Attendance had been on a par with previous years and we went on during the meeting to look at possible initiatives to increase the numbers coming along in 2015.
The meeting then went as follows:
A full spreadsheet of the accounts was distributed during the meeting and John as Treasurer reported on the finances which showed that the club after all expenditure had been accounted for had total assets of £417.91. Additional copies for those not present are available from John on request. John was thanked for his continued hard work in 2014 and the accounts agreed. Rather than becoming an affiliate of the Ramblers Association as in previous years it was decided to send a donation of £25 to help them in their worthy cause.
With no other nominations being received the committee was re-elected unopposed and is as follows:
Chairperson:Dave Turner
Secretary:
Malcolm Jennings
Treasurer: John Hammond
Route Planner:
Dave Turner
Assistant Sec:. Peter Durnal
Dates for the programme of walks in 2015 were agreed with another trip out in June this time to Oxford. The details of each event in our 2015 programme will be available via the web site.
Dates for the programme of walks in 2015 are as follows:
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| TBA |
TBA March |
Lunchtime walk at Boathouse Rudyard |
| Saturday |
15th April |
Cheadle Figure of 8 |
| Saturday |
9th May |
TBA |
| Saturday |
27th June |
Oxford |
| Thursday |
23rd July |
TBA |
| Wednesday |
5th August |
Rudyard evening walk & Buffet
(Date TBC) |
| Thursday |
20th August |
TBA |
| Monday |
14th September |
TBA |
| Thur - Sun |
2nd -5th October |
Cotswolds (Date TBC) |
| Friday |
18th December |
Christmas walk Sutton Hall |
Information for all the walks will be sent out prior to the date by e-mail and all walk details will be available via the web site when available.
Other items discussed include:
Due to the positive state of the finances it was agreed that Membership fees will reduce this year to £10, with any new invited guests being free, subject to a maximum of 3 walks when we would like them to join. The overall feeling was that we want to remain a relatively small group, as this helps when arranging walks and lunch stops etc. but we will continue to actively promote the benefits of our gatherings to new members.
With the success of our Saturday walks in London it was agreed that we should try this concept with our local walks and you will see our walk in May is also on a Saturday.
Christmas Walk. Sutton Hall has become a firm favorite in the calendar and we had a debate on how best to use our funds to meet our transport requirements when we walk in the area. Ideas included circular walks from Sutton, Meet at Sutton and Taxis/Minibus to and from Start & Finish, along with Car Share were discussed as this will allow more freedom to those who may not wish to walk in the morning session. No firm decision has been made as it still some way off but no doubt we will continue this debate throughout the year.
Membership for 2015:
For those who did not pay on the night of the AGM this is now due.
Please make your cheques for £10 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 2015
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