WEST SOMERSET AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Minutes of an Annual General Meeting of the West Somerset Amateur Radio Club held
at West Somerset Community College on Tuesday 3 April 2007 at 8.00pm
Present: Mr Barry (Oli) Twist (Chairman) G3NFY; Mr Robert (Bob) Bonar (Vice Chairman) G1ONV; Mr John Farmer (Treasurer) M1CHH; Mr Simon Emary (Secretary) M0NDL; Mr Basil Helman G4TIC; Mr Malcolm Newton M3lSE; Mr Stephen Spurrier.
Apologies had been received from: Mr Kenn Everard G0NKZ; Mr Mike Wheeler 2E1IJP.
07.1 The Chairman thanked everyone for coming to the meeting and especially thanked the Vice Chairman, Bob Bonar, who had done most of the work over the past year associated with the running of the club. Oli also thanked Malcolm Newton for the donation of a radio as a raffle prize. The Chairman asked members for their support in providing editorial material for the monthly newsletter.
07.2 Financial Matters The treasurer John Farmer informed members on the current financial position of the club to 31st December 2006.
The clubs income in had increased in 2006 by a factor of approx 3.5 times over 2005, (from £116.25 to £395.00); this was due an increase in subscription payments from £80.00 to £190.00. Increase attendance at meetings resulting in a rise in raffle income (£36.00 to £67.00), and club sales from zero in 2005 to £129.00 due to the sale of equipment generously donated by Kenn.
Expenditure had fallen from £325.47 to £194.94 due to the decrease in the meeting venue costs (£138.00 to £82.00), decrease in Web Site costs (from £156.39 to £46.70) by using a new web site provider arranged by Bob.
The clubs affiliation to RSGB had been re-established at a cost of £42.00 over 2005.
The above resulted in a surplus of income over expenditure of £200.06. The balance on hand in the clubs bank account on the 31st December 2006 was £475.56. With the income collected from subs for 2007the balance held at the bank was now standing at £625.00.
07.3 Committee The Chairman reminded members of the present Committee. Oli Twist (Chairman), Bob Bonar (Vice Chairman), John Farmer (Treasurer), Simon Emary (Secretary). He informed members that Mike Wheeler wished to resign from the committee so therefore members needed to elect someone else to stand on the committee. Bob proposed Malcolm Newton be elected to serve. Members resolved that the present committee be re-elected on block with the exception of Mike Wheeler, with members resolving that Malcolm Newton be elected to replace Mike Wheeler. The Chairman thanked Mike for all the work he had done since being a committee member.
07.4 Topics for meetings The following meeting topics were agreed for the rest of the year.
May A talk by the RSGB Regional Manager Dick Elford G0XAYon the new amateur licence.
June Club Bar-B-Q at Kenns Items for home brewing (Oli)
July Operating at Kenns
August Allerford Amateur Radio Car Boot (Members help required)
September Slow Scan TV demo
October A talk about ebay
November Construction contest
December Quiz
January Social gathering
Also in July/August, the chance for some more operating with Lighthouses on the Air.
The meeting was declared closed at 8.20pm
Simon Emary M0NDL