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Meeting Minutes 09 September 2024

THE KING’S SCHOOL ALUMNI
Minutes for meeting of the Committee held at the School on 9 September 2024

Apologies from: Nigel Barton, R Bijster, T Deller, A Jones, and T Webster

Present: S Pickett, M Whittington, A Cousins, G Purvis, A Roberts, R Sheardown, T Shearer, B Whinney

Introductions

SP said a few words of thanks and celebration for the life of K Durrands SP shared th story of a returned book from Canada

  1.  Actions arising from previous meetings

Action - All new Posts agreed to write a ‘pen portrait’ for the website. The Head Master agreed to resend an example piece that could be used for this. – This was sent out and thank you to all those who have done it.

From Alumni 6

Action 6.1: Andrew Jones to contact Zest and check/confirm availability for 14 December

not at meeting – SP to chase

Action 6.2: Mark Whittington to search for after dinner speaker.

No update

Action 6.3: Simon Pickett to ask Alumni for any after dinner speaker suggestions

Ross Edgley – can we ask him ? or one of the Paralympians – inspire + if we pay

£500.

Action 6.4: Simon Pickett to prepare/issue email advertising event to all.

Done

Action 6.5: Simon Pickett to issue notice of date/venue to all

Done 14 December, cost estimated at £25, therefore ticket price - £35 and £25 + raffle on the night + bucket – Christmas dinner

Action 6.6: Ben Whinney to check available dates with Newark

Aim for easter weekend, AJ to sort shirts, team sponsorship request to post on LinkedIn

Action 6.7: Ben Whinney to advise AJ on shirt requirements.

As above

Action 6.8: Ben Whinney to issue a general request for team sponsorship.

General request- stayed at club then went into Newark…the duck, plenty of provisions

Action 6.9: Ben Whinney to ask Ollie Ploughman to organise <25 team.

Yes all fine with OP

Action 6.10: Andrew Jones to issue current Constitution to members for review.

Not yet done

Action 6.11: Simon Pickett to distribute current mission statement.

Not yet done, copy Ripon Grammar, contacts needs amending for 30 years ago, success stories

Action 6.12: All members requested to assist with establishing Alumni vision, mission, activities etc. prior to next meeting.

Discussion followed, employment skills, fundraising, connections and reunions – mission statement…build up a vision. keep website up to date by Sixth Form

Action 6.13: Simon Pickett to report back on way forward on archiving records

Slow, accelerating now, working with Nottingham University, specialist collections team….£10k starter…£50k bid to lottery fund…nothing before 1850. Do we keep at school or offsite, blazers, 1906 caps, obe,

Action 6.14: Andrew Roberts to issue minutes/next meeting date and agenda well ahead of time.

Done

   

 

  1. Annual Dinner (items not in actions)

All done

  1.  Cricket

Format not great, falls apart, poor turnout

  1.  Easter rugby match

Done

  1.  Rugby shirt and team sponsorship

Done

  1.  The role and future activities of the Alumni

Done

  1.  Archives

Done

  1.  PTFA Ball

Moving to October or November as clashed with rugby this year so only 80

  1.  Future milestone events for the Alumni

Work on this, other events – booking things like rugby many years in future.

  1.  AOB

Centenary tie ??, cuff links etc etc, bow ties etc,

  1. Date of the next meeting

 

 

Tony Shearer

Hon Sec – 9.9.24

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