COLOUR REVERSAL CLUB 1999
Annual General Meeting at Repton School Saturday 17th, April 1999.
Committee Members Present, P. Guy, (Sec.) S. Craske (Treasurer), W. Reid, (Edit.) B. Savage.(Technical) Apologies for Absence. G. Lowe, R. Croad, C. Powell, W.Brown, B. Asquith, R.Salmons.
The Minutes. Previous Minutes were approved as a true account. Proposed by W. Broadhurst, Sec. E. Weatherill . Matters Arrising S. Craske told the meeting that she had sent apologies for absence to the meeting via the Secretary but this was not included in the minutes, the Secretary apologised to Mrs.Craske.
Secretary's Report. The Secretary told the meeting that he thought the membership had reduced over the last year and that this may be due to digital Imaging, and that the Committee had tried to stop this decline and had tried to incorporate this new technology, but without success.He had hoped also that the club appearing at 'Photo Action 98' would have helped but it do not. He was very pleased that A. Edwards had taken on Area 22 as the Co-ordinator, and that Kevin Craske had taken on Area 9 as their Co-ordinator. The Secretary said "that he was not standing as a committee for the coming year" and thanked all other officers past and present for their help and advice, he also thanked all the area co-ordinators for their help in running the club.
Treasurer's Report. The Treasurer presented the meeting with an account sheet, with separate account sheets for chemical and film sales. The Treasurer was very impressed with the increase in chemical sales over the past year. The three account sheets represented, Main club bank account stands at ----------------------------------------- £ 947.80.
Main club deposit account ----------------------------- £1446.48
Unpresented cheque from Jessops -------------------- £ 30.00
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---------------------------------------------------------------- £2424.28Chemical Stock held by the club --------------------- £1056.40
ales and assets -------------------------------------------- £ 465.28
Cash in hand ----------------------------------------------- £ 105.12
Film sales current balance ------------------------------ £ 677.66
Film stock 31.3.99 ----------------------------------------- £ 289.10
Total assets March 99 ----------------------------------- £ 289.87Old Area 22 account at 31/3/99 represented by an open building society account, and by a closed bank account, with outstanding money passed over to the new Area 22.
Building Soc. account --------------------------------- £ 531.49.
Money to Area 22 ------------------------------------- £ 164.58.The Treasurer closed her report with an opinion that as the club is quite healthy financially, that the Committee and the membership should put forward idea's for making the money work with improvements to the club.
Editors Report. The Editor said that there is still the old problem of not enough copy coming in from the membership to publish the maximum number of pages for each edition of the newsletter, he again appealed to the membership for more items to be sent to him on any imagine subjects. With regard to the membership, the Membership Sec. said that there was still very much interest in photography, and CRC membership was still very good, compared to other photography clubs. The Secretary then appealed to all Area co-ordinators to send their latest membership lists to the Membership Secretary as soon as possible so that a total membership list could be published. Also that the new co-ordinators financial sheets be completed and sent back to the Treasurer, in order to give a true picture as to the clubs financial status. The Editor was given thanks by the members, for all the hard work that he puts into the newsletter.
Election of Officers. Chairman: Nick Williams, proposed W. Reid, seconder F. White, Secretary: J. Pearle, Proposed, by L. Edwards, Seconder, W. Reid, Treasurer: S. Craske, Editor & Mem. Sec.: W.Reid, Other Committee Members: B. Savage, R. Pearle, P. Guy. Proposed: F. White, seconded M. Maskell. Unanimous vote taken. A vote of thanks was given to G. Lowe, and his wife Jan for their hospitality with regard to previous committee meetings.
Constitution Changes; A vote of thanks was given to G. Lowe for the work he had put into these changes, and discussion took place on these, and it was proposed that the club adopts the changes for one year, and if any other amendments were forthcoming, further changes should be made at another AGM. Proposed by B. Savage seconded by K. Craske. Unanimous vote was taken.
'Photo Action 99'; The Secretary told the meeting that he had made the application for the club to be at Photo Action 99 29/31 October, and in his opinion the club would do a lot better if more help would come from the membership, but the opportunities and the benefits for the club are worth pursuing and also the necessary volunteers to man the stand are needed.
Any Other Business: It was suggested that if the club wanted to keep and increase the membership that a new role should be taken by the club, mainly to encompass the new and latest darkroom and digital technology,and also to change the clubs name and image to meet it. It was also suggested that a mail shot to each member should be under taken to find out their views and opinions as to which route should be taken. Most of the meeting members agreed that the club image and name should be changed and that if the new image was widely advertised this may attract new members. It was also suggested that a new handbook should be published with a ring binder added for any future amendments or additions. It was also suggested that the club finances from all the area co-ordinators should be made a priority as soon as possible, and that the new club image should be in place before the October 99 'Photo Action' at the NEC Birmingham, maybe another mail-shot to all members.
There was no other business, and the meeting closed at 12.10pm.