Index > News > AGM Report 28 April 2007 54 members attended the Annual General Meeting of the Trust, held at Edington Village Hall on 28 April 2007 Members were advised of the recent death of former Museum Curator, Bill Gates. Tributes were given by former Chairman, Dr Peter Cattermole, and by Ian Young. Vice-Chairman, Ian Young, took the chair for a discussion meeting which considered future options and directions for the Trust Andrew Naish, outgoing Chairman, lead the business mneeting. Questions were raised on the Anuual Report concerning investment policy and on the implications of new Railway Safety Management regulations, and on the assets. The Annual Report and Accounts were adopted. Clause 4(D) of the Constitution was amended. The new contitution is givenhere. Andrew Naish and David Wright were elected as new committee members, along with Brian Smith, Roger Newport, Rosie Jacob, George Moon and Ian Young who were re-elected. The date of the 2008 AGM was agreed to be held at Edington on 26 April. Don Hillyar won the modelling cup. John Flower was awarded the Mike Palmer Modelling Trophy for his model Jinty. The trophy was presented by Godfrey Baker, newly-elected Chairman, on the left in the lower photograph. both pics above © Ed Melville The photography prize was won by Gerry Leyman for the entry © below. © SDRT 2007 All material contained herein is subject to copyright and may not be reproduced, copied, held in an electronic repository system (particularly on another web site) without seeking permission. Every effort has been made to identify the holders of copyright material included within this website. If any material has been used inadvertently without permission or attribution the Trustees of the Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust will be pleased to receive information with a view to correcting this in further updates.