THAMES VALLEY NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH ASSOCIATION Annual General Meeting Saturday, 12 MAY 2012 Minutes Present :- Val McPHERSON (in the Chair) Naomi ARNOLD (Secretary) Oscar HUBERT Vice Chairman Ian McPHERSON (Treasurer) John BAILES Committee Member Jim BLORE Committee Member Ken GOOD Committee Member and Webmaster Tony KING Committee Member David MOFFAT Committee Member Geoff PEGG Committee Member Ray WOODYEAR Committee Member Riaz AHMED High Wycombe, Bucks Virginia BANNERMAN Church Street, Bucks Michele BEAHAN - Oxford City LPA. John BEAN Bourton, Oxon Elizabeth BENNETT Oxford, Oxon James BETTERIDGE Slough, Berks Keith BROOKS Whitchurch on Thames, Oxon Karin BROWN Wootton, Abingdon, Berks Maggie BROWN Bourton, Oxon Paul BUTLER Bourne End, Bucks Richard CAIRNS Stokenchurch, Bucks Susan CAIRNS Stokenchurch, Bucks Ian CHADWICK High Wycombe, Bucks Sylvia CHADWICK High Wycombe, Bucks Tom CHRISTIE Reading, Berks David CLAYDON Stoke Poges, Bucks David COLBECK Oxford, Oxon Ruth COLLINS Loudwater, Bucks Bernard CONNOLLY Wantage, Berks Sheila CREE Chalfont St Giles, Bucks Edward DAVIES Amersham, Bucks Mary DAVIES Milton Keynes, Bucks Sheila ELLIS Chalfont St Peter, Bucks Shelagh FLOWERS Woodley, Reading, Berks Robert FROST Marlow, Bucks Michael GEATER Reading, Berks Donald GILL Princes Risborough, Bucks Frank HARPER-JONES Farnham Royal, Bucks Brian HILL Princes Risborough, Bucks Tony HOUGHTON Wokingham, Berks David JACKSON Beaconsfield, Bucks /2
2/ Frederick JONES Yarnton, Oxon Martin KENT - Princes Risborough, Bucks Lewis LATHAM West Wycombe, Bucks Angela MONEY Newbury, Berks Jacqueline MORGAN Great Missenden, Bucks Tomiko MORLEY - Reading, Berks David MOSTYN Oxford, Oxon Bill McNEILL Cholsey, Wallingford, Oxon Peter O KILL Sunningdale, Berks Mrs O KILL Sunningdale, Berks John RADFORD Speen, Bucks Carol RUDD South Oxon and Vale of White Horse Elizabeth SOUTHON Loosley Row, Bucks Derek STARK Oxford, Oxon Andrew STRATHDEE Burnham, Bucks Sheila TAYLOR Princes Risborough Christopher TOWNSEND Wokingham, Berks Helen WATSON Whitchurch, Berks Ken WATSON Whitchurch, Berks Helen WESTLEY Chesham, Bucks Anthony WILLS Farnham Common, Bucks Sheila WOOD Steeple Aston, Oxon Asst. Chief Constable Richard BENNETT Guest Speaker Jade BLADE Street Dreams - Exhibitor John GAMON, CBE Crimestoppers Exhibitor Chris HOLDEN - Trading Standards Exhibitor Julia HUGHES - Crimestoppers Exhibitor David LIDINGTON, MP - Guest Speaker Peter MAJOR Fire and Rescue Noma NOKSI Street Dreams Entertainer Mark WINCHESTER - SmartWater Apologies : Maria AITKEN Tilehurst, Reading, Berks David APPLETON Stokenchirch, Bucks John BILLINGTON Abingdon, Oxon Norman BOAKES Chalfont St Peter, Bucks Anne BROWN Henley on Thames, Oxon. Colin BUNNISS Wheatley, Oxon Edith BUTLER Longwick, Princes Risborough, Bucks John CADMAN Great Missenden, Bucks John CARTER Oxford, Oxon Cathy CHAN Caversham, Berks Christina CHIVERS Maidenhead, Berks Jan CONSTANTINE Widmer End, Bucks Richard CONWAY-HYDE Bicester, Oxon and Committee Member Thames Valley NHW Association Susan CORCORAN - Hurst, Abingdon, Oxon Colin CORSTORPHINE Longwick, Bucks John CURRIE Winslow, Bucks Sue CURRIE Winslow, Bucks Tom CURRIE Earley, Reading, Berks Phil DAVIS Wargrave, Reading, Berks Peter DELANY Sutton Courtenay, Berks /3
3/ Deirdre DWYER Langley, Slough, Berks Frank DWYER Maidenhead, Berks Pam EMANUEL Stoke Poges, Bucks Zoe ENGLAND Sonning Common, Berks John EVERSFIELD Stoke Poges, Bucks David FARNWORTH Burnham, Bucks David FORDHAM Stadhampton, Oxon Olive FOREMAN Oxford, Oxon Leanne FRANKLIN Chesham, Bucks Angie GARDINER Kennington, Oxford, Oxon Ian GLASGOW Chalfont St Peter, Bucks Frank GLASSPOOL Buckland, Aylesbury, Bucks Rosemary GLASSPOOL Buckland, Aylesbury, Bucks Debbie GRANT Woodley, Reading, Berks Bill GULLIVER Reading, Berks Pam GULLIVER Reading, Berks Julie HAARBURGER Longwick, Bucks Marion HAINGE Harcourt Hill, Oxon Leonard HALCYON Kennington, Oxford, Oxon Margaret HARDY - Winey, Abingdon, Oxon Jane HEAD Wallingford, Oxon David HEARN Jericho, Oxford Sue HETHERINGTON Wendover, Bucks Bridget HILL Thames, South Oxon Maggie HILLS Reading, Berks Elaine HOME Milton Common, Oxon Teresa HOWARD-BIRT Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Bucks Michael HOWES Caversham, Reading, Berks Pamela JOHNSON - High Wycombe, Bucks Martin KING Chinnor, Thame, Oxon Elaine LANIGHAN Cherwell, Oxon Arthur LAWRENCE Caversham, Berks Heather LEWIS - Newbury, Berks Sue LIVINGSTON Hedgerley, Bucks Marion LODGE Wendover, Bucks Geoff LUNN Heath End, Bucks Barbara MANNING Calcot, Reading, Berks Dermot MATTHEWS Little Chalfont, Bucks Catherine MEEK - Long Crendon, Bucks Joyce MELIA Terriers, High Wycombe, Bucks Linda MILLS Thatcham, Berks Peter MILNE Stoke Poges, Bucks David MOSTYN Oxford, Oxon Pam MURTAGH Tilehurst, Berks Stewart McGILL Little Chalfont, Bucks Denise McKILLOP - Yarnton, Oxon Lawrence McNULTY Wokingham, Berks Piers NASH-WILLIAMS - Wash Common, Newbury, Berks Jay PARMAR - Milton Keynes, Bucks Dorothy PICKERING Reading, Berks Emerita PILGRIM Sunnymead, Oxford, Oxon Mike PRICE Long Crendon, Bucks /4
4/ Christopher READINGS Crowthorne, Berks Cyril RENHAM Wokingham, Berks Kathleen RICHMOND - High Street, Buckingham, Berks Bert RIDLEY Bracknell, Berks Liz ROBINSON Stoke Poges, Bucks Peter ROBINSON Aylesbury, Bucks Don SANDERSON Chesham, Bucks Helen SEARLE Beaconsfield, Bucks Geoff SHERLOCK Amersham, Bucks Tom SIMMONS Chalfont St Giles, Bucks Alan SIMPSON Faringdon, Oxon Keith STAMMERS Abingdon, Berks Alison STEWART-GILLMAN Wooburn Green, Bucks David STIMPSON Wantage, Oxon. Wendy STIMPSON Wantage, Oxon. Wendy STRATHDEE Burnham, Bucks Rena SWIRE Reading, Berks Wolde TADESSE Oxford, Oxon Ann TAYLOR Wantage, Oxon Roger TAYTON Upper Bucklebury, Reading, Berks Anne THOMAS - Marston Oxford, Oxon Caryl TRAVESS Stoke Poges, Bucks Karen TROSS YOULE Harpsden, Oxon Chris TROTMAN Milton under Wychwood, Oxon Linda TUCKER Longwick, Bucks Hazel TURNER Stoke Hammond, Milton Keynes, Bucks Lesley VOLDING Stoke Poges, Bucks Graham WALTERS Longwick, Bucks Patricia WARNER - Bradwell Common, MIlton Keynes C and J WESTCOTT Cumnor, Oxford, Oxon Barry John WILKINS Milton Keynes, Bucks James WILLIS Reading, Berks David WINTERBURN - Terriers, High Wycombe, Bucks Chris WITHERS Reading, Berks 1 Welcome VMcP welcomed all attending, and especially the non Committee attendees. It was gratifying to see so many from across the whole TVP area which encompasses 10,500 NHW Co-ordinators with 1,500 Deputies. 2 Last Year s AGM Minutes these were approved, proposed by David MOFFAT and seconded by Geoff PEGG. 3 Treasurer s Report - The Statement of Accounts was presented by IMcP confirming the Bank Balance as at 31 DECEMBER 2011 as 1,991.79 The sale of both Personal Alarms and SmartWater continued to be a and essential - source of revenue for the Association. TV NHWA were most appreciative of the 5,000 grant received from TVP which would be used to fund a pilot scheme in the Caversham area. /5
5/ 4 Election of Officers and Committee the Officers and Committee were re-elected en bloc, proposed by Naomi ARNOLD and seconded by Ken GOOD. Val McPHERSON Chairman Oscar HUBERT Vice Chairman Ian McPHERSON Treasurer Naomi ARNOLD Secretary John BAILES Committee Member Jim BLORE Committee Member Richard CONWAY-HYDE Committee Member Ken GOOD Committee Member and Webmaster Tony KING Committee Member David MOFFAT Committee Member Geoff PEGG Committee Member Ray WOODYEAR Committee Member 5 TV NHWA Website Ken Good (Webmaster) gave a demonstration of the website and stressed that it was still being developed and comments and feedback were invited and welcomed. It was suggested that a mission statement should be incorporated on the website - (www.tvnhwa.org.uk) TV NHWA Conference Awards Ceremony The Conference welcomed two Guest Speakers:- Asst Chief Constable Richard BENNETT who spoke of The value that the Police placed on working with Neighbourhood Watch as a partner. David LIDINGTON, MP who stressed how important the day to day working of Neighbourhood Watch was, as it represented the front line of community involvement. Awards Ceremony A number of certificates recognising Outstanding Service to Neighbourhood Watch were presented by Asst Chief Constable Richard BENNETT, on behalf of Thames Valley Neighbourhood Watch Association Buckinghamshire Burnham, South Bucks - Andrew and Wendy STRATHDEE Longwick, Princes Risborough, Wycombe Rural Edith BUTLER Marlow & Marlow Bottom, Wycombe Urban - Robert FROST Broughton, Milton Keynes - Jay PARMAR Whitchurch, Aylesbury Vale - Wing Cdr Ken WATSON /6
6/ Oxfordshire Bourton,Vale of White Horse - John BEAN Chinnor, South Oxfordshire - Martin KING Kidlington, Cherwell, Oxfordshire - Frederick JONES Berkshire Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead - Peter O'KILL Newbury and Thatcham - Angela MONEY Reading - Bill GULLIVER, MBE Tilehurst, Reading - Marion AITKENS Manned Displays on the day were provided by Crimestoppers Fire and Rescue SmartWater Street Dreams Thames Valley Neighbourhood Watch Association Trading Standards and entertainment was provided by Noma NKOSI from Street Dreams NCA 17.5.12