Notice of Annual General Meeting 124 to be held at 2.30pm Saturday 13th March
2004 at the Blessed Sacrament Church Hall, Melbourne Avenue, Chelmsford. It is 200m east
of Chignall Rd and 900m north of Roxwell Rd A1060 at TL688084, parking adjacent.
AGENDA
1. Apologies for absence
2. Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of 2003
3. Report of Council for 2003
4. Balance Sheet and Accounts for 2003
5. Election of Officers and Members of Council
6. Honorary Membership
7. New Rules
8. Any Other Business
9. Members' Notes and Exhibits
10. Presentation by Mark Hanson on "Veteran trees in Essex"
The Council's nominations for Officers and Council Members to fill vacancies of
those retiring are as follows:-
President Mark Hanson
Vice-President Del Smith
General Secretary Vacant
Membership Secretary Del Smith
Treasurer John Bath
Meetings Secretary Ken Adams
Minuting Secretary Mary Smith
Collections and Library Assistant Martin Heywood
Essex Naturalist Editorial Team Dr Ken Adams, Dr Peter Allen, Dr Jeremy
Dagley, Tim Gardiner, Dr Chris Gibson, Peter
Harvey (Technical Editor), Adrian Knowles
Newsletter Editor Peter Harvey
Ordinary Members of Council Raymond Cranfield, Stephen Wilkinson
Any further nominations must be handed to the President in writing either before or
at this meeting. All nominations are to be duly seconded. In the event of no further
nominations being received, those nominated will be declared elected at the Annual
General Meeting.
Reasons for New Rules
Presented by Mary Smith
You will remember that last year we had new Rules for the Club, which incorporated a
Mission Statement and Objects of the Club, and a general revision to make them match
reality more accurately.
2 Essex Field Club Newsletter No. 43, January 2004