REPORTS
Durham Wildlife Trust
Annual General Meeting 2022 The Annual General Meeting will be held at 6pm on Monday, 17th October, 2022. The AGM will be held online to provide all members with the opportunity to participate. Full details of how to register for the AGM are available at www.durhamwt.com/agm or alternatively, please call the Trust on 0191 5843112 or write to Durham Wildlife Trust at Rainton Meadows, Chilton Moor, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 6PU.
Agenda 1. Apologies for absence 2. Minutes of the 2021 AGM 3. Adoption of Annual Report and Consolidated Accounts 4. Chair’s remarks 5. Election of members to the Board 6. Confirmation of auditors
Papers for the AGM, including details of members seeking election to the Board, will be made available at www.durhamwt.com/agm and will be sent to everyone registering to attend. The formal business of the AGM will be followed by presentations on the Trust’s work. We are delighted that Dr Rob Stoneman, Director of Landscape Recovery at the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts (the national body that represents all the Wildlife Trusts across the UK), will be joining us. Rob, together with Durham Wildlife Trust colleagues, will be highlighting how the Wildlife Trusts are leading on nature recovery, locally and nationally. The AGM and presentations are expected to end at 7.15pm. Members wishing to vote by proxy at the AGM should contact the Trust (on 0191 5843112, or write to Durham Wildlife Trust at Rainton Meadows, Chilton Moor, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 6PU) to request a proxy voting form. Forms must be returned to the Trust by 6pm on Saturday, 15th October, 2022. Please note: forms being returned by post should be addressed to the Rainton Meadows address above. Three current members of Council (Faye Butler, Amy Sorrell and Georgina Hand) have served four years and must stand for re-election or stand down. Members who would like further information on becoming a Trustee by seeking election to the Board, should contact the Trust Director at jcokill@durhamwt.co.uk or call 0191 5843112. Please note: nomination forms for those seeking election to the Board must be received not less than 28 calendar days before the date set for the AGM. For a full copy of our annual report and accounts, visit our website: www.durhamwt.com/agm
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