Trust Council minutes for October 2013

Trust Council met on 1st October 2013.  The main business was consideration of plans for a HLF bid to fund the Crofton restoration.  Trust Council approved expenditure of £1000 of preparatory works including a workshop on 9th November.

The Council also endorsed a new appraisal system for Trust staff and approved a new budget process for 2014 intended to give greater clarity on spending and to implement the recently agreed financial principles.

Minutes of the meeting are available here.

Rob Dean CMG

Trust Chairman

Trust Council Minutes for September 2013

Trust Council met on 3rd September.   VP John Webb and Ian Herve presented Bath & Bristol branch's proposal for a project to improve the entrance to the canal at Thimble Mill in Bath.  Trust Council supported the project and approved expenditure for materials for this important volunteer led project.

Trust Council also noted with pleasure that Amy Whitewick had agreed to continue as editor of the Butty which Council had now agreed would be produced in printed form twice a year.

A cost of living pay increase was agreed for Trust staff and Council asked Richard Selvidge to design a staff appraisal system.

Council noted that the CRT Waterways Partnership was consulting on a mooring plan for the western K&A.  It agreed that members were to be encouraged to respond.

The July management accounts were also scrutinised. The 4 trip boats were performing very well.

The minutes of the meeting are available HERE.

Trust Council

Trust Council Minutes for July

Trust Council met on Tuesday 2 July.  It had also conducted a formal session by email on 26 June to agree the purchase of the Kenavon Venture trip boat.  These minutes record that decision.

Trust Council reviewed finances and noted the significant improvement in the Trust's cash flow and financial performance.  It also further reviewed the marketing plan.  The Council agreed to adopt a commitment register to identify spending commitments made.

The minutes are available HERE

Trust Council Minutes for June 2013

Trust Council met on Tuesday 11 June.

It discussed financial performance for April, the member survey report and plans to promote the proposed Year of the Volunteer in recognition of the Trust being awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.

Trust Council also approved a set of financial principles to guide decision making and budgeting.

The minutes are available HERE

The agreed financial principles are available HERE

Trust Council apologises that these minutes were not published promptly after approval in July

Trust Council Minutes for May 2013.

Trust Council met on Tuesday 7th May and discussed the March accounts, a set of financial principles to guide TC decision making, and a draft marketing plan for the Trust.  A set of retail guidelines were endorsed significantly reducing the range of items to be sold in Trust shops.

The minutes of the meeting are available HERE

The Trust apologises for its oversight in not publishing these promptly after approval at the June meeting.

ALDERMASTON TEA ROOMS REOPEN

The Aldermaston Tea rooms are reopening Friday 20th July 2013 for more information please click HERE

Draft minutes of the 2013 AGM

The draft minutes of the AGM held on 8th June 2013 are available HERE

These will be formally approved at the next AGM on 17 May 2014