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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 21[st] April at 7 .00 p.m. Zoom meeting (Chaired by Cllr Keli Watts)
AGENDA
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Welcome
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Apologies
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Minutes of AGM held on Wednesday 16[th] September 2020
Matters arising
- Reports (oral)
Chair Secretary Treasurer Adoption of the Annual Report 2019/20 Adoption of Accounts 2020
- Election of Officers and Committee
Officers President (Paul Johnson) Chairperson (David Brown Vice Chair (Phil Steele) Secretary position open Treasurer (Ian Luck) Committee members Jonathan Badger, Maura Bright, Maureen Coles, Roger Hatton, Barbara Lewis, Stephanie Mercer, Cynthia Nolan Georgiana Robertson and Alice Caswell
All are willing to stand for re-election to the committee
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Co-opted members Marie-Emmanuelle Dagri Nominations for further committee members are invited
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Constitution amendments/policy amendments
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Any other business
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Thanks
Minutes of AGM 2020 and Chair, Secretary and Treasurer’s 2020 reports and accounts, and voting form are attached
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Welcome to a ‘Covid-19 AGM’ booklet for the second year running … another ‘virtual’ AGM meeting by Zoom . As a charity we need to confirm/appoint our officers, accept the 2020 accounts and generally keep ourselves constituted and in being. But, for now, as you will all be aware, it remains unlawful to hold a public meeting in our usual format. Hence the online meeting for which you will need to register as described in the Secretary’s email. You can ask questions in advance, and you can vote, all on the appropriate forms, which you will need to submit in accordance with
the Secretary’s instructions. Please get involved – stay engaged, and hopefully we will be back next year with a more traditional meeting.
Phil Steele ( Reports Editor )
CHAIR’S REPORT – DAVID BROWN
we therefore decided to restart the program of evening meetings by holding the AGM. Thanks to help and support from Jonathan Badger, we soon all became very familiar with Zoom and its possibilities. The AGM was short, and very successful and there then followed a series of talks including, in December, a virtual Christmas party, including a Christmas quiz.
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During the first lockdown of last year, the committee decided initially to ‘sit it out’, in the expectation that the situation would return to normal by the summer. When it was obvious that this was not going to be the case, we looked for alternative ways of keeping in touch with the members and continuing our program of talks and meetings.
We decided in the first instance to draw from our rich pool of local speakers, thereby avoiding any embarrassing problems with the use of Zoom. It proved to be most successful, with minimal hitches along the way. Thanks to Phil Steele, Ian Luck and Jonathan Badger for their contributions, and the excellent attendance was much appreciated.
The statutory need to hold an AGM became more pressing and
(David’s report continues on page 6)
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TREASURER’s REPORT on the 2020 year
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(2020 began with our usual programme of monthly speaker meetings)
(but finished virtually and online by zoom)
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(all change at ARTworks to reconfigure the space to comply with Social Distancing)
(the short season before Christmas saw a well supported Art Fair at ARTworks)
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(Chair’s report continues from Page 3.)
The unplanned benefits of Zoom soon became apparent: the ability to attract participants from out-of-area, and those people who would not normally venture out on cold rainy nights. It was also good to see the audience in the comfort of their own homes, having a glass of wine!
I am sure that we all missed the opportunity to socialize, but the ease of organizing the events made it very attractive; inviting speakers from far afield, even abroad, becomes possible. We shall be without a gallery, and therefore a venue until late in 2022, so what do we do in the meantime?
Going on behind the scenes was the development of the High Street Action Zone (HAZ) plans and the urgent progression of the Gallery, Library and Museum project (GLaM). The
committee has been very involved with
HAZ, believing that the Gallery and Museum need a thriving town centre, and vice versa.
(the classical façade will remain unchanged)
We have committed to the enterprise by undertaking to continue with the Cemetery walks, and developing more extensive and frequent Town Tours which will hopefully both start again in the summer/autumn this year. There will be another History Day, or possibly a heritage weekend in 2022, partly in conjunction with Historic England. We will be coordinating a program of volunteer recruitment and training in partnership with Wicksteed Park, Tresham College and Museum Development East Midlands (MDEM).
(artist’s impression of the new part of the GLaM complex)
The main effort however will be the roll out of the QR codes as part of the promotion of the town’s heritage (HAZ). This has already started, with the production of a couple of prototype plaques. Thank you for your help in selecting the first batch of buildings to be adorned with these plaques.
Thank you, the Members, for your continued support. We will continue to offer as much of a cultural program as circumstances allow. The future looks bright, so don’t forget to renew your membership!
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Barbara Lewis reports …
Secretary’s report: 2020/21
However, after nearly 10 years I feel it is time to step down and to hand over this responsible office to someone else.
I have tried to keep members informed throughout the last year and I am pleased that we have maintained our membership, although, with the closure of the museum, and its children’s activities, we have not recruited any new young members.
It is with regret that I have decided to resign from the position of secretary Throughout the last year the demands of administration and paperwork have if anything increased other committee members have offered to take on some of the workload and I will for the present continue to administer membership bookkeeping and the art works volunteers.
We are looking at ways of engaging with young children and students through activities at ART works The zoom talks have encouraged support from outside the local area and we plan to continue zoom meetings and hope to recruit more members in this way and ensure the reopening of the gallery and museum will be well supported
We plan to open art works as soon as covid regulations allow and will use this community space to encourage interest in the work at the museum and gallery as we as encouraging the creative talent and the appreciation of historical heritage of the area.
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NEWS and VIEWS …
Barb continues with the story of the Tuesday Art Group …
The Friends of Kettering Art Gallery and Museum ARTworks community project in the Newlands Centre has provided a lifeline to many during this difficult year. The Friends aim to support the Gallery and Museum but also to take the appreciation of art and culture and of the history of Kettering to the wider community.
Lockdown meant that many of our plans for expanding ARTworks with art workshops for teenagers, for other informal art groups, and for extra opening hours were affected. Recruitment of volunteers, particularly college students, and our regular monthly talks at the gallery had to be stopped.
Throughout lockdown the Friends posted updates on social media pictures from ARTworks and the Gallery, regular emails and letters to members, all with the hope that we would soon meet again for our talks.
We did open art works for a brief period in the summer and in the Autumn. Everyone involved who was not shielding and who felt it was a safe place was pleased to be back and meeting others, and often friends who dropped in to view the works. And, as soon as it was possible after the first lock down the Tuesday art group (which used to meet in the kino lounge) decided that, under the rule of 6, we could meet outdoors, and we were pleased to have something in our diaries.
Initially we met in the Manor House Gardens, and various drawings and paintings of the landmarks were produced. Unfortunately, with no access to toilets or refreshments, we were limited on how much time we had.
We moved to the Marketplace and, indeed, featured on the This Is Kettering site as examples of coming out of lockdown. We also went to the graveyard and did some rubbings of the greenman face on the trees. We discovered in the summer that we could meet at Green Patch and the good news was there were toilets!
When the weather became too cold to sit outdoors, we met, socially distanced, in ARTworks and continued our efforts in the warm.
Unfortunately, the second lockdown closed us down - but we are hoping with the better weather to recommence our outdoor meetings, and, eventually, when restrictions ease, to be able to organise workshops for the Tuesday group in ARTworks
The group is open to anyone who wishes to come along and meet other people interested in art, and join with others who are willing to support and share their knowledge and experience
In November the art group gave us the inspiration to hold an arts and craft fayre at ARTworks - which then had to be postponed, but was successfully held at the beginning of December. It brought some normality to the lead up to Christmas for the many visitors who supported us. As well as offering a range of unique Christmas present ideas, we raised money for Cransley Hospice, Green Patch and the Friends
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NEWS and Views … ARTworks would love your support
This year, in the spirit of sharing the good news, ARTworks has been entered in the
People’s Choice category of the Northamptonshire Heritage Forum awards. Please consider voting for us and watch this space for how, where, and when.
(ARTworks exhibits the work of local artists and designers and craftworkers)
____________ Maura Bright tells the uplifting story of_ diverse variety of paintings, prints, ARTworks … sculpture, photographs and ceramics by
diverse variety of paintings, prints, sculpture, photographs and ceramics by local artists who are all members of the Kettering & District Art Society, but also as a community space: somewhere to host creative projects and art classes at a reasonable cost, craft fairs, a children’s art space and a place for local groups to advertise their work.
Two years ago the Friends of Kettering Art Gallery and Museum was very excited to be given this space by the Newlands Centre to open a pop-up art
In addition, we are pleased to contribute to the enrichment and beauty of the town centre and to offer affordable art to meet everyone’s taste. Although we are closed now under COVID restrictions we hope to reopen soon so our volunteers (all artists themselves!) can give you a warm welcome, show you around the exhibition to lift your spirits.
gallery. The Friends is a charity formed to support the work of the Alfred East Gallery and Manor House Museum in Kettering. Funds raised by the gallery go into our pot to fund conservation of paintings, purchasing equipment, and enabling exhibitions.
We named it ARTworks Creative Space as it’s not just a gallery to exhibit the
You can always find us at www.friendskagam.org
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(a number of normal things did happen in 2020: a couple of exhibitions and some promotional work)
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(‘Northamptonshire Surprise’ declared 2020 to be Northamptonshire’s Year of Heritage)
(Sue Lydia Taylor’s exhibition reappeared later in the year as the Art Gallery briefly reopened)
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perio from To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment IurKIs Tot fur¥J5 Last 5ar to th rtear8 b)thÈ neatest£ toth? neares1£ the nete to the t)¢arest£ A1 Receipts community ent8rprise& talks r&R visitors dOnatn events sale5 subs grants gfent bank kard charges ltransactK)n bank interest Sub total(Gross income for 820 130 130 208 2,428 2,899 1.312 1,312 1.275 2s.rts) 1.275 25.0 1.0 1,000 695 ARJ 29.828 25,828 A2 Asset and investment $e5. Isee table). Sub total 29.828 29.828 9,836 A3 Payments COmmwtyenterpriSO$ talks r&R 9vents puiehases gall mus dOron 9all tTrus donation web site 4145 4.145 219 2,217 328 3,370 85E 442 528 512 200 16 Subs and insurAè adVe51ThY bank Icaftl cha 512 2W sl transtyction 774 10.4B8 Sub totsi &234 8.234 A4 Asset and investment pur¢has&s. (see table) Sub tofai Total payments 8.234 10,488 Net olreceipts4payment$) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash ftsnds last year end Cash funds this year end 21,595 21.595 652 11.5TT 33.172 11,577 33.172 11,919 11,267 CCXX R1 aount& (SSI 181101202t
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrieted funds Re5tritted funds Endowment furKIs ID ntarÈst£ Cateqories Details to nwÈst£ to naTQSt£ B1 Cash funds Commuritywnènt 3,636 dBp05it deswanated oop xcourt art works 21.fy17 Petycash 104 Total cash funds 33.172 sli Unrestrictaj funds RestrÈcted funds Endowment funds to neare$t£ Detai15 ID rarestE Fund kn Ithi Currentvaue onal Details stlopb"onall B3 Investment a55ets Fd b) thi¢h assetbelon Details Costloptional Currentval onal B4 Assels retsined for the charty's own use Fund tOTthich knount*Jue tional en due Details B5 LiabilitiÈs Swjned by on8 cr tru5t£es on behf of 811 the tru5tee5 Date of roval &"gnature Print Narne 10 GGXX R2accounts ISSI 18110J2021
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perio from To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment IurKIs Tot fur¥J5 Last 5ar to th rtear8 b)thÈ neatest£ toth? neares1£ the nete to the t)¢arest£ A1 Receipts community ent8rprise& talks r&R visitors dOnatn events sale5 subs grants gfent bank kard charges ltransactK)n bank interest Sub total(Gross income for 820 130 130 208 2,428 2,899 1.312 1,312 1.275 2s.rts) 1.275 25.0 1.0 1,000 695 ARJ 29.828 25,828 A2 Asset and investment $e5. Isee table). Sub total 29.828 29.828 9,836 A3 Payments COmmwtyenterpriSO$ talks r&R 9vents puiehases gall mus dOron 9all tTrus donation web site 4145 4.145 219 2,217 328 3,370 85E 442 528 512 200 16 Subs and insurAè adVe51ThY bank Icaftl cha 512 2W sl transtyction 774 10.4B8 Sub totsi &234 8.234 A4 Asset and investment pur¢has&s. (see table) Sub tofai Total payments 8.234 10,488 Net olreceipts4payment$) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash ftsnds last year end Cash funds this year end 21,595 21.595 652 11.5TT 33.172 11,577 33.172 11,919 11,267 CCXX R1 aount& (SSI 181101202t
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrieted funds Re5tritted funds Endowment furKIs ID ntarÈst£ Cateqories Details to nwÈst£ to naTQSt£ B1 Cash funds Commuritywnènt 3,636 dBp05it deswanated oop xcourt art works 21.fy17 Petycash 104 Total cash funds 33.172 sli Unrestrictaj funds RestrÈcted funds Endowment funds to neare$t£ Detai15 ID rarestE Fund kn Ithi Currentvaue onal Details stlopb"onall B3 Investment a55ets Fd b) thi¢h assetbelon Details Costloptional Currentval onal B4 Assels retsined for the charty's own use Fund tOTthich knount*Jue tional en due Details B5 LiabilitiÈs Swjned by on8 cr tru5t£es on behf of 811 the tru5tee5 Date of roval &"gnature Print Narne 10 GGXX R2accounts ISSI 18110J2021