I second that. Jennie Light ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Chaplin" <jon@frontrd.demon.co.uk> To: "'Gary Samson'" <gsamson@goldbern.co.uk> Cc: <eng-ken-woodchurch@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:39 AM Subject: [ENG-KEN-WOODCHURCH] Woodchurch 14+ Group > Good Morning All > > I agree with all that has been said. > > I propose that Gary Samson be our Acting Chairman (and acting treasurer), > and that Josie Mackie be our Acting Secretary. > Of course this needs seconding and the agreement of at least a substantial > number of the 14+ Group. > > It can only be formalised when we have agreed a constitution. > > Best Wishes to All of You - Jon (Acting Woodchurch Liaison Office ?) > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gary Samson [mailto:gsamson@goldbern.co.uk] > Sent: 11 July 2007 23:08 > To: Jennie Light > Cc: Jon Chaplin; 'Josie Mackie' > Subject: Re: Woodchurch 14+ Group > > You're absolutely right, Jennie. We shall need a committee, particularly > if we are to apply for funding to help out with our activities; most > grant-awarding bodies expect this. We shall also need a formal > structure. This all sounds very dry, onerous and bureaucratic, but it is > very much a means to an end, and there's no reason why our informal > meetings at the museum (and elsewhere) have to change very much at all. > As a minimum, we shall need a chair, treasurer and secretary. We'll also > need a constitution, which I've already offered to draft for comments. > > We'll also need to consider carefully how the group relates to the > eng-ken-woodchurch mailing list, which, for many, is just that--a > mailing list. Someone who subscribes one day and disappears the next, > having had their research question answered by one of us, clearly has a > different status to you or Josie or Jon, who would quite rightly expect > to have more influence in the way the group is run. Some kind of formal > (paid?) membership might help to clarify this distinction, but again > this is something we need to discuss as a group. > > It may be that most of these issues can be resolved online, so do please > keep these comments and suggestions coming. > > Best wishes > > Gary > > > > Jennie Light said the following on 11.07.2007 19:58: >> *I do think that some sort of "committee" should be arranged as at >> present nobody in particular is in "in charge" or makes final >> decisions. It is OK for us that can attend the meetings to put ideas >> forward but what about the rest of the "group" * >> *Originally when there were only 14 of us this was not a problem but now >> there are many more people {names keep coming up that I have never heard >> of, or what they are researching} The Group really needs some sort of >> "leadership".. Just a thought..........* >> *We certainly do need to liase with WLHS and and the museum.....* >> *Jennie. * > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-KEN-WOODCHURCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.4/896 - Release Date: 7/11/2007 > 4:09 PM > > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 705 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len

Thank you for your support :-) -----Original Message----- From: eng-ken-woodchurch-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-ken-woodchurch-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jennie Light Sent: 12 July 2007 11:50 To: eng-ken-woodchurch@rootsweb.com; 'Gary Samson' Cc: eng-ken-woodchurch@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-KEN-WOODCHURCH] Woodchurch 14+ Group I second that. Jennie Light ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Chaplin" <jon@frontrd.demon.co.uk> To: "'Gary Samson'" <gsamson@goldbern.co.uk> Cc: <eng-ken-woodchurch@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:39 AM Subject: [ENG-KEN-WOODCHURCH] Woodchurch 14+ Group > Good Morning All > > I agree with all that has been said. > > I propose that Gary Samson be our Acting Chairman (and acting treasurer), > and that Josie Mackie be our Acting Secretary. > Of course this needs seconding and the agreement of at least a substantial > number of the 14+ Group. > > It can only be formalised when we have agreed a constitution. > > Best Wishes to All of You - Jon (Acting Woodchurch Liaison Office ?) > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gary Samson [mailto:gsamson@goldbern.co.uk] > Sent: 11 July 2007 23:08 > To: Jennie Light > Cc: Jon Chaplin; 'Josie Mackie' > Subject: Re: Woodchurch 14+ Group > > You're absolutely right, Jennie. We shall need a committee, particularly > if we are to apply for funding to help out with our activities; most > grant-awarding bodies expect this. We shall also need a formal > structure. This all sounds very dry, onerous and bureaucratic, but it is > very much a means to an end, and there's no reason why our informal > meetings at the museum (and elsewhere) have to change very much at all. > As a minimum, we shall need a chair, treasurer and secretary. We'll also > need a constitution, which I've already offered to draft for comments. > > We'll also need to consider carefully how the group relates to the > eng-ken-woodchurch mailing list, which, for many, is just that--a > mailing list. Someone who subscribes one day and disappears the next, > having had their research question answered by one of us, clearly has a > different status to you or Josie or Jon, who would quite rightly expect > to have more influence in the way the group is run. Some kind of formal > (paid?) membership might help to clarify this distinction, but again > this is something we need to discuss as a group. > > It may be that most of these issues can be resolved online, so do please > keep these comments and suggestions coming. > > Best wishes > > Gary > > > > Jennie Light said the following on 11.07.2007 19:58: >> *I do think that some sort of "committee" should be arranged as at >> present nobody in particular is in "in charge" or makes final >> decisions. It is OK for us that can attend the meetings to put ideas >> forward but what about the rest of the "group" * >> *Originally when there were only 14 of us this was not a problem but now >> there are many more people {names keep coming up that I have never heard >> of, or what they are researching} The Group really needs some sort of >> "leadership".. Just a thought..........* >> *We certainly do need to liase with WLHS and and the museum.....* >> *Jennie. * > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-KEN-WOODCHURCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.4/896 - Release Date: 7/11/2007 > 4:09 PM > > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 705 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-KEN-WOODCHURCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message