RAMBLERS
[IPSWICH
&
DISTRICT GROUP]
ANNUAL
REPORT FOR
2009/10
AS PRESENTED TO THE
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
ON 18th
NOVEMBER 2010.
EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
Honorary Chairman:
Vacant
Honorary Secretary: Ian Dolby
Honorary Treasurer: Pene Frost
Membership Secretary: Isla Clough
Footpath Secretary: Norman Hammond
Programme Secretary: Gareth Evans
Committee members: John Gibbs and Dave Munday
Footpath
Sub-Committee:
Norman
Hammond, Dave Munday, Chris
Ransome,
Geoff Knight, Geoff Pratt and
John Walsh
MEMBERSHIP
Central Office of the Ramblers, having updated and reviewed their new computerised membership programme, have advised us that Group membership has held steady throughout the year, hovering between 500 and 520 and not the 600 they used to tell us we had!
WALKS PROGRAMME
Once
again
we have had a varied selection of walks
within a
30 mile radius of
SOCIAL
EVENTS
It is always pleasing to see good support for the Soup Lunch walks. This year we had one at Melton in the spring and one in the autumn at Kirton. A number of our members also joined the villagers of Shotley at their Soup Lunch after one of our walks. Sincere thanks to those members who did the organisation and provided the excellent fare.
GROUP
CONSTITUTION
The new Constitution was accepted unanimously by members attending last year’s AGM. It was subsequently ratified by the Area Council.
GENERAL
We talked last year about the need for a financial strategy within our Group as a result of the overall financial position of the Ramblers. You will hear this evening how your committee has successfully dealt with this matter. We were putting in place our own Austerity Budget before the Coalition Government even thought of it.
It is also pleasing to report that Central Council, having had a big shake up as reported last year, have now set a positive budget and have re-organised themselves into a more effective management.
The
Chairman of the Trustees will be the guest
speaker at
the Area AGM on