The AGM of the Dorset Group of the Long Distance Walkers Association will be held at the Corn Exchange (Town Hall) in Wareham, grid ref SY 923 873, at 3pm on Sunday 26 November 2017. (The same venue and arrangements as in the last few years). Only primary members of the Group can normally attend the AGM. If you want to bring someone with you whose primary membership is of a different LDWA Group or who is not an LDWA member, please let me know in advance. For those who are attending the AGM, lunch will be available in the Red Lion (opposite the Town Hall). The Group will pay for your lunch (but not drinks!), if you are a primary member of the Dorset Group and if you are attending the AGM afterwards. Further details and a menu (for you to notify your choices in advance) will be sent out shortly.

Nominations for Officers and Committee Members
Please send me nominations for Officers and ordinary Committee members, which must be received by me at dorset.ldwa.secretary@gmail.com no later than four weeks before the AGM, i.e. by Sunday 29 October. Nominations are very much welcome for any of the positions or to be an ordinary member of the Committee. The Officers are Chair, Group Secretary, Treasurer, Walks Secretary, Events Secretary. Nominations should have a proposer and seconder (and the agreement of the person nominated!) If you want to know what's involved with any of the positions, I am happy to talk it through with you. For your information, the existing Officers and ordinary Committee members are willing to stand again, with the exception of Bill Peach and Julie Bardswell, who are standing down from their positions as Walks Secretary and Treasurer respectively, but are willing to remain on the committee. Regardless of this, all nominations are positively encouraged and are very welcome.

Motions
Motions for consideration at the AGM must also come to me at dorset.ldwa.secretary@gmail.com no later than four weeks before the AGM, i.e. by Sunday 29 October. All motions should have a proposer and seconder.

I will be sending out the agenda and final arrangements, including an update on the group walk in the morning, by Thursday 9 November.

Please do not reply directly to this email as it is from an unmonitored email account used for outgoing messages only.

Martin Callow
Group Secretary
dorset.ldwa.secretary@gmail.com
07775 302253