Chairman's at Home 2016
National
Chairman
Margaret
Key spoke
about Kelly
Jones’s cycle
ride,
the 2016 carol
services, the
AGM and the TG
memorial at the
National Arboretum.
Jenny Thorne
encouraged members
to obtain tickets for
the pre-AGM Concert
and spoke about the
upcoming Getting
To Know You visit
to Northern Ireland.
Sheila Baker talked
about Townswoman,
explaining that large
print and audio versions
of the magazine are too
expensive to produce.
Jan Buck explained
how RoadShows have
raised TG’s profile –
with the recent one in
Reading advertised on
buses in the town. Seven
Guilds have opened in
the past year, but more
are needed.
Penny Ryan explained
that falling membership
and fewer ticket sales for
national events meant
income was down, with
reserve funds used to
cover national costs –
in 2016, the deficit per
member will be £6.99.
Fee increases were
discussed, but new
Guilds and more
members are needed.
It was suggested that
Guilds’ visitor fees
should cost at least as
much as a member’s to
attend; and Guilds were
reminded that money
raised for charities
should not be at the
cost of their own funds.
Katie Bennett from
Nexus, TG’s marketing
agency, talked about
a New Generation
campaign on the website
to interest younger
potential members,
and using social media
for publicity.
Jenny Rideout covered
the 2016 mandates
and follow-up action to
previous mandates, and
reminded us about the
skittles final in April.
Janice Collins spoke
about the Royal College
of Nursing centenary
banner,
the beading competition
to be judged in May
and the upcoming
‘yarnbombing’.
Connie Nunn
encouraged
members
to bring
potential
members
to national
events
and asked
Guilds or Federations
interested in twinning
with another to
contact her.
Maggie Chilton,
Chesterfield &
District Federation
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