Marek elected Chairman for 2011.

At the Annual General meeting of the Bridgwater Czech-Slovak Friendship Society held on January 19th, MAREK DELONG was elected as the new Chairman.

Marek, a Czech worker who has lived in Bridgwater for the past three years, is from Havirov in Moravia. He becomes the second Czech National to hold the post of Chair succeeding Marketa Weaving who stood down this year.

The Bridgwater Czech Slovak Friendship Society was formed in 1991 and was instrumental in establishing Britains first post-Velvet Revolution Czech twinning (Bridgwater and Uherske Hradiste).

Officers elected were.

Marek Delong (Chairman)

Tim Mander (Vice Chair)

Dave Hanna (Vice Chair)

Brian Smedley (Secretary)

Kath Pearce (Treasurer)

Czech Slovak Friendship Society AGM on 19th January

The Annual General meeting of the BRIDGWATER CZECH SLOVAK FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY will be held at 7p m on Wednesday 19th January 2011. The venue will be the Unity Club,Dampiet street.

Anyone who has been involved or would like to become involved is welcome to attend.

The secretary Brian Smedley will present a review of the years programme 2010-2011 run by Bridgwater International and a look forward to ideas for 2011. Kathy Pearce will present the years accounts.

The AGM will also seek to elect officers to run the organisation for the next 12 months. Our Chair, Marketa Weaving, will be standing down this year as she has moved out of the area.

The Present committee is;-
Chair;- Marketa W eaving Secretary;-Cllr Brian Smedley Treasurer;-Cllr Kathy Pearce Vice Chair;-Tim Mander Vice Chair;-Marek Delong SDC rep;- Cllr Julian Taylor Bridgwater Town rep;- Cllr Dave Loveridge.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE

BRIDGWATER CZECH SLOVAK FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY (2010-2011 )

tp be held at 7PM on WEDNESDAY 19^th JANUARY 2011

AT UNITY HOUSE DAMPIET STREET BRIDGWATER

AGENDA

1.Members present;-

2.Apologies ;-

3.Minutes of 2010 AGM (27.1.10) circulated

^{4.2010 REPORTS; -}

^{I)Chair;- MARKETA WEAVING ;}

ii)Secretary;- BRIAN SMEDLEY .;- will present a powerpoint of 2010 activities

iii) Treasurer;- KATHY PEARCE ; will present the accounts for 2010-2011

^{5. ELECTION OF OFFICERS 2011-12 The following were elected 2010-11 – positions will become vacant at the AGM}

^{CHAIR;- MARKETA WEAVING}

^{SECRETARY;- cllr BRIAN SMEDEY}

^{TREASURER;- cllr KATHY PEARCE}

^{VICE CHAIR 1 TIM MANDER}

^{VICE CHAIR 2 MAREK DELONG}

^{6 sdc rep'-to note that cllr JULIAN TAYLOR would continue as our SDC rep until May 2011}

^{7 Bridgwater Town Council rep;- to note that cllr DAVE LOVERIDGE would continue as our BTC rep until May 2011}

^{8 Plans for 2011 season;-The secretary will present a programme for 2011 to be run by Bridgwater International}