Annual General Meeting of the Essex Society for Archaeology and History

                                                ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE  is given that the Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held to 2.00pm on Saturday 7 June 2014 at St.Nicholas’ Chapel, Coggeshall Abbey.                                                                                                                                                                                              

AGENDA

1)       Apologies for absence

2)       Minutes of the 2013 Annual General Meeting (to be tabled)

3)       Matters arising

4)       Annual Report for 2013

5)       Accounts & Balance Sheet (full accounts to be tabled; a summary is enclosed)

6)       Election of Examiner of Accounts

7)       The Publication & Research Fund

8)       The Essex Place-names Project

9)       The Industrial Archaeology Group

10)   Election of President for 2014-15

11)   Election of Vice-Presidents for 2014-15

12)   Election of Officers for 2014-15

13)   Election of Members of Council and Co-options

14)   Any other business

After the meeting there will be an opportunity to visit the ruins and the mill and a cream tea, price £5.  Please book in the usual way for instructions and a location map.  Copies of the 2013 AGM minutes, and the full accounts and balance sheet, can be obtained in advance from the Hon. Secretary, 26 Mountview Crescent, St. Lawrence, Southminster, CM0 7NT. (email: johnzhayward@yahoo.co.uk). The Annual Report 2013 has been published online.

The following are proposed by the Council for election:  
PRESIDENT                   Miss Ann Turner

VICE-PRESIDENTS       Lord Petre, Mr. D. Buckley, Mr. S. Newens, Mr A B Phillips, Dr. J. Ward

OFFICERS

Secretary                               Mr J Hayward

Treasurer                               Mr W M Abbott

Editor                                     Mr. P. Gilman

Deputy Editor                       Miss H Walker

Librarian                               Dr J Pearson

Deputy Librarian                 Mr A Smith

Membership Secretary       Vacant

Programme Secretary         Mr P Sainsbury

Excursion Secretary            Dr G Gould

Newsletter Editor                 Miss S Gale

P & R |Fund Secretary        Dr C Thornton

Curator                                  Mr P J Wise

Holding Trustees      Mr D G Buckley, Dr P M Leach, Mr A S Newens, Mr M Stuchfield, Dr C Thornton, Dr J C Ward

COUNCIL:  The following are nominated for re-election; Dr D Andrews, Mr E Black, Mr K Crowe, Dr H,Eiden, Ms M F Medlycott, Mrs B Watkin, Mr E Watkin, Mr N Wickenden,  Having served three years Mr P Sharp, Ms A Turner and Mrs E Wylie stand down.   The following are nominated to replace them: Mr H Brooks, Mr N Brown.

CO-OPTIONS: The following are nominated: Dr. J. Kemble (Essex Place-names Project), Mr. N. Cochrane (Albert Sloman Library, University of Essex), Mr. J M Hayward (London CBA representative), Mr N R Wiffen (Essex Journal), Mr D Buckley CBA East representative)

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER: P Evans is nominated for appointment.

The nearest railway station to Coggeshall Abbey is Kelvedon. Transport from the station to the venue can be arranged if required. Please make this known when making the booking.