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Minutes
of the AMBIC monthly
meeting held on Friday 1st May at the Noah’s Ark,
Lurgashall at 1.00pm
Members
present:
M Dadd [Chairman], T Hodgekiss [Sec], R Birtley, T Gregory, R Pascoe, I Brown, R
Plowman, M Ogilvy, G Goulston.
Apologies
for Absence:
M Danks, Z Punja, J Pullen, P Hollingsworth, R Parker, C Waterhouse, T Hatley, C
Waller, D Petche, G Fletcher, M Chambers, J Pidgeon, T Bennett, A Knowles, R
Eyre.
Minutes
and Matters arising:
‘Members
present’ were not recorded in the last minutes and R Plowman asked that this
should always be done – agreed by the meeting.
The
‘members only’ password for the website was written incorrectly. It should
be ‘cibma09’ . The members list was updated 2 months ago, but members were
unsure how to access their area on the website. RP could not help and members
asked that Liz J – please clarify this [Action
- LJ].
R
P’s tame financial advisor [J Elsigood] will now give his presentation later
and RP proposed Jan 2010, 2nd week.
It
was felt that the possible inaccuracies referred to in the last minutes should
have been identified.
J Pidgeon had confirmed that he had sent a letter of thanks to M Bushell at J
Hill and his presentation was available on-line if anyone wanted it.
Treasurer’s
report:
The
treasurer had not been able to provide a detailed report for this meeting.
Members asked if he could provide a report with details for the next meeting,
preferably emailed in advance. [Action –
MD].
The
treasurer, who also produces the membership list, asked members to note that M
Dadd’s phone number is shown incorrectly in the current list. It should be
01730 – 893579.
Business
Opportunities: There
were no new leads. The follow-up to Terry Wiles’ request was unknown.
Web
Site report: RP
confirmed that he had carried out the actions from the last meeting. These
minutes are copied to Liz for her to put on the members-only website section,
with instructions on how to access this [as noted above].
Future
Programme:
June
–
visit to Langmeads, Grove Farm, Merston, Nr Chichester.[off the A259, opposite
the MB garage]. Group to meet first at the Gribble Inn, Oving at 12.30. Depart
at 2.15 to the farm. Tour guide is Will Fleming, to see salad crops, packing,
etc. May need boots if wet. RP will send out an email which members should
respond to by the closing date.[Action –
all]
July
– visit
to Down House, Kent. Members wishing to go must inform A Knowles by 31st
May. The meeting agreed
that AMBIC wives could attend this visit, but not AMBIC monthly meetings. A
Knowles will send out a final reminder email [Action
– AK]. RB asked that AK also send out a final list of who is
going, so that car-sharing could be arranged,[Action
- AK].
Aug
–
no meeting
Sept
– Fernhurst
Furnace visit. Note date is now 11th Sept. Suggested that members
bring a packed lunch for this visit.
Oct
–
IB had offered Ben Laws £10 per head + Lunch [it is normally £50 pp]. No reply
yet, but IB will pursue this [Action – IB].
Nov
– Wine
tasting – D Petche is organizing this and he will confirm the details. IB
proposes that we use the Fernhurst Centre which holds 15 people comfortably.[Action
DP & IB].
Pensioner’s
lunch – no
reply had been received from DP or V Fischer, from members who had emailed them.
The meeting suggested that all who wanted to attend should confirm or phone if
necessary. [Action – all].
Christmas
lunch – Proposed
for the Mill Tavern, Camelsdale. Date – TBC. MD to progress
[Action – MD].
AOB:
Remedi
Health Care - R
Pascoe, who is 65 in June [he doesn’t look
it!], has had a chronic condition for 2+ years. Remedi claim a right
to refuse MRI scans and are proposing to refer him to another company instead.
RP rang
S Crosbie
[Pensions] to query this, as the wording in this year’s contract was
different to last year’s. It depends on Syngenta’s interpretation and S.
Crosbie will reply to RP. RP was asked to report back to AMBIC and to Ken Drake,
the pensioner visitor, for information.
[Roger,
if I have not explained this properly, please send out your own note and if
there is now anything more we should know]
Future
meetings venue- MO
has the view that the Noah’s Ark food is no longer good value and maybe we
should consider somewhere else as a ’base’, e.g. Kings Arms, Duke of
Cumberland
, Red Lion. The meeting agreed to consider alternatives. MD will discuss with
the Mill Tavern, Camelsdale and other members should make their local
assessments. To be discussed at future meetings.
T
Bennett
asked that a seminar at the SCI on 14th May, organised by Alan
Baylis, be mentioned to the meeting. Any member welcome.
Alan
Hayes
– a report that he is now ill.
Next
Meeting:
Friday 5th June at The Gribble Inn, Oving, Nr. Chichester.
Chair
– D Evans, Sec – M Parham.
The
meeting finished at 2.20pm
Tony
Hodgekiss
May 2009
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