GETTING TO GRIPS WITH

DEVELOPING LOCAL SERVICES

Roma Patten

Vice ChairmanExmouth Community Association

EXMOUTH ESPLANADEFROM

THE OCEAN SUITE

LANGUAGE – MATTERS?

To REACT could give an aggressive reply

To RESPOND a softer word giving a more conciliatory response

DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL

EXMOUTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION RELATIONSHIPS

EAST DEVON DISTRICT COUNCIL

EXMOUTH TOWN

COUNCIL

ECO

COLP ETP

R & GP

COLP (ECO)ECA + 3 others

ECA member of Avocet Line Forum, TravelWtchSouth Westand the Estuary Management Partnership

Exmouth Community Association

SUMMER 2014 NEWSLETTER

MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS

Members attending the AGM were punctilious in renewing their subscriptions - thank you. Other members’ subscriptions for the 2014/15 year are now due for which prompt payment will be much appreciated. Members’ attention is politely drawn to paragraph 4(f) of the Constitution and the consequences of late payment.

Please help us to manage our finances, membership and communication efficiently.

Subscriptions are: Individual member: £ 5 or £4 with email. Family members: £7.50 or £6.50 with email. Affiliated Organisations: £10 Please make your payment by cheque, payable to the ‘Exmouth Community Association’, and send it to the Treasurer:-

Vernon Patten, 3 Douglas Court, 30 Douglas Avenue, Exmouth, EX8 2HJ

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2014 The Annual General Meeting of ECA was held on 19 May in the Telfer Building of Exmouth Community College when 21 members were present. Apologies were offered by 4 members. After welcoming those present and acknowledging the apologies the Chairman presented the Minutes of the 2013 AGM which were proposed, seconded and accepted as a true record. The Chairman then presented his report which is reproduced below. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT My report on 2013/14 will reflect a different, encouraging but rather strange year as your Chairman for the seventh consecutive year. It has been different because, while there has been progress in improving Exmouth the progress has been slower than expected for reasons I will explain, so the pace of our work has eased. It has been encouraging because of the range of developments, both underway and at the planning stage, at a time when many towns are treading water during a prolonged period of national austerity. It has also been a rather strange year because we have not been engaged so much as before in the production of substantial reports, presenting our ideas on how the town could be improved. We have concentrated our energies have mainly on monitoring progress by EDDC and DCC on plans affecting Exmouth, producing commentaries on their proposals and, where necessary, engaging with Members and senior officers. There are fourteen specific developments to comment on briefly.

Preparing to board the 08.53 servicefrom Exmouth to Exeter 25th September 2014

The Parade Exmouth 09.15hrs 26th September 2014

Thank you