\n<\/div>\n Jenny <\/span>welcomed everyone who has come to the AGM meeting this evening. \u00a0Please make sure that you have signed the attendance sheet<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n Apologies:<\/span>\u200bLinda and Chris Gill, Susie and Simon Kelly, <\/span>Annika & Kevin Lovell, <\/span>Liz Machell, Pam, Bob and Penny Warner, Ann Reardon, Neville &<\/span> Veronica, Ann O\u2019Malley, Liz<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>& David Eastham<\/span>, <\/span>Elena Hadaway, <\/span>Ann & Brian Sies, Jackie & Stewart Twiggins.<\/span><\/p>\n Number attending<\/span>: \u00a0<\/span>31<\/span><\/p>\n Minutes of the AGM 2023<\/span>: \u00a0<\/span>T<\/span>hese can be found on the Tudor Squares website<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n Matters Arising<\/span>: \u00a0<\/span>None<\/span><\/p>\n Chairperson\u2019s report<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n Tudor Squares now has 60 members (on paper) but regrettably many dancers have not returned.<\/span><\/p>\n Ann Reardon and Grant Thorne kindly led a walk in Hemel starting from <\/span>Gadebridge Park carpark last year<\/span>,<\/span> which was followed by a bring your own picnic on the <\/span>green near<\/span> the carpark. <\/span>Again,<\/span> we were so lucky with the weather<\/span>. \u00a0S<\/span>everal non<\/span>walkers came to the picnic. This was greatly enjoyed by those attending<\/span>,<\/span> it was lovely to see people enjoying the walk and picnic.<\/span><\/p>\n We held two Mainstream & Plus dances in 2023. \u00a0Both of these covered the cost of running them making a small profit.<\/span> \u00a0<\/span>We were very lucky to have Brian Hotchkies call for us in August.<\/span> \u00a0<\/span>It was a Mainstream dance but Brian\u2019s calling is so very challenging that all dancers enjoyed the evening regardless of the level they usually dance at. This dance drew dancers from across the country<\/span>. \u00a0<\/span>Brian had intended to call in the UK again this year<\/span>,<\/span>but sadly he has now been diagnosed as having Acute Myeloid <\/span>Leukemia<\/span> so he can\u2019t come.<\/span><\/p>\n Very many thanks to our Treasurers Tracy and Collin Hawkins for all their hard work keeping an eye <\/span>on<\/span> the Financial <\/span>Position<\/span>.<\/span> I hope that everyone has looked at <\/span>the <\/span>financial<\/span> record for the last year.<\/span><\/p>\n We are fortunate to have several excellent callers for our club nights.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Debbie Peel calls at <\/span>Mainstream, Becca<\/span> Peel calls at <\/span>Plus,<\/span> Phil kindly steps in if required.<\/span> \u00a0<\/span>Simon and Trudy Fielding are our regular callers for A with Kevin Lovell also calling frequently at A (once a <\/span>month)<\/span>.<\/span> \u00a0<\/span>Many thanks to <\/span>all who<\/span> call for us – without their support the club would not run.<\/span><\/p>\n Our reps (Nick at A, Daphne for Plus and Mainstream) work really hard checking that there will be enough dancers each week to run the session.<\/span><\/p>\n John Hitchcock <\/span>at Mainstream and Nick at A can be relied on to collect the payment for the evening.<\/span><\/p>\n Terry keeps the website up to date giving details of where and when each section meets. He advertises Tudor Squares Square Dance Club on various platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n Just to let you know that Tudor Squares club raised \u00a390 for our Christmas <\/span>C<\/span>ard Charity – The Rennie Grove Hospice. \u00a0Many thanks to you all.<\/span><\/p>\n Looking to the future, Ann and Grant again are willing to organise a walk for us over the summer (date to be arranged<\/span>).<\/span> \u00a0<\/span>Terry Chapman will be calling an A dance on Saturday 6th July.<\/span><\/p>\n I must not forget to thank all the dancers who come to club nights to dance and support the club.<\/span> \u00a0<\/span>It goes without saying that your participation is crucial – very many thanks to you all.<\/span><\/p>\n I am pleased and grateful that everyone, except me, ha<\/span>s<\/span> agreed to remain on the Committee. \u00a0The Committee still lacks a Minutes Secretary and would welcome a volunteer to step into this role.<\/span><\/p>\n I have enjoyed being the Chairperson of Tudor Squares over the past few years.<\/span> \u00a0<\/span>Paul Godley has now offered to become Chairperson for Tudor Squares and I am sure all of you will give Paul your full support<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n Treasurer\u2019s Report<\/span><\/strong>: \u00a0<\/span>Colin gave a general summary of the report and Tracy followed on <\/span>with a<\/span> more in<\/span>–<\/span>depth<\/span> analysis<\/span>. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sadly, what is clear is that the Club funds are going to continue to decline to a greater or lesser degree, unless Tudor Squares are able to attract and maintain new members.<\/p>\n Tracy Hawkins Colin Hawkins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u00a0<\/span>TUDOR SQUARES AGM 15<\/span>TH<\/span> FEBRUARY 2024<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nIf all of these factors had not happened last year, the Club would have been looking atthat deficit of \u00a32000 we had predicted.The FutureIt is very difficult to predict what might happen in the coming year. As shown in 2023, we made predictions on all factors staying the same as in 2022. As just explained there were several key differences in 2023 which resulted in a far smaller deficit than we anticipated.Each section needs a minimum number of dancers per session to break even. For mainstream and A it is currently 16. For Plus it is currently 10. If hall costs increase further in 2024, these figures will need to be higher.<\/p>\n