Friends of Brockwell Park
Annual General Meeting
The FoBP AGM is on Sunday 20th October from 11am to 12:30pm at The Barn in the Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses.
Agenda
Welcome to the meeting - Adam Steinhouse
Apologies for absence
Minutes of the 2023 AGM and urgent matters arising
Chair's Report - Adam Steinhouse
Presentation of Annual Accounts for 2023 and 2024 - Keith Fitchett
As well as two years' annual accounts the current accounts as at 17 October 2024 have been included for information.
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Amendment to the Constitution - one received
Amendment to increase the maximum size of the Committee and allow the Committee to fill vacancies.
Proposed: Keith Fitchett   Seconded: Laura Morland
The amendment is supported unanimously by the FoBP Committee.
Other resolutions received - none
Election of Officers and Committee
Chaired by Lucia Daniels - Accessibility Guide developer.
Nominations received by the 6 October constitutional deadline:
Position
Nominee
Proposed by
Seconded by
Chair
Laura Morland
Antonia Gross
Michael Boyle, Michael Taylor, Anita Hall, Nicky Toms, Amy Till, Keith Fitchett, Richard Gilbert
Vice-Chair
Michael Taylor
Adam Steinhouse
Laura Morland
Secretary
Anita Hall
Laura Morland
Keith Fitchett
Treasurer
Keith Fitchett
Michael Taylor
Amy Till
Mem'ship Sec
Nicky Toms
Laura Morland
Keith Fitchett
C'tee mems  
Michael Boyle
Michael Taylor
Laura Morland
 
Adam Steinhouse
Keith Fitchett
Nicky Toms
 
Peter Logan
Laura Morland
Keith Fitchett
 
Jocelyn Pappenheim
Michael Boyle
Nicky Toms
 
Richard Gilbert
Keith Fitchett
Laura Morland
 
Amy Till
Laura Morland
Anita Hall
The Constitutional amendment (see above) increases the maximum number of elected Committee members from five to seven. If it is not passed there will be an election among the nominees above.
Affiliations to: London Wildlife Trust; Lambeth History Forum (LLHF); South London Botanical Institute
Any other business
End of the AGM - guest speaker Ann Aitken-Davies
Guest speaker
Our special guest speaker will be Ann Aitken-Davies from the Swan Sanctuary. Ann will talk about the care and treatment of swans and where the splendid cygnets go when they leave our park.
On Saturday, 7th December (nb change of date) we shall be working with Lambeth Council's Biodiversity Team doing biodiversity planting in the Park from 11am to 1:30pm. Full details and volunteer sign-up are at volunteer.brockwellpark.co.uk