We had our A.G.M. in December. Before we got down to business we had a
wonderful demonstration from Charlie Ryan who travelled all the way from Dublin
to be with us. With great banter and
conviviality Charley did and inside/out candlestick in mahogany with a
contrasting finial in the centre. It was
a most enjoyable presentation and Charlie was bombarded with questions, which
he answered fully.
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| Charley at the lathe |
Charley Ryans inside/outside candlestick
In recent years we have indulged
ourselves with a little party at our last meeting before Christmas and this
year was no exception. I thought about
doing a little survey on the possible relationship between the waist
measurements of our male members and the quality of the food supplied by their
wives/girlfriends. I was too busy,
however, sampling the cakes, pies, sandwiches and other goodies on offer and it
was too late when I thought about my survey.
Everything was gone. Needless to
say the contributions from our lady members were mouth-watering.
The competition for December was open
and there was a great display of excellent items.
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| Some of the entries for the December competition (from "Advanced") |
Jim O’Donovan won the trophy for the
Turner of the Year, which was presented to him by Chairman, John Ahern.
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| Jim O'Donovan receives his "Turner of the Year" trophy from Chairman, John Ahern |
Following the reading and adoption of
the usual reports we got onto the elections.
John Ahern was persuaded to remain on as Chairman. Michael Pattwell fills a newly created post
of Vice-Chairman. Michael also retains
his position as P.R.O. Mick Bouchier
retains hos position of Hon Secretary and John O’Shea continues as Treasurer. Ger Hennessy is the Health & Safety
Officer/Coordinator. Christy Fitzpatrick
is the new Competitions secretary and Joe Kennedy is the Librarian. The Committee remains largely as it was with
Pat Dromey coming on board for the first time.
The meeting discussed the representation
of the Chapter on the I.W.G. Executive and it was decided that we should explore
the possibility of placing a motion for the next Guild A.G.M. to the effect
that each Chapter should have a representative on the Executive instead of the
current position whereby each Chapter can send an observer who would not be
entitled to vote on issues.
The meeting also heard a preliminary
report from Ger Hennessy on the Health and Safety issue and there is ongoing
work to be done in the coming year, aimed at producing a comprehensive Safety
Statement for the Chapter.