Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday 21st May 2008 in the Drake Hall, Amersham Community Centre.

Following the earlier General Meeting, there were 152 members present when the Meeting was opened at 3.35 pm by the Chairman, Bob Meredith.

1. (a) Election of the Secretary and Treasurer.
Following Angela Dexter's resignation as Secretary, Clare Blackburn had been proposed by Bob Meredith and seconded by Angela Dexter for this office. Gerry Taylor had offered himself for re-election as Treasurer. There being no other nominations and following a show of hands, Clare Blackburn and Gerry Taylor were elected as Secretary and Treasurer respectively.

1. (b) Election to the Committee.
Sydney Howlett, David Morgan and David Pearson having retired and Jeremy Duffy resigned from the Committee, nominations had been received for the election of Angela Dexter, Nigel Lanning, Jim Lukmanji and Terri Riley. David Turner and Margaret Stickland had offered themselves for re-election. There being no other nominations, the foregoing six members were unanimously elected en bloc to the Committee.

2. Accounts to 3lst March 2008.
The Treasurer, Gerry Taylor, presented the accounts together with his report. Following a number of questions from the floor on points of detail, the meeting was asked, on the recommendation of the Trustees, seconded by Sheila Mathers, to approve the accounts. The accounts were approved unanimously.

3. Accounts Examiner
It was reported that Brian Richards had relinquished his appointment as Accounts Examiner. The Chairman thanked him on behalf of the Trustees and members for his work. Mrs. M.E. Mills was proposed by Peter Stickland, seconded by Kate Howlett, to be appointed as Accounts Examiner for the year 2008-09. The motion was carried by a show of hands.

4. Annual Report 2007-08.
In addition to his report, which had already been circulated to the members, the Chairman mentioned the proposed formation of an additional U3A in the Chiltern area. He explained that Chiltern U3A would only be providing support for this initiative. The new U3A would be totally independent. Members would be updated through the convenor meetings and the Newsletter. There being no questions from the floor, the Chairman asked for approval of the Annual Report for the year ending 31st March 2008 which, on a show of hands, was unanimous.

5. Meeting closed.
There was no further comment or questions from the floor and before closing the meeting, the Chairman extended thanks to Elizabeth and Jane and their helpers for providing refreshments after each meeting. He also placed on record the members' thanks to David Morgan, Sydney Howlett and David Pearson for their work over several years for Chiltern U3A.