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Annual General meeting of the Bedfordshire Section of the VMCC.
13th November 2008

Meeting Minutes

1) Chris Illman opened the meeting at 20.33, and thanked all present for attending. Apologies for absence had been received from Ron Fletcher, Geoff Davies, Geoff Hoden and Nigel Coote.

2) The minutes of the 2007 AGM were issued in December 2007 and can be viewed on the Section's website ( www.VMCCBeds.co.uk ). There were no comments on the minutes nor corrections, George Wrench proposed they be adopted seconded by John Brooker. There being no matters arising the meeting moved to the Chairman's report.

3) Chris Illman presented his Chairmen's report to the members.

4) The Secretary, Ivor Rhodes read his report on the past years activities.

5) Bob Culver, Treasurer, circulated his financial report on the Section's performance over the past year. George Wrench moved that the statement be adopted; this was seconded by David Watts.

6) The present Committee were all prepared to continue in office, they were re elected for another year unopposed. It was agreed, by the meeting, that Brian Marsh (Scribe) should be invited to join the committee; Brian indicated his willingness to participate.

7) Chris Illman then moved on to the presentation of the Section Shield, this year awarded to Don McKeand.

8) There followed a discussion on the future form of the Albert Brown Run, participation in 2008 was very low and this made finance very marginal. It was accepted that numbers should recover if the Festival of 1000 bikes is avoided and consideration should be given to moving the run to a Saturday or even to the end of the year.

9) Brian Cornwell made a plea for meetings to start on time, meet at 0800 for a start at 0830. Chris Illman agreed to strive for prompt starts and Brian Marsh will publicise the issue in Section Notes.

10) It was agreed all reports and the 2008 AGM minutes will be published on the Section's website.

There being no further business the 2008 Annual General Meeting was closed at 21:34.

Links:
Meeting Minutes
Chairman's Report
Secretary's Report
Treasurer's Report

Chairman's Report

I would like to start by paying tribute to ALL Section Members who have loyally supported us throughout the year. But I would also like to single out some for a special mention.

Not least of these is our reformed Committee who have strived to maintain our reputation for Quality Club Nights. There was never any doubt that following in Hoppy's ‘Footsteps' was going to be tough. Not least, because of the danger of falling in the holes left by them! Seriously, it was always going to be a hard act to follow, but follow they have, and in fine style.

We have followed a well tried and tested formula with some fine tuning along the way. It has not been without the odd trauma or two when rapid substitution of Speakers has been necessary due to unavoidable and unforeseen circumstances. Nor has it been without a few minor hitches but nothing that has caused us sleepless nights!

Our Secretary will shortly present his own report covering the last 12 months so I will close by adding just a few personal notes of thanks: -

As always, I would like to offer my thanks for the generosity of Members who have contributed in more ways than one! I would like to thank the Committee for their support. Those that have prepared and given talks, and last but by no means least, the Ladies (and their helpers!) without who's help, many would have gone hungry!

Once again we thank you for supporting the Section throughout the past year.

Chris Illman
Section Chairman.

Links:
Meeting Minutes
Secretary's Report
Treasurer's Report

Secretary's Report

This past year has seen the Section repeat many of our favourite events. In March we held the Intersection Quiz which was followed in April by the Fish and Chip Supper. In June it was Bring your Bike to Shefford, with the Cranfield BBQ being held two weeks later. July saw us hold our politically correct Car Park Concours a full car park with no winners or losers! August was a Noggin and Natter evening, there being little appetite for another table top sale. Tonight we have everyone's favourite the AGM.

During the year we had a number of talks starting with the East Anglian Air Ambulance Service (January) and Airships and Motorcycles by Hoppy in February. May was a talk Harnessing the Resonances, a chat about the machines Brian Cornwell had owned and raced. September we were to have a talk by Will Curry but a throat problem made this impossible. Bob Billington and his young crew stepped into the breach giving a most interesting talk on their experiences in the Green Car Challenge. In October Jim Woodham came along to give a talk on Aerial Motorcycles - an interesting insight into micro lighting.

There were five runs during the year starting with the Founders Relay Rally, then David Watts Spring Run both in May. Roger King organised The Arthur King Run for the first week of June this being followed by the Albert Brown Run held the first week in July to avoid The Festival of 1000 Bikes.

Next month we will have our Christmas do and this year Chris and Martin are going to trial an Auction which if successful will become a regular Xmas feature.

Throw in a couple of "Anti Social Runs" and George Wrench's Boxing Day Run and I hope you will agree we have had a full and varied 2008 programme.

Your Committee has created a programme for 2009 that is a mix of old favourites and new talks, fresh ideas and offers of talks are always welcomed. Your committee discussed the future of the Intersection Quiz now that Hoppy has stepped down. We want to see it continue and Will, Chris and Martin have agreed to organise the event. We will need a new catering team for this event so over to the members for offers of support. One final question, George - Boxing Day Run on the 26th December?

Some copies of the 2009 programme are available and Will Curry will put this onto our website www.vmccbeds.co.uk in the next day or so.

It only remains for me to thank all our speaker and committee members for their contributions during the year.

Links:
Meeting Minutes
Chairman's Report
Treasurer's Report

Treasurer's Report

9th November 2007 to 13th November 2008

Notes:
* Includes £30.00 from barbeque
** Raffle prizes
*** Cheshire Homes
**** Screen and Air Ambulance

Balance for year: + £7.83

Petty cash brought forward: £220.00

Cash in bank: £407.07

Total section funds: £634.90

Links:
Meeting Minutes
Chairman's Report
Secretary's Report

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