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LA MARINA & SAN FULGENCIO COMPUTER CLUB. Minutes from the meeting of Wednesday 1st February 2012.
IN ATTENDANCE – Terry Moseley, Ron Hillman, Mike Bibby, Martin Kane, Margaret Bibby, Neville Hancox, Jeanne Waterhouse, Dolly Broadhurst, Joan Jones, Barbara Moseley, Frank Mills (Student Representative).
THE CHAIRMAN- The Chairman Mr Terry Moseley opened the meeting at 2.00pm.
APOLOGIES- There were no apologies this month.
MINUTES- Matter’s arising – The lottery winnings have been put back into the club’s funds and will be used for whatever reason, as suggested by the members. The new mouse mats and memory sticks have been purchased.
TREASURER’S REPORT- The Treasurer Mr Martin Kane produced his report and the club currently stands at €3480.30.
Neville commented on the amount of cash that Martin personally carried, This was discussed and it was agreed that in future Martin will carry a nominal amount of money, if any item is purchased in the future by a member that requires payment from the treasurer, arrangement will have to be made with the Treasurer for payment.
SOCIAL SCENE- The February Dinner Dance has now been finalised, there will be sherry on arrival, the entertainment is provided by a singer named Mr Michael Star, The cost for guests is €15. At the moment there are only 38 names on the list, we need members to support this event, so put your names down for it. A discussion arose regarding membership entitlement. After this year’s forthcoming Dinner Dance, a member that wishes to attend any subsidised event organised by the club will have had to have attended the club on a regular basis. The club’s year is based on three terms, September to December, January to March, April to July, so for example, the Dinner Dance is held in February, so members will have had to attend at least half of the September/December term to qualify for the subsidised event. If you are not sure about this, please ask a committee member.
Members will be asked about trips to the Jalon Valley in February and the trip to Cartegena in March/April. Joan suggested a trip to the theatre may be of interest, for example, a company is putting on ‘Grease’ in Montesinos. Let us know what you think.
EQUIPMENT- The club is to purchase two more Laptops.
LECTURES- The Beginner’s class and Word class with Ron, Frank and Neville were discussed at length and appear to be running okay. Please note there is no pressure for students to progress to another class if they don’t feel confident.
Regarding noise levels during the lessons, it has been decided that all the classes take their coffee/tea break at the same time. Also there is no reason for students to be talking amongst themselves whilst in a lesson.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS – Frank suggested that committee members should have each other’s phone numbers in case of emergencies. This was agreed. It has been noticed that some members are taking drinks to the computers, please refrain from doing this as computers are easily damaged. As there was no other business the Chairman closed the meeting at 3.10pm.
The next meeting will be on Wednesday 7th March 2012 after morning class.
PLEASE NOTE-
NO DRINKS AT THE COMPUTERS
WEAR YOUR BADGES FOR SECURITY REASONS
THANK YOU.
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LA MARINA & SAN FULGENCIO COMPUTER CLUB A.G.M. WEDNESDAY 9th NOVEMBER 2011.
IN ATTENDANCE - There was 36 members in attendance.
CHAIRMAN’S OPENING AND REMARKS – The Chairman Mr Terry Moseley opened the A.G.M. at 11.10am and welcomed all the attending members. He went on to apologise to the members for the stuttering start to the year but most of this was out of our hands. He commented that there had been a few social outings this past year, these included the Annual Dinner dance in February and the summer 10th anniversary evening, both held at La Marina Sports Centre, all events were enjoyed by all. There had been two resignations this year, the first was Albert Swindells and the most recent was the Treasurer Graham Distin. Terry thanked both on behalf of the members for their superb efforts during the past year. The Chairman went on to say that the club was in a good financial position. He thanked the committee for their efforts over the last year.
APOLOGIES – There were no apologies.
MINUTES FROM THE LAST A.G.M. – The minutes from the last AGM were read out by the Secretary, there were no matter’s arising. The Chairman asked the attending members for comments, as there were none he asked for the minutes to be accepted as a true record. This was proposed by Sheila Martin and seconded by Dolly Broadhurst.
TREASURER’S REPORT – An Income and Expenditure account for the year ending 30th August 2011 was given out to the membership and was then explained by the Treasurer Mr Graham Distin. The outcome was that the club stood at €3132.13 on the 1st September 2011. After explaining the content of the Income and Expenditure sheet at great length the Treasurer asked if there were any questions relating to the accounts, there were no questions.
ELECTION OF THE NEW COMMITTEE – The Secretary read out the nominations for the new committee to the attending members. Chairman ------------------- Terry Moseley Vice Chairman ------------ Ron Hillman Secretary ------------------- Mike Bibby Treasurer ------------------- Martin Kane Committee ----------------- Margaret Bibby Committee -----------------Neville Hancox Committee ----------------- Jeanne Waterhouse Committee ----------------- Dolly Broadhurst Committee ----------------- Barbara Moseley Committee ----------------- Joan Jones
Students Representative ------ Frank Mills
The above nominations were proposed by Barry Waterhouse and seconded by Stuart Vickers.
NEW CHAIRMANS SPEECH – The new Chairman welcomed the new committee members and also welcomed the new members to the club and commented that it was good to see new faces as well as old at the club He went on to say the club still welcomed suggestions for future outings. A show of hands was asked for regarding the Luncheon planned for the 14th December, As there was an overwhelming support for this function it will be booked when the venue has been chosen, the luncheon will take place on the last day of term before the Christmas break after lessons.The event last year was a huge success. The annual Dinner Dance will take place on the 24th February 2012. As we are a non profit making club monies are used to buy new equipment any excess of funds goes to subsidising the clubs outings and functions. In the New Year, it is proposed that an introduction to ancestry be started but this would depend on whether there was sufficient interest. There would be no facility for private research, strictly an Introduction to the subject. The Chairman asked for suggestions for future classes and would welcome any ideas for the benefit of the club. All members are welcome to come along in the afternoon to enjoy the specialist classes. He went on to say ‘Watch the notice board for developments’ The minutes from the meeting would be discussed the following Wednesday before classes commence. The Chairman finished his speech by commenting that he had seen a sign at the local clinic which read ‘English speaking Doctor’ Perhaps they should have the same sign in the UK he added.
AMENDMENTS – There were amendments proposed to- Amendment 3.4 - 5.2 - 11.1 and 11.3 these were proposed by Mr Ron Hillman And seconded by Mr Neville Hancox. The above amendments are available for members to view on the clubs website.
ANY QUESTIONS – Member Joan Jones asked about some of the clubs profit going to local affairs. The Chairman explained that we were a non profit making club and the reason for the charges at the club were so we could buy new equipment when needed and to subsidise outings for members. Member Stuart Vickers asked whether we could add the club to the La Marina forum. As a local Estate Agency ‘Spanish Retreat’ has told him a lot of people had asked about the club. The Chairman said he would look into this. Member Clive Allen asked whether it would be a good idea to put excess funds into an interest account at the bank. Terry explained that we had previously looked into this but it lead to excessive bank charges.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS – Jerry Lynn asked ‘When Neville has finished his class, would it be possible to learn more about the subject’? Neville suggested that if she came in the afternoon there would be someone available to accommodate her. Terry added if the members would let us know what subjects they wanted covering, he would do his best to arrange the proposed subjects. Jeanette Mayor asked whether ‘Picassa’ could be taught in the afternoon, after Terry asked for a show of hands, the answer was yes. Lyn Saunders asked if there was an agenda for Terry’s class. Terry answered ‘Yes, it was on the website. Joan Jones stated that she had had problems with her printer and whether there would be a class to advise on such matters. Terry said that sort of thing would be included in his ‘Systems’ class. Stuart Vickers suggested a ‘Kindle’ introduction in the afternoon if there was sufficient interest, Ron said he would take a class after Christmas. At this point Dolly Broadhurst on behalf of the club thanked Graham for all his hard work he put in over the last three years as Treasurer, this was greeted with enthusiastic applause. As there was no other business the Chairman thanked everyone for their support and for attending the A.G.M. and looked forward to the following year, he then closed the meeting at 11.50 .
The next committee meeting will be on Wednesday 7th December 2011. |