turrall addressed the meeting to provide an update on the situation regarding the redevelopment of the New Street site.

Peter summed up the situation in four words “No money – five years”.  Ashwells, the owners and potential developers of the site, cannot raise the money to begin development and it is considered that it will now be five years before any serious work commences.

6.  Any other business

There was no other business.

7.  Next Meeting

The next reunion and AGM will be on Saturday 17th April 2010 at the Marconi Club.

We have been told by the Club management that the present clubhouse will be available for us for one more year.  There is no information on availability beyond that date.