Notice of AGM & draft revised Articles of Association

The Kennet & Avon Canal Trust

Notice of Annual General Meeting

The 52nd Annual General Meeting of The Kennet & Avon Canal Trust will be held at West Lavington Village Hall, Sandfield, West Lavington, SN10 4HL, on Saturday 17^th May 2014, commencing at 10.30am, to conduct the following business:

Ordinary Resolutions:

1.       To receive and adopt the Board of Trustees’ Report and Accounts for the year ended 31^st December 2013 (to be published on www.katrust.org.uk (follow news link) by 1^st May 2014.)

2.       To elect Members to be Trustees

2.1.   Terry Mundy, Pauline King and Rob Dean are to retire in accordance with Articles 50 and 51 of the Trust’s Articles of Association.  They, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.  (Note: The above three persons make up the number of annual retirees required by Article 50 of the Trust’s Articles of Association)

2.2 Nominations for election to the Board of Trustees:

There are some vacancies.  The Board of Trustees has a policy of continuous recruitment to ensure that it has access to the skills and experience to run a modern heritage-based charity.  Properly authorised and seconded nominations are invited from among the Trust membership for persons to sit as Trustees and Directors of the Trust.  Nomination forms are available from the Trust Administrator (01380 721279)

3.       To endorse changes to the Articles of Association of the Trust as follows:

3.1   To resolve to adopt the revised “Objects” of the Trust as published HERE and notified to members in April 2014.

3.2   To authorise Council to seek approval by the Charity Commissioners, of the draftArticles of Association of the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust as published and notified to members in April 2014

The full draft articles of association will be available by 1^st April 2014.  Please visit www.katrust.org.uk then click ‘News’ followed by ‘Trust Council news’.  Printed copies will be available on application to the Trust Administrator on 01380 721279.   The draft minutes of the AGM2013 and the agenda for the 2014 AGM will be published on the Trust website by 1^stMay.

By Order of the Board of the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust

Daisy Mundy Company Secretary

Notes:

A member entitled to attend and vote may appoint a proxy to attend and vote in his/her stead. Proxy nomination forms are available from the Trust Administrator (01380 721279)

Registered in England and Wales: No 726331

Registered Charity: No CC209206