Communication

Communication with members and the community

• Communication to members through the Newsletter and this website and receiving Membership subscriptions are important activities, supported by a large team of bulk distributors and local distributors.
• The Trustee Company holds all these groups together and includes the Officers of the Society and the Chairmen of each Committee. It is the policy making body of the Society and its members are known as Trustee Directors.
• There is an Annual General Meeting in February * at which members elect the Officers and Directors and vote on policy.
• Notice of the AGM and reports from each committee are published in the October newsletter.
• A nomination form is available on this website and may also be published in the newsletter.
• A card containing the programme of events for the ensuing year and contact details of the officers and committee chairmen is published in January. Committee membership and representation on outside bodies is also printed in the January newsletter.
• The Society's website has a forum for members and others to express their views on various relevant topics.
• All general meetings of the Society begin with an opportunity for the audience to raise questions and topics of concern, often in response to brief updates on planning and other Society matters by
  the relevant committee chairmen.
• A Publicity Officer issues releases for the local press and other media.

* Until 2010 the AGM was held in November. There will be no AGM in 2011, AGMs will be held in February from 2012.