Commonwealth War Graves
Commission
Glenn Hearnden:
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) website is in
the process of being redesigned during the coming year. Currently
there is a page on the CWGC website that lists a number of battlefield tour
operators as partners. As part of a review it has been
decided that the CWGC will no longer provide links or list individual tour
operators but link to the Guild website. Emails will be sent to
those currently listed letting them know of this change. This change will
happen in the new year.
Very Last Call for the
Guild AGM Weekend!
Secretary writes:
The Guild AGM weekend will be held at Highgate House
Northampton between the 29th and 31st January 2016. All members are invited. An
application form to book your accommodation requirements is attached.
The Guild AGM will be held on the afternoon of Saturday 30th
and formal notification of this will follow.
The final details of the programme for the weekend are in
the process of being prepared and will be put up on the website in due course.
However one element will be a Naseby battlefield walk which will be held on the
afternoon of Friday 29th. It would be useful if members interested in
participating in this would indicate that on the application form at this
stage.
Payment for the weekend can be made by cheque (made payable
to the Guild of Battlefield Guides) or bank transfer (if using this method
please let me know when you have paid and reference the payment so that I can
identify it). Payment must be made before 31st December 201
Places are virtually filled up and there are now very few
rooms left as this looks like it’s going to be the largest AGM attendance we
have had for some years. If you want to attend please let me know asap.
To date the members and associate members attending are as
follows:
Graeme Cooper
R Barnes
Chris Finn
Anthony Rich
John Pratt
Carlo Larosa
Vivienne Whelpton
Paul Oldfield
Terry Webb
Ian Langworthy
Allan Wood
Gary Edwards
Mike Mizen
David Harvey
John Cotterill
Tony Smith
Mike Peters
Simon Worrall
Emma White
Mike Scott
Brian Shaw
Dudley Giles
Tim Stoneman
Tony Coutts Britton
Lord Faulkner
Wybo Boersma
Willem Kleijn
Duncan Barnes
Chris Preston
Andrew Thomson
Duncan Cook
Julian Whippy
Clive Harris
Kathleen Neagle
Ian Gumm
Glenn Hearnden
Bert Eikelenboom
Joel Stoppels
Julian Humphries
Dennis Weatherall
John Hamill
Rob Deere
Edwin Popkin
Jip Meijer
Paul Kersey
Jo Hook
Mike Shiel
Bob Darby
John Greenacre
Anthony Scott
Tim Saunders
Tom Dormer
Gary Weight
Michael Jackson
Chris Scott
Pamela Golding
Andy Johnson
James Porter
Jim White
Roger Lye
Phillipe Maree
Belgian Tourist board
Belgian Tourist board
Stuart Kinloch
Vern Littley
Bruce Littley
Gordon Hill
Bob Brunsdon
Alison Hine
Simon Bendry
Francois Wicart
Margaret Pearson
Rob Webb
Robert Hina
Sue King
John Marr
Ewan Carmichael
John Harris
Carl Hellicar
George Calder
Paul Stevenson
Christopher Newbould
Steve Cocks
Susan Cocks
Keith Bowen
Frank Baldwin
John Richardson
Gary Sheffield
Kirk Drew
Steve Chambers
Charmian Griffiths
Brett Haywood
Peter Caddick Adams
George Calder
David Winn
Mike Jarmain
Judy Jarmain
Dan Mills
If you think you are coming please check that you are on
this list. If you're not down and you think you should be please let me know
asap.
AGM 2015 - Call for Member
Resolutions
Secretary writes:
The Council is currently requesting members resolutions
which they would like to put before the AGM. Any current member can forward a
resolution, details of which need to be emailed to Tony Smith, Guild Secretary
at secretary@gbg-international.co.uk.
Resolutions should be sent to the Secretary by the 18th December 2015 in order
to comply with the requirements of the Constitution for giving notice of the
AGM.
All resolutions must be detailed in the email and due to the
nature of voting will need to have a clear ‘For or ‘Against’ outcome. The
formal notice of the AGM, the list of resolutions and proxy forms will then be
published and forwarded by e-mail to all members and associate members at which
point the resolutions will be opened up to proxy voting with a deadline for
receiving these of the 23rd January 2016.
All members will be eligible to attend the AGM and, if
eligible under the terms of the Constitution, will have the opportunity to vote
on any of the motions in person. Any individual member eligible to vote but
unable to attend the AGM is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend, speak and
vote on their behalf as per Section 324 of the Companies Act 2006 and Article
19 of the Guild Constitution. Anyone appointed as a proxy must themselves be an
individual member or associate member of the Guild of Battlefield Guides and
entitled to vote.
Validation at the Annual
General Meeting
Tim Stoneman writes:
Guild members wishing to be validated for Assignments 1, 5
and/or 6 at the AGM should email me (valsec@gbg-international.com) by
29 December in order for the validation sessions to be arranged and fitted into
the weekend's programme.
Members wishing to submit written assignments prior to the
AGM are reminded that the Validation manual states: "Candidates must allow
at least a clear month between submission of assignments to the ValSec and the
Friday before the Guild AGM if they are anticipating the award of the Badge at
that AGM. There will be no assessment of written assignments at the
AGM." Thus the deadline for submission of written assignments by
those hoping to be awarded the Badge at the AGM is also 29 December.
Will Townend Award
Secretary writes:
The award honours the memory of the late Will Townend, in
particular his willingness to share his extensive technical knowledge of
Artillery and his wider knowledge of battlefields in general with his fellow
Battlefield Guides.
It is also intended that those nominated for the award will
be recognised as selfless members of the GBG who freely and unselfishly share
their knowledge with their peers.
To date I have not had many nominations. I would be grateful
if members could put some thought into considering who they might like to
nominate and let me know. Voting is restricted to members and associate members
of the Guild only.
Validation Day
Chris Finn writes:
On Saturday the 28th of November there was a Validation Day
at Thundersley (marvellous name) in Essex. Robert Deere passed his
Assignment 1 and Gregor Davey Assignment 6 - congratulations to both. My
thanks to Jo Hook, Frank Baldwin and Graeme Cooper for validating and to
Richard Burgess for organising the venue and providing the tea and coffee.
The next Validations will be at the AGM. Those wishing
to validate should, if they have not done so already, notify the Validation
Secretary, Tim Stoneman, on valsec@gbg-international.com
. Applications to validate should be with Tim by 28 December, as should
any remaining written Assignments from candidates hoping to receive their Badge
at the AGM.
Appointment of Guild
Historian
Mike Peters writes:
The Guild was established at RAF Marham in 2003 and we have
come a long way since then. It is ironic that as a group of historians we are
not actually recording our own history. With that in mind Council has decided
to appoint our own dedicated Guild Historian. Graeme Cooper has volunteered to
take on the role and will be seeking out information from across the Guild
membership. Please be prepared to help Graeme to complete what is a challenging
but worthwhile task.
ETOA Cards 2016
Secretary writes:
I have received the following note from ETOA:
As Christmas approaches we have now closed applications for
the ETOA Tour Guide ID card for the 2015 season and are in the process of
updating the site for the 2016/17 season.
The site will reopen for applications for the 2016/17 season
after the holiday period on Monday 4th January 2016.
To clarify, all members whether badged or not, may apply for
ETOA Cards through the Guild. When completing the application form on the ETOA
website note the sponsoring organisation as the Guild. Cards are sent through
to me and I then post them on to the member. Please note only paid up members
may apply for cards.
Best Regards
Tony Smith
Guild Secretary
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