Author Archives: Louise Fluker

Patron, Trustee and other changes

We are very sorry that Lord Hendy has decided to resign as a Patron. He is, amongst other roles, Chair of Network Rail and does not wish to be constrained by possible conflicts of views. We are grateful for his support and the work he has led to revamp Richmond Station.

Ian Galbraith has joined as a trustee. He is a Chartered Surveyor and currently Group Executive Board Director of Mott MacDonald, a 20,000 strong employee-0wned engineering and professional services consultancy in charge of strategy. He has lived in Richmond since 2021.

We are very grateful to volunteers Richard Baldwin who is our Membership Database manager, Patrick Gillen who has taken over as Webmaster and Sofia Gammelgard who is helping streamline office processes. They should reduce the burden on Neil Maybin who generously continued to run all these functions and provide IT admin support after stepping down as a trustee. They join Shimei Zhou who looks after our social media.

Committee – update following the AGM on 14 December 2023

The Committee has changed since the AGM. Barry May and Anne Koutabeloulis decided not to stand for re-election and there were no candidates for election as Chair and Secretary respectively.

These posts remain vacant and for the time being Louise Fluker, vice chair, will be the Acting Chair. The Secretary’s activities will be picked up by other members of the Committee.

The officers and members of the committee, who are also trustees of The Richmond Society, are now:

Chairman (vacant)
Vice-Chair & Planning Louise Fluker
Hon Secretary (vacant)
Hon Treasurer Andrew Coleman

 

 
Events Lizzie Danckwerts
Infrastructure & Environment Stephen Speak
Pamela Fleming
Landscaping & Riverside Nicky Wood
Membership Ginny Curry

Notice of Annual General Meeting 2023

 

AGENDA for the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING THURSDAY 14 DECEMBER 2023 at 7:30 pm at Richmond & Hillcroft Adult Community College, Parkshot, Richmond TW9 2RE

 

Introduction and review of the Society’s work during the year

1. To note the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of 15 December 2022

2. Ordinary Resolutions

   

2.1

To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year to 30 September 2023, which can be read at https://richmondsociety.org.uk/annualreport2023

   

2.2

To elect the Chairman, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer (Note A)

   

2.3

To elect or re-elect other Trustees (Note B)

   

2.4

To appoint the Independent Examiner (Note C)

3. Any other business

 

Notes

A. 

Nominations are invited for the positions of Chairman, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer and other Trustees. These must be submitted in writing to the Secretary, The Richmond Society, The Bridge Workspace, 7B Parkshot TW9 2RD or by email to the Secretary. Candidates for election must be Society members who are willing to serve, and must be proposed and seconded by Society members.

B. 

The following being eligible offer themselves for election:
      –   Andrew Coleman as Honorary Treasurer.

C. 

The Society has six trustees other than the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer, one third of whom excluding trustees co-opted during the year (rounded up to a whole number) must retire in accordance with the Constitution. In accordance with best practice all six, having been proposed and seconded, offer themselves for re-election:
      –   Ginny Curry
      –   Lizzie Danckwerts
      –   Pamela Fleming
      –   Louise Fluker
      –   Stephen Speak
      –   Nicky Wood

D. 

Marian Williams has acted as our Independent Examiner for two years and is willing to be reappointed.