Annual General Meeting

Held on Tuesday 23rd April 2013

At Saltford Golf Club

Attended Helen Church, Lorraine Frapwell, Sarah Dixon, Bronya Smith

Janice Gibbons, Jane Kemp, Annie Carpenter, Dee Chaddha,

Lynda Boulton, Marianna Zatkova, Melissa Jones, Jo Grobler

Beth Pearse, Mary Jane Middlehurst, Louise Foxwell, Andrea Miller

Julie Knight, Joanne Myall, Mary-Jane Middlehurst, Lee Elkins

Jo Cooper, Nick Paulley, Ian Long, Cindy Carter, Nicky Hayworth

Gordon Davis, Anna Sheppard, Shane Halford, Princess Chitkonde

1.  10.00 - AGM Start

Refreshments. Signing in and welcome. Parent Carers Aiming High Information was on display on arrival.

2.  Welcome with Louise Foxwell from the Carers Centre

Louise Foxwell, Breaks Manager, from the Carers Centre welcomed everyone to our fourth AGM.

3.  Chairs Report – Helen Church

Helen presented the Chairs Report.

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4.  Dee Chaddha –BANES Children’s Services

Dee thanked Parent Carer’s for their input/ feedback and attendance at meetings last year.

5.  Treasurers Report – Melissa Jones

Melissa summarised the funding and expenditures for the last year.

6.  Lee Elkins – PCAH DVD

Lee showed a small snippet of PCAH DVD Participation Project.

7.  Julia Knight – Transitions into Adulthood

Julia gave a brief summary of the draft Transitions Documents.

8.  Election of Committee – Helen

Helen called for nominations and votes for the PCAH committee and they are as follows;

Chair Helen Church

Vice Chair Jane Kemp

Treasurer Melissa Jones

Secretary Annie Carpenter

9.  Introduction to Give Us a Break

Louise Foxwell and Sarah Dixon talked about Give Us a Break and arranged for some sample treatments for parent carers to try including painting, creative writing, hand/arm massage and colour therapy.

10.  Treatment/Pampering and Networking

11.  12.30 – Lunch and Finish.

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12.  Date of Next PCAH Meeting

Date of next PCAH meeting is Wednesday 15th May 2013, 10.00am at Fosseway School.