Each year any member has the opportunity to be proposed to serve on the committee. If we have too many nominations, members attending the Annual Meeting in February, can then vote for new committee members and to re-elect those who wish to remain on the committee. When we need a new President she is then elected by the membership from those on the new committee.
On 14 February we held our Annual Meeting and formed a new committee and elected a new President.
Left to right : Wendy Richley, Julia Clark, Christine Farquhar, Biddy Fraser, Julie Andrews and Sarah Hatchard.
- President: Christine Farquhar
- I oversee the day to day running and future planning for our WI. I conduct both the Committee and Monthly meetings. I have the responsibility of making final decisions on matters arising both from the Committee and the Monthly meetings.
- Vice President: Julie Andrews
- My role is to support the President, to offer any advice needed from my previous experience as a President and to run the monthly meeting or committee meetings in her absence. I am also the Webmaster.
- Secretary: Biddy Fraser
- I write the minutes and agenda for both Committee & Monthly meetings, receive and relay all the information cascaded down from WI National Office each month to the Committee and members. Correspond with the EKF and other bodies and make the bookings for the Lads’ Club.
- Treasurer: Wendy Richley
- My role is to manage the finance of our WI, to prepare the annual budget and make sure that at the end of year our account is balanced, approved by a WI examiner and presented to the members. At each monthly meeting I give an update of the bank balance and ensure that all income is banked, receipts are filed, cheques issued and bank transfers are carried out, and that insurances, rents and subscriptions etc are paid.
- Speakers: Julia Clark
- My role, with input from other members and the committee, is to select the speakers for some of our Monthly meetings. I then contact each speaker to make a firm booking and help to produce the programme for the following year. I am the point of contact for the speaker and will either meet and greet them when they arrive to give their talk or arrange for that to be done. I also arrange the vote of thanks rota .
- Other Roles: Sarah Hatchard and Dawn Neale
Non Committee roles
- Membership Secretary: Romany Cowans
- I deal with all matters to do with membership and the recruiting new members. I also take the Register at monthly meetings. I am the MCS rep entering member’s details into the NFWI database.
- Refreshments : Member’s rota
- Sales Table : Member’s rota