The AGM of the
Triumph Owners Club South Hants Branch
Held at the Hunter's Inn, Swanmore,
on Friday 19th February 2010 at 8pm.
Present: Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, 7 members & 7 guests
1. Chairman's welcome and report.
In the absence of the Chairman, the vice chairman opened the meeting. He thanked those who bothered to turn up for this years AGM. Despite being well publicised, the turnout was again disappointing. This re-inforces a widely held view that apathy rules within our membership. Alternatively, it could mean that the membership in general is happy with the way the branch is run. Take your pick!
Friday ride-outs were reasonably well attended last year. Despite the awful summer weather, we managed to stay mainly dry.
The camping trip could have done with a few more attendees, but those that went had a great time despite the weather. It was good enough for us to have another go this year.
Hampshire Pageant of motoring was a good blast as usual, despite the best attempts of the weather to ruin it. We'll be doing it again this year.
Some members (including yours truly) made the trip up to Gaydon for thr Bonnie celebration. For once the weather was kind and a great time was had by all. Amazing to see so many Bonnies in one place!
2. Secretary's report.
The secretary reported that branch membership is looking good with 119 members at present, a slight increase on the previous year. We gained around 50 new members to the branch over the past 12 months, obviously losing others. The secretary briefly spoke about the events planned for the coming year.
3. Treasurers report.
The treasurer reported that the Branch balance was looking quite healthy, with an increase on the balance held of £240. The main reason for this was the decision taken at last years AGM not to hold a rally in 2009. Main expenditure was the cost of the website host. Income was again boosted by 'weekly subs', whereby members attending club nights can voluntarily chip in to fund certain ad-hoc events the club might hold.
4. Election of Club Officers.
As there has been very little contact with the Chairman due to family reasons , it was agreed that it would be unfair to assume that he would wish to continue in the role. Accordingly, nominations were invited from those attending. During discussion, it was agreed that the post of vice-chairman was not essential for the smooth running of the branch. That allowed the current post holder to stand for Chairman. He was proposed by Jes Summers and seconded by Tracy Piper. The vote from the floor was unanimous.
The Treasurer & secretary were willing to re-stand. In the absence of any other candidates, and were duly re-elected.
After a discussion, it was agreed that the post of Events Secretary did not work well last year, so has been dropped this year. Events would continue to be organised by the Secretary, with assistance from others when necessary.
Roy Dereham volunteered to continue to be club scribe.
Therefore, the committee for 2009-2010 consists of the following:
Chairman: Dave Grubb
Secretary: Tracy Piper
Treasurer: Jes Summers
Branch Scribe: Roy Dereham.
6. Rally 2010.
It was decided that for various reasons, the branch would not be holding a rally in 2010.
7. Friday Evening Run Outs 2010.
Friday evening run-outs would again be a feature in the Branch calendar. After discussion, locations were selected and will appear on the Branch Events list.
8. Other events.
Other events were discussed.
Stand space and passes will be booked for the Hampshire Pageant of Motoring.
It is likely that there will be Sunday runs to various locations. These will be added to the events when decided.
All events the Branch is considering attending will be published in the events list.
9. AOB
Various possible events were discussed, including the holding of a summer BBQ, meetings with speakers etc. It was agreed that any member wishing to follow up these ideas was welcome to do so.
The question of where and when we meet was raised again. A brief discussion followed on the merits or otherwise of meeting at The Hunter's Inn. It was agreed that any member can seek alternative venues and discuss the viability with the committee. It was agreed that for the present there was no pressing need to move location.
There being no further business, the Vice Chairman again thanked those present for attending, and closed the meeting at 10:00pm.
