Minutes of meetings
Minutes of the monthly meetings will be listed here for three months.
Meeting Number: 11
Date:16 April 2024
Location: Weymouth Angling Club
Purpose Of Meeting: AGM
Attendees: 48
Copies to: Weybay Committee
AGM (Annual General Meeting)
Welcome:
Sheila Vogwell, President opened the meeting, welcomed all members and the speaker, Alan Jenkins ex Counter Terrorist Inspector.
Minutes of the members meeting are documented separately. Members can access previous months’ meeting via the website.
Appointment of the Independent Examiner:
Ian Birch newly appointed (Linda Dare no longer able to continue)
Proposer: Sue Cox
Seconder: Liz Varlow
Treasurer’s Report:
Prepared by Belinda Sedgbeer (Treasurer). Read by Sheila Vogwell. The accounts are in the process of being audited and currently show a balance of £4796.34. Although this is a healthy balance 50% must be retained as working capital. The full subscription for members is £48 which after payment to both the National Office and the Regional Office £23.60 per member remains for local costs which include membership with the Angling Club, speaker fees and other activities. A Gift Aid declaration by members who pay income tax contributes to Weybay funds as does profit from the monthly Raffle.
Members given the opportunity to question and vote to carry this report – carried.
Proposer: Sheila Vogwell
Seconder: Shirley Earley
Committee’s Annual Report:
Prepared and read by Tracy Chevis (Secretary). The Committee’s Report highlighted the many and varied activities that members had participated in over the last year. Speaker topics included Life as a driving instructor, the Yetties – their story, Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance, Medi Dogs, Opera Singing, Medecins Sans Frontieres. Snooks Hats of Bridport and Dorchester’s underground Tunnels to name just some of the speakers. Events and outings included Dorchester Prison, Poole RNLI, Boots Skincare & make-up, a visit to Portland Coastguard, the summer beach party, country fayre, the Christmas party held at the Angling Club for the first time and the carol service at Wimborne. Two fund raising events were also held the first for Macmillan raising £350 and the second for the Angling Club juniors raising £550.
The other activities included regular meetings of the lunch club, the walking group, two book clubs plus the annual bike ride.
Seconder: Sharon May
President’s Address:
Presented by Sheila Vogwell.
The President proposed the adoption of the Annual Report. Questions were invited from the floor. The Report was adopted.
Weybay has now been in existence for 15 years. The move to the Angling Club has been successful. The lunch club, walking group and two book clubs are well supported, there’s room for a third book club if anyone wishes to start one up with support from the committee. She Taylor was thanked for continuing to maintain the Weybay website. The committee was thanked for their work and support, new members were welcomed, and all members thanked for their support for the group and fund raising events.
Several members of the committee have indicated they would like to stand down next year as its felt it is time for fresh blood and fresh ideas. All members were asked to consider this and put themselves forward. One new committee member was welcomed, Megan Watkins
Sue Sandercock seconded continuation of the current committee.
The current committee members confirmed they will stand for another year. They are:
Sheila Vogwell
Belinda Sedgbeer
Tracy Chevis
Marisa Ronzitti
Sue Wormald
Gill Stockley
Di Morton
Val Hunt
Jo White
Shirley Earley
The President thanked all members.
The AGM closed and the meeting continued with the speaker.
Meeting: Number 01
Date: 16 April 2024
Location: Weymouth Angling Club
Purpose Of Meeting: Members meetings
Attendees: 48
Sheila Vogwell, President, opened the meeting and welcomed all members (current and new) together with guest speaker, Alan Jenkins.
The meeting started with the AGM (Annual General Meeting) Reports were read from the Treasurer, Secretary and President – all were proposed and seconded as required. Any member wishing to see the full reports should contact the Committee. The present committee will stand for another year, a new member Meghan will join the committee. All members are to consider stepping forward for next year’s committee with fresh ideas to continue the success of Weybay over the last 15 years.
Weybay business:
Weybay WI List of Events/Outings/Visits/Craft Sessions - from April 2024
APRIL:
17th Cardmaking sessions and Coffee – Ebike Café £5 – 2 spaces available
22nd Craft Sessions: Learn to Crochet at the Angling Club 10.30am with Barbara Stanley- cost £5 to include coffee. 2 spaces available,
MAY:
1st Boots Skincare and make up demonstrations at Boots 3pm - free. (max 12)
8th Boots Skincare and make up demonstrations at Boots 3pm - free (max 12)
The above Boots sessions will be advertised at the monthly meeting only.
14th visit to Weymouth Lifeboat, donations 10.30am (max 12)
21st WI Monthly Meeting – Speaker Abbotsbury Swannery
22nd Boutique on a Bus, Plant Sale, Crafts and many more,
Coffee Morning at Came Down Golf Club Cost £2 to include Coffee and biscuit.
23rd visit to Weymouth Lifeboat, donations 11.30am (max 12)
JUNE
3rd Craft Sessions by Katherine O’Donnell-Murphy cost £5
11th guided tour by Andrew Cowling herbalist around Portland 6.30pm
18th Monthly Meeting – Speaker Press Photographer
Alan Jenkins, Ex Counter Terrorist Inspector (south west).
Alan introduced himself giving a brief history of his career and how the Counter Terrorism policy has evolved since the London bombings of 2005. The counter terrorism team is made up of many organisations across the UK with local authorities having a plan to manage terrorism in their area. Their role is to Pursue / Prepare / Protect / Prevent. Alan gave examples of work undertaken i.e. preparation of the Olympics with focus on the sailing at Weymouth & Portland harbour. Radicalisation in the area and how the various groups such as ISIS, al Qaeda, Extreme Right Wing, Irish Republican work to draw young people in. Alan finished his talk by underlining that we are the best people to notice changes in behaviour that might mean a young person is being drawn in to such organisations. If we are worried there is an anonymous hotline – 0800 789 321. Members asked many questions throughout this talk.
Alan was thanked for what was an insightful talk.
The raffle was drawn, and the meeting closed.
Date 20 February 2024
Location: Weymouth Angling Club
Attendees: 49 and 3 guests
Sheila Vogwell, President, opened the meeting and welcomed all members together with guest speaker, Sue Outhwaite from Snooks Hat Shop, Bridport.
Weybay business:
· Membership renewal is due by the end of March – full £48 and dual £23.60. £11.30 goes to Federation, £13.10 to National leaving £23.60 per member to pay for room hire and speakers.
· We have a waiting list for several new members any existing member not wishing to rejoin should advise the committee now please.
· There is a coffee and card making event on 17th April at the EBIKE café, the cost is £5. Please see the notice board for details.
· Following this a talk has been arranged at the EBIKE café on 23 April 6-7.30pm.
· The notice board also has details of a two day event on 24 and 25 May “DE fashion Dorset” a sustainable fashion event. Creating a sustainable future.
Sue Outhwaite, Snooks Hat Shop, Bridport
Sue introduced herself and her colleague Liz (a Portrait Artist) who among other interests has been involved in the Bridport Hat Festival. Sue came along with several boxes filled with many hats of every style and colour – just a few to mention - Trilby, Top Hat, Bowler, Pork Pie, Fedora, Gambler and Boater plus the Panama which Sue was clear to explain was not a style of hat. Panama means that it is handmade in Ecuador using the Toquilla Palm and only if these three criteria are met is it a true Panama. As Sue talked us through the history of Snooks (1896 to date) and the story of the various hat styles members were encouraged to try them on and have some fun – which we did! Some members even modelled them. Sue took Q&A and the meeting finished with Sue being thanked for an interesting and lively presentation enjoyed by all members.
The raffle was drawn and the meeting closed.
Date: 16 January 2024
Location: Weymouth Angling Club
Purpose Of Meeting: Members meetings
Attendees: 38 + 2 guests
Tracy Chevis, Secretary, opened the meeting on behalf of Sheila Vogwell, President, who sent her apologies. All members together with guest speaker, Anna Kent were welcomed.
December’s meeting – the annual Christmas party was held at the Angling Club attended by sixty members. Members enjoyed a sit-down buffet, wine, music, dancing and a raffle. Loose Moose provided the menu, Abby and Paul the music with the committee serving. The raffle was very well supported enabling a contribution to the local food bank to be made which included a contribution from Loose Moose.
Weybay business:
· Creating a sustainable future – DFWI conference to be held 23 March at the Dorford Centre Dorchester. The cost is £10. Any member interest should contact the DFWI Federation Secretary.
· Resolutions – members who had not voted online were given the opportunity to vote at this meeting by completing a paper-based voting slip.
The four resolutions :
Dental Health Matters / Impacts of poor housing conditions / Say NO to gambling advertising and Improving outcomes for women in the criminal justice system.
· A coffee morning will be held on Saturday 10th February 11am at the Angling Club. Funds raised will support the junior angling club.
Anna Kent: Her experiences as a nurse/midwife with Médecins Sans Frontières.
Anna gave a very personal and honest talk about her experiences as a nurse and midwife with the MSF organisation. Anna now lives and works for the NHS in Dorset but over the last twenty years has worked as a volunteer in war torn countries, refugee camps and disaster zones. (South Sudan, Pakistan, Haiti) Her experiences, the impact it had on her own mental health, on people and in particular the struggle women have to protect themselves and their unborn babies without access to medical care inspired Anna to tell their story and write her book ‘Frontline Midwife.’
Anna answered many questions and signed copies of her book for any member who purchased a copy.
Marisa thanked Anna for taking the time to come to the meeting sharing her experiences with members.