WEST HAGBOURNE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION

Minutes of the AGM of West Hagbourne Village Association held on Thursday 13 November 2014 at The Horse and Harrow, West Hagbourne.

Present:  Val Walton, June Little, Ian Leisham, Margaret Leishman, Dave Totterdell, Betty Kendrick, Ted Kendrick, Phil Taylor, Keith Walton, Pierre Aller, Val Walton, Eva Pinkova,  Peter Mitchell, Robert Griffiths.

Apologies:  Bridget Pickup, Marion Judd, Hazel Rack, John Baile, Sue Totterdell, Malcolm Brownsword.

Chair Val Walton read the Minutes from the previous Meeting.  They were approved and no Matters were arising.

Chair’s Annual Report, see below.   The Committee and all present thanked Val and June for their work as Chair and Vice Chair of the Association.

Treasurer’s  Report,    To date the Association has a Balance of £1032.60. Peter Mitchell thanked Keith for his work, this was echoed by those present.

In accordance with the Rules the Committee stood down and new Committee Members were nominated  as follows:

NOMINEE                            PROPOSER                      SECONDER

Pierre Aler                           Peter Mitchell                Keith Walton

Margaret Leishman             June Little                     Keith Walton

Ian Leishman                        Val Walton                    Margaret Leishman

Val Walton                            Betty Kendrick             Dave Totterdell

June Little                              Dave Totterdell            Keith Walton

Keith Walton                         June Little                     Margaret Leishman

Eva Pinkova                           Val Walton                    June Little

 

Bridget Pickup                        Betty Kendrick             Val Walton

Robert Griffiths                     Keith Walton                June Little

Malcolm Brownsword          Keith Walton                Peter Mitchell

Marion Judd                           Keith Walton                Peter Mitchell

Betty Kendrick                       Val Walton                    June Little

Ted Kendrick                          Val Walton                   June Little

Hazel Rack                              Betty Kendrick             Keith Walton

There being no other nominations these Fourteen  Members were elected.  Val Walton and June Little agreed to continue their roles of Chair and Vice Chair with Keith Walton as Treasurer. Margaret Leishman was elected as Secretary nominated by Val Walton and seconded by June Little.

DEFIBRILLATOR

After much discussion the following observations were made:

If installed the Phone Box would be re-decorated, it is understood that special Paint would be supplied as part of the Package with the Equipment.  The Defibrillator would be installed in a lockable coded Unit.  The Code needed to access the Machine would be supplied by the Team answering a 999 Call. 

Donations have already been received, we are well on the way to £1000, approximately £2000 is required.

More information is needed concerning Operating Costs, Training, and it is hoped that an Expert will attend the next Meeting to cover these Points as well as general advice on Supply and Installation.

MARQUEE (S)

Of the two Marquees owned by the Association it is the smaller that earns some money but it is in need of some attention.  There was some debate  -  Do we need replacement or repair ?  Keith will contact the Manufacturer for more information on costs.

OTHER BUSINESS

Margaret Leishman was thanked by the Committee for the open offer for the grounds of Chapel Hayes to be used for any Fund Raising Event.

 

The next Committee  Meeting is scheduled for 7.30pm on 8th January 2015 at Fairview,York Rd, Details re the open meeting concerning the installation of a defibrillator for our village will be discussed.

 

 

West Hagbourne Village Association Annual Report May2013------May 2014

 

This has been a fairly quiet year after the Queen’s Jubilee Celebrations in

2012 as many of our committee have had health problems.

In June 2013 the judging of the front gardens took place. Mrs. Madge, who kindly agreed to be judge, commented that the attractive well kept gardens were a credit to the village. The winning garden was 16, York Road and Mrs. Hill was awarded the Madge Trophy. Highly commended were 1, Main Street, and Uplands.

Mrs. Madge was also impressed with the attractive garden around the bus shelter. Many thanks to Dave and Sue Totterdell who care for this garden.

 

DRAGON COMPETITION

 

The annual West Hagbourne Dragon competition to celebrate St. George’s Day was held between 13th and 27th April 2014. Twenty five dragons and a St. George appeared in front gardens around the village including the large fantastic  dragon  in the pond.

The judges, Vic and Christine Clinch from Didcot, had a difficult task in choosing a winner as they felt the standard was so high and portrayed good use of material and originality.

First prize was awarded to Little Acorns Nursery, second prize to Chapel Hayes, and third prize to Fermain.

Many thanks to Mike Parker and family who once again put the enormous dragon in the pond which is always a spectacular sight.

The Village Association thank everyone who participated in this year’s competition. The dragons provide a lot of fun and interest and attract many visitors to our lovely village

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Photos of the dragons appeared in the local paper and the Oxford mail. The dragon on the pond was shown on BBC1 Oxford News Channel.

Photos of the dragons can be viewed on the West Hagbourne web-site thanks to Malcolm Brownsword who took the photos, and John Baile and Roger Sweet for the website .

Malcolm has edited the photos of the Dragons and produced a DVD.

 

We received a letter from Ed Vaizey MP stating the following,

“I was delighted to read in the Herald of the success of this years West Hagbourne Dragon competition to mark St. George’s Day. This event is a great asset to the local community-keep up the good work” 

 

Sadly  two members of our committee are no longer with us.

Mary Wiley died on 25th November 2012, and  Tony Pickup died on 1st October this year.

 The Village Association are grateful for Tony’s help in securing the lottery funding. The committee sent their condolences to Bridget and family. 

The Village Association welcome new members and new ideas for   enjoyment of our villagers. Please contact Val Walton 851089  or June Little  850094.