IMBA UK AGM

Earl’s Court 1, London

Thursday 9 October 2008

The chairman welcomed members to the AGM.

Apologies were received from:

• Nicky Crowther

• Simon Miller

• Jon Lucas

3 Minutes of the 2007 AGM

The minutes of the last AGM were approved.

Proposer: Tony Williams

Seconder: Ian Warby

4 Matters Arising

There were no matters arising.

5 Chairman’s Report

The chairman reported on the work of IMBA UK during the last year, and thank his committee, and other IMBA UK volunteers for their hard work and commitment. The report was proposed by Paddy Harrop and seconded by Tony Williams.

Colin Palmer requested additional information on the SW project.

Ted Liddle offered to provide an update on the NE initiative developments.

It was agreed that Colin Palmer’s report would be uploaded onto the IMBA UK website.

6 Treasurer’s Report

Paddy Harrop presented the treasurer’s report. This was proposed by Ian Warby and seconded by Colin Palmer.

The issue of improving incentives for members was raised, but it was felt that any work on this would wait pending the outcome of discussions with CTC.

7 Membership Secretary’s Report

Paddy Harrop presented the Membership Secretary’s report. This was proposed by Alan Leather and seconded by Tony Williams.

8 Election of Executive Committee Officers

The following members were elected to the Executive Committee.

9 Proposals

It was proposed and agreed to offer a vote of thanks to Marian Silvester for her continued work and support for IMBA UK as our part-time contracted coordinator.

It was proposed and agreed to offer a vote of thanks to Martin Johnson, our volunteer website administrator and manager, and to Sue Harrop our membership coordinator.

In all cases the chairman will write a personal thank you.

10. Any other business

The chairman proposed that the IMBA UK members update could include a focus on an affiliated club and look at its geographic area, the number of members, their major interests, trailbuilding, rides etc. and on its activities over the past 12 months, and plans for the future. This was agreed and Marian will be asked to look at the most appropriate way to make this happen.

It was proposed that future IMBA UK AGMs would be held in more accessible locations and form part of a social gathering. This was discussed but unresolved pending feedback from members. Possible location is the peak district pending local support and a volunteer coordinator locally.