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Lorna AizlewoodChair The Chief Educutive will receive emails sent to |
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Alan DaveyVice Chair |
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Robyn Chicot
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Ed FishwickHonorary Treasurer |
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Fi Fraser |
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Professor Lucy Hooberman
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Laura Jones |
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Nicola Kearey |
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Ayub Khan |
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Angeline Morrison |
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Martin Parker |
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Arti Prashar |
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Eleanor Telfer |
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Andy Wooles |
You can contact the Company Secretary, Tony Garton, at
Annual General Meeting
These events are for our Members, and give you the chance to help steer the organisation through debate, questioning and voting on resolutions.
Annual General Meeting, November 2023
The Annual General meeting will be held at 11.15am on Saturday 11 November 2023.
Any nominations for election to the Board or motions to be proposed at the meeting should be sent to the Secretary by email at
It is hoped that members will be able to join the AGM on-line as well as in person. Details will be published on the website when they are finalized.
Any amendments or additions to the agenda will be published on the website.
Agenda
- Welcome
- Apologies for absence
- Adoption of the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 12 November 2022
- Matters arising from the Minutes (not elsewhere on this agenda)
- Presentation of the Annual Report and Accounts, including the report of the Auditors, and an update on activities April to November 2023
The Chair, Chief Executive and Honorary Treasurer will each address the meeting and then questions will be taken on the Annual Report and Accounts and the updated information
provided - Elections to the Board
- Ordinary Resolution 1 (Proposed by the Board)
To set subscription rates for 2024 - 8 Ordinary Resolution 2 (Proposed by the Board)
To re-appoint Sayer Vincent as EFDSS Auditors until the conclusion of the 2024 AGM and to authorize the Board to agree their remuneration - Any Other Business
Including information and any questions concerning removal of Public Liability Insurance benefit from concessionary-priced personal membership categories
AGM Minutes Archive
The Board approves and publishes a summary Annual Review and detailed Annual Report and Accounts.
Board Matters is sent to members in April, August and December.
Members can view the current and recent past editions by logging in at efdss.org/my-membership (you will need to create a password if you have not previously registered) and then selecting ‘My Membership’ from the drop-down list.
Memorandum and Articles
The English Folk Dance and Song Society is a company limited by guarantee and a charity registered in England and Wales.
Its governing document is its Articles of Association (pdf). These include the Society‘s objectives, revised and up-dated from the original 1935 Memorandum of Association (pdf).
There is provision in the Articles to make Bye-Laws (pdf).