Annual General Meeting 2024

Agenda

1. Welcome
2. Apologies for absence
3. Minutes of last AGM 15/11/23 and matters arising
4. Chair’s report
5. Treasurer’s report
6. Constitution review and adoption
   Proposed amendments:
   • Clause 5
     • second bullet point – replace ‘create’ with ‘encourage’
   • Clause 6
     • sixth bullet point – delete and replace with ‘Organise meetings, events, activities and practical tasks; attend training courses.
     • eighth bullet point – delete as is a duplicate
7. Election of officers of Management Committee:
   Nominations received:
   Chair – Claire Burden (existing post holder)
   Treasurer – Lorna Bennett (existing post holder)
   Secretary – Thereza Baker (existing post holder)
   Communications – Bob Shrubb (existing post holder)
   Fundraising – Thereza Baker (existing post holder)
   Conservation – Wendy Hogg (existing post holder)
   General Committee Member – Jim Davies
   General Committee Member – Vicky Fannon
8. Roger Batho – Ashford Parks Foundation and the future of the park
9. Future Events
10. Any other business

If you wish to put yourself or another member forward for the posts of the Management Committee or have any proposals or business to be put before the AGM please submit them to be considered. 

The closing date to receive nominations and additional agenda items will be no later than ten days before the date of the AGM i.e. 2^nd November 2024. All nominees must be Members (in accordance with paragraph 7 of the Friends of Victoria Park Constitution) at the time of nomination.

The members will receive the proposed agenda for the AGM, along with ballot papers for those Members who wish to stand for election to the Management Committee, no later than seven days before the date of the AGM.

We would be grateful if you could contact us to let us know that you will be attending.