Agenda for Transition Black Isle 2019 AGM Friday

Agenda for Transition Black Isle 2019 AGM Friday 29 th November 2019 at 7. 00 pm Glachbeg Croft Education Centre 1. Apologies for absence 2. Minutes of the last AGM 3. Convenor’s annual report of year’s activities 4. Treasurer’s annual report and presentation of accounts 5. Election of Directors 6. AOCB

Convenor’s Report 2018 -19

2018 - 19 • • • Who are we ? Context… Celebration – 10 years ! And in this 10 th year. . Membership Directors

Climate change – felt impacts , greater ‘Easing the transition to awareness a future which is less Greta, XR dependant on fossil fuels, Who are we ? . . . Context… Minimising the contribution to climate change, Reducing the exposure to shocks arising from fuel price increases…’ 10 years old, balance of new and ongoing maintenance Ageing and health impacts

We are 10 ! …. . Ceilidh Pocket orchards. . . Good Food Conference. .

• Awareness/ Education/ • Markets Campaigning • Food/ Growing • Networking 2019 - what have we been up to ? • Travel • Ongoing • Waste/ Drastic Plastic

E. A. C. Education, Awareness raising, Campaigning • Transition Talks • Films • BIG - climate talk • Website • Newsletter • Responding to local development plans/ national surveys

BITT HC waste dept HCC Muir Hub RANK TBI Networking CCT XR Seorbheas TTF Community Councils

Resilience

TRAVEL Active travel : - Avoch – Munlochy route development - Culbokie development • Bike hire service in Cromarty

Waste • Transition talk – ‘food waste’ • Waste awareness event Munlochy • ‘Drastic Plastic’ group developed

‘Drastic Plastic’ • Embedded • ‘Outings’ • See website section under ‘environment’

Markets • Fortrose market embedded • Others flourishing

Food and Growing • Our Local Larder • Gardeners Question Time • Potato Day • Grow North • Seed Swap • Apple press • New pasteuriser

And we’d like to do lots more! • Active Travel map update • Upgrade/Revamp of website • Practical crafts… • Re-use/renew… • Inner Transition • Good Food conference… AND…. . IDEAS WELCOME !. . .

The Year Ahead 2020…. Urgency………Resilience…… ‘Substantive action is needed – how best can TBI contribute to this cause on the Black Isle ? ’ ‘How do we empower members ? ’ ‘How do we look after ourselves ? Inner transition…. ’

“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer. ”

Members & Directors • Membership - continuous growth … 8 new = 170 total members now • • 6 directors standing for re-election 2 new directors

Financial Report My second year as TBI Treasurer Thanks are due to: Callum Black, CA our Book-keeper Melissa Mac. Lennon, CA our external examiner Julie Gibson and Martin Sherring who keep more than a watching brief when I go away I summarize our audited accounts for the Financial Year beginning 1 April 2018

Financial Report Funds 1 April 2018: 2018 -19 Income: Expenditure: Funds 31 March 2019: £ 25, 410 £ 13, 266 £ 10, 547 £ 28, 129 Income: Grants, Markets, Potato Day, Sales, Donations for membership and attending events Expenditure: Markets (venue hire and organisers), Potato Day (venue hire and potatoes), Publications, Websites, Events (venue hire and tutors)

Financial Report Profitable Activities 2018 -2019 Donations/Membership Community Markets Potato Day Big Bike Revival £ 1551 £ 2094 £ 1901 £ 278 Black Isle Bicycles – Not credited this Financial Year

Financial Report Expenditures Website and Promotions £ 1, 638 Events for members £ 1, 285 Net cost lower due to donations Book-keeping and audit £ 647

Financial Report Funds 1 Apr 2018: Funds 31 Mar 2019: £ 25, 410 £ 28, 129 Funds 25 Nov 2019: Deposit Account: £ 24, 064 Current Account: £ 3, 703 £ 27, 767 TBI has reserves ready and waiting for projects which appeal enough to generate an enthusiasm from TBI members to take forward. In addition we are well placed to apply for funding from organisations who might match the funding we can promise.