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Minutes of Core Group Meeting
Present: Martin Calvert (Chair), Joan & Mervyn Clayton, Adam Joan & Carol Bull, Trevor Joan & Diane Kitto, Mike Betteridge, Geoff Gilbert, Naomi Watts-Kitto, Paul Ellis, Peter Foulston, Steve Clavering, Steven Johns.
Adrian Coltman. 2. Minutes of the Meeting Held 20th July 2012 Agreed as a true record.
None.
Future Action Mornings Proposed dates and tasks for the coming year (subject to change):
The Group can apply for a grant from the Yorkshire Gardens Trust. 7. Yorkshire Gardens Trust Bath House Visit Joan has finalised arrangements for the Yorkshire Gardens Trust visitors. The Group will be working in conjunction with the Gledhow Valley Conservation Area Group who will talk about the buildings in the area including Gledhow Hall. The visitors would like to see the Bath House, Gledhow Hall, and to view the work completed in the woods. The event will take place on 2 September between 2pm and 4pm. FGVW volunteers are needed to help on the day and walk with 2 separate groups, to help with the Bath House visit, and look after the FGVW stalls. Steve Clavering will also be in attendance and providing the lamps for inside the Bath House. Home baking would be very welcome and the Group are offering to pay for ingredients. Joan agreed to contact the Yorkshire Post to try and get some publicity for the Bath House Heritage Open Day. Home baking is required for the event. The 2012 FunDay started slowly with the first hour being very quiet. This could have been due to recent Jubilee events, various extra bank holidays and poor weather, etc. Potential dates for the FunDay in 2013 are 8 and 15 June. The day does generate money for the Group, which needs at least £2,000 a year to continue with its work. Martin asked the Group to think about if they would like to do the FunDay again next year. The Group has two accounts, one of which is with the HSBC. HSBC has been in the news recently and has been heavily fined due to money laundering activities. This has caused a great deal of concern within the Group with numerous e-mails being circulated on the topic. The Group had an open and honest discussion about the matter at the meeting. Pete explained why he was against remaining with the HSBC. However, while the Group agreed in principal, there was also an acknowledgement of implications to the day-to-day management of the Group's banking. Paul explained why he thought the Group should make a stand and proposed moving the account to the Co-Op. There was some debate over the logistics of putting money into this account and accessibility, which Paul agreed to investigate. The Group agreed to make a stand, that it was not acceptable for us to continue with the HSBC, and to change banks as soon as a viable alternative is agreed. Treasurer's Report The Group currently has £5,774.35 held in a current account with the HSBC and some reserves saved with the Ecology Building Society. The Group discussed whether to order new cards or to try and reduce existing stock. There are currently 467 packs of cards left and it costs approximately £700 to order a new batch. The Group discussed whether to get new stock or offer a discount to sell the existing ones. There was also a suggestion to offer both options as there was some concern that the existing cards would be difficult to sell to those who had already bought them this year. The Group agreed to continue to sell the cards at full price at the Yorkshire Gardens Trust event and the Open Heritage weekend and assess volumes again afterwards. Joan asked if we could use one of the Leodis pictures as a card, but we would need to obtain permission to do this. Naomi agreed to ask at her school to see if we could sell cards at their Christmas Fair. There were also possibilities to sell more at the Oakwood Farmers Market and St Matthew's Fair in November. Naomi suggested a mail order system for Christmas cards that could be repackaged with customised design mixes. There was also a renewed request from the Group to try obtaining coasters and place mats from an alternative source.
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