28th AGM on Tuesday 6th May 2014

We held our AGM tonight in the meeting room at Norcliffe Chapel, Styal.  Ten members attended plus Shane Bates (High Peak ranger).

The AGM covered the usual matters:
Apologies for absence
Approval of minutes of 2013 AGM
Chairman's Report (Daniel Black)
Treasurer's Report (Denise Clark)
Election of committee for 2014/15 (Adrian, Ally, Daniel, Denise, Matt, Sue)
AOB

Daniel covered the following topics in his Chairman's Report: membership, publicity, work hours, work days, work tasks and socials, and finished by thanking all the people who have made the year another successful one for the group.

Ten members earned long service awards during the year:
20 years  Anne Yates
15 years  Sue Bonner
10 years  Daniel Black, Tim O'Donnell
5 years    Matt Smethurst, Mick Sykes, Pip Fisher, Philippa Greaves, Karin Frood

Matt, Tim, Daniel and Sue were present at the meeting to receive their awards in person from Shane.

After refreshments Shane gave us an interesting talk about the work the NT has been doing on Kinder Scout over the last five years to stabilise the peat bogs on the plateau.  Plants are now growing there that have not been recorded for 200 years!