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T.R.P.S. Annual General Meeting 2005 - Summary
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2005 AGM Summary
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The Annual General Meeting took place in Neuadd Pendre (formerly the Drill Hall), Tywyn on Saturday afternoon, 24th. September, 2005. The chair was taken by President Christopher Awdry. The major items of business were:
Election of President
Christopher Awdry was re-elected as President.
Election of Vice-Presidents
The following were elected as Vice-Presidents:Peter Austin, John Bate, James Boyd, Philip Care, Alan Holmes, Richard Hope, Dai Jones, Winston McCanna, Major Peter Olver, Sonia Rolt, Roy Smith, Don Southgate, Jeremy Wilkinson and Maurice Wilson.
Appointment of Auditors
Silver and Company were reappointed as the Society’s Auditors.
Election of Honorary Treasurer
Garry Mumford was elected.
Election of Council Members
222 ballot papers were submitted and the votes were as follows, the successful candidates being shown in bold:
| NAME | Votes |
|---|---|
| Jane Garvey | 162 |
| Simon Jenkins | 151 |
| Ian Lloyd-Owen | 130 |
| Jonathan Mann | 147 |
| David Mitchell | 141 |
| Don Newing | 142 |
| Rob Plumridge | 161 |
| Chris Price | 165 |
| Noel Williams | 140 |
Traffic and Operating Committee
The results of the election to T.O.C. were reported as follows (successful candidates in bold):
Locomotive Department
Only four nominations were received for four places and the following were declared elected: Martin Fuller, Bill Heynes, Phil Higginson and Andrew Young.Traffic Department
| NAME | Votes |
|---|---|
| Walter Crowe | 107 |
| Lawrence Garvey | 53 |
| Pippa McCanna | 87 |
| MRFS | 98 |
| Alastair Ribbands | 41 |
Young Members’ Committee
The results of the election to the Y.M.G. Committee were reported as follows (successful candidates in bold):
| NAME | Votes |
|---|---|
| Paul Cottrell | 22 |
| Neil Jones | 18 |
| David Martin | 14 |
| Andrew Robinson | 18 |
| Debbie Sharpe | 12 |
| Rebecca Sharpe | 21 |
| Andy Vick | 26 |
| Tim Wroblewski | 10 |
Collection
A collection was held during the meeting in aid of improvements to the children’s playground at Abergynolwyn.
Locomotive livery policy
A ballot was held on the options for locomotive livery policy set out on page 38 of the September Talyllyn News. A reprint of that page was distributed at the meeting carrying two corrections to the details in the News. In proposal ‘C’ at the request of its author the word “designated” was changed to “to be available”; the description of the vote-counting mechanism was amended, but in the event did not affect what took place.
The results of the ballot were as follows:
| PROPOSAL | Initial vote | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 19 | 20 | ||
| B | 86 | 89 | 94 | 102 |
| C | 37 | 41 | 45 | |
| D | 10 | |||
| E | 49 | 51 | 53 | 66 |
Membership Subscriptions
An overwhelming majority voted in favour of a motion proposed by Chris Price as amended by Simon Jenkins increasing subscription rates in a different pattern to that proposed by the Council.
The new subscription rates came into force immediately and are:
| Category | Rate |
|---|---|
| Life | £500.00 |
| Associate Life | £250.00 |
| Ordinary | £25.00 |
| Associate | £10.00 |
| Senior | £20.00 |
| Junior | £15.00 |
| Associate Junior | £5.00 |
Presentation to Colin Roobottom
The Chairman of the Board thanked Colin for his forty years’ service as Treasurer of the Society and presented him with a copy of The Talyllyn Railway in Colour. (It should be noted that Colin did not wish to be nominated for the office of Vice-President this year as he will be deeply involved for some time to come, notably in preparing the 2005-06 Annual Accounts.)
Presentation by Sue Whitehouse
Sue Whitehouse presented Talyllyn Holdings with a cheque for £1,000, being the major instalment of the Railway’s share of the money raised from sponsors of her long walk to Scotland. (See page 36 of the September Talyllyn News for more details.) Two other good causes will also receive donations from Sue.
Draw for copy of The Talyllyn Railway in Colour
The free prize draw for a copy of Bob Morland’s new book, announced on page 6 of the September Talyllyn News, took place and was won by Mike Davies.
Fraternal Greetings
Peter Stowell of the Puffing Billy Preservation Society addressed the meeting.
And finally...
David Leech called Gordon Rhodes to the platform and recollected that on 6th. July, 1968 Gordon had been the Guard of a propelled empty stock train from Pendre to Wharf. Recent changes had released an item of equipment which might be significant to him. He then presented Gordon with the old Wharf buffer-stop beam.This is just a summary of the elections and other major items. The meeting was quite lively but very good-humoured and finished at 1738.
The full minutes of the Annual General Meeting in draft form will be published here by about 24/10/2005. If any member of the Society has specific queries or corrections please email me and I will do my best to deal with them.
The evening entertainment included Phil Higginson’s last play (for the second time, but in future there will be a ring to rule his activities) and universally acknowledged as a masterpiece.
After a heavy shower at breakfast time the weather was fine until time for the meeting and remained dry until late evening.