Exeter Branch AGM - Exeter Branch Saturday 15 November 2008.

This year’s Branch AGM was held at Newton St Cyres’ on Saturday 15 November beginning with ringing and followed by a service led by Revd. Dick Potter. Pam Miller was the organist and it was good to have two of our youngsters, Amy and Gareth Gill, assisting in the service.

Newton St Cyres Church, and ringing before the service

The Church was having its Christmas Bazaar on the same afternoon so we were able to enjoy refreshments provided by their helpers. The meeting followed, beginning with silence in memory of Ena Ford and Valerie Oates. After the reports the following officers were elected:

• Chair – Ian Campbell
• Secretary – Heather Somerwill
• Treasurer – Lesley Tucker
• Ringing Master – Andrew Digby
• Asst. Ringing Master – Matthew Hilling
• Publicity Officer – Ken Vingoe
• Guild Committee Member – Michael Cannon

Rob Neal, Lucy Davis and Laurie Kirkcaldy were elected as new members. Amy Gill was awarded her Guild Certificate.

The meeting closed at 5.30 p.m. and some members went on to have an enjoyable time on two mini-rings, the Frank Mack Garage Ring, now located at Ian Avery’s house in Kingsteignton, and ‘Ting Tong’ at James and Elaine Grant’s home in Bishopsteignton.

The Garage Ring, ringing at Ting-Tong and a double-handed attempt at Ting-Tong

Heather Somerwill

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