Annual General Meeting

Nonsuch Folk Club

Minutes of AGM Meeting

6th November 2025

Present: Jan Atkins; Pete Atkins; Kevin Barlow; Dave Betteridge; Lesley Betteridge; Sandra Coltman; Steve Coltman; Sarah Curtis; Cerris Francis, Brian Huggett; Nigel Hunter; Rosie Johnson; Ian Kimber; Sue King; Ian Reed; Rob Roamer; Alaine Simpson; Jon Stephens; Roy Torrens.

Rosie Johnson (Current Secretary and Publicity Officer) – Presiding

1.    Welcome and Apologies

The Secretary and Publicity Officer welcomed Members to the AGM meeting. An apology for absence was submitted on behalf of Lyn Colbeck (current Events Organiser).

2.    Approval of AGM Minutes - 7th November 2024

The minutes of the AGM meeting held on 7th November 2024 were approved as a correct record.

Arising from the minutes, a question was raised on the outcome of the decision in relation to the payment to Members undertaking “feature spots” which had been referred to the Committee for determination. This matter was further discussed.

         In addition, it was requested that notification of the minutes of Committee Meetings     

         be publicised better.

AGREED: (a)That the previous decision would be reconsidered at the next                           Committee Meeting in January and:

(b) that an announcement would be made at future Folk Club meetings when the minutes of Committee meetings were posted on the notice board.

3.    Election of Chairperson for forthcoming year

Ian Reed was unanimously elected Chairman for the forthcoming year.

(Ian Reed – newly elected Chairman Presiding)

4.    Officer Reports

The meeting received reports from the Chairman, Treasurer, and Secretary and Publicity Officer on the work carried out over the preceding year (set out below).

•      Chairman’s Annual Report- Ian Reed

  We have had a variable attendance of between10 and 24 for our singarounds and      feature spots during 2025.

Special events have included four theme nights, three feature spots, a charity night and of course our Christmas party.

All the club affairs are managed by our very able committee and special mention is due to:

Rosie Johnson, Secretary and Publicity Officer and principal master of ceremonies;

Nigel Hunter, our Treasurer who keeps a close eye on our finances, organises our annual BWSC memberships and lays out the tables and chairs and

Sandra Coltman our minute secretary who keeps a record of all our meetings.

I want to extend a special thank you to Lyn Colbeck, who had been our Events Officer since 2018, but has had to stand down due to illness and failing sight. Her role has been taken over by Rosie Johnson hence her change of title to Secretary and Publicity Officer.

I extend my sincere thanks to our committee members and our regular attendees who have made our club the success that it continues to be.

As we draw to the close of 2025, next year records the 40th anniversary of the Nonsuch Folkclub. Thank you for keeping the club going.

•  Treasurer’s Report - Nigel Hunter

Expenses from October 2024 – October 2025

2 year Website renewal, chocolates, Christmas raffle & sundries £234.00

Bishops Waltham Social Club Membership £330.00

Bank charges £55.14

Total expenditure £619.14

Income from subs collected from October 2024 – October 2025

£701.00

Balance: £81.86

Bank balance @ 30th September 2024 £1958.49

Bank balance @ 30th September 2025 £1900.72

Charity donations

Donations to Salvation Army and FEAR £353.00

•  Secretary and Publicity Officer's Report - Rosie Johnson

This report is for this year beginning in January 2025

So far, total number of people attending has been 334, compared with last year which was 430

Average Mean attendance so far =16.5, compared with last year 17.2

Attendance for Feature Spots and Theme Nights, same as Singarounds

We shall have had 15 Singarounds, 3 Feature Spots and 4 Theme Nights.

Theme Nights were 'Expressions of Time' including '24 hours from Tulsa', 'Fruit and Nuts', for which Alaine put us all to shame, and 'Golden Memories'.

Feature spots were Brian and Sarah, Senior Moments and Dave Betteridge – all very enjoyable evenings.

We shall have had 2 special nights, one being the FEAR Charity to which people gave very generously and the Christmas Party yet to come.

Next year, we have planned 4 feature spots and 4 theme nights, a special: Lyn’s favourites, a charity night for which we want suggestions – it needs to be a local charity and a 40th celebration, for which we need ideas. How would you like to celebrate?

I enjoy being your mc; you are a special crowd, but we have lost some of you. I hope they come back. Please make new people welcome.

5.    Election of Folk Club Committee Members

It was reported that, other than nominations received from the current committee members, there had been no other nominations received from club members wishing to serve on the Committee. The following Committee Members were therefore re-elected:

•      Vice-chairman – Steve Coltman;

•      Minute Secretary – Sandra Coltman;

•      Treasurer – Nigel Hunter;

•      Secretary and Publicity Officer

         In addition the following Members were co-opted onto the Committee:

Sarah Curtis

Lyn Colbeck

6.    Constitution

It was noted that a Club Constitution had been updated to incorporate the following changes:

That the Event Organiser's role be deleted and the duties incorporated within the Secretary and Website Editor's roles and that this post be renamed to that of Secretary and Publicity Officer.

The updated Constitution was available on the Nonsuch Website.

7.    Questions from the Floor

It was noted that no question had been submitted in accordance with the notification period required under the Club's Constitution.

8.    Date of Next AGM

It was noted that the next AGM would be held on 5th November 2026

There being no further business, the meeting was closed.