NEWS AWC SUMMER DAY OUT We are pleased to be able to announce details of the Abingdon Works Centre Summer Day Out to be held on August 22 2021 at Chawton House in the picturesque village of Chawton near Alton, Hampshire. Chawton House is a beautiful Grade Two listed Elizabethan Manor house with formal gardens set in its own grounds once owned by Jane Austen’s brother Edward and referred to by her as the “Great House”. It is currently run as an historic property and also houses period exhibitions, a shop and the research library of the Centre for the Study of Early Women’s Writing 1600 to 1830. Parking will be in the Church Meadow immediately adjacent to Chawton House and the Church which also includes the large recently refurbished Dyer’s Barn which will be available to provide shelter if needed (from the blazing sun - we hope). Bacon butties (10.00am-12.00pm only at the Tea Shed) and refreshments (hot and cold drinks and cakes) will be available to buy from the Tea Shed and the Old Kitchen Tea Room throughout the day. For those who require more substantial fare it is recommended that you bring your own picnic. For those who wish to stretch their legs the Jane Austen House and Museum (where Jane Austen lived) (pre-booking required https:// janeaustens.house/visit/visitor-info/) and The Greyfriar pub are a 10 minute (0.4 miles) walk away. A voluntary donation of £5 (or more if you’re feeling generous) will be requested at the gate to cover the AWC costs in organising the event. Tickets for the House and Gardens, both of which are well worth a visit, costs £10 per person and give you access to the property for a full 12 months. For the time being, although legal restrictions on social distancing have been removed, Chawton House are continuing to operate a booking system for visits to the House and entry will not be available on the day without a booking. Entry times are 15 minutes apart and only six people are allowed to book on each slot, starting from 10.00am. Bookings must be made directly with Chawton House at https://chawton-house.arttickets.org.uk/ Garden visits will be available on the day at a cost of £6 per person. To register for the AWC Summer Day Out, which is open to all MGCC members, please contact Richard Smith 01235 522689 or r.smith@mgabingdon.org.uk Further information on Chawton House can be found at https:// chawtonhouse.org/ There is no specified start point or “Run” associated with this event; please make your own way to Chawton House (GU34 1SJ) to arrive from 10.00am onwards. We look forward to seeing you there.
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Anglia Centre AGM The Anglia Centre AGM is to be held on September 25 at The Lion P.H., 44 Ipswich Road, Needham Market IP6 8EH, starting at 11.00am. It is expected that the meeting will end by 1.00pm, when lunch will be available in The Lion. Members who wish to attend are kindly asked to contact Roger Moran (Secretary) by email secretary@mgccanglia.com Abingdon Works Centre AGM Date: Saturday September 25 2021 Venue: MG Car Club, Kimber House, 12 Cemetery Road, Abingdon, OX14 1AS Time: 2.00pm Timetable: 2.00pm - Light refreshments 2.45pm – AWC AGM Agenda: Apologies Approval of the minutes of the February 2020 AGM Matters arising Chairman’s Report Secretary’s Report Treasurer’s Report Election of Officers Election of Committee Any Other Business Nominations for election to the Committee and/or officers should be submitted to Secretary, James Page, 51A Eaton Road, Appleton, Oxon. OX13 5JH or by email to secretary@mgabingdon.org.uk by September 18 2021. We are pursuing members being able to join via Zoom and will advise if we’re successful. Devon and Cornwall Centre AGM The Devon and Cornwall Centre AGM will be held on Tuesday September 7 at 7.30pm via Zoom. Anyone (other than Committee Members) wishing to attend should contact Bob Slatter with their MGCC membership number, at least five days before the Meeting so that the Agenda and Zoom invites can be sent out. Contact Bob on secretary@mgccdc.org TRIPLE-M REGISTER AGM The Triple-M Register 2021 AGM will be conducted by online/virtual means using Zoom. The meeting time, as with the previous year, has been set to make it easier for non-UK Members to attend the meeting. Date: Sunday September 12 2021 Time: 8.00pm UK time. Agenda 1. Introductions and apologies for absence 2. Minutes of the 2020 AGM 3. Matters arising from those minutes 4. Chairman’s Report 5. Treasurer’s Report 6. Consideration of the 2020 financial statements 7. Secretary’s Report 8. Reports from other committee members 9. Matters raised by Register Members 10. Election of Officers 11. Election of Committee 12. Other business of the AGM 13. Open session Important notes: The meeting information will be available on MGCC Members only area of the Register’s website forum and will include the following: 1. Details of how to pre-register and participate in the meeting; 2. This formal notice of the online 2021 AGM together with the meeting agenda; 3. Committee reports, including the Register’s financial statements for 2020 together with reports from the Chairman, the Treasurer and other committee members; 4. There will be provision for Members to cast their votes and an opportunity to engage with the Committee. For other information about the meeting please contact the Committee Secretary, Dick Morbey at secretary@triple-mregister.org or by phone +44 (0)1494 883112. Any proposals for the nomination of new Committee members and notice of any questions about any of the agenda topics should please be sent to him to arrive no later than Wednesday September 8 2021.
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