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BRISTOL BAE SYSTEMS & AIRBUS RETIRED MANAGEMENT STAFF ASSOCIATIONMinutes of the 26th Annual General Meeting - 17 March 2006Held at the BAWA Centre, Southmead Road.1. Opening Address The meeting opened at 10:00 and was quite well attended. The Chairman welcomed all members and advised those present that coffee would be available immediately the meeting concluded and before the address about the Airbus A 380 and A 350 by our guest speaker Rob Barlow-Kay |
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2. Apologies There were a number of apologies. John Tyler (Secretary) apologised, Tom Coombe has had his operation and is recovering at home, hoping to be with us when fully recovered, Ken & Elsie Mills who live in Carnforth (Lancs) felt it was a little too much to make the journey at 80+. Kevin Cheverton, Joan Sealley, Arthur Tankins, Giles Vincent, Tom King, Bob Hewitt, and Ken Booy, all send their apologies. 3. Minutes of the last meeting The minutes were accepted as a true record on a show of hands by all in attendance. 4. Matters Arising There were no matters arising from the minutes. 5. Obituaries Since the last A G M, 14 members have unfortunately died or death has been notified to us. They are listed here in alphabetical order: Mr B J Beach. Mrs A M Bolton. Mr C J Bovey. Mr J B Dickens. Mrs S A Gibbens. Mr R T James. Mr A C Johnson. Mr R A Jones. Mr A S Player. Mr S T M Reynolds. Mr A T Stock. Mr D M Thirkell. Mr R J Thornborough & Mr J Williams. 6. Chairman’s Report The Year of 2005 passed without any major event. The change in membership rules aimed at keeping the R M S A solvent and improving our records had the desired effect-well almost! 217 members were required to pay the £2.00 subscription and 198 did just that; we did not hear from the others so we do not know if they did not wish to renew or if we have just lost contact. Perhaps if any member knows why, or the circumstances of those apparently lost members, they would let the Membership Secretary know. We do not consider this a surprising result; in fact it was most successful, as our records have been updated without too serious a loss of membership. Our Social activities were a success as usual due to the efforts of David and Janet, with the support of the committee and yourselves. The talk after the last A G M was very well received; so much so we have organised a similar talk after this A G M with the help of Airbus (Barbara Ward-secretary to Iain Gray). The Christmas Lunch was enjoyed by all that attended, with much reminiscing and good natured banter. The lunch was attended by Iain Gray who gave a short speech and thanked the Association for inviting him. Social activities for 2006 will be detailed by David in his report. 7. Treasurers Report I am pleased to report that the finances are still in a healthy position. An increase in the subscriptions, made by ex-Life Members resuming their Annual payment, together with the profit from the Social Events has swelled the funds. There has been an increase in the numbers paying by Standing Order which means the money goes straight into our account without my intervention. I’m all for an easy life! The subscription for 2007 can remain at £2 and, hopefully, for the foreseeable future. A number of members have contacted me to enquire if they can pay subscriptions for a number of years in advance. Of course I am happy to accept advance payments, however it does mean the individual member needs to note when payment is due to re-start. The committee wish to record their thanks to B A W A for continuing to provide free accommodation for all our meetings, including this A G M. Thanks are also due to Airbus for printing the Newsletter without charge, thus saving this Association a significant outlay. My thanks to Mr Gordon Hastings for once again examining the accounts and confirming that they are correct. Cary Needs offers advice to me on the accounts and is available to carry out the examination when required. I offer the accounts to the members for approval. Acceptance of the accounts was proposed by Mr Ted King and seconded by Mr John Bartlett - carried unanimously. 8. Pension Matters. Peter Aze informed the membership of the settlement reached between the Company and the Unions in the matter of the Pension Deficit. He expanded on the proposals and measures taken to clear the deficit in time. (See Peter’s detailed report in this Newsletter). 9. Social Events David gave a brief report on the success of the events of 2005 then advised the membership of the position with regard to the days out and the Short Break for 2006. Applications for the spring day-out to Oxford were proceeding nicely and there was space for those who still wished to take in this day-out. The summer day-out to Exmouth/Topsham was currently over subscribed. David stated that we could opt for a larger coach but that if we did then comfort was likely to suffer; he was watching the position carefully. Applications for the Short Break to Norwich in October had reached 32 and applications were still anticipated. Get your application in as soon as you can to avoid disappointment. 10. Newsletter Bill Brand again thanked all who had submitted articles for the newsletters to date and stated he was looking forward to receiving additional articles in due course. He further stated delight at having received an article from a member from the Production / Manufacturing disciplines. Almost all articles to date had originated from the Design disciplines. He hoped that now that the ice was broken that more articles of this nature would be forthcoming. 11. Election of Officers In accordance with the Constitution, the following Committee Members were due to retire: Mr C F Webb. MR C S Wilson. Mr J Poad. Mrs E Poad. Dr T Coombe & Mr J Bartlett At this point the Chairman placed control of the meeting into the hands of Bill Brand to cover the election as the Chairman was one of those due to retire. All those due to retire were prepared to stand again and have been proposed en-bloc by Mr John Tyler and seconded by Mr Bill Brand-carried unanimously. Mr D Curtis, who joined the committee in April 2005 as a Co-opted member is proposed as a full member. Proposed Mr K Strange and seconded by Mr J Tyler-Carried unanimously. 12. Election of Account Examiners The following have agreed to stand again: Mr G Hastings & Mr C Needs. Proposed en-bloc Mr D Welsford and seconded by Mrs D Bartlett-carried unanimously. This being the extent of elections, control of the meeting was passed back to the hands of the Chairman MR C F Webb. 13. Memorabilia The membership were asked to keep in mind that Dr T Coombe is the coordinator for such items and that if any member had items for inclusion, they should contact Dr Coombe. 14. Any Other Business Peter Aze advised the meeting that there was a shortage of guides to handle the tours at “Concorde at Bristol”. If any member wished to volunteer their services, they should contact him and he would advise the course of action. There were no other items raised. That being the extent of the business the meeting was closed at 10:45 and the room made ready for the talk. There was a short break for refreshments and the members settled to hear a very interesting illustrated talk by Mr Rob Barlow-Kay on current events in Airbus with regard to the Airbus A 380 and A 350. The talk was followed by a short question and answer session. On behalf of the R M S A, the Chairman proposed a vote of thanks to our guest. This was fully supported by the membership. Mr C F Webb - Chairman Mr W Brand (Secretary Pro-tem)
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