Just to add to Chris's comments, we have been looking into holding the AGM
elsewhere, and somewhere cheaper, but as with many things, there are time
restrictions. If we had an AGM somewhere else central, like Gaydon, it would
still mean some folks having to travel to the Midlands, be it to the AGM or to
the NEC.
We know the NEC isnt ideal for the AGM, far from it, which is why Postal
Voting is being put forward as an option for this years AGM. Anyone interested
in applying for a particular role needs to make themselves known in writing
to Chris Williams at least 1 month before the AGM (ie before Sunday 19 October)
so that they can be put on voting slips which will be posted out to all members
in time for the AGM.
Hope this helps