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Oxfordshire Geology Trust

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AGM 18[th] July 2023

CHAIR’S REPORT

for the year 2022-23

Our mission remains:

CARING FOR OUR LANDSCAPE AND GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE

Oxfordshire Geology Trust (formerly the Oxfordshire RIGS Group) was founded in 2000. OGT is a non-profit making organisation with two primary objectives:

1. To protect and conserve geological sites and our landscape :

• Working with landowners we protect locally important sites through surveying and then designating them as Local Geology Sites (formerly known as RIGS - Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites), which can then be protected through the planning process. OGT has designated over 60 sites within the county.

2. To raise awareness of the county's rich and varied Earth Heritage and geology :

The only way that sites can be protected is if people believe that they are worth protecting. OGT oversees a series of projects and undertakes events aimed at raising awareness, both within local communities and in partnership with other organisations, of the geo- importance of these sites.

The Geology Trusts is a national umbrella organization for Geo-conservation and Earth Heritage, and provides a forum in which its members share ideas, develop best practice and organize inter-county projects and collaborative work with other conservation organisations.

OGT has:

• Continued to maintain its links with organisations, including other GT’s, Geo-conservation UK, Natural England and the Geologists’ Association, and in county with OCC (Library Service and Primary Schools), TVERC, BBOWT, Friends of the Lye Valley (FoLV), and the Lower Windrush Valley Project (LWVP), plus working with the local district councils on geo-conservation enquiries related to planning applications.

• Remains committed to support and deliver an outreach programme compatible with Primary School KS2 and Home-Schooling programmes in Oxfordshire.

• OGT, via Exec Member Andrew Bayliss (County Library Service) has been instrumental in successfully arranging ‘Fabulous Fossil’ sessions and temporary displays in libraries: e.g. Carterton, North Leigh.

• OGT attended the Wychwood Forest Fair in July and will participate in GA’s Festival of Geology at University College, London in November 2023.

• Presented a display at Abingdon Museum in March (part of the Atom Festival), and will participate in events at Wallingford and in Faringdon.

• It is hoped that site clearance events will re-commence during Spring 2024.

• The Chair offers his sincere thanks to Mr Brian Smith (for reviewing our accounts), and the OGT Executive in supporting and organising events during the past year, and to all OGT members and supporters who have attended our events.

A brief breakdown of activities since our last AGM

Summary of key OGT organised and participated events since the 2022 AGM

Date	Location	Title	Event type	Organisation
2022
July 20	Old Town Hall Faringdon	OGT AGM	Membership	OGT
July 27	North Leigh Library	Fantastic Fossils	Family Events	OGT
July 31	Foxburrow Wood, Witney	Wychwood Forest Fair	Family Event	Wychwood Project
August 6	Kidlington Library	Fantastic Fossils	Family Event	OGT
August 6	W Smith (Churchill)	Geo-walk	Iffley History Society	HIS+OGT
August 8	Cogges Farm	Geology Report	Consultation	OGT
Sept 24	Wallingford Museum	Fantastic Fossils	Family Event	OGT
Oct 15	TVERC Autumn Meeting	Invited talk: Geol of Oxford (LD & OG)	Recorders Event	TVERC
2023
February 11	Carterton Library	Fantastic Fossils	Family Event	OGT
March 11	Abingdon Museum	Fantastic Fossils	Family Event	Abingdon Mus+OGT
March 18	Carterton Library	Magical Microscopes	Family Event	OGT
May 14	Dry Sandford	Quarry Visit & geo- walk	Family Event	OGT
June 14	Kirtlington Quarry	Quarry Visit & geo- walk	Family Event	KWACS & OGT
July 9	Wychwood Forest Fair	Foxburrow Wood, Witney	Family Event	Wychwood Project
July 18	Old Crown Coaching Inn, Faringdon	AGM	Membership	OGT
August 4	Faringdon	Faringdon Play and Activity Day	Family Event	OCC
September 10	Building Stones walk around Ashbury	Geo-walk	Family Event	OGT
September 23	Wallingford Museum	Fantastic Fossils	Family Event	OGT
Oct. Half- Term	North Leigh Library	Fantastic Fossils	Family Event	OGT
November 4	University College, London	Festival of Geology	Family Event	Geologists’ Association

Events indicated in red to be confirmed and reported on at the AGM in 2024.

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OXFORDSHIRE GEOLOGY TRUST

AGM July 2023

TREASURER’S REPORT for the financial year 2022-23

Balance sheet

The end-year balance totals £14,570 compared to £15,210 the previous year.

Income and expenditure account

Our financial ledger, invoices and statements for the year have been independently checked by Mr Brian Smith, whose help is gratefully acknowledged.

We received no project grants during the year and our income of £560 came mainly from the sale of trail guides (£460) and events (£100).

Expenditure was £1,200, including £818 for rent of a storeroom and £296 for insurance costs. Expenditure exceeded income by £640.

Projected cash flow 2023-2024

OGT income next year may be less than £600, whilst expenditure is likely to remain around £1,200. If the anticipated budget shortfall comes from our accumulated existing funds, it could leave an end-year total bank balance of under £14,000.

W.T. Horsfield OGT Treasurer

Balance sheet for year ending March 31st 2023

Current Assets
OGT bank account	14,570
Petty cash	0
		£14,570
Current Liabilities
Accruals	0
		£14,570
Financed by
Balance from previous year	£15,210
Deficit this year	-640	£14,570

Income and Expenditure for year ending March 31st 2023

Income
Consultancy	100
Donations	0
Guide sales and other income	460
		£560
Expenditure
Rent	818
Insurance	296
Professional services	86
Memberships	0
Purchases	0
		£1,200
Excess of Expenditure over Income		£640

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