Annual General Meeting 2023 Durham Wildlife Trust

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at 6pm on Monday, 16th October, 2023. The AGM will be held online to provide all members with the opportunity to participate.

Full details of how to register for the AGM are available at www.durhamwt.com/agm or alternatively, please call the Trust on 0191 5843112, or write to Durham Wildlife Trust at Rainton Meadows, Chilton Moor, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 6PU.

Agenda

Introduction by Sarah Lister, Trust Chair

1. Apologies for absence

2. Minutes of the 2022 AGM

3. Adoption of Annual Report and Consolidated Accounts

4. Chair’s remarks

5. Election of members to the Board

6. Confirmation of auditors

Presentations on the Trust’s work

Papers for the AGM, including details of members seeking election to the Board, will be made available at www.durhamwt.com/agm and will be sent to everyone registering to attend. The annual report and accounts are available to all members on the Trust’s website or by contacting the Trust.

The formal business of the AGM will be followed by presentations on the Trust’s work and this year we will be celebrating the acquisition of Cuthbert’s Moor in Teesdale. Formerly managed for grouse shooting, the Trust will be restoring habitats across the site over the coming years. Rebecca Clark, Managing Moors Officer, will provide members with an insight into the wildlife of this special upland site and the Trust’s ongoing monitoring and management.

The AGM and presentations are expected to end at 7.15pm. Members wishing to vote by proxy at the AGM should contact the Trust (on 0191 5843112, or write to Durham Wildlife Trust at Rainton Meadows, Chilton Moor, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 6PU) to request a proxy voting form. Forms must be returned to the Trust by 6pm on Saturday, 14th October, 2023. Please note: forms being returned by post should be addressed to the Rainton Meadows address above.

Two current members of Council (Vivien Kent and Sarah Lister) have served four years and must stand for re-election or stand down. Members who would like further information on becoming a Trustee by seeking election to the Board, should contact the Trust Director at jcokill@durhamwt.co.uk or call 0191 5843112. Please note: nomination forms for those seeking election to the Board must be received not less than 28 calendar days before the date set for the AGM.