AGM 2021

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Last Friday was the club's Annual General Meeting (AGM). Held face to face for the first time since 2019. 

It was great to be back at Brighton Sailing Club, and see so many familiar faces and new members who had joined since the first lockdown. A big thanks to Sophie for organising the event and sourcing some excellent pizzas. 

As usual, we started with Tom Atkins report as the treasurer. Ironically only six months before the pandemic, we had completed a financial review of the club. One of the conclusions was that we need to maintain sufficient financial resources to ride out catastrophic circumstances change. The good news is that financially, we have handled the pandemic well. Putting us in a solid position to reinvigorate the club.

Simon Wickenden, as the Chair, then presented a brief review of the clubs year. Highlighting the events as we worked our way through reengaging with facilities management, navigating the deluge of operating guidelines and reconnecting with club members. 

Coaches Graeme, Ian & Simon then laid out the coaching plans as we advance. We will outline these to the club members over the coming weeks.

NEW COMMITTEE

Then members volunteering for the new committee stood for election. Those who voted at the AGM were added to those that had voted in advance online. The new committee was duly elected, the 2020/21 committee stood down, and the newly voted in committee took over.

The 2021/2022 committee is listed below:

  • Chair: Simon Wickenden

  • Championships & Fixtures Officer: David Bailey

  • COVID-19 Officer: Grace Hancock

  • Digital Marketing Officer: Carolyn Taylor

  • Diversity & Inclusion Champion: vacant

  • Events Officer: Mark Roydon

  • Head Coach/ Coaching Coordinator: Open

  • Juniors Officer: Clive Glasson

  • Kit Officer: Christine Gibbons

  • Secretary: Robert Jessop

  • Socials Officer: Sophie Snow

  • Treasurer: Tom Atkins

  • Vice-Chair: Kevin Hancock

  • Welfare Officer: Matt Honey

The AGM was then closed, and David Bailey took over to present the Club Championship Awards. Thank you to everyone who attended and those who couldn't make it but voted online in advance.