Colwall Greener Annual General Meeting Highlights and Financial Report
Highlights from the Colwall Greener Annual General Meeting held on 21st November 2023 include reports on group activities, presentation of financial accounts, election of committee members, confirmation of fees and signatories, and plans for future events and collaborations. The organization showcased a year of talks, socials, and events focusing on environmental sustainability and community engagement. The financial report revealed a surplus in the bank account with detailed income sources and expenditure breakdown, emphasizing the need for enhanced membership tracking in 2024.
- Colwall Greener
- Annual General Meeting
- Financial Report
- Environmental Sustainability
- Community Engagement
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Annual General Meeting 21 November 2023
Agenda 1. Report of group activity 2023/24 (Convenor) 2. Presentation of Accounts (Treasurer) 3. Election of Co-ordinating Committee 2023/24 (Convenor) 4. Confirmation of membership fees (Membership Secretary) 5. Confirmation of bank signatories (Treasurer) 6. AOB (Convenor) An informal break-out session will follow with discussion to include events, collaborations and initiatives in 2024, green ambitions for Colwall and ideas for engagement with young people in the area.
The Last 12 Months Talks Youth Communications Socials Events
Talks 6th December 2022: How to have an eco-friendly Christmas 10th January 2023: The John Muir Trust (Sheila Wren) 14th February 2023: Hidden Herefordshire (Tim Kaye) 14th March 2023: The Climate & Ecological Emergency & what we should be doing it (Johnny Birks) 11th April 2023: System Change Now! (Richard Priestley) Tuesday 11th July 2023: Linking landscape history to biodiversity present and future (David Lovelace) Tuesday 19th September 2023: An Introduction to Doughnut Economics (Raechel Kelly) Saturday 21st October 2023: Live Green - Colwall Library Community Hub
Events & Socials Two socials - People, Planet, Pint Holiday - August Collaborations with other Colwall Groups
Communications Monthly article in The Clock Monthly email newsletter Social media Facebook, Instagram & Youtube Website
Climate Emergency workshop The Elms School Youth Envisioning a Better Future The Downs School
Presentation of Accounts As of 18 November 2023, the Colwall Greener bank account has a cash surplus of 126.01. November 2022 to November 2023, income was generated as follows: Membership fees: 166.50 Event tickets: 44 Donations: 200 Grant from local authority: 1,000 Expenditure was principally on Eco-festival in November 2022, where costs of materials and fees for services such as printing totalled 1,163.52. For Live Green event on 21 October 2023, we purchased a banner ( 130.80). Sum-up device to be organised. Current venue is free of charge. 2024 priority - mechanism for tracking membership/renewal payments.
Election of Co-ordinating Committee 2023/24 The Co-ordinating Committee posts are open for re-election. Co-ordinating Committee: Convenor: Incumbent Hannah Wall. Secretary: Post vacant one nomination received. Membership Secretary: Incumbent Helen Heathfield. Treasurer: Incumbent Andrew Glazzard. Committee member without portfolio: Responsible for assisting the Co-ordinating Committee with events and projects as their time permits. Post vacant.
Confirmation of membership fees
Confirmation of Bank Signatories
The Future - Colwall Greener
Thoughts on 2024 Focus on understanding what climate change is and how our actions make a difference. Remit distinct from COG; subject to discussion, focus on areas other than nature/biodoversity such as housing stock/energy. Fewer talks/events but more comprehensive/relevant/focused. Future talks/events to be broadly quarterly rather than monthly. Newsletter to monthly as it has a consistently high click rate + The Clock
Ideas for 2024 Retrofit event Home energy efficiency (loan out thermal camera) Local politics hustings re general election Regenerative farming Local food focus Regular monthly drop in sessions at library (different time/weekend attracts different people) Production of leaflet about the things people can do to live sustainably Collaboration with village/non-village groups such as Castlemorton, Hellens Caf Library of Things Whatsapp group Connect people with gardens with people who wish to grow things Further films Recyle, Reuse Repair event (Children s) second-hand clothes and toys monthly pop up? Composting Climate youth group Lending Library write to librarian re having books in library Growing food with young people and their families Bridget at Caves Folly?
