MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING -
SATURDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2010
Officers of the Society present:
Brenda Day (chairman); Maurice Cox; Janet Green (treasurer); Ray Moss; Verna Wass; Frances Whitaker (secretary)
Chairman’s welcome and report
Brenda Day (BD) welcomed the 55 members present. She said: We’ve now completed three years of the Cropredy Film Society. We continue the pattern of two seasons a year: Spring and Autumn. Each season we have four film suppers. We’ve suspended the children’s matinees due to lack of support but starting this year – 2010- we’re screening more specialist films on Sunday afternoons. The post-Christmas special continues to be very popular. Our membership has grown to 170, and we generally show to good audiences averaging around 51.
We’ve provisionally booked the Village Hall (VH) for three film supper and two Sunday matinees in the autumn. The Christmas special will be on Thursday December 30. Once the dates are confirmed, they’ll be circulated.
Ray and Maurice continue to improve our technology. This year the Hearing Induction Loop has been installed and is judged to be a success. We’re very grateful to the VH and the Parish Council for their help with financing improvements. Ray has gone from strength to strength with his trailers and advertising. We do enjoy them, so special thanks are due (APPLAUSE).
The catering has been very successful and several village charities have benefitted: FIRS, Cropredy Luncheon Club, Cropredy WI, the Painting Group and Cropredy Tower Bellringers. Tonight we’d like to thank St Mary’s Handbell group for the catering. The installation of the dishwasher by the VH has made the clearing up both quicker and more hygienic.
Special thanks also to Camille at The Perfect Present, and to John Brown who helps Ray and Maurice with the setting up, for all their help. I’d also like to thank on your behalf all the members of the committee who enjoyably keep the show on the road. Finally, our thanks to all those who help to tidy up at the end of each film evening.
Minutes from AGM 2009
BD said that the Minutes from 2009 AGM had been circulated at the time and were still available on the website. She therefore proposed that they should be taken as read, and there was general consent. Hard copies were available at the front desk should anyone need to consult them tonight.
Treasurer’s report from Janet Green. “Last year there was a profit of £429, despite the purchase in the year of the rolldown screen. There is a healthy bank balance of £4K, which would pay for any larger one-off costs, for instance replacement of equipment such as the projector. We have paid out almost £1000 in total to other village groups who have done the catering”.
It had also been possible to simplify the ticket prices by reducing all seats for members to £8, but retaining the £2 supplement for guests.
She expressed thanks to Gill Moss for auditing the accounts.
Officers for 2010/11
BD asked for general approval that the present officers, who were prepared to stand again, should be voted for en bloc. She made a plea for new members to invigorate the existing committee. Roger Watkiss proposed that the committee should be re-elected, and this was seconded by John Brown.
AOB
Nothing was raised, and BD therefore declared the Annual General Meeting for 2010 closed.
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