See the UK's only herd of Vaynol Cattle 

 AGM delegates will have the unique opportunity of seeing the latest Vaynol calf, produced by RBST’s conservation breeding programme. The calf was  conceived by artificial insemination, using semen  collected over 18 years ago. Home Farm has also seen the birth of a set of Red Poll twins along with lambs from eight native breeds of sheep.

 Members will be able to gain entry to Home Farm on  presentation of their current membership card. Please let RBST know if you will be attending by contacting Annette Grant [1]on 024 7669 6551. For details on how to get to Temple Newsam, visit www.leeds.gov.uk/templenewsam. [2]

   

 

AGM 11am on 15 August 2009

Home Farm, Temple Newsam Estate, Leeds, LS15 0AD

 (Registered Charity No 269442)

Notice is hereby given that the 35th Annual General Meeting of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust will be held at Home Farm, Temple Newsam Estate, Leeds LS15 0AD on Saturday 15 August 2009 at 11am for the following purposes:

 ● Ordinary business

1. To receive and consider the audited accounts for the year ended 31 December 2008 and the reports of the Council and Auditors thereon.

2. To receive the names of newly elected Members of the Council.

3. To re-appoint the auditors and authorise the Council to fix their remuneration.

● Special business

To receive, and if thought fit, pass the following resolution which will be proposed as a special resolution:

‘That the draft regulations contained in the printed document submitted to the Meeting and for the purpose of identification signed by the Chairman thereof be and the same are hereby approved and adopted as the Articles of Association of the Society in substitution for and to the exclusion of all existing Articles of the Society’.

By order of the Council of Management,   

Annette Grant, Secretary         

Dated: 19 June 2009    

Registered Office: Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth,  Warwickshire CV8 2LG

Note                                                                                                                                                                              A member entitled to attend and vote at the above meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote on his behalf. To be effective, forms of proxy must be duly completed and returned so as to reach the Company Secretary, The Rare Breeds Survival Trust, Stoneleigh Park, Nr Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2LG and not less than 48 working hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting, or adjourned meeting as the case may be.

For further details please contact Annette Grant [3]on 024 7669 6551.