Branch AGM 2011

Notification of East Anglia Branch Annual General Meeting

Friday 06 May 2011

To be held at: The World Horse Welfare (ILPH) Snetterton NR16 2LR

Voting at the AGM is now open to all grades of Membership. Please bring your membership cards with you on the day to confirm status.

Note that the details of the attractions of the day and the timetable are here.

Dear IOSH Members

On 06 May 2011^, if you attend the AGM you will be asked to vote for your Executive Committee following the receipt of valid nominations. Whether you attend the AGM or not you are still entitled to submit Nomination Forms before 30 April.

To assist you in this process I give the following information:

The Principal Officers retire annually and express their interest in standing again for the post that they hold. In our case one of our Principal Officers is willing to stand for re-election and requires a Nomination Form to be completed. (The form is available from Barbara Back (Branch Secretary) or it is downloadable  from the Branch website).

We have a vacancy for the post of Treasurer and Tudor Smith is willing to serve in this post if nominated and elected.

We have a vacancy for the post of Chairman and Andy Bagworth is willing to serve in this post if nominated and elected.

We have a vacancy for the post of Vice Chair for which we have no nominations from a Corporate Member at present.

Committee Members are elected to serve for a period of 2 years. After that period they must stand down and make themselves available for re-election.

The following Committee Members will continue to serve in 2011-12 as their second year of office. These members are not required to stand for re-election.

Nigel Davey, Tudor Smith, Colin Anglin, Robert Higgins

The following Committee members are required to stand down. However all are willing to stand for another two year period of office as Committee Members. They will require a Nomination Form to be completed. (The form is available from Barbara Back (Branch Secretary) or it is downloadable  from the Branch website).

Jane Blunt, David McCulloch, Neil Catton,Teresa Harrold, Denis Hands, Ray Hurst.

Paul Stolworthy is not seeking re-election due to work commitments. Gordon Eagle is also not able to continue at this time. The Branch expresses thanks to them for their excellent service

PLEASE NOTE: There are additional posts available for any Member who wishes to stand for election to the Committee. To do this a nomination form must be completed.(The form is available from Barbara Back (Branch Secretary) or it is downloadable from the Branch website).

Successful nominees will be required to hold the post for 2 years before being required to stand down. At the AGM nominees will be asked to give a short talk (2 minutes) on why they are a suitable candidate for election. Please feel free to join us as we welcome new blood on the Committee.

Election of Auditors

We are required to elect two Branch members to ensure that the Branch Accounts are audited annually. We have two members willing to undertake this duty who are:

Jane Blunt, Colin Anglin

If you wish to be an accounts auditor please let me know prior to the Election so I can add your name to the list

Barbara Back, Secretary  01394-384642