DLHG Annual General Meeting 2005

Minutes of the 20th Annual General Meeting of the Dorset Local History Group held at Dorset County Museum at 2.30pm on Saturday 5 March 2005

1. Apologies.: Robin Ansell, Anne Hosford
2. Minutes of the last meeting.: These had been circulated and were signed as a correct record.
3. Matters Arising.: None
4. Chairman's annual report.: Dr Reeve reported that the year had been highly successful. Following our questionnaire, steps had been taken to raise the profile of our lectures and activities. All members on the Dorset Local History database had been circulated with details of events and the results were encouraging. 34 members attended the AGM, at which Roger Peers gave a lecture on John Clavel Mansel-Pleydell, the first president of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Field Club. On a warm summer afternoon 20 members were entertained with a fine historical walk around the planned medieval borough of Newland, Sherborne led by local historian Katherine Barker. In November a total of 78 came to hear Martin Ayres give a talk about the housing of the labouring Poor in Dorset. Last month 80 delegates joined us for our annual Day School on the Origins and Development of settlement in Dorset and heard papers on the Saxon Origins of Wimborne, Roman Dorchester, Domesday Purbeck and the Medieval expansion of Bridport and Sherborne. Unfortunately one of our speakers was unable to attend to an extra lecture will take place, probably in June. Dr Reeve ended by thanking the committee for their hard work and the Dorset County Museum for their hospitality and support.
5. Election of officers.: Dr Reeve was elected as Chairman (proposed Pam le Bas, seconded George Mortimer). Mrs Ann Smith was elected as Secretary (proposed Cecil Amor, seconded John Brown). George Mortimer and Jane Ferentzi-Sheppard were elected to the committee for three years (proposed John Brown, seconded Cecil Amor). Robin Ansell, Katherine Barker, John Brown and James Webb have two more years to serve; Pamela Le Bas, Anne Hosford, Dr Karen Mew and Dr Judith Ford have one more year to serve.
6. A.O.B.: There being no other business, the meeting closed.