Members’ Lunch and Annual General Meeting

Saturday 10^th March 1.15pm / 2.15pm 
Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Moordown Bournemouth BH9 1TW

Dorset Humanists is a community group which has provided a friendly meeting place for non-religious people in Bournemouth and surrounding areas for over twenty years. We have established ourselves as a respected voice for reason and humanity, and Humanists UK has recognised that we are one of its most successful partner groups. None of this would be possible without the loyalty and support of our subscribing members and so, as a ‘thank you’, we are providing a complimentary buffet lunch prior to our AGM. Visitors and non-members are also very welcome to attend but we ask for a £3.00 donation for lunch – or you can join Dorset Humanists on the day!

Our AGM is a sociable, enjoyable, and sometimes controversial event. Please join us to have your say on the future of Dorset Humanists. Lunch is at 1.15pm and our AGM starts at 2.15pm. Further details of AGM business can be found in the March bulletin available on our website (Please note: everyone is welcome to attend the AGM, but only subscribing members may vote on resolutions. Dorset Humanists Annual membership costs £15).

Everyone welcome!

Please indicate your interest in attending this event on Meetup.com and/or facebook as it helps raise our group’s profile on these sites (Meetup also offers you timely email reminders and an easy way to discover other interesting groups in your area). To help you find them, here are the direct links to our event listings on these sites:

http://www.meetup.com/Dorset-Humanists/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/dorsethumanists/events/

You can also help us promote Dorset Humanists and this event by displaying an A4 poster. Please email Dave at DHweb2(at)live.co.uk for a PDF copy for you to print and display.

Click here to view details of other forthcoming and recent events on this website. 

Annual General Meeting 2017

Saturday 11^th March 1.15pm/2.15pm 
Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Moordown Bournemouth BH9 1TW
with Dorset Humanists Committee
 
At our AGM we celebrate the highlights of the past year, and renew and refresh our sense of belonging to a stimulating and engaging community group. We value your views and opinions, and our AGM enables our members to determine the future growth and development of Dorset Humanists, so please do come along and take part. 

We hope you will also be able to join us for a complimentary celebratory lunch for our subscribing members at 1.15pm prior to the meeting beginning at 2.15pm (non-members are also welcome to join us for the meal, but there will be a small charge of £3 to help with costs – or you can become a member on the day).
This year’s AGM business will include discussing and voting on three resolutions, including one on our future event entrance pricing, so do join us to have your say. Further details of AGM business can be found in this month’s bulletin available on our website (Please note: everyone is welcome to attend the AGM, but only subscribing members may vote on resolutions. Dorset Humanists Annual membership costs £15). 

“Join us to play your part in determining the future of Dorset Humanists”

  

Free entry (donations appreciated).     Everyone welcome!

Please indicate your interest in attending this event on Meetup.com and/or facebook as it helps raise our group’s profile on these sites (Meetup also offers you timely email reminders and an easy way to discover other interesting groups in your area). To help you find them, here are the direct links to our event listings on these sites: 

http://www.meetup.com/Dorset-Humanists/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/dorsethumanists/events/
 
You can also help us promote Dorset Humanists and this event by displaying an A4 poster. Download an A4 printable copy here, or email Dave at DHcensus(at)hotmail.co.uk for a PDF. 

Click here to view details of other forthcoming and recent events on this website.

Annual General Meeting 2016

Saturday 12^th March 1.00pm/2.00pm 
Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Moordown Bournemouth BH9 1TW

with Dorset Humanists Committee

At our AGM we celebrate the highlights of the past year, and renew and refresh our sense of belonging to a stimulating and engaging community group. The meeting also enables our members to influence the future growth and development of Dorset Humanists, so please do come along and take part. We hope you will also join us for a complimentary celebratory lunch for members at 1.00pm prior to the meeting beginning at 2.00pm.

During the AGM, Chair of Dorset Humanists David Warden will give a talk entitled, ‘Being a Humanist Today: Challenges and Choices’, in which he will explain why identifying as a humanist is now more important than ever, and how the steady decline of mainstream religion presents us with many opportunities. He will also highlight how the intensification of fundamentalist religion presents challenges and dangers to which we humanists must respond (Please note: everyone is welcome to attend the AGM, but only subscribing members may vote on resolutions. Dorset Humanists Annual membership costs £15).

“Join us to play your part in determining the future of Dorset Humanists”

Free entry (donations appreciated).     Everyone welcome!

Please indicate your interest in attending this event on Meetup.com and/or facebook as it helps raise our group’s profile on these sites (Meetup also offers you timely email reminders and an easy way to discover other interesting groups in your area). To help you find them, here are the direct links to our event listings on these sites:

http://www.meetup.com/Dorset-Humanists/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/dorsethumanists/events/

You can also help us promote Dorset Humanists and this event by displaying an A4 poster. Download an A4 printable copy here, or email Dave at DHcensus(at)hotmail.co.uk for a PDF.

Click here to view details of other forthcoming and recent events on this website.

Annual General Meeting 2015

Saturday 14^th March 2.00pm 
Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Moordown Bournemouth BH9 1TW

Join us at our AGM to hear reports on our activities over the past year, and to discuss and determine plans and priorities for the year ahead.

The AGM provides a great opportunity for all our members to influence how Dorset Humanists grows and develops in the future, so please do come along and have your say (Note: everyone may attend, but only members may vote. Annual membership is £12).

If you are a member and wish to propose a motion for debate and vote at the AGM, or nominate yourself or another member for a committee position, please contact us before the end of February.

Join us to play your part in determining the future of Dorset Humanists

Free entry (donations appreciated).     Everyone welcome!

Please indicate your interest in attending this event on Meetup.com and/or facebook as it helps raise our group’s profile on these sites (Meetup also offers you timely email reminders and an easy way to discover other interesting groups in your area). To help you find them, here are the direct links to our event listings on these sites:

http://www.meetup.com/Dorset-Humanists/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/dorsethumanists/events/

You can also help us promote Dorset Humanists and this event by displaying an A4 poster. Download an A4 printable copy here, or email Dave at DHcensus(at)hotmail.co.uk for a PDF.

Click here to view details of other forthcoming and recent events on this website.

Annual General Meeting

Saturday 8^th March 2.00pm 
Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Moordown Bournemouth BH9 1TW

With Dorset Humanists Committee

Join us at the AGM to hear reports on our activities over the past year, and to discuss and determine plans and priorities for the year ahead.

The AGM provides a great opportunity for all our members to influence how Dorset Humanists grows and develops in the future, so please do come along and have your say (Note: only members may vote. Annual membership: £12).

If you wish to propose a motion for debate and vote at the AGM, or nominate yourself or another member for a committee position, please contact us before the end of February.

“Join us to play your part in determining the future of Dorset Humanists”

Free entry (donations appreciated).     Everyone welcome!

Please help us promote Dorset Humanists and this event by displaying an A4 poster. Download an A4 printable copy here, or email Dave at DHcensus(at)hotmail.co.uk for a PDF.

Click here to view details of other forthcoming and recent events on this website.

Please help us promote Dorset Humanists and this event by displaying an A4 poster. Download an A4 printable copy here, or email Dave at DHcensus(at)hotmail.co.uk for a PDF.

Click here to view details of other forthcoming and recent events on this website.

Annual General Meeting 2013

Saturday 9^th March 2.00pm 
Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Moordown Bournemouth BH9 1TW

Hear reports on our activities over the past year, and discuss plans and priorities for the year ahead.

The AGM provides a great opportunity for all members to influence how Dorset Humanists grows and develops in the future, so please do come along and have your say.

This year we’re planning to revitalise the aims of the group, and agree a revised Constitution (see details below). Together with our annual committee elections, this year promises to be no less stimulating than previous AGMs!

If you would like to nominate someone to join the committee, or make a formal proposal for discussion at the AGM, please contact us. Nominations and formal proposals must be received by the end of February. Everyone is welcome to attend but you must be a member in order to vote. Membership costs just £12pa. Ask for a membership form, or join online.

Suggested Dorset Humanists Constitution Changes

You can view a copy of our revised (draft) Constitution here. The main changes are:

1. Overall ‘Aim’ now called ‘Mission Statement’. This is in line with common business practice and our ‘mission’ will be explained in a separate document detailing our aims.

2. A new paragraph setting out our Partnership Agreement with the British Humanist Association.

3. Augmented paragraph on membership conditions.

4. Augmented paragraph on the role of the committee.

5. Additional procedures for the AGM.

6. Removal of the stipulation to appoint an auditor. We are well below the income threshold for this to be a requirement. Nevertheless we do have arrangements in place for non-committee scrutiny of our accounts. Accounts for the period ending 31st December 2012 are available to paid-up members in advance of the AGM on request.

7. Augmented paragraph on Finance.

8. New paragraph on altering the Constitution.

Please contact David Warden if you wish to raise any additional points for discussion at the AGM.

Free entry (donations appreciated).     Everyone welcome!

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Annual General Meeting

Saturday, 10th March 2.00pm

Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Moordown, Bournemouth. BH9 1TW 

Together with reports from your  committee, and committee elections, this year promises to be one of the most interesting in terms of important debates, discussions and decisions. We will be discussing, and voting on, a possible name change for Dorset Humanists as well as considering whether to form a closer partnership with the British Humanist Association.

If you would like to nominate someone to join the committee, or make a
formal proposal, please pick up a nomination form at one of our meetings, or contact us. Nominations and formal proposals must be received by the end of February. 

Everyone is welcome to attend but you must be a member in order to vote.  Membership costs just £12pa.  Ask for a membership form, if you’d like to join. 

Free entry (donations appreciated)

Click here to view details of other forthcoming and recent events on this website.