OWRA Minutes 6th AGM

OXFORD WATERSIDE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

FRIDAY June 24, 2005

The sixth Annual General Meeting of
the Oxford Waterside Residents Association

8pm, Friday 24^th June 2005
St Margaret’s Institute, Polstead Road, Oxford

Chair: Stuart Skyte

Accompany Chair: Bernard Jones, OWRA Treasurer

Present: approximately 35 residents

Welcome and Apologies: Apologies were received from Gwyneth and David Johnson, Helen Henderson, Chris Leamy, Nick Compton-Burnett, David Fickling
Minutes of previous AGM, June 18^th 2004: circulated and agreed
Report of the OWRA committee for the year ended June 2005. Key points:
1. Information flow - newsletters, new website, notice board, door-to door notices, etc.
2. List of tradespeople very popular, and not just with current residents.
3. GTE issue: OWRA has worked with other community groups in the City to put forward alternatives to enhancing traffic flows in and out of Oxford without having to build an expensive, noisy, intrusive GTE system alongside the railway line.
4. Many complaints raised with OWRA on train horn noise which is getting worse again. Working with the Noise Abatement Society on their national campaign to get the horn noise reduced and restricted - they are contemplating legal action.
5. New blood is always welcome on the committee as the longer-serving members feel they have done their stint.
Annual accounts
1. Interesting to note that only 90 households out of a total of 199 contribute.
2. A surplus of £151-49 on the year. Expenditure on business items was only £97-01. £834-41 was donated to two local charities.
Recommended motions
1. Annual fee to stay at £5 (Passed)
2. Donation of £250 to be made to the St Margaret’s Institute appeal each year of the four . (Passed)
3. 9 names proposed on the committee were elected:
  Michael Atkinson, Stephen Coleman, Richard Groves, Chris Leamy, Pat Hafferty, Bernard Jones, Stuart Skyte, Rosemary Bate and Darian Stibbe
As there was no other business the meeting was closed at 8.15.


	OXFORD WATERSIDE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING FRIDAY June 24, 2005 The sixth Annual General Meeting of the Oxford Waterside Residents Association 8pm, Friday 24^th June 2005 St Margaret’s Institute, Polstead Road, Oxford Chair: Stuart Skyte Accompany Chair: Bernard Jones, OWRA Treasurer Present: approximately 35 residents Welcome and Apologies: Apologies were received from Gwyneth and David Johnson, Helen Henderson, Chris Leamy, Nick Compton-Burnett, David Fickling Minutes of previous AGM, June 18^th 2004: circulated and agreed Report of the OWRA committee for the year ended June 2005. Key points: Information flow - newsletters, new website, notice board, door-to door notices, etc. List of tradespeople very popular, and not just with current residents. GTE issue: OWRA has worked with other community groups in the City to put forward alternatives to enhancing traffic flows in and out of Oxford without having to build an expensive, noisy, intrusive GTE system alongside the railway line. Many complaints raised with OWRA on train horn noise which is getting worse again. Working with the Noise Abatement Society on their national campaign to get the horn noise reduced and restricted - they are contemplating legal action. New blood is always welcome on the committee as the longer-serving members feel they have done their stint. Annual accounts Interesting to note that only 90 households out of a total of 199 contribute. A surplus of £151-49 on the year. Expenditure on business items was only £97-01. £834-41 was donated to two local charities. Recommended motions Annual fee to stay at £5 (Passed) Donation of £250 to be made to the St Margaret’s Institute appeal each year of the four . (Passed) 9 names proposed on the committee were elected: Michael Atkinson, Stephen Coleman, Richard Groves, Chris Leamy, Pat Hafferty, Bernard Jones, Stuart Skyte, Rosemary Bate and Darian Stibbe As there was no other business the meeting was closed at 8.15.