Thursday November 11th 2021 on-line
Present
Lisa Smith, Brian Foster, Thomas Acton, Valdemar Kalinin, Anne Walker, Margaret Wood, Tyler Hatwell, Sue Mutter, Colin Clark, Catherine Kiddle, Siobhan Spencer, Tracy Davies (Stanbridge Lower School), Rosemary Godwin (Stanbridge Lower School).
Apologies
Hazel Marsh, Sally Barter
Minutes of 2020 AGM
Approved
Chair’s Report
The meeting approved the Chair’s report given by Lisa Smith.
Finance Report
Anne Walker presented the Finance report which the meeting approved unanimously. Membership has held up well despite Covid and the finances have been helped by the work done for Bucks. New University.
Election of Officers and Executive Committee (EC) for 2021 to 2022
For this part of the meeting Lisa Smith handed the chair to Thomas Acton.
Tyler Hatwell and Chelsea McDonagh are both standing down from the EC. The meeting thanked them both for their invaluable for their contributions.
The following stood unopposed for the new EC and were unanimously elected.
| Executive Committee 21-2 | |
|---|---|
| Lisa Smith | Chair |
| Valdemar Kalinin | Vice Chair |
| Anne Walker | Membership and Treasurer |
| Brian Foster | Committee Member |
| Thomas Acton | Committee Member |
| Sue Mutter | Committee Member |
| Siobhan Spencer | Committee Member |
| Margaret Wood | Committee Member |
| Colin Clark | Committee Member |
| Hazel Marsh | Committee Member |
The new EC will consider whether to nominate a second vice-chair and further co-opted members. Colin has approached two excellent Scottish Traveller contacts who may be interested. Tyler is in touch with a showman who may be interested. The meeting discussed the current lack of representation on the EC of Irish Travellers and will try to address this.
AOB
Dear Thomas, Please would you be kind enough to pass on the following message to the ACERT AGM:
Founder member, Brian Raywid, sends his best wishes to ACERT. I am in Texas. Best regards to Thomas and everyone.
Brian Raywid.
