|
Burnham
RNLI Home Page > Burnham RNLI News
Archive
Published:
March 3, 2007
Burnham-On-Sea RNLI AGM Report: Last
meeting for
retiring chairman
More
than 40 crewmembers and supporters of Burnham-On-Sea RNLI gathered
in the town's Yacht Club on Friday evening (March 2nd) for the
organisation's Annual General Meeting.
Chairman
Tony Winterburn opened the AGM by confirming that it would be
his last meeting in the post. "I have throughoughly enjoyed
my time over the last three years and have had a wonderful time,
but now it's time to step down," he said. "I am in full
admiration of the crew, shore helpers, fundraisers and all who
help this organisation. I really relish the fact that I have worked
for the RNLI as my swan song."
 Operations
Manager Martin Cox thanked Mr Winterburn for having been "the
glue between operations, support and fundraising at Burnham-On-Sea
RNLI." He and Howard Ramm, the RNLI's Training Divisional
Inspectorate for the South, presented Tony with a certificate
and framed photo.
Mr
Cox then looked back at a busy year of call-outs and events, adding
that the station had achieved all its objectives. He concluded:
"We have an incredibly dedicated team who all here for the
right reasons."
Treasurer
Mike Ross reported the total costs of running the station were
£83,603 during 2006.
 "Fundraising
therefore has a big part to play," he said, "and we
sincerely thank everyone who has helped us with donations during
the year."
RNLI
Education and Visits Officer Tony Dheal said it had been a busy
year of promotional activities for the station, with 11 school
visits, six visits to youth groups, and ten visits by various
groups to the station. He added that he hopes to set up a new
local RNLI safety awareness event for young people later in the
year.
Jan
Pearce, Treasurer of the RNLI Fundraising Group, said she had
taken on the position of Acting Chairman after Geoff Gates had
been sadly stepped down due to ill health. She reported that £33,483
had been raised during the last 12 months - approximately £22,000
from souveniers and £11,000 from fundraising alone - which
was well above the national average for fundraising groups.
But
she added: "We are struggling for collectors, which is why
we're holding an open
evening on March 8th. We'd be very pleased to hear from anyone
who can give us an odd hour or two here and there," she said.
Howard
Ramm, the RNLI's Training Divisional Inspectorate for the South,
then gave an update on the RNLI's operations from a regional perspective.
He
opened his presentation with a screening of the RNLI's recent
promotional
video and said that nationwide fundraising for the RNLI was
"going really well."
He
gave a preview of the new lifeboats being rolled out across the
South West - including the new D Class (which Burnham recently
received) and the new Atlantic 85 lifeboat. He also gave an update
on RNLI's Beach Lifeguards and the Lifeboat College in Poole.
Mr
Winterburn closed the meeting by thanking all those who had attended.
RELATED
LINKS:
Official
Burnham-On-Sea RNLI Web site
|
