The meeting was
opened at 1105hrs
A minutes silence was held for 3 members who had passed away
during 1998/99.
Hugh Howton, Peter Wardle & Terry Wright.
The Secretary introduced Jim Husband who was deputising in the
absence of our Chairman. Jim welcomed all the members
attending the AGM.
The Secretary read the apologies from members who were unable
to attend the AGM.
The minutes of the 1998 reunion in Loughborough were
distributed for members to read. The Secretary asked if there
were any queries arising from the 1998 minutes, there were
none, so the Secretary asked for a proposal to accept, this
was proposed by Eric Sadler and seconded by Ernie Callaghan.
The Secretary's Report. A
letter was read out from the RSA giving details of the Annual
RSA weekend in Blandford on June 26/27th. Another letter had
been received from the Royal Corps of Signals Pipes &
Drums in Glasgow, asking if we could donate some money to help
them purchase new sets of pipes, the members agreed to a
donation of £50. This was proposed by Ernie Callaghan and
seconded by Peter Westwell. Another letter had been received
from a company in Dorset telling us that for £10, they could
restore old photo's.
The Secretary then spoke about the Reunion 2000. He had made
enquiries for the Milton Keynes area, with a view for a visit
to Bletchley Park. He explained that the hotel costs were very
high there, so it was decided to hold the reunion in
Loughborough. This was proposed by Tom Neal and seconded by
John Skipper.
The Secretary thanked the members living in Königslutter for
all the work they had put in, in getting members fixed up with
accommodation and for arranging the meal and raffle. John
Richardson, Sid Hicken & DaveTwigg were given a long hand
clap. He also thanked Dave Rounce who had travelled from the
Bahamas and Alan Webster from Switzerland, for attending.
Thanks were also given to the Bürgemeister, Arnulf Baumann for
attending the AGM. Another letter had been received from John
Dunford, asking if any of our members knew a Dave Roberts, but
he was not known to any member. The Secretary the asked
members if they would all assemble outside for a group photo,
when the AGM had finished.
The Treasurer's Report. Copies of
the annual figures were distributed amongst members. The
Treasurer gave a run down on the figures, and we were told
that our bank account was very healthy. This was proposed by
Eric Sadler and seconded by Ernie Callaghan. The Treasurer
then a letter to the Bürgermeister from the Mayor of
Loughborough for the people of Königslutter.
The election of the committee
for the next twelve months. The Chairman was unable
to stand again due to family and business commitments, and
proposed that Jim Husband take on this post. All other
committee members were prepared to stand for a further twelve
months. This was put to the members, this was proposed by
Peter Westwell and seconded by Ernie Callaghan.
The Reunion 2000. As is mentioned
earlier, it was decided to hold next years reunion in
Loughborough. This was proposed by Stuart McLeod and seconded
by Ron Lamph.
The Secretary introduced the Bürgermeister Arnulf Baumann. He
welcomed us all to Königslutter and thanked us all for asking
him to attend our functions. He spoke of his pride in wearing
the Langeleben tie and his association with our branch. He
then continued his speech in German, which was translated by
Dave Twigg into English.
The Secretary then announced that we would be marching in the
Schutzen Fest procession and all members to assemble at the
Kaiserdom at 1400hrs.
The meeting closed at1140hrs.
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