Water Meadows Trust

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Minutes of the 10^th  Annual General Meeting of the above Trust held at Wickham Community Centre on Monday 12^th May 2008, commencing at 7pm.

Present: Jenny Mallett (Outgoing Chairman), Trevor Astbury, Angela Clear, Jenny Hollis, Sue Roger-Jones

Three members of the public, Parish Clerk Nicki Oliver

1. To appoint a Chairman for the coming year: Sue Roger-Jones elected.
2. To receive apologies for absence: Therese Evans
3. To receive outgoing Chairman's report for 2007/8:

3.1 Millennium Green

3.2 Old Forge

3.3 Accounts and Finance

Report below.

4. To review and adopt revised terms of reference for the Trust’s management committee, The Water Meadows Committee (revert to those adopted in 2001 appended to agenda). Resolved.
5. To adjourn meeting to allow participation by members of the public

A request for the wild path on the east side of the river to be cleared of fallen trees will be costed.

Trees on the east side need to be surveyed as a number need remedial work.

Jenny Mallett was thanked by all for her services to the Water Meadows Trust during the last ten years.

Wickham Water Meadows Millennium Green Trust

10^th  AGM Monday May 12^th  2008

Annual Report

      This is my last report as Chairman and I am amazed to find that it is the 10^th AGM. Clearly although this was a millennium project we started work well in advance.

I was only one member of a fantastic team – Mike Gosney, Morgan O’Connell  and Dick Warwick were the prime movers but I am very proud to have been involved in what is, I think, one of the great achievements  of Wickham,

     Last year I reported that  there had been serious damage to the picnic tables and that we would have to replace them. This has been done, at a cost of £2,589 and while they  do not appear as substantial as the old ones I am delighted to report that they have been there nearly a year and have suffered less damage than their predecessors.

    It also became clear that the steps up the railway embankment needed substantial repair and I think Paul Collins and his helper have done a wonderful job, a complete rebuild, which has cost £4,000 but is a great improvement  and had to be done for Health and Safety reasons.

     We have also undertaken a considerable amount of  work on trees on the embankment., in particular behind St. Nicholas Row, and on the triangular piece of land.

     Finally the financial situation is very satisfactory , income from the Old Forge covers most of the expenditure and we have adequate reserves to maintain this wonderful asset  for the Village, I hope in perpetuity.

   Again huge thanks are due to Paul, his helpers and the many others that I know regularly collect litter and generally care for this lovely place.

Jenny Mallett

Chairman