Thames Valley Neighbourhood Watch Association
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THAMES VALLEY NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH ASSOCIATION Annual General Meeting Saturday, 10 MAY 2014 Minutes Present :- Val McPHERSON - in the Chair Naomi ARNOLD - Secretary Ian McPHERSON - Treasurer Tony KING – Committee Member Colin MEADS - Committee Member Angela MONEY – Committee Member Geoff PEGG – Committee Member Ray WOODYEAR – Committee Member Clive AINSLEY – Goring, Oxon David ALDER – Chalfont St Peter, Bucks Christine AUDCENT – Downley, Bucks David AUDCENT – Downley, Bucks Eve BARRY - Milton Keynes, Bucks Nye BRADSTOCK – Hughenden Valley, Bucks Sarah BRADSTOCK – Hughenden Valley David COLBECK - Oxford Jeremy COLLIER – Bracknell, Berks Bernard CONNOLLY - Wantage, Berks Edward DAVIES – Amersham, Bucks Mary DAVIES – Milton Keynes, Bucks Rosemary DEAN - Amersham, Bucks Shin DHOTHER – Langley, Slough, Berks Lynn DOUGLAS – Abingdon, Oxon Anthony GOODCHILD – Sonning Common, Berks Brenda HAMILTON – Milton Keynes, Bucks David HEARN – Oxford Sue HETHERINGTON – Wendover John HEWISON – Milton Keynes, Bucks Tony HOUGHTON – Wokingham, Berks Selina JACKSON – High Wycombe, Bucks Pamela JOHNSON – Wooburn Town, Bucks Stan JONES – Great Kingshill, Bucks Roger LAWSON – Downley, Bucks Doug MEREDITH – Bourne End, Bucks Liz MEREDITH - Bourne End, Bucks Pat PARKINSON – Princes Risborough, Bucks John RADFORD – Speen, Bucks Cynthia SAVORY – Princes Risborough, Bucks David SILVESTER – Henley, Oxon Irene SILVESTER – Henley, Oxon Ernest SMITH – High Wycombe, Bucks /2 2/ Derek STARK – Kennington, South Oxon Sheila TAYLOR – Bledlow Ridge, Bucks Peter UNDERHILL – Harwell, Oxon Suzanne WAREHAM – Kidlington, Oxon Stella WELFORD – Headington, Oxford Terry WILLIAMS – Great Kingshill, Bucks Katharine WRIGHT – Chalfont St Peter, Bucks Assistant Chief Constable Richard BENNETT – TVP Bryn BLAKE - Bucks Trading Standards Dominic GRIEVE, QC, MP – Guest Speaker Chris HOLDEN – Bucks Trading Standards Susan HOLDEN – Bucks Trading Standards Julia HUGHES – Crimestoppers Joshua JACKSON - Bucks Trading Standards Raymond PEARCE – Avocet Anthony STANSFELD – Thames Valley Police Commissioner Angela WEBSTER – Smart Drugs Apologies : Sandra ATACK – Banbury, Oxon John BAILES - Sunningdale, Berks Gaby BATTRICK – Stoke Poges, Bucks Warner BENTON – Stoke Poges, Bucks John BILLINTON – Abingdon, Oxon Brian BILLSBERRY – Reading, Berks Kevin BRODERICK – Beaconsfield, Bucks Ann BROOKS – Bloxham, Oxford Keith BROOKS – Whitchurch on Thames, Oxon Neville BUCKETT – Horspath, Oxford Edith BUTLER – Longwick, Bucks Ruth COLLINS – Ludlow, Bucks Richard CONWAY-HYDE – Bicester, Oxon Janet DALTON – Woodstock, Oxon Malcolm DENTON – Abingdon, Oxon Patrick DUFFY – Kidlington, Oxon John EVERSFIELD – Stoke Poges, Bucks Rosemary GOLDSCHMIED – Wokingham, Berks Sandra GOMME – Longwick, Bucks Ken GOOD – Reading, Berks Andrew GREENFIELD – Charlbury, Chipping Norton, Oxon David GRESSWELL – High Wycombe, Bucks Julie HAARBURGER – Longwick, Bucks Colin HECTOR - Avocet Brian HILL – Princes Risborough, Bucks Tony HODGSON – Longwick, Bucks Trevor HOUSE – Didcot, Oxon Michael HOWES – Caversham, Berks Oscar HUBERT - Milton Keynes, Bucks Gillian HUNT – Milton Keynes, Bucks Liz JACKSON – Caversham, Reading, Berks Keith JOHNSON – Earley, Reading, Berks Daphne LALLY – Amersham, Bucks John LUKE – Garsington, Oxon /3 3/ Monica MARSHALL – Longwick, Bucks Ray MARSHALL – Longwick, Bucks Peter MILNE – Stoke Poges, Bucks Brian MORLEY - Reading, Berks Tomiko MORLEY – Reading, Berks Bob MUSK – Beaconsfield, Bucks Muriel PARSONS – Reading, Berks John PARTINGTON – Caversham, Reading, Berks Peter PECK - Longwick, Bucks Dorothy PICKERING – Reading, Berks Lyn ROBERTSON – Headington, Oxon Michael SHREAD – Didcot, Berks Paul STREET – Reading, Berks Ian THOMAS – Ilmer, Bucks Caryl TRAVESS – Stoke Poges, Bucks Linda TUCKER – Longwick, Bucks Sabena WALKER - Bracknell, Berks Graham WALTERS – Longwick, Bucks Philip WAREHAM – Woughton on Green, Milton Keynes, Bucks Ken WATSON – Whitchurch, Bucks Jennifer WHITCHELL - Wendover Bucks Ann WIGGINS – Stoke Poges, Bucks Shelia WOODS - Steeple Aston, Oxon 1 Welcome – VMcP welcomed all attending, and especially the non Committee attendees. She was delighted to see many Exhibitors covering a wide range of services, and – at the afternoon’s Conference - a very warm welcome would be extended to the Attorney General, Dominic GRIEVE, QC, MP and Assistant Chief Constable – Richard BENNETT. The SLA (Service Level Agreement) with TVP had still to be finalised by TV NHWA. The TV NHWA website (www.tvnhwa.org.uk) continues to be developed and it was proving to be a source of much information for one and all in the Thames Valley Police Area. 2 Treasurer’s Report - The Statement of Accounts was presented by IMcP confirming the Bank Balance as at 1 JANUARY 2014 as £ 15,473.73 It was stressed that £ 10,000 of this balance represented the grant from the Thames Valley Police Commissioner, which was on deposit at the Bank, and was earmarked for expansion of NHW Schemes, and leaflet production. The sale of both Personal Alarms and SmartWater continued to be an essential source of revenue for the Association, although in the last year, sales had not be as buoyant as previously. The auditor – Brian HILL – was re-elected for the coming year. /4 4/ 4 Election of Officers and Committee – the Officers and Committee were re-elected en bloc Val McPHERSON – Chairman Oscar HUBERT – Vice Chairman Ian McPHERSON – Treasurer Naomi ARNOLD – Secretary John BAILES – Committee Member Keith BROOKS – Committee Member Richard CONWAY-HYDE – Committee Member Malcolm DENTON - Committee Member Ken GOOD – Committee Member and Webmaster Trevor HOUSE – Committee Member Tony KING – Committee Member Colin MEADS- Committee Member Angela MONEY – Committee Member Geoff PEGG – Committee Member Ray WOODYEAR – Committee Member 5 TV NHWA Website – Colin MEADS gave a demonstration of the website and comments and feedback were invited and welcomed. …… Conference A number of Speakers addressed the conference, including Dominic GRIEVE, Attorney General, QC, MP – who spoke about the duties of his office, and the judicial system and sentencing Assistant Chief Constable Richard BENNETT – who quoted an extensive range of statistics concerning crime in the Thames Valley Chris HOLDEN – from Bucks Trading Standards - spoke about a number of doorstep crimes and scams A number of NHW Co-ordinators spoke about the various ways in which their NHW Schemes were operated. TV NHWA Conference Awards Ceremony Awards Ceremony A number of certificates recognising Outstanding Service to Neighbourhood Watch were presented by Assistant Chief Constable Richard BENNETT on behalf of Thames Valley Neighbourhood Watch Association David AUDCENT – Downley, Bucks Eve BARRY – Milton Keynes, Bucks Sandy HENRY - Milton Keynes, Bucks /5 5/ Trevor HOUSE – Didcot, Oxon. Selina JACKSON – High Wycombe, Bucks Pamela JOHNSON – Wooburn Town, Bucks Ernest SMITH- High Wycombe, Bucks Manned Displays on the day were provided by Avocet Crimestoppers Smart - Drugs SmartWater Thames Valley Neighbourhood Watch Association Trading Standards NCA 12.5.14 .