## **Oxfordshire Geology Trust** 

Email: contact@oxfordshiregeologytrust.org.uk 

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<br>Faringdon|OGT AGM|Membership|OGT||
|July 27|North Leigh Library|Fantastic Fossils|Family Events|OGT||
|July 31|Foxburrow Wood,<br>Witney|Wychwood Forest<br>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<br>Meeting|Invited talk: Geol of<br>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<br>Microscopes|Family Event|OGT||
|May 14|Dry Sandford|Quarry Visit & geo-<br>walk|Family Event|OGT||
|June 14|Kirtlington Quarry|Quarry Visit & geo-<br>walk|Family Event|KWACS & OGT||
|July 9|Wychwood Forest<br>Fair|Foxburrow Wood,<br>Witney|Family Event|Wychwood Project||
|July 18|Old Crown Coaching<br>Inn, Faringdon|AGM|Membership|OGT||
|August 4|Faringdon|Faringdon Play<br>and Activity Day|Family Event|OCC||
|September<br>10|Building Stones walk<br>around Ashbury|Geo-walk|Family Event|OGT||
|September<br>23|Wallingford Museum|Fantastic Fossils|Family Event|OGT||
|Oct. Half-<br>Term|North Leigh Library|Fantastic Fossils|Family Event|OGT||
|November 4|University College,<br>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**<br>**Income**||£640|



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