The AGM also saw the launch of the revised and updated 2nd edition of ‘St Leonard’s and the Quay’, the second booklet in our ‘Discovering Exeter’ series and now the first one with the new layout. Ian Maxted with the support of others did a fabulous job to provide us with a modern approach and updated information about what has become a tourist hotspot and well loved quarter of Exeter since the booklet had been first published in 1982.
The second half of the meeting was dedicated to planning ahead for 2025. Keith Lewis as ECS Chair and Gert Vonhoff as Chair of the ‘Strategic Planning & Highways Group’ presented potential engagement hotspots and projects for the work in the next year of the society. There was a good amount of discussion about these ideas and decisions of how best to deal with them were taken.
David Solman will take over the lead of our ‘Tree Preservation Taskforce’ from Stephen Mariner and Ruth McLeish and continue with the successful work, which has helped to make the society more visible to Exeter citizens, especially with the ‘Save Larkbear House and Grounds’ campaign.
The AGM and meeting concluded in a shared lunch, prepared by Corinne Richards (home-made sausage roles and cup-cakes included), which gave everybody the chance to exchange opinions and have some small talk.
You can read more about the ‘Planning Ahead’ in the document in the side panel and get some more impressions of last Saturday by viewing the photos below.
Election of Dr Julia Neville as new President and words of thanks to Hazel Harvey as outgoing President
Launch of Ian Maxted's revised 'Discovering Exeter' booklet and Keith Lewis thanking him for the excellent work
AGM and Planning Ahead meeting
