ANTAS - EVENTS

This meeting took place on 21 April at the Town Council Offices, Aylesbury. The visiting speaker was Mrs Penelope Tollitt, Head of Planning and Sustainability at Wycombe District Council. Click for:

· The Revised Agenda.

· The Accounts to 20 April.

· Ian Green’s Report on the 2017 Civic Voice Convention held in Wakefield on 20-22 October 2017.

· Tony Grice’s note on the proposed new National Planning Policy Framework.

· Society Reports received by the deadline.

· Penelope Tollitt’s presentation

· The draft minutes

AGM 2017

The 2017 AGM was held on 7 October at Aylesbury. The guest speaker was Joan Humble, Chairman of Civic Voice. Click for:

· The Advance Notice.

· The calling notice from the Hon. Sec.

· Email from the Hon. Sec. seeking Society Reports by 22 September, referring to:

Consultation Letter on the BCC Minerals and Waste Local Plan Consultation

· The Agenda.

· Reports from Berkhamsted Citizens, Harpenden and Marlow and a consolidated report from the other 11 societies reporting by 30 September.

· The draft minutes for ratification at the 2018 AGM.

First meeting of 2017

The Spring meeting was held on 25 March 2017 at Aylesbury. The visiting speaker was the Rt. Hon. David Lidington MP. Click for:

· The Advance Notice.

· The agenda.

· The accounts.

· Society Reports.

· The minutes.

AGM 2016

The 2016 AGM was held on 8 October at Aylesbury in the Town Council Chamber, Church Street, HP20 2QP. The speaker was Colin Davis on the recent publication, Street Design for All. Click for:

· The calling notice from the Hon. Secretary.

· A further message from the Hon. Secretary including a proposed change to the constitution.

· The agenda.

· The accounts.

· Society Reports received up to 7 October.

· The draft minutes, for ratification at the 2017 AGM.

The agenda will be issued in the near future. Members are asked to advise the Hon. Secretary of their attendance as soon as possible.

First Meeting of 2016

The first meeting of 2016 was held in Chesham on Saturday 11 June. The visiting speaker was Dr Andrew Brown PhD MCIfA, the Planning Director for SE Historic England, talking on Historic England. Click for:

· The letter from the Hon. Secretary calling the meeting.

· The agenda.

· Society Reports.

· The minutes.

AGM 2015

The 2015 AGM was held on Saturday 17 October in the Market Hall, Amersham. The speaker was the former MP, Laura Sandys, daughter of the founder of the Civic Trust, Lord Duncan Sandys. Click for:

· A recording of Laura Sandys’ talk;

· The letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· The agenda;

· The new constitution adopted at the meeting;

· A report by Terry Betts, Chairman of the Hertford Civic Society, for Agenda Item 11;

· Society Reports received up to 16 October.

The minutes of the 2014 AGM are below under the entry for that meeting.

First Meeting of 2015

The Spring 2015 meeting was held in Potters Bar on 25 April in the Tilbury Hall of the Potters Bar United Reformed Church. The speaker was Charles Campion of John Thompson and Partners who spoke on "Collaborative Planning". For more background see this article on the Civic Voice website. Click for:

· The letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· The agenda;

· The minutes of the April 2014 meeting.

AGM 2014

This was held in Berkhamsted in the Great Hall (part of Berkhamsted Town Hall), on Saturday 29 November. Our hosts, the Berkhamsted Citizens Association, were celebrating their 90th anniversary. The visiting speaker was Gillian Wain of the Fleet & Church Crookham Society. Click for:

· The letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· The agenda;

· A PDF of Gillian Wain’s talk, “The Power of Social Media in the Civic Movement”.

· The minutes including Society Reports.

First Meeting of 2014

This took place on 12 April at Aylesbury. The speaker was Freddie Gick, the new chairman of Civic Voice, who spoke about the changes in Civic Voice and what it would offer in the future. Click for:

· The letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· The agenda;

· The minutes, including Society Reports.

AGM 2013

This took place on 19 October at Beaconsfield. Click for:

· The letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· The agenda.

· The action plan referred to in the agenda.

· Society Reports.

First Meeting of 2013

This took place on 13 April at the Vision Hall, Christchurch, Radlett. Click for:

· The letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· The agenda.

· The questionnaire for Item 10 on the agenda.

· Society reports received up to 12 April.

· The report on the Workshop held at the meeting, “Making ANTAS work for your Society”.

AGM 2012

This took place on 3 November at St Ippolyts Parish Hall. The speaker was Steve Graham, the new Director of Civic Voice (see Civic Voice Board minutes for 21 June). Click for:

· Advance notice from the Hon. Secretary.

· The letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· The agenda. This included a proposed amendment to the constitution relating to the chairmanship, which the meeting carried. The minutes of previous meetings are below.

· Society reports received by 1 November.

First Meeting of 2012

This took place on 21 April in the Baptist Church in Upper Dagnell Street, St Albans. The speaker was Peter Lerner, Planning Consultant, on ‘How civic societies can work with local authorities to implement the provisions of the Localism Bill and the guidance in the National Planning Policy Framework’. The event was constituted as an Extraordinary General Meeting in order to consider a constitutional amendment. Click for:

· The letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· The final agenda;

· The minutes;

· Society reports;

· Peter Lerner’s PowerPoint presentation which he has kindly agreed can be posted on this website.

AGM 2011

This took place on 22 October at Marlow. Click for:

· The letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· The agenda;

· The Chairman’s Report;

· A note from the Executive on the Chairman and the Constitution;

· The draft accounts;

· The minutes including society reports.

First Meeting of 2011

This took place on 16 April at Buntingford. Click for:

· The letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· The agenda. Note that Item 3 is the minutes of the May 2010 meeting, available below.

· Reports from Societies received before the meeting.

· A DEFRA report which members may find helpful following the discussion at the meeting on waste disposal.

· The minutes.

After lunch there was a guided walking tour of Buntingford.

AGM 2010

This was held on 30 October in Chesham Town Hall. Click for:

· The letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting, and the location map;

· The agenda and a letter from the Chairman appealing for people to serve on the Executive Committee

· The Society reports received before the meeting.

· Mike Appleyard’s PowerPoint presentation on strategic planning following the withdrawal of Regional Plans. (Slide 6 has been amended by Mike following the meeting.)

First Meeting of 2010

This was held in the Tilbury Hall, Potters Bar, on 8 May. Click for:

· The letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· The agenda and the minutes.

AGM 2009

The 2009 AGM was held in Marlow on 24 October, hosted by the Marlow Society. Click for:

· The letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· The revised agenda and the minutes;

· Ed Grimsdale’s presentation on Buckingham and Chris Woodman’s contribution;

· The Civic Society Initiative report “Own the Future” from which Tony Fooks drew his presentation.

First Meeting of 2009

This was held at the Panshanger Golf Complex, Welwyn Garden City, on 25 April 2009. The guest speaker was Kevin Fitzgerald of the CPRE, who spoke on “Organising a Campaign: Defending Hertfordshire’s countryside against the expansion of Luton”. Click for:

· The letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· The agenda;

· Reports from Societies received before the meeting;

AGM 18 October 2008

This was held at Hertford in the hall of the Baptist Church. The guest speaker was Richard Brown, Assistant Director for the Environment at Hertfordshire County Council, who spoke on ‘Managing Hertfordshire’s waste in the future’. Click for:

· The letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· The agenda, proposed revised constitution and minutes;

First Meeting of 2008

This was held on Saturday 12th April at the King’s Head, Market Square, Aylesbury. It included an inspirational talk by the Chairman of the Civic Trust, Philip Kolvin. Click for:

· The letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· The agenda and minutes.

AGM 13 October 2007

This was held in Bucks New University, High Wycombe. Click for:

· The letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· The agenda and minutes.

· Mike Appleyard’s Powerpoint presentation on the work of SEERA.

First meeting of 2007

This was held on Saturday 21st April in the Tilbury Hall, Potters Bar. Click for:

· The letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· The agenda and minutes.

AGM 4 November 2006

This was held at Buckingham. Click for:

· The letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· The agenda and minutes.

· Michael Tollitt’s reading list on Climate Change, which he presented after Penelope Tollitt’s PowerPoint presentation.

First meeting of 2006

This was held on Saturday 22nd April at Wendover. Click for:

· The letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· The agenda and minutes.

AGM 15 October 2005

This was held at St Ippolyts, Hitchin. Click for:

· the letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· the agenda and minutes.

First meeting of 2005

This was held on 16 April at Amersham. Click for:

· the letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· the agenda and minutes.

AGM 23 October 2004

This was held at Harpenden. Click for:

· the letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting, and location map;

· the agenda and minutes;

· the note on topics for working groups at the meeting;

· text of reports from the Societies.

· See also the earlier note by the Hon. Secretary about the form of the meeting.

First meeting of 2004

This was held on 24 April at the Fitzwilliam Centre at Beaconsfield. Click for:

· the letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting, and location map;

· the agenda.

For details of papers received from Societies before the meeting, see our News page.

AGM 11 October 2003

This was held at the Fair Field Junior School, Radlett. The guest speaker was Nicholas Schoon, Director of Communications at the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), with an illustrated talk about Light Pollution. Click for:

· the letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· the agenda;

· a follow-up page with additional information on topics referred to at the meeting;

· the minutes.

Electronic versions of reports received by the webmaster can be read in a dedicated forum of our messageboard. (You do not need to register to see these reports, and you cannot post a message by accident! Take a look now!)

First meeting of 2003

This was held on 12 April 2003 in Chesham. The guest speaker was Terry Figg from Transport 2000, with an illustrated talk "Is sustainable transport deliverable in Britain?". The minutes are now available on line. Click for:

· the letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· the agenda;

· the minutes.

AGM 19 October 2002

This was held in Marlow. Click for:

· the letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting;

· the agenda;

· the official minutes.

First meeting of 2002

This was held on 13 April 2002 in St Albans. Click to see the letter from the Hon. Secretary summoning the meeting and documents issued before the meeting including the Agenda. Click to see the official minutes which are now available. Certain documents issued at the meeting are available on the new Downloads page.

AGM 20 October 2001

The 2001 AGM took place at the United Reformed Church in Potters Bar on Saturday 20th October. The visiting speaker was Martin Bacon, the recently appointed Chief Executive of the Civic Trust. Click for:

· the agenda:

· an unofficial account of the meeting in note form;

· the official minutes.

First meeting of 2001

The first meeting of 2001 took place on Saturday 21st April at Tanlaw Mill (also known as the Old Town Mill) in the Hunter Precinct of the University of Buckingham. Click for:

· the agenda,

· a short (and unofficial) report of some of the main points arising at the meeting,

· the text of Carolyn Cumming's impressive talk on the preparation of the Buckingham Vision and Design Statement, and

· the official minutes.

AGM 21 October 2000

Click to read the minutes.