The AGM was held at Burford House on Monday 11 December 2006. The Chairman welcomed all present and recorded apologies from Liz Holliday, Joint Editor, who was chairing the Parish Council Meeting.
The Editors’ Report was presented by Anne Breen, who appealed for further  contributions. It was suggested that local villagers might provide articles of interesting jobs they had undertaken in their careers/retirement, which obviously would be subject to editorial discretion.
Peter Corbett, in his first year as Manager, presented his report. He was pleased that the switch of printing providers had saved money, as this represented over 80% of our total operating costs. 1,400-1,500 copies of the News were produced each operating month.
Tony Briselden, IT Manager, had negotiated the above switch of printing providers and after discussion it was agreed the replacement of editors’ hardware computers should be reviewed towards the end of the current financial year, in October 2007.
Graham McMellin circulated a copy of the annual accounts to 31 October 2006, with five year comparatives of major items. The General Fund stood at �7,260, compared with �5,476 five years previously, which was good news and would provide sufficient funds for replacing new IT equipment in the future. The accounts were signed by him and the Chairman, and duly adopted by the meeting.
Jeff Beck, Advertising Manager, said he was well pleased with the new printers. Advertising income in the five year term had increased by a third. There was a waiting list of 21 possible new advertisers, which was most encouraging.
Popsi Stokes, the Distribution Manager, said her team were working well and the Chairman asked that his and the committee’s thanks for their work and support be conveyed to all concerned.
It was noted that some of the information on the website was not being updated by certain organisations. This problem had been highlighted previously in the News. It was decided to warn all concerned  that failure to update within a month of issue would automatically involve eliminating their names from the website – “update or lose the facility”.
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