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National Vegetable Society
2018 Annual General Meeting
Note these are proposed minutes, subject to adoption at the 2019 AGM
Minutes of the AGM held on Friday 14th September 2018 from 4.00 pm to 4.50 pm at the Great Yorkshire Show Ground Harrogate.
Approximately 73 members were present.
1. Welcome
Grant Cathro (Vice Chair) opened the AGM and welcomed our president (Medwyn Williams) and past president (Bill Hargreaves) along with everyone else present. He then addressed the AGM with his speech (see attached)
2. Apologies for Absence.
Fiona Shenfield, Ian Simpson, Neil & Daphne Hope, Bob Herbert.
3. President’s address.
Medwyn Williams addressed the AGM and read out the names of fellow members who had sadly passed away over the past 12 months. The meeting stood for a minute’s silence.
4. Election of positions.
It was proposed by Malcom Evans that Bill Hargreaves be awarded the position of President Emeritus There were no objections.
Position
Nominee
Proposer
Seconder
President
Medwyn Williams FNVS
Grant Cathro FNVS
Arwyn Edwards FNVS
Vice President (existing)
Chairman
Membership Registrar
En Bloc
W T A Burrows FNVS
I Garland FNVS M H Evans FNVS G P McSkimming FNVS
G Cathro FNVS NOTE 1
S. Hall FNVS NOTE 3
David Metcalf FNVS
Neil Hope FNVS
Arwyn Edwards FNVS
Denis Barry FNVS
Vice President (new)
N. Hope FNVS
Grant Cathro FNVS
Medwyn Williams FNVS
Year
Month
Branch
Name
Comments
2017
Oct
Northern
Wenda Kent FNVS
Northern Branch member since 1992.
Vice Chairman (Note 2)
Ian Stocks FNVS
Sandra Hall FNVS
Medwyn Williams FNVS
2017 Nov Northern
2017 Nov Midlands
2018 Feb Midlands
2018 Welsh
Marion Low
Adam Greathead
Dorothy Binfield
John Spedding FNVS
NVS member & wife of Scottish grower, Ted Low.
Midlands Branch member and West Midlands DA Secretary, sadly passed away in his sleep , age 29
Wife of the Midland’s Branch President Roy Binfield
Welsh Branch member, served on the branch committee for several years and was also a qualified judge.
NOTE 1 Mr W. Thornton is stepping down as Vice President due to health reasons.
NOTE 2 Grant Cathro advised that he is standing down as Vice Chairman a year early for health reasons.
NOTE 3 Trustees will address this at their next meeting. We have received no nominations to date.
5. Minutes of the 2017 AGM (held at Malvern)
These minutes were published in July 2018 Simply vegetables magazine, with no objections received.
6. Matters Arising.
The where no matters arising.
7. To receive the Annual Report of the Trustees for 2017/18.
Fiona Shenfield had prepared the Annual Report of the Trustees. Which was read out by Mark Hall See attached report.
8. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for 2017
Dennis Barry noted that the audited accounts had been published in the July simply vegetables magazine. Copies were also present at the AGM. There were no objections to the accounts.
9. To consider the Election of an Independent Examiner
Proposed by Grant Cathro and Seconded by David Allison that the independent examiner Cutler & Co. Chartered Certified accountants Leeds, be accepted.
10. Recommendation to increase membership.
Recommendation to increase Memberships Fees to support Branches;
Individual Membership currently £17, increase to £20
Joint membership/Societies currently £19, increase to £22 (Education & Junior Members to remain as is)
Several members made comments from the floor both for and
General Secretary
Fiona Shenfield FNVS
Grant Cathro FNVS
Mark Hall FNVS
2017
Nov
Scottish
Bobby Jones FNVS
Scottish Branch Committee member, West of Scotland DA committee member (awarded NVS Silver medal in 2010)
2017
Dec
Northern
DH Ashton (Frank)
Northern Branch member and Judge
2018
July
Scottish
Peter Guthrie FNVS
Vice President of the Scottish Branch
Noted following the AGM
Medwyn then delivered his president’s speech. (See attached)
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