AGM 2018


MINUTES OF THE 112th SOSA AGM CONTINUED


cheque book despite repeated requests for this. The trustees hope that this


situation will be rectified in the near future and there will be better news to report next year. SOSA’s membership currently


stands at 1,319 for whom we have 309 email addresses. This AGM sees the retirement of Wendy Finch from the role of Membership Secretary. Wendy is not here today as she is at my wedding but I am sure that the Meeting would like to record our thanks to her for all the work that she has undertaken over the years.


Richard Hughes pictured at the AGM


years as a School Committee representative stepped in at the last minute, and has been our Treasurer for the year. Thank you both for all your hard work. Simon Matthews has moved


on to the Sibford Old Scholars Charity (SOSC) after a year on the committee. Navid Sadrzadeh was


unfortunately quite ill during the time that his job was at its peak, so I hope he’s now quite well again, and keeps well for next year! The Rocket was, again, produced


by Ali Bromhall; our thanks to her for another great magazine. We have asked Ali if she would become our Honorary Magazine Editor, and I’m very pleased to announce that she has accepted. Thank you Ali. I think I ought to mention Ashley and Amanda, and thank them for their work on the committee, and also wish them well in their marriage - of course they will be Mr and Mrs Shirlin by now. I’ve enjoyed my year as


President, especially getting to know the school again, thank you all.


5. General Secretary’s Report: Presented by Richard Hughes on behalf of Ashley Shirlin I am unable to give this report in person as today is my Wedding Day. You may be interested to know that this morning I married a Sibford Old Scholar – Amanda Brown (née Cade) As concerns The Rocket, Ali once again produced an excellent publication. The General Committee believe that it is appropriate that Ali becomes the Honorary Magazine Editor (Proposed by Ashley Shirlin, Seconded by Harriet Langridge). There have been significant changes concerning SOSC. Mark Bennett and I are no


longer trustees. Amanda Shirlin- Brown (née Cade) has been elected as Chair. Simon Matthews has become a trustee and was elected to be SOSC’s treasurer. Paul Roberts (a co-opted SOSA Committee Member) has become a trustee. There is little to report on SOSC


at this point in time as Amanda has not received the Charity’s documentation including the


With the change in Membership


Secretary we need to turn our attention to how things work in the future especially in relation to the website. I will be holding a meeting with the new Membership Secretary over the summer in order to explore how we can move things forward. With regards to the website, some individuals received emails stating that their email addresses had changed. This was not a case of the website having been compromised. As I’ve explained to many people and as is explained on the website I remove email addresses from the website if emails bounce so as to ensure that people receive paper in place of email. On this occasion several valid emails bounced, possibly due to some people’s own email servers being unavailable. It would be useful if all SOSA members reviewed their on-line records to check their email addresses or to register if they have not done so already. As former committee members


know, SOSA has struggled on occasion to fill committee places and we have often been in the


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