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AGENDA 2014
BARKING AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MONDAY 12th May 2014
President: Mr William George
Vice-
Mrs Dorothy Lockwood
AGENDA:
1. Apologies for absence
2. Minutes of the 2013 AGM
3. Matters arising
4. Chairman's report
5. Treasurer's report
6. Election of officers and committee
Current committee:
Chairman John Blake
Vice-
Secretary John Blake
Treasurer Richard Chapman
Programme Secretary John Blake
Membership Secretary Nigel Harcombe
Social secretary Richard Chapman
Publicity Tom White
Ordinary members Joy Lines
June Johnson
Auditor Bill Dale
7. Any other business
BARKING AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MINUTES -
HARP HOUSE, BARKING
Monday 14 th May 2013
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE: Dorothy Lockwood, Margaret and Bryan Tester, Linda Needham, Peggy Maloney, George Burgess, Christine Osborne
MINUTES OF THE AGM 14th May 2012: circulated and agreed.
MATTERS ARISING: None
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT: Circulated and agreed
TREASURER’S REPORT: Circulated and agreed. Richard Chapman thanked Bill Dale for examining the society’s accounts.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS: The following were elected for the coming year:
Chairman John Blake
Vice-
Secretary John Blake
Treasurer Richard Chapman
Programme Secretary John Blake
Membership Secretary Nigel Harcombe
Publicity Officer Thomas White
Social Secretary Richard Chapman
Auditor Bill Dale
ELECTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Joy Lines, June Johnson and Irene Flitcroft were elected for the coming year.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS: Bill George, President, thanked the committee for all their hard work throughout the year. He also thanked Richard Chapman for organising the Society’s outings. The chairman in turn thanked the president for the sterling work he has undertaken on behalf of the Society.
MEETING CLOSED AT 8pm.
Chairman’s Report 2013/2014
BARKING AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 2013/14
Our membership currently stands at 50.
The talks programme has been well supported with an average attendance of 40 people each meeting.
We have had another busy year with stalls at the Valentine’s Mansion May Fair (May 2013), Dagenham Community Day at the Dagenham and Redbridge Football Club (May), Valence House History Fair (September), Ripple School Centenary (September), Dagenham Library reading festival (October), Barking and Dagenham Voluntary and Community Sector Open Day at Vicarage Field Shopping Centre (April 2014) and the Chadwell Heath History Fair (April). My thanks to Richard Chapman, Pat Manley and Irene Flitcfroft for their help at these events. I have also visited a number of travel fairs on behalf of the society.
In January I gave a talk to a new group, the Dagenham Dames (Fanshawe Hall) – I was their first guest speaker!
Richard and I attended the Dagenham Girl Pipers’ annual reunion in October.
We have again had some hugely popular and successful outings organised by Richard Chapman – Ely Cathedral Flower Festival (June), Capel Manor (September), Christmas market at Rochester (December) and Beth Chatto Gardens/Layer Marney Tower (April 2014). Richard is to be congratulated on the smooth running of these trips and also for keeping our finances in good order. We must also thank Sylvia Daly for organising the trips by public transport and Bryan Tester for opening Barking Photographic Society trips to our members.
In June a number of our members took part in the mock evacuation of Dagenham schoolchildren on the Epping-
In October I represented the Society at the launch of the book Romford Football Club, 1876-
The committee was represented at the funerals of Brian Burton, the former President of Essex Congress (January), Peter Midlane, stalwart of St.Margaret’s Church (January) and Lillian Watt, a former committee member of the society.
Our website goes from strength to strength with enquiries from far and wide including television companies, other societies and individuals; Bill George works tirelessly to maintain the site, which he created single-
As usual I have a number of other people to thank who contribute to the smooth running of the society -
In November we reach another landmark in the society’s history when we celebrate our 80 th anniversary.
John Blake, Chairman
Programme 2014/2015
BARKING AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Founded 1934
80 th ANNIVERSARY SEASON 2014/2015
Monday 1st September 2014
Launch of the 80 th anniversary season and of a new booklet on unknown Barking artist Frank Tingey
by Bill George.
Buffet and wine to follow.
Monday 6th October 2014
Notorious militant: the story of the TGWU/UNITE BRANCH at the Ford Motor Company, Dagenham,
talk by Sheila Cohen
Monday 3rd November 2014
80 th anniversary talk: The Glennys of Barking,
by Keith Glenny.
Monday 1st December 2014
Christmas quiz with mince pies and nibbles (bring your own drinks).
NO JANUARY MEETING
Monday 2nd February 2015
Anglo-
talk by Peter Jennings.
Monday 2nd March 2015
Ghosts and graves of Barking and Dagenham,
an illustrated talk by Linda Rhodes.
Monday 13th April 2015
Barking and Dagenham: 50 years on.
Presented by Katie Avagah and John Blake.
Monday 11th May 2015
AGM followed by History of the Stowe Maries Aerodrome, Essex,
an illustrated talk by Roger Smith
Monday 1st June 2015
Plants in the past,
an illustrated talk by Georgina Green.
Meetings held at 19.45
Harp House, 16 Helmore Road (off Goodey Road),Barking, IG11 9PH
62 bus stops nearby. It is a short walk from Upney Station.
Free to members. £1.50 to non-