NWLRC AGM 2010 NOTICE

THE NORTH WEST LABRADOR RETRIEVER CLUB
President: Mr. J. Halstead
Vice Presidents: Lord Derby and Sir B. De Houghton
Hon. Life Members: Mr. & Mrs. J. Halstead, Mr. & Mrs. A. Greenhalgh
Chairperson: Mrs. M. D’Arcy
Hon. Secretary:  Mr. A. M. Stevens
Hon. Treasurer:  Miss D. Ireson
Hon Field Trial Secretary: Mrs. B. Drury

NOTICE - 22 February 2010

The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Club will be held at ST. JOSEPH`S PARISH CENTRE, HARPERS LANE, CHORLEY, LANCS. PR6 0HR.
MONDAY 22 MARCH 2010 AT 7-30pm.

Directions:- From the M61 junction 8 take the A6 towards Chorley, Hospital on right, next roundabout (B & Q on left) left onto the B6229, then at the 2nd roundabout (Aldi sign on left) go left (two roundabouts only yards apart) St Joseph’s Church and Parish Centre are on the left hand side past the speed camera.

Nominations for the election of Officers and Committee members for 2010/2011 should be in writing and should reach the Hon. Secretary by noon on the 15th March 2010. The written consent of the nominee must be obtained. All nominees, proposers and seconders must be fully paid up members of the Club. Nomination forms are available from the Hon. Secretary or available by downloading a nomination form . It is desirable that any person standing should forward to the Hon. Secretary a brief resume of their experience /skills they are able to bring to the club, (approx. 50 words), copies of which will be distributed with the ballot papers, for the benefit of members.

Since the AGM in 2009 there have been 8 Committee Meetings.
The Chairman attended 8, the Hon. Sec 8, and the Hon. Treasurer 8.
Below is a record of other attendances:
Mr. C. Ayres    (6)                Mrs. P. Ayres    (4)
Mrs. C. Barrett (8)                Mr. S. Barrett (8)
Miss. N. Bilsland (1)              Mrs. B. Brougham (7)
Mrs. J. Dobson (7)                Mrs. E. Jenkinson (3)
Mrs. P. Mott (6)                   Miss. G. Oulton (7)
Miss. J. Rawlinson (4)           Mrs. C. Seale (3)
Mrs. K. Smalley (6)               Mr. P. Smith (2)
Mr. S. Williamson (6)

The Officers and one third of the Committee must retire annually and can offer themselves for re-election. The Chairman, Hon. Secretary and Hon. Treasurer have expressed their willingness to stand again.

The following members are due to retire from the Committee. Miss N. Bilsland, Mrs. J. Dobson, Miss G. Oulton and Mrs. K. Smalley. Mrs. P. Mott resigned from the Committee in February 2010 and Mrs. K. Smalley will not be standing again, but the others have offered themselves for re election.

Field Trial Sub Committee
The Hon. Field Trial Secretary Mrs. B. Drury has decided not to stand for re election. Hon. Working Test Secretary, Mrs. J. White offers herself for re election.

There have been two meetings since the last AGM, which were attended by the Hon. Field and Hon. Working Test Secretaries, others who may have attended were

Mr. A. Camps (2)                  Mrs. L. Mitchell (1)
Mrs. M. Crawford (2)            Mr. S. Marland (2)
Mr. D. Miller (2)                    Mr. J. Drury (2)
Mr. D. Newton
Mr. J. Benyon  (2)                  Mrs. H. Richards (2)
Mr. R. Haworth                      Mr. T. Richards (2)
Mr. D. Jackson (2)                Mr. I. Wareing (0)
Mr. K. Jackson (1)                 Mr. I. White (2)

The following members of this sub committee are due for re election. Mr. J. Benyon, Mrs. M. Crawford, Mr. J. Drury, Mr. D. Jackson, Mr. D. Newton. Mr I. Wareing has resigned and Mr D. Newton and Mr R. Haworth are not standing again, all the others have expressed their willingness to stand again.

Please note the same criteria apply as for the General Committee, regarding nomination dates, etc.

Any items for the agenda must be in the hands of the Hon. Secretary, in writing, proposed and seconded by fully paid up members, no later than noon on the 15th March 2010.

Subscriptions for 2010 are now overdue.

Only fully paid up members are entitled to attend the AGM, to make nominations, to stand for election or to vote thereat. If you have not already paid, please send your subscriptions to the Hon. Treasurer (address above) ensuring you send the up to date amount (£10 Single member and £12 Joint member). Standing Order mandates are available from the Treasurer or can be downloaded from our web site.
NOTE: SUBSCRIPTIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED ON THE DAY OF THE AGM
PLEASE NOTE   To save expense on printing, etc., the Chairman’s Report and the Annual Accounts are printed in Otter Tales – enclosed herewith.
If you are attending the AGM, please ensure you bring this publication with you.
Look forward to seeing you on the 22nd March 2010.
Hon. Secretary

Mr. Andrew Stevens
Complimentary tea/coffee on arrival
Hot food will be available after the meeting

Nominations and Agenda Items must arrive by midday on 15th March 2010 and you may download a nomination form here. And a for a draft agenda...

The Sheila Saunt Memorial Trophy 2010

This is the NWLRC's annual points challenge. Open to all members.

(1 point is awarded to every exhibit for each class entered (and present), and 5 for each class winner down to1 for VHC place).

At the Club's recent Limit Show the following dogs (click on "Read more") achieved 6 or more points, and are the current leaders for the Sheila Saunt Memorial Trophy.

Points can be won at the Open and Championship Shows later this year.

NWLRC Working Test Dates 2010

The North West Labrador Retriever Club, NWLRC, is pleased to announce two dates for the forthcoming Working Tests to be held at Pinewood, near Clitheroe to be held by the kind permission of United Utilities.

NWLRC Labrador Puppies

The North West Labrador Retriever Club keeps a puppy register for all those interested in either selling a labrador puppy or buying a labrador puppy. The details of currently available puppies can be found on the NWLRC website in the Puppy section.

The Sheila Saunt Memorial Trophy

The final results for The Sheila Saunt Memorial Trophy, our 2009 annual points challenge, have now been worked out following the recent Championship Show, and are as follows in the "Read More" link below.

Many Congratulations to the winner, Michael and Pauline Mitchell's Sharouns Ganymede at Stelmarin, and to all the other front runners.

The presentation of the trophy will take place at the A.G.M., and we will be running the points challenge again next year.

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