The Annual General Meeting was held on 29th March 2006 at the Marriott Hotel, PORTSMOUTH

AGENDA

1) Apologies for absence:

Aris Finiefs, R Bayley, Tony Lee, Doug Barrow, Patrick Tailyour, Frank Allwood, R Parkin, Denis Mason, P Hartstone, Brian Hoare, Carl Thomson, Mike Borrow

2) Minutes from AGM 2004:

Received and accepted without discussion.

3) Matters arising:

There were no maters arising.

4) Election, Officers and Committee:

The meeting recorded their appreciation of the work done by Peter Roberts and John Lloyd in supporting the activities of the Association.
President - It was agreed that Tony Lee should be approached to see if he would adopt the Honorary position of President of the Association.
John Downs was nominated to be the next Honorary Secretary and was approved without dissention.
The Chairman, Treasurer and other committee members were confirmed in post without dissention.

5) Chairman's report:

The Chairman's report was received and forms part of the record of this meeting

6) Financial report:

The Financial report was received and Alan Ewart-James was commended and thanked for the clarity of the information presented.

7) The Membership Secretary's report:

The Membership Secretary's report was received with thanks.

8) Warsash Association Constitution:

The constitution was discussed. It was agreed that it should be reproduced in the next copy of All Hands. Members would be invited to forward their views on updated the constitution to Ron Caine. Ron was tasked to consolidate the feedback and make recommendations to the Committee.

9) Association Functions 2006 (See Note 2):

It was confirmed that the Association would hold a social event during September and that Ron Caine would organise this. Details to be promulgated in due course. The approved target subsidy remains at no greater than £10 per paying guest.

10) Subscriptions and financial strategy and to confirm the allocation of funds to the Marine Society for the support of students studying at Warsash:

It was agreed that we should proceed with the intended donation of £10,000 for the Marine Society to manage in support of needy seafarers wishing to undertake training at Warsash.

11) Any other business:

A discussion was held on whether the Association should merge with other organisations. After much debate it was concluded that the potential benefits were not as strong as the need to maintain an Association focus. It was thus agreed not to approach outside contacts at this time.

A warm invitation was extended by George Angas for all members to visit the Southampton Master Mariners Club at their new premises in Southampton.

It was agreed that 2 copies of the All Hands should be sent to the librarian and the Registrar at Warsash Maritime Centre

It was agreed that Reg Belcourt would develop a proposal for the potential sponsorship of the Sail Training Association and that this would be discussed by the committee.

George Angas agreed to collate the availability of information with a view to creating a history of the Warsash Association. It was agreed that John Lloyd should approach the Warsash Maritime Centre to determine if any archive material of the Association remains there.

It was agreed that the Christmas lunch should provide a suitable opportunity to hold the next AGM.

The contribution made by members and committee members including Tony Lee, Mike Borrow, John Downs, George Angas and others was gratefully recognised.

Note 1

The Officers of the Committee have all been in post for a number of years. In order to fairly represent the members and to ensure an equal opportunity for all it is was agreed at a meeting of the Executive Committee that all members of that committee should confirm their willingness to continue to stand. Committee Members should confirm their willingness by contacting the Honorary Secretary in advance of the AGM.

To date it has been confirmed that

Peter Roberts wishes to continue to represent the Association as Membership Secretary but due to limitations of health is unable to continue as President.

The AGM should thus decide on who should next represent the Association as President.

The AGM should decide on the Committee structure for the next 12 months.

Committee Members

Note 2

There are a number of Association functions which members may choose to support during the coming year. These include the support of the Tall Ships reunion in Torbay and an Association dinner on the Isle of Wight as well as the Christmas lunch.

Details are still to be confirmed but dates for your diary are as follows:

Tall Ships Reunion will be over the weekend of

The Association dinner is planned for
(This will be an ideal opportunity to meet up again with our current President Mr Peter Roberts and his wife Jacqueline who have done so much for the Association over many years.)

The Christmas lunch continues to be a great success and it is hoped to hold another in 2006. Details to follow nearer the time.