10th - 16th June, 2007. Report by Susan Day.

In July, a group of 13 members exhibited their work at Norden Farm, Maidenhead as part of the Arts Centre's Summer Ceramics Exhibition. It was a new venue for us and the Centre was very pleased with the way we used the space, which is rarely used for 3D work.

The visitor numbers were quite low but overall we learnt a lot about exhibiting in this type of venue and Norden Farm would like to invite us back.

Lucie Lambourn's pots were at the entrance to the Gallery space.	Christine Morgan's work in the window.

From top left, ceramics by; Rowena Kelley; Lucie Lambourn, Rosemary Birch, Penny Murray and Stafford Dobson; Susan Day; Martin Eastabrook; Mary Lomas. Tables by Paul Sanders :)

The 2006 AGM was very well attended compared to previous years - 22 members came. Six members came with a box of pots to sell.

The business of the evening began with the treasurer's report. Lucie will be setting up a new account with Lloyds Bank. Funds are healthy this year and it was proposed and agreed to buy a potter's wheel for visiting potters as a back up to the one that we borrow from Jane Rivett.

Two Potters days have proved very successful. January is particularly popular however April has proved to be awkward with Easter school holidays when members have other priorities. October has been proposed for the second one except for 2007 as John Chipperfield has been booked for the end of April. A vote was taken and 2 days approved with an opportunity for 3 in 2007! It was decided that 2 occasions would be plenty as more could prove difficult to keep providing excellent lunches as part of the day.

The Henley exhibition Hall has been booked for 10th - 16th June 2007. It may not be available for 2008 so Susan Day is making a dossier of other sites. If members have any suggestions please email Susan.

The library needs a volunteer to run it on the evenings we meet. Anyone interested should email Susan Day. It was agreed to spend £150 on new books and DVDs to add to the library.

Penny Murray and Jenny Wijesinghe agreed to produce the newsletter for another year. Volunteers to take over the task should contact them please, as Jenny will be going abroad later this year.

Paul Sanders showed us the web site for West Forest Potters. We were all very interested and impressed. He has very kindly agreed to maintain it for us.

With the business ended June Kingsbury returned to continue her talk, with slides about her recent work, that due to a technical hitch, she had been unable to show us in October.

Nov 9th, 2005. Report by Susan Day

The AGM was well attended - eventually. At the published start time of 7pm there were five of us in the room! I suspect that some did not notice the earlier start time, and some arrived in time for the start of Duncan Ross's slide presentation. As Duncan was late due to an unexpected and unhelpful road diversion it meant that there were enough members present to vote in the unchanged Committee. We, the committee, are happy to continue for another year but I do think it is important that we have some new faces joining us next year. If you are interested in learning more about any of the roles please call or email me.

The financial position of the Guild is improving year on year and we had a healthy surplus at the end of the financial year. This puts us in the happy position of needing to spend some money. The first area is some new additions for the library. If there are any books that you would like to see in the library please let us know. Likewise, contact me if you can think of other purchases that the guild would benefit from owning.

The Potter's Days continue to be well received and we also make a profit on these days so we will continue to have two each year. The next one is in January with Gordon Cooke.

The Annual exhibition is from 26th Feb to 4th March next year. This is much earlier than in other years so please start making now!

The current membership is 49. A few people have still not renewed their subs. If you have forgotten to, please send your cheque to Mary Lomas as soon as possible.

If you would like a copy of the full accounts, please contact Lucie Lambourn.