Waterways News
IWA's 'no travel' AGM 2020 Due to the risks of Covid-19 this year, IWA’s 2020 AGM will be a virtual event held online. Over the past few months we have been using digital meeting software to run some of our Branch meetings and we have also offered a series of virtual talks, which have been very well attended. The positive feedback has given us confidence that many of our members and volunteers will be happy to join our 61st AGM online. We hope that it will also enable more members to participate in our governance. If accessing the meeting over the internet sounds tricky, we are also offering the opportunity to join the meeting via telephone. The AGM of the Inland Waterways Association will take place on Saturday 26th September at 11.30am via Zoom. The AGM papers, details on how to register your interest and access the meeting are available on our website. Go to waterways.org.uk/agm to find out more. If you would like to register for phone access and/or receive a hard copy of the AGM papers to the meeting, please give us a ring on 01494 783453 and we will send you the AGM papers by post, and/ or provide you with the telephone number to dial on the day. 1. Review and approval of the minutes of the 60th Annual General Meeting in 2019 2. Receiving the Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements for the year ending 31st December 2019 and the Report of the Auditors 3. Appointment of the Auditors 4. Authorisation to the Trustees to decide the remuneration of the Auditors
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5. Announcement of Trustee appointments By Order of the Trustees, Neil Edwards, Company Secretary If you have questions you would like to have answered in advance of the AGM or on the day, please do send them through – membership@waterways.org.uk.
Proxies Any person being a member of the Association is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend the meeting virtually and vote on their behalf at the AGM. A proxy need not be a member of the Association. Forms for nominating a proxy are available on the website waterways.org.uk/agm, or by calling us on 01494 783453. Forms must be returned to proxies@waterways.org.uk by 2pm on Thursday 24th September 2020 in order to be valid.
Contact email We are planning to offer a series of inspiring talks in the week leading up to the AGM and details about these will be posted on the website and emailed out to members. If we do not have your email address, please contact us at membership@waterways.org. uk with your membership number or first name, last name and postcode asking for details of the talks, and we will make sure you don’t miss out on the news. We really do hope you will be able to come along to this unique event. You’ll be able to catch up with all the latest activities and plans for the future, get the inside track on our new website and put questions to Trustees.
From recent updates in Waterways magazine, you will know that IWA’s new website is on its way. This new site will bring you all sorts of additional benefits. It will have a mobile-friendly format for viewing on smartphones and tablets, a more effective search function, and you will be able to manage your personal data, as well as see all of your purchases, bookings and payments in one place. An exciting development is that there will be a much bigger focus on what’s happening locally to you and the waterways you are interested in. You will be able to explore our inland waterways like never before and easily see all the things we do to protect and restore our canals and rivers. For example, if you are interested in a particular canal restoration, a simple search of the surrounding areas will show you information about the project, the waterways it links to, any WRG working holidays that might be happening, plus nearby talks, walks and socials offered by the local IWA branches. It will also tell you about any local campaigns, and if there’s a Silver Propeller Challenge location nearby that you can tick off your list or a selfguided walk to enjoy. The new website will showcase what we do as a charity in a way that hasn’t been possible previously. As an IWA member and supporter, we want you to see it first. Please make sure we have your email address and that of the other IWA members in your household, so that we can let you know when all the new features are ready to delve into. You can call us on 01494 783453 or fill in our easy online form: waterways.org.uk/email.
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