Bridgend AGM 9th November 2012

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Bridgend AGM Minutes from 9th

November 2012

Present: Will Golding

John Knox

Anna Danby

Chris MacefieldHarry Johnson

Jean Olarie

Iain Chantler

Stephen Hendry

Jamie Ross

Apologies: Jane Mather

Ellie Forgan

Karen Carrick

Simon Beames

Ruby Alba

The meeting opened with a report from the chair, Will Golding, on Bridgend Inspiring Growths

activities over the past year. Please see the included chairs report for details on these. Some items

were discussed in more detail and these are included below. John Knox, Treasurer, also gave an

overview of our financial report for the year detailing 3, 298.12 income, 2,323.58 expenditure

leaving a closing balance of 974.54. This was accepted by all present.

Item Action Points

Status with Council

Ongoing communication with the council to determine their position on

the conditions for acquiring the farmhouse and how they will help us to

proceed. Have written recently to try to get more information on their

proposed costs and timescales but as of meeting no response has been

received.

Encouraged individuals

to write independently

to council to express

their views on the

farmhouse and

encourage action

Investing in ideas application

A lot of time and effort has gone into writing this application which is

now finished and ready to be sent in the New Year. The aim of this is to

get funding to allow us to condense all existing research and consultationinto a full feasibility study and business plan.

Will to distribute final

application in order for

people to read over and

make anyrecommendations for

change before the New

Year.

Will will submit the

finalised application in

the New Year.

Actions for 2013

It was discussed that we would like to proceed with completing aSocial Return on Investment assessment which would help tostrengthen the farmhouses case as an invaluable community

Will and Iain to work

with Karen Carrick onmoving this forward.


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asset.

Discussed the possibility, suggested by Jane Mather, to run anevent in partnership with the storytelling centre to promote the

project and potentially raise funds.

Suggestion that it would be good to run events that fit in withother themes going on both locally and nationally over the year.

These included Year on Natural Scotland 2013 and the

Commonwealth games. Potential to link in with active Scotland

activities too and could work with schools.

A joint event with Orienteering Scotland to promote the use ofthe park for recreation. Also to help promote the use of the Bike

trail through Craigmillar Castle Park.

The importance of developing meaning partnerships withorganisation who may be interested in being involved with the

project. Garvald Edinburgh were mentioned as potential

partners.

Spoke about how we could continue to improve the health ofthe farmhouse building and stop it falling into a further state of

disrepair. Suggestion was to revisit the potential of working with

South East Edinburgh community justice team to clear rubbleand make general repairs to building. Idea to investigate

potential of allowing students to practice trade skills through

making repairs on building identified roof as a priority.

Suggested we should continue to ensure that local communityare updated on the progress and activities of the group. This

could be done by creating a poster with information about who

we are, what we are doing and how to get involved to be put up

in local community spaces.

Identified other ways in which we can continue to engage withthe local community. These include speaking to local

community councils and residents associations to ensure they

know about the project and how they can support it.

Continue to work on developing a better website for theorganisation

Anna to find out more

details about this and

how it could develop.

Anna and Harry to

investigate these themes

further and look into

potential funding

steams. Liaise with Ellie

Forgan RE: active

schools.

John to investigate these

in more detail.

Chris to speak with

Garvald about this in

more detail and

investigate developing

meaningful relationships

Jamie to speak to trade

professionals and try to

get some estimated

quotes for both minorrepairs and the overall

costs for renovation of

the building.

Stephen to distribute

this once it is created.

Anna/Will/John to put

the poster together.

Stephen to get in touch

with these organisationsand attend meetings to

represent the group.

Will and Anna to

support Stephen in

doing this and make sure

he has all the

information he needs

about the project.

Stephen to speak to apotential contact about

this


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Ruby Alba is continuing with her permaculture designs for thefarmhouse and surrounding lands.

We should continue to encourage other organisations to writeindependently to the council in support for our organisation andpropose as asset transfer of the farmhouse.

Will to speak to Ruby

about an update for

January meeting

Board elections

All existing members of the board stood down. Seven people present

stood for election and though a democratic vote the following board

of trustees was elected:

Will Golding Chair

John Knox Treasurer

Anna Danby Secretary

Chris MacefieldIain Chantler

Jamie Ross

Stephen Hendry

This increases our Board from three members to seven and was

noted as an extremely positive step forward for Bridgend Inspiring

Growth. A big thank you to all those who took up positions.

Next meeting arranged for Sunday 27

th

January 20132:00pm 3:30pm

Bridgend Allotments

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Bridgend AGM 9th November 2012