Tilebury Newspaper Trust
Chair Francesca Lennier (ex officio, as Editor)
1 September
Minutes of the Trustee Meeting of the Tilebury Newspaper Trust held at the New Inn on 15 August 2015 at 6pm
In attendance:
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Francesca Lennier (Editor and minutes)
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Doreen Davies
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Megan Kinear
Also present: Ms Felicity Nuttall (Solicitor, Morton Flix LLP representing Miss D Davies).
A quorum was declared and the agenda provided by Miss Davies (D) was considered. A vote was taken and the following agenda determined (2-1 DD dissenting):
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Review of contributors and columns
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Use of Trust assets
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Editorial approach
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AOB
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Following a discussion of possible topics for columns and a review of current contributors and other available options it was decided (2-1 DD dissenting) to leave the editor to determine the content of the paper for the next issue.
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DD raised the question of the use, sale or development of current trust assets for the purposes of the trust. After some discussion it was resolved (2-1) that the details of the trust assets were currently not known and that they should be established before any further decisions were taken about using or exploiting them.
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After extensive debate it was decided (2-1 DD dissenting) that the editorial approach should be left to the editor from time to time.
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DD put forward certain additional business comprising the items on the agenda she had proposed at the start of the meeting. It was resolved (2-1 DD dissenting) to adjourn these items until the next meeting.
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Minutes of the Trustee Meeting of the Tilebury Newspaper Trust held at the New Inn on 24 August 2015 at 6pm
In attendance:
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Francesca Lennier (Editor and minutes)
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Doreen Davies
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Megan Kinear
Also present: Ms Felicity Nuttall (Solicitor, Morton Flix LLP representing Miss D Davies).
A quorum was declared and Miss Davies (D) read a prepared statement. The statement recorded Miss Davies (D)'s concerns about the manner in which the trustees were managing the trust, her objections to her agenda being rejected at the last meeting and her complaints that matters of importance were, in her view, being overlooked. The trustees took note of her statement. The following agenda was determined (2-1 DD dissenting)
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Use of Trust assets
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Editorial approach
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Future agendas for trust meetings
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AOB
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It was noted that a full list of trust assets was still not available. Nonetheless, it was well known that the Trust does own the freeholds of the newspaper's offices and of the store-building at Everett's yard. In addition the Trust owns the park at the corner near the Jenns school. DD proposed that the Trust should look to sell some of all of this land in order to form a fund to invest for good works in the village. This to reflect the trusts objects of artistic, social, spiritual, recreational and entertainment. It was resolved (2-1 DD dissenting) that there was no current need to sell the land.
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DD again raised the approach which the Harbinger should take. She referred to the constitution of the trust and the legal obligations of trustees. She formally proposed a change in editorial approach to encompass a triple principle of "moral improvement", "education" and "informing residents of respectable events." After some debate it was decided (2-1 DD dissenting) that the editorial approach should be left to the editor from time to time.
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DD requested that future agendas reflect her list of detailed items dealing with individual items published and not published in the Harbinger. It was resolved (2-1 DD dissenting) that such items are properly a matter for the editor to determine from time to time.
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DD put forward certain additional business comprising the items on the agenda she had proposed at the start of the first meeting. It was resolved (2-1 DD dissenting) to adjourn these items until the next meeting.
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