AGM ...
| The Annual General Meeting was held at the Pepper Mill, Phoenix Retail Park, Longton, on Monday 28th January 2012 with 13 members present.
Dave opened the meeting by thanking everybody for their contribution to what was another successful year for the club. As Walks Director he then went on to report on last year's events, which for the most part were well attended.
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The meeting then went as follows:
The Treasurer reported on the finances which showed the club had total assets of £247.57. A full copy of the accounts was available to view during the meeting; additional copies are available from John on request. John was thanked for his continued hard work in 2012 and the accounts agreed.
With no other nominations being received for the committee were re-elected unopposed and is as follows:
| Chairperson: |
Dave Turner |
| Secretary: |
Malcolm Jennings |
| Treasurer: |
John Hammond |
| Walks Director: |
Dave Turner |
| Assistant Sec. |
Peter Durnall |
Dates for the programme of walks in 2013 were agreed with another additional walk (Mini-bus) scheduled for August. The full details of each event when available can be seen on our 2013 programme via the web site.
Membership fees will remain at £20 per year with guests contributing £3 per walk subject to a maximum of 3 walks when membership will be required.
Dates for the programme of walks in 2013 are as follows:
| Wednesday |
10th April |
Waterfall |
| Monday |
20th May |
TBA |
| Thursday |
27th June |
TBA |
| Thursday |
18th July |
Three Shires Head |
| Wednesday |
7th August * |
Rudyard evening walk & Buffet |
| Thursday |
15th August |
Vale of Clwyd (Mini Bus) |
| Friday |
20th September |
TBA |
| Thur - Sun |
10th - 13th October |
TBA |
| Monday |
16th Dec |
Christmas walk (Coach) Sutton Hall |
* Date to be confirmed
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Information for all the walks will be sent out prior to the date by either post or e-mail and all walk details will be available via the web site when available.
Other items discussed include:
3rd Party Liability: Due to the cost to the club we are no longer providing 3rd party liability. Individual members are now responsible for any claims made against them by a 3rd party i.e. Farmers, Landowners etc. when walking with the STAR's.
First Aider: We will always endeavour to have at least one First Aider on each walk. If this is not possible we will make it clear at the start of each event.
Ramblers Association: We will continue to support the Ramblers Association with our affiliation to this organization.
Membership campaign: We are a small group who enjoy each other's company but can always accommodate a few more members. To this end we plan to raise the existence of the club with a poster campaign in Telecom House, briefing to the local Communication Workers Union and work on raising the coverage of our events in the local media. As members, if you know of anyone who may be interested then please feel free to forward on our details.
Capital Idea: We have been discussing for a number of years now a day out walking in London and are looking into "letting the train take the strain" with a day out in the Capital. Initial thoughts are a Saturday or Sunday in March. Arriving at Euston and travelling by Tube to Westminster Pier before taking the Clipper service to Greenwich. From here we plan to walk under the Thames possibly to Canary Warf and then return to Westminster via the DLR and Thames pathway taking in St. Paul's and maybe even BT Centre.
Membership for 2013: This is now due with. Please make your cheques payable to STARS and send to the Treasurer at the following address.
STARS c/o
John Hammond
106 Ness Grove
CHEADLE
Stoke-on-Trent
ST10 1TE
CLOSING DATE FOR MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL 10th April 2013
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