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The East Devon AGM for 2024

Starts: 2.45 pm on Sunday 17th November
at Newton Poppleford Village Hall,EX10 0ER.

(Hall is on the North side of Station Road; access between houses)
NB: Limited parking at village hall: please park in Recreation Ground CP on Back Lane

Agenda

  1. Apologies for absence
  2. Minutes of previous AGM *
  3. Matters Arising
  4. Chairman’s report
  5. General Secretary’s report
  6. Treasurer’s report
  7. Membership Secretary’s report
  8. Footpath Secretary’s report
  9. Group Researcher’s report
  10. Walks Team’s report
  11. Social Secretary’s report
  12. Publicity Officer’s report
  13. Webpage Editor’s report
  14. Consideration of any motions submitted in writing to the General Secretary at least 10 days prior to AGM
  15. Election of Officers, other Committee Members, Local Footpath Officers and Independent Examiner (“Auditor”) **
  16. Report from Devon Area Ramblers
  17. Any other business

* The Minutes of the previous (2023) AGM will be displayed at the meeting, and are attached below in PDF format.

** Nominations for any post (with a proposer and seconder) should be sent to the General Secretary at 12 Chestnut Way, Newton Poppleford, EX10 0DL by 3rd November 2024.

Tea, coffee and cake will be available for a donation of £1.

The 2023 Annual General Meeting was well-attended and took place in Newton Poppleford Village Hall, on Sunday 8th October 2023.  The much appreciated cakes and hot drinks added to a buoyant and sociable event.

Leaders' Workshop

Are you an East Devon Rambler member who enjoys our walks but haven’t considered leading one?  Or perhaps you have considered it but are not sure where to start – in both senses?  Or maybe you would like to gain a little confidence before taking the next step?...

To help you decide the ED Ramblers Committee will be running a second workshop for new walk leaders in Autumn 2024.
(You are welcome if you have already led a walk and want a bit of support before volunteering again or are a complete newbie to the pleasure of walking at the front.)

The exact content will depend on what participants want and need, but will include sections on:

  • Finding and planning your route.
  • Handy hints on navigation and simple map reading. 
  • What to think about on the walk day.
  • Plus, a short practice walk led by participants working together.

Group of Ramblers in a country lane.

To register your interest in joining the new walk leader workshop, or just to have a chat about what it involves, contact April on 07922 651426 or edramblerssocial@gmail.com.

Our Group always needs new leaders to come forward so that our busy walks programme can continue.  Please join in if you can.

Don’t forget, we always offer help with getting started as a leader such as giving you route ideas and help to recce.  If you are a new member in East Devon, but an experienced walk leader just waiting to be asked to lead, don’t wait!

Jas will be delighted to hear from you on 01297 552313 to arrange your first walk for East Devon

Group Newsletter "Ramblings"

Welcome to East Devon Ramblings.

This is your Newsletter to keep you in touch with what is going on within the group and to keep you up to date with various news items.

With your help and input, we hope to produce at least three ‘Ramblings’ a year.  Please make any contributions (text or photos) to Eve Maunder (yvonnemaunder@googlemail.com).

Latest: Summer 2024

 

Click below to download the previous issue(s).

Spring 2024
Winter 2023/4

Social Events and Activities

 

Payments for Social Events by Bank Transfer

Our bank has now imposed a fee for each cheque deposited in our account.  In order to minimise our costs, it would be very helpful if members would pay for social events by bank transfer, which is free, quicker and more convenient for the organiser.

Bank details are: Account Number 20150354   Sort Code 60-83-01
  • Please identify your payment with your name, and advise the organiser.
  • If you are unable to pay in this way, we will continue to accept cheques.

Look carefully through the programme, there are often a number of walks with the possibility of food and beverages afterwards.

  • Some Friday half day walks may offer an optional lunch at the end, usually in a public house, and some all-day walks may finish at a cafe for tea and cake.
  • It is always good to support local cafes and hostelries especially those that have kindly let us use their car parks for our walks.
  • The monthly Thursday evening walks in the summer almost certainly finish with a drink option.