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AGM 2010

The AGM of the Old Portmuthian Club will be held in the Willis Room, commencing at 2000 on Friday 19 February 2010. It will be preceded by a Drinks Reception from 1930. The meeting will be followed by a Finger Buffet Supper (for which there will be no charge). Only members of the Club may play an active part in the AGM but anyone interested will be very welcome, both at the meeting and particularly at the social gathering, which follows at approximately 2100.

Two small changes to the Club Rules are proposed in Item 8. The Committee feel that it is no longer appropriate to restrict honorary membership of the Club to past and present members of the teaching staff. Also, the publication by the School Development Office of a magazine, Opus, providing news of both the School and former pupils, makes the post of Magazine Editor superfluous.

Agenda

1. Apologies.

2. Minutes of the AGM held on 27 February 2009.

3. Matters arising.

4. Presentation of the Annual Accounts.

5. Reading and adoption of reports.
a) Hon. Secretary. b) The OP Charity.

6. Report on the past academic year.

7. Report by the President.

8. Amendment to the OP Club Rules proposed by L M H Lankester and seconded by M E Shepherd:
Rule 3 - Membership
(1) Th members of the Club are
(b) honorary members who comprise
(ii) past and present members of the teaching staff of the School.
delete the word teaching
Rule 4 - The Committee
The control of the Club shall be vested in a Committee comprising
(1) Honorary Officers
delete: Magazine Editor

9. Election of President: The name of B H Strugnell is put forward by the Committee for the approval of the Club.

10. Election of Vice President: The name of J Bartle is put forward by the Committee for the approval of the Club.

11.   Election of Officers: These posts are currently held as follows:
Hon. Treasurer    :    Bruce Strugnell
Hon. Secretary    :    Barry Easton
Ass. Hon. Secretary    :    Michael Shepherd
Hon. Social Secretary    :    Gareth Perry

12. Election of the Committee: In addition to those already mentioned above, the following served on the Committee for the period 2009/2010:
John Bartle, John Bishop, Neil Blewett, John Kidd, David Morey, Revd Michael Peters, Mrs Liz Preece, Bill Taylor, Roger Wilkins in conjunction with the Development Director: Alasdair Akass
The post of Immediate Past President will be held by L.M.H. Lankester.
John Kidd does not wish to stand for re-election.
All others who served in 2009/10 are available for re-election.
Nominations for any or all of these posts, items 9, 10, 11 and 12, should be sent to the Hon. Secretary at least four days prior to the AGM. Nominations will not be accepted at the meeting.

13. Appointment of Honorary Auditor: The name of Mr Tim Millett is put forward by the Committee for the approval of the Club.

14. Any other business.

B E Easton, 7 Spindrift Mews, Bosham, West Sussex, PO18 8LW, e-mail: beaston@kingscourt.org.uk.

Climbing Wall

This will be built in the School Sports Hall and be a suitable memorial to Roger's over 50 years dedication to PGS and the OP Club. It will be used by pupils of all ages. Several OPs have already made generous contributions towards the cost of constructing the wall. If you have not yet done so and have fond memories of Roger, as a teacher or through the CCF, Ten Tors expeditions, Fell and Bottle trips or Newtown camps, and his contribution to your education, please consider doing so. Contributions can be made by sending a cheque, made payable to the "Old Portmuthian Charity", to Barry Easton, 7 Spindrift Mews, Bosham, West Sussex, PO18 8LW (if you are a UK taxpayer, please include a Gift Aid form, one of which was sent to you with the original appeal letter or can be obtained from Barry Easton). Or you could log on to the Just Giving web site at www.justgiving.com/oldportmuthian and donate on line. All contributions will be gratefully received. Thank you.

News of Old Portmuthians

We are always delighted to receive news from OPs. Please regularly update us with news of your career, family and interests. In future we shall include news of OPs in the new magazine, Opus, published each spring and autumn by the School Development Office. Also, please ensure that you inform us when you change either your postal address or your e-mail address. All the above can be done using the relevant form on the club site or either of the e-mail addresses below.

Future Mailings

The cost of posting letters to all club members is now prohibitive. If you are on e-mail, but have not told us your address, please send it to us (l.preece@pgs.org.uk or m.e.shepherd@talktalk.net or contact us). Please note that in future all club members for whom we have an e-mail address will receive all short routine communications by this method.