Old Oswestrian Society

Old Oswestrian Society AGM Friday 27th November 2015 6pm, School Chapel

1. Present:

Andrew Legg, Millicent Evans, Peter Wilcox-Jones, Rachel Bowd, Phil Bowd, Julian Noad, Andrew Leggatt, Johnny Croft, Hugh Pritchard, R. J. Farnival, Eddie ?, Colin Smith, B. Ashworth, Robin Parkes, Chris Wylie, Howard Jones, Bev Croft, Sarah Marshall, Sian Boffey, Joy Griffiths, Liz Hindmarch,.

2. Apologies:

Nick Gull, Richard Blackburn, Walter Charles, Morgans, Roger Dennis, George Tomley, Leigh Northcott-Hammond, Mark Evans, Bruce Morgan, Roger Morgan, Andy Rogers, George Tomley.

3. Deaths:

Ray Card (bursar 1989-2000), Jill Jones née Williams (1981-1998) Tom Nicholas (1923-2015), Alan S. Barrett (at school 1941-1947 and passed 2015).

4. Minutes from Previous AGM on 28th November 2015:

Proposed by Joy Griffiths and seconded by Rachel Bowd.

5. Matters arising:

No matters arising.

6. Chairman’s report (Sian Boffey):

Chairman’s Report attached.

Sian especially wanted it to be noted that she thanked, on behalf of the committee, Joy Griffiths for 2 years as president and tireless support which went above and beyond of what is expected of a president, and Sarah Marshall for 18 months service as secretary.

7. Treasurer’s report (Liz Hindmarch): 8. 1 Year end Accounts report attached.

Liz especially wanted to highlight that the OO subs from the previous year had gone into this financial year and recorded in the accounts. The London Dinner had needed to be cancelled due to low numbers but organiser Alasdair Wilson and previous president had allowed the committee accounts to keep the refund.

9. Election of Officers and Committee Members

Withdrawals:

 Joy Griffiths stepped down as president as agreed after 2 years service.  Sarah Marshall stepped down as secretary after 18 months service.

Elections:

 Chris Wylie (1954-1959) volunteered as president. This appointment was proposed by Rachel Bowd and seconded by Millicent Evans.  Rachel Bowd volunteered to return to her role as secretary before her maternity leave. This appointment was proposed by Hugh Pritchard and seconded by Peter Wilcox- Jones.  George Tomley was proposed by Chris Wylie and seconded by Johnny Croft.

Re-elections:

 Sian Boffey volunteered to run again as chairman. This appointment was proposed by Andrew Leggatt and seconded by Johnny Croft.

OO policy states that committee members must be re-elected every 3 years if they do not hold an Officer’s post. The following committee members volunteered to be re-elected:

 Gill Thomas was proposed by Liz Hindmarch and seconded by Hugh Pritchard.  Hugh Pritchard was proposed by Howard Jones and seconded by Joy Griffiths.  Mark Evans was proposed by Howard Jones and seconded by Millicent Evans.

10. Any Other Business:

Moving the OO dinner from Friday to Saturday was raised and key advantages for both days debated as follows:

 If the dinner takes place on a Friday it means more of the younger generation are encouraged to attend as the trend for leavers over the last 10-20 years has been to go to the town pubs on the Saturday evening. It also means the committee members are move available to prepare the dinner in the PHC as on the Saturday they are involved in the Founder’s Day activities.

 If the dinner takes place on a Saturday it means people who do not live locally are more likely to be able to attend as they can travel back during the day on the Saturday.

It was agreed feedback from attendees should be sent to new secretary Rachel Bowd to decide the day at the next committee meeting. 2 Julian Noad offered that the school would help set up for the dinner to put less pressure on the committee. It was also agreed that the OO dinner date would be shared as soon as possible via email and social media to save the date.

The AGM came to a close at approx. 6.40pm.