AGM 2025

AGM 2025

The 65th BB&O AGM will be held in Benson Parish Hall on Friday 24th October 2025 with the following timetable:

• 10.00:      Tea/coffee served
• 10.30 – 12.00:  AGM meeting

Then for those who have booked lunch and/or afternoon entertainment (see below):

• 12.30:      Lunch served 
• 14.00:      Entertainment: Demonstration ‘’Sapphire So Good‘  by BB&O Area Demonstrators Caroline Golding and Helen Temple.

Agenda

See AGM 2025 Agenda or click on BBandO 2025 AGM Agenda for a downloadable, printable version of the agenda:

Reports and AOB

Reports will be circulated to clubs on or about Monday 13th October.  Please circulate to your members.  These reports will not be read out at the AGM, but updates will be delivered if appropriate..

Clubs are requested to submit questions and topics for AOB by Sunday 19th October.  

Voting

Each club is allowed one vote on each proposal. The following form should be used by clubs to cast votes by Sunday 19th October.
Clubs will be allowed to change their vote at the AGM as a result of new information or discussion. 

Club Name

Please select Club Abingdon Aylesbury Bicester Bladon and Woodstock Booker Bourne End Bracknell Bramley and Romans Chalfont Club 2000 Cotswold Design Scents Earley Finchampstead Four Ends Gerrards Cross Greys Flora Harmondsworth Holyport Newbury Old Windsor Oxford Phoenix Design Royal Windsor Sandhurst and Crowthorne Sonning Stony Stratford Thame Thames Valley Twyford and Ruscombe Wokingham Woodley

First Name of Club Representative

Last Name of Club Representative

Email Address of Representative

Role of representative

Please approve or reject the following proposals

64th AGM Minutes

Approve Reject Abstain

Accounts

Approve Reject Abstain

Affiliation Fees

Approve Reject Abstain

Honoraria

Approve Reject Abstain

Appointment of Auditor

Approve Reject Abstain

Please select your choice of person for the following positions

Area Chairman

Please select Jackie Page (Bicester) Abstain

Area Vice Chairman

Please select Situation Vacant Abstain

Area Secretary

Please select Brenda Milton (Woodley) Abstain

Joint Area Treasurers

Please select Alison Vacher (Sandhurst & Crowthorne) and Richard Preston (Newbury) Abstain

Joint Area Media Officers

Please select Shirley Sexton (Greys Flora) and Tracy Ray (Phoenix) Abstain

Area JDSE Officer

Please select Sheila Williams (Twyford & Ruscombe) Abstain

Area Publications Officer

Please select Irene Richards (Chalfont) Abstain

Area Flower Arranger Representative

Please select Brenda Milton (Woodley) Abstain

Submit

Lunch/Afternoon Entertainment

Tickets for lunch and entertainment cost £35 , OR for entertainment only. tickets cost £12.  Book via 2025 AGM Booking Form
Lunch options are:

Main course choice:

1. Breast of chicken with Coronation sauce (Gluten Free)
2. Warm homemade sausage roll with caramelised onion and poppy seed
3. Vegetarian Option: Mediterranean Vegetable Tart

Dessert choice (including coffee and mints):

1. Lime and passionfruit cheesecake
2. Fresh fruit salad

Each table will  have self-service bowls of the following side dishes to go with the main course:

• Tomato, cucumber and dill salad with mixed lettuce leaves
• Carrot and raisin salad with chives (Gluten Free)
• Pea, mint feta salad with cous cous
• Warm new potatoes with herb butter (Gluten Free)

This will be followed by tea/coffee and mints.

Deadline for booking lunch is Sunday 19th October.

Collections for Charity 

At our AGM we often collect for appropriate charities. This year there will be the following opportunities:

• Pat Collinson will be collecting on behalf of Breast Cancer – a topic close to many of our hearts. Please wear something pink to show your support
• Jean Barker will be bringing Pudsey Bear to collect on behalf of Children in Need
• Greys Flora will have a table selling flower arranging accessories donated by members of Greys Flora. Proceeds will go to appropriate charities in memory of Alison Mount