BELFRY BULLETIN _______________________________ __________________ ___ No.1. Vol. 1
BRISTOL EXPLORATION CLUB
Jan 1947
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING This was held at 74 Redcatch Rd. on Sat. the 14th Dec. 1946 at 7.30pm. D.H. Hasell was elected chairman of the meeting, and then the Hon Treasurer read the report and Accounts for 1946. Major points were as follows: SECRETARY’S REPORT. 1946 The club has run 65 official trips this year, on which there was an attendance of 520, 275 members and 145 visitors. Club membership now stands at 81, the highest ever. Of this number, 18 are in the Forces and 33 are new members. We are supporting the formation of the Cave Association of Wales, and hope to become a member club. Our affiliation to the British Speleological Association has not been renewed, as in the opinion of the committee, the objects of the Association have been lost, and the money is better spent improving the amenities of the BEC. Members have been present at nearly every Local operation of the Cave Diving Group, and the Club is now to take part in the work of The Mendip Rescue Association. Details of this scheme will be circulated later. The Club has now purchased a large hut for Mendip Headquarters. The library, thanks to the kindness of members has been considerably re-used. (signed) T.H. Stanbury Hon. Sec. ------------------FINANCIAL REPORT Income Cash in hand Jan 1st. £10.2.0½d. Income to Dec 14th £13.6.8½d Total £43.6.9d.
Expenditure General expenditure to Dec 14th £0.9.0. Hut Expenditure to Dec 14th £0.13.0d.d Total £1.2.0d.
The Club, however, still owes Mrs. I.M. Stanbury £8/0/0 for part purchase of the Hut. A further £1/0/0 has been received since the accounts have been made up. The expenditure has all come at the end of the year when funds are low, but the opportunity of purchasing the Hut was too good to miss, with the result that the cash balance is at present, negligible. There has been a lot of slackness in leaders failing to collect the tackle fee, accounting for the loss of several pounds, and I look to leaders to remedy this in future. (signed) T.H. Stanbury Hon. Treasurer