Hello all, please find attached the Chair & treasurer report and minutes from our recent AGM.
Please come back to us if you have any questions.
Memberships are now due so if you would like to renew your membership or join for the first time, then you can use the link below
Membership fees are important to your club as they help us to cover the costs of insurance and our NODA membership.
All those present at the AGM agreed that there should be a small increase to the membership fees as follows:
SINGLE – £12
COUPLE – £18
FAMILY (couple with children under 18) – £20
Becoming a member means that:
1. You get early access to tickets for all our performances in the coming 12 months
2. You get free entry to any of our social events throughout the year
3. You will be fully covered by our insurance if you get involved with any of our performances (both on and off stage)
4. You get to support us financially so we can continue to put on top quality shows for you to enjoy!
Click here to become a member:
https://buytickets.at/wringtondramaclub/store
WINTER SHOW! *save the date*!!
We are holding a show of interest evening for our winter production on Tuesday 17th September 7.30-9.30pm in the Wrington Memorial Hall
Wrington Drama Club
AGM 21st 2024
Chair’s report
Looking Back
I stepped in as the chair in July 2022.
We welcomed new members to the committee and we said goodbye to others, so I started with a good mix of people in the know and some new enthusiasts too.
The committee members have been very supportive and active and I would especially like to say thank you to Richard for showing me the ropes.
- September 2023
One Million Tiny Plays About Britain
A last minute move from outdoors to indoors at St Mary’s church proved to be the perfect setting for this set of very short plays. It gave the actors a chance to show off their versatility and an opportunity for one of our young members (Louise Maitland-Round) to have a go at directing. And she was brilliant!
- Feb 2024 Winter production
Head over Heels!
The long awaited (this was an idea that was born before COVID!) home grown script and ABBA compilation extravaganza! It must be one of the biggest cast sizes we have ever had! We welcomed new members to this production and it provided brilliant roles for some of our more seasoned actors as well as our youth group.
So much hard work went into this production and the results were amazing!
A total sell out!
- May 2024 Spring Production
London Suite
4 one act plays all set in the same hotel room, very different characters & plot in each one. It meant we didn’t have to worry about set changes and Julie K was able to put her artistic skills to great use in designing a set fit for a posh London Hotel!
Lots of versatile acting and characterizations in this one – some sad moments & lots of laughs!
The NODA rep attended on the opening night and we have a rave review from him!
This was another great success!
- Events
In November 2023 we hosted a Murder Mystery evening for the Churchill Village Hall group. We had a lot of great feedback and this has given us a taste for doing more of this kind of thing.
Actors workshop
We held an actors workshop which as facilitated by Gary & John – we had a lot of fun and lots to learn about movement and improvisation!
Other things that happened
Stared using the scanning APP for checking in tickets on the door, making it much quicker for people to get in and get a well-earned drink from the bar! .
Made sure we kept some paper tickets for those that need them.
Thank you to Buglers for getting into the spirit of things and selling them for us.
- We have had a lot of activity on Facebook around the time of our shows, people showed a lot of interest in the posts and we updated the website too!
Fire station
Work has continued and the fire station is looking great – a super light upstairs, shelving, plasterboard on the walls – a much better space for storage and better able to find things.
Julie works tirelessly to get the costumes sorted and labelled, this is hard to do in between shows.
We were able to use upstairs during Head over Heels as a make up and hair station.
Equipment purchase
We purchased the winches for the hall and a personnel lift – all have been so useful, timesaving and much safer when rigging the lights etc.
We have welcomed many new members and also retained many who have been with us for a long time.
180 contacts
88 paid up memberships for 2023-2024 – some of which are couples/families
Many Thanks
So many people to thank – bowled over by the generosity of people who give of their time and talent, support, ideas, their front rooms & space for rehearsals and productions..
Looking forwards
Outdoor production – another Little Grimley production! This time we are lucky to be performing it in the grounds of Barley Wood house – audience will get a chance to look around the gardens and house before the show!
Winter production – TBC
We are still deciding between 2-3 options for a winter show.
Costume sort
As always, help needed to sort the costumes and props in the fire station – especially as we have kindly been given some costume sets for specific shows.– looking for volunteers for this.
Fire station organization
There is still work to be done to finish off the fire station refurbishment and so we are looking for help.
Future developments
We will use ticket tailor for memberships again this year – easy way to manage the administration and an automated way to keep contact details.
Membership fees:
Fees for 2023-2024
Individual: £10
Couple: £12
Family: £15
Finances:
We took £1165 in membership fees for 2023-2024 – at that time the membership was tied into the summer production (Tiny Plays)
Ticket prices
2024
| Head over Heels | London Suite |
| £10 Weds, Thu eve £12 fri, Sat eve £8 Sat mat | £10 Thu eve £12 fri, Sat eve |
Julie Plant (Chair)
AGENDA:
- Chair’s report on the past 12 months
- Treasurer’s report on finances
- Election of committee members for 2024-25
- Fix the membership fees for 2024-25
- Launch our values & behaviours
- Review of constitution, Logo & strap line / motto
- Open forum, Future developments – feedback and ideas welcome!
Nominations are invited for the posts of Chair, Vice-chair (this role is not currently filled, but is in our constitution) Secretary and Treasurer, and for membership of the committee.
Committee Members for 2023 – 2024
Chair – Julie Plant
Secretary – Becky Rubidge
Treasurer – Adrian Faulkner
Other Committee Members –
Richard Kingcott
Julie Kingcott
Pauline Neary
Jonathan Duke
Joel Laird
Nominations received for 2024-2025:
| Name of nominated person | Position | Proposer’s Name | Seconder’s name |
| Becky Rubidge | Secretary | Julie Plant | Pauline Neary |
| Adrian Faulkner | Treasurer | Julie Plant | Becky Rubidge |
| Julie plant | Chair person | Becky Rubidge | John Rubidge |
| Jon Duke | Committee member | Joel laird | Julie Plant |
| Pauline Neary | Committee member | Joel Laird | Julie Plant |
| Joel Laird | Committee member | Jon Duke | Becky Rubidge |
| Julie Kingcott | Committee member | Julie Plant | Jon duke |
2023-2024
Total Income £13,490.04
Total Expenditure £15,528.43
Bank Balance at 1st July 2024 £5,991.41
2022-2023
Total Income £13,718.
Total Expenditure £10,747.
Bank Balance at 1st July 2023 £8,029.80
AGM Minutes
The meeting started with an agreement that we would carry on even though we were not quorate – we agreed that according to the constitution this applies to committee meetings and the purpose of the AGM is to vote in the new committee members.
Chairs & Treasurer report:
The chair & treasurers report was handed out and read presented by the chair.
Julie confirmed that the accounts had been audited and were found to be correct.
We have still been advised to create a list of assets that the club own.
Mark requested that for future, email the accounts to members prior to the AGM
Committee nominations:
The nominated committee members were voted in – according to our constitution we need 6 members as well as the Chair, secretary & treasurer.
Mark Bullen & Simon Med agreed to be on the committee as “silent” members to allow for full committee
Mark Bullen, nominated by Liz and seconded by Kate .
Simon Med nominated by Mark , seconded by Liz
| Name | Position |
| Becky Rubidge | Secretary |
| Adrian Faulkner | Treasurer |
| Julie plant | Chair person |
| Jon Duke | Committee member |
| Pauline Neary | Committee member |
| Joel Laird | Committee member |
| Julie Kingcott | Committee member |
Richard kingcott has decided to step down from the committee. Everyone agreed that he had contributed so much to the Club and continues to be a wealth of information and skill that we value. So we are pleased that he will continue to help out with shows
Thank you for supporting us
Best wishes – the committee