The Brentwood Climate Action 2023 AGM took place on Friday October 20, and saw a new constitution adopted, with Susan Kortlandt stepping down as Chair as expected.
The meeting, held at Chicken & Frog bookshop in Brentwood, voted to accepted the change to the Management & Governance section of the BCA constitution, that now states: “The group will have one main point of contact and one or more group organisers including a Chair, a Secretary and a Treasurer who shall report on progress in the previous year and be elected annually at a meeting of all members. These organisers will form a Steering Group and meet regularly to manage members, meetings and events.”
Kat Anderson has agreed to take over as Acting Chair for the time being, with the definite aim being to elect a new permanent Chair as soon as possible at a future BCA meeting. Richard Millwood has taken over as Secretary, as Jane Winter wished to step down from the role.
On behalf of all of the Steering Group and the membership we’d like to thank Sue and Jane for their work in helping to get Brentwood Climate Action up and running in 2021, and helping to steer the many actions taken by the group in the subsequent two years.
The meeting heard a report from Richard Millwood on those various key actions, and from Kat (in her role as joint Treasurer) on the group’s current financial stability.
There was also a discussion about possible future actions, with it agreed that BCA should start discussions with Brentwood Borough Council about holding a second schools conference around climate issues in spring 2024. And also that BCA should look to support global climate action during the important forthcoming COP28 climate talks in Dubai (November 30-December 12).
A next meeting was scheduled for Friday November 17 – to which all members and interested parties are invited to attend. We will endeavour to make that hybrid, so that people who can’t attend in person can join via Zoom. Further details will be sent out via email to members nearer the time, and posted on the BCA website and social media channels.