- Committee
Committee Roles & Plot Inspections
COMMITTEE ROLES
For those who weren't able to be there, we had a successful and
positive - if slightly chilly - AGM on 16th September, followed by a
social round the pizza oven which didn't wind up till about 10.30 - I
think everyone enjoyed the chance to meet and chat in a relaxed way
after such a long time. I'll send the minutes out as soon as they are
ready, but in the meantime I thought I'd report on the first meeting
of the new committee where we agreed our roles, as follows:
Treasurer: Anja Thies
Secretary: Jill Kaye
Membership: Anja and Jill to share
Site Maintenance & work parties: Rod Webb
Managing the shop: Pamela Nathan Meyers
Organising social events, talks and courses: Ursula McLaughlin,
supported by Gerry Doyle
The new committee has decided to alternate our monthly meetings
between decision-making and discussion. Val Honyben has offered to
chair the decision meetings, and at the discussion meetings members
will take turns to chair.
You may notice one glaring omission: no one has volunteered to be the
Chair of the Association. As you know, the Chair has always been the
Go To Person for members, but this can impose an unfair burden on one
person. Instead, we have decided to increase the 'visibility' of the
rest of the committee members in various ways, so that members know
who to approach with specific queries. Also one of the suggestions at
the AGM was to have someone outside the committee who would liaise
between members and committee over plot matters. More on this soon.
PLOT INSPECTION
At the same meeting, we also agreed on a date for our next plot
inspection - or should I call it a plot survey, which was suggested at
the AGM? (The word inspection conjures up unpleasant visions of Ofsted
visits for some, which is not the idea.) We'll be sharing the task
between us starting this coming weekend, focussing especially on the
state of paths surrounding plots as these can be hazardous if they are
not in good shape before the winter.