Our Annual General Meeting takes place this Tuesday (20 November). Start time will be 7.30pm when the door will be locked.
The AGM allows you, as members of the Scribblers, to discuss any issues you may have with the general running of the group, the structure of meetings, the 2019 programme, our competitions, and possible membership drives in fact anything that will help us move into the future.
We must also make decisions on the present committee and who, if anyone, will replace Mairead.
There are many items to discuss so hopefully we will have a very positive outcome.
With any luck – did I hear any groans? – we might even manage to have one short flash fiction session. I hope so. That would round off the evening nicely.
One thing I must remind you about, it is time for your annual subscriptions if you wish to pay that way. It is the cheapest method at £30 per year although paying for individual meeting is £5 a time. Cheques payable please to “Felixstowe Scribblers”. We have continued to keep our prices the same as previous years. Hopefully these will go a long way to covering our room hire, Library and Brexit permitting!
Attached is a copy of the Agenda for Tuesday’s meeting and also a provisional programme of meetings in 2019.
At present we have no further details about Dick’s funeral arrangements. Thank you for all the sympathy messages both by email and on Facebook.
THE AGENDA
In Attendance
Apologies for absence
1 Secretary's Report.
2 Treasurer’s Report.
3 Chairman’s Report.
4 Weblog Report.
5 Ratification
of existing committee and election of a member to replace Mairead as Social
organiser.
6 Alterations
to cheque signatories.
7 Introduction
of a membership list and telephone numbers.
8 Structure of Meetings:
i) Frequency of our three
competitions - The Bill Budner and Jack Wilkinson trophies and the Mairead
Reidy Crystal Ball Award.
ii) 1000 word homework and themes.
iii) Suggestions for new themes.
9 Planning for the future:
i)The Felixstowe Book Festival 2019.
ii) A new anthology?
10 Publicity
to boost membership:
i)
Regular notes to local papers/magazines
ii)
Use of display boards at various locations.
11Social Events.
i)
“Christmas
Meal”
ii)
Summertime
function?
12 Any Other Business.
.
Hope to see you on Tuesday!
Dave.
