The second Annual General Meeting of the Slingsby Website and Newsletter Group was held on 22 November 2012. The meeting was successful and the Group thanks those who attended.  The minutes of the AGM can be found below, with reports and accounts available to download by clicking on the links which follow.

SLINGSBY WEBSITE AND NEWSLETTER GROUP

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

held on Thursday 22^nd November 2012 at 7pm

in the Grapes

MINUTES

1. Present: Jon Boots, Carol Buck, Keith Buck, George Dudzinski, Richard Flint, David Thornley (Committee members), and two members of the public.
2. Welcome and introduction: Jon Boots (acting Chairman) welcomed guests to this, the second AGM of the Group, and introduced the members of the Management Committee.
3. Apologies were received from Rachel Underwood and Geoff Brooks.
4. Chairman’s report: Jon Boots, acting as Chairman, gave an overview of a successful year for the group and touched on the desirability of wider community engagement with the website. The report was accepted by those present and is attached at Annex A.
5. Treasurer’s report: Carol Buck presented the accounts for the Group’s financial year (1 Nov 2011 to 31 Oct 2012). They had been audited and signed by a retired accountant and tax inspector who is independent of the Group. The accounts are attached at Annex B.
6. Newsletter editor’s report: The Newsletter editor’s report was presented by Keith Buck and accepted by those present. It is attached at Annex C.
7. Webmaster’s report: Richard Flint reported on the improving architecture of the website and its associated facilities, including a number of technical and security enhancements. His report was accepted by those present and is attached at Annex D.
8. Approval of officers: As no other nominations were received, the committee was reconfirmed en bloc, as follows:

Chairman: George Dudzinski

Treasurer: Carol Buck.

Newsletter editor: Keith Buck

Webmaster: Richard Flint

Secretary: Jon Boots

Member: David Thornley

9. Open discussion: There was a general discussion about the website and newsletter, drawing on experience from other local communities. There was particular focus on the need for wider engagement with the website. It was noted that the Parish Council and local businesses clearly need more encouragement to use the website effectively.

Jon Boots, Secretary 28 November 2012

ANNEX A: AGM 2012 Chairman’s report 22 Nov 2012

ANNEX B: AGM 2012 Accounts

ANNEX C: AGM 2012 Editors Report 15 Nov 2012

ANNEX D: AGM 2012 webmaster_AGM_report_10112012

Please be aware that road works will take place at Amotherby crossroads w/c Mon 3rd, including kerbing below the banking and railings, and resurfacing of all four arms of the crossroads.

The Amotherby Parish Council has received the following information from Highways:- Work is planned to occur over 3 nights–Mon 3rd to Wed 5th inclusive, from 6pm to midnight (the 6am on the notices is to allow for slight delays). If kerbing work is not completed it may be necessary to also close the C20 into the village on Thursday evening to complete this. The main B1257 will not be completely shut; there will be traffic lights in operation. The C20 down into the village will be completely closed for the 3 nights to allow for kerbing to be done–no access will be possible after 6pm (8pm on Monday to allow traffic for the school disco through).

Monday – kerbing on the C20 and preparatory work on the westbound B1257 (traffic towards Hovingham) and up Amotherby Lane, but not as far as the Parish Hall entrance. It will be possible to access the Parish Hall from the top of Amotherby Lane (Castle Howard road).

Tuesday – kerbing on the C20 and preparatory work on the eastbound B1257 (traffic towards Malton) and down into the village. It will be possible to access the Parish Hall from the B1257.

Wednesday – kerbing on the C20 and complete the surfacing on all four parts of the crossroads, so access to the Parish Hall is dubious from the B1257, but possible from the Castle Howard road. Highways have promised to notify us of any change to this schedule due to hold ups caused by weather.

The Slingsby Village Website is updated on a regular basis with news and events (remember – if it isn’t on the website then we haven’t heard about it) from around the parish and beyond.  Keeping up with the news and events means regular visits to the website but now the website news can come to you via email.

Simply subscribe using your email address and whenever a new post appears on the website, an email notification will be sent out to you containing that news. It’s that simple.  The subscribe box can be found near the Twitter updates box on the right hand side of the website and you can unsubscribe at any time.

For those of you who were children during the war and remember what went on in Slingsby at that time, or the period just after it, there will be another discussion to record your wartime memories as we did earlier this year about farming. This will take place in the parlour at The Grapes over a cup of coffee or tea and a scone, on Saturday 8th December at 10.30am.

Details of our meeting on Tuesday 15th January 2013 will be posted online soon, or please see the next edition of the Triangle.

Our Local History Day for 2013 has been arranged for Saturday 9th March. The meeting will take place in the village hall and church, and the theme will be ‘Shops and Businesses in Slingsby’. The February meeting will most likely be taken up with preparing contributions for this, as well as a possible assembly for the school. One idea already, is to create a village trail which would illustrate the extent of the businesses in Slingsby in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. We also hope to do another recording of your memories .

The theme for our Local History Day in March 2014 will be Wartime Slingsby.