March 2023 Rushbury Village Hall AGM Meet Report.
Friday 3rd; Ken Michael stewarding the meet opened it up at 1PM. By 18:00pm, 5 units had arrived and the campers were getting ready for their first social evening of the 2023 Shropshire DA season.
Whilst it was relatively a quiet meet, campers convened in the hall at 19:30pm, for a social evening where many stories were told, many jokes were enjoyed along with background music and liquid refreshments.
Saturday 4th; the sun was trying it’s level best to shine through the overcast cloudy sky. The local Table Tennis Team arrived at 10am, where they set-up their 6 tables for two hours of vigorous competition, whilst the campers went about their daily duties. Some went off for a park run, some did some routine jobs on their unit whilst others began to prepare themselves for the AGM at 15:00pm.
At approximately 14:00pm a final 6th unit turned up and set-up camp.
By 14:55pm a total of TWENTY-SIX Shropshire DA members joined in the hall, overseen by our North Central Region Chair-Person Mrs. Penny Brown.
May I take this opportunity in thanking Penny for her support thought the weekend and more so, throughout the AGM; without her, Secretary would have been in strife.
By 15:21pm, the AGM was complete; Shropshire DA had held a successful AGM and an Appointments mtg followed where the following appointments were made.
| Role | Name | Committee | Executive Committee |
| Chairman | Ken Michael | Yes | Yes |
| Vice-Chairman | Neil Holdstock | Yes | Yes |
| Treasurer | Natasha Witcombe | Yes | Yes |
| Secretary | Jon Witcombe | Yes | Yes |
| Site Secretary | Jon Witcombe | Yes | — |
| Rep to Region | Jon Witcombe | Yes | — |
| Deputy Rep to Region | Cindy Lingard | — | — |
| Committee Member | Paul Darrall | Yes | — |
| Committee Member | Sue Perry | Yes | Yes |
| Webmaster – non committee | Joanne Mutch | — | — |
| Auditor | Barry Lovatt | — | — |
| Auditor | Sue Taylor | — | — |
Late afternoon, many of the members had said their goodbyes.
At 19:30pm the remaining campers returned to the hall, where they indulged in a Cheese & Port evening; enjoying a vast supply of cheeses, crackers, pate & biscuits. Think some of this will also be consumed at our next meet at Bramblewood… Yum yum.
Sunday 5th;
Merle arrived at 10am and treasurer duties were completed. Coffee morning was held at 10:30am in the glorious outdoors, by 1PM all campers had left and the Secretary closed the gates.
till the next time.
JPDW
