Annual General Meeting

foliage in foreground with lapwing on water's edge behind it

Lapwing at Rainton Meadows (c) Matthew Harrison

27th October 2025 6pm

Annual General Meeting

Meeting Details

The Annual General Meeting will be held at 6pm on Monday, 27th October, 2025. The AGM will be held online to provide all members with the opportunity to participate. Full details of how to register for the AGM are available below or alternatively, please call the Trust on 0191 5843112, or write to Durham Wildlife Trust at Rainton Meadows, Chilton Moor, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 6PU.

Agenda

Introduction by Sarah Lister, Trust Chair

  1. Apologies for absence
  2. Minutes of the 2024 AGM
  3. Adoption of Annual Report and Consolidated Accounts
  4. Chair’s remarks
  5. Election of members to the Board
  6. Confirmation of auditors

Close of the formal meeting to be followed by presentations on the Trust’s work.

This year we will be celebrating Cuthbert’s Moor Nature Reserve, sharing details of the nature restoration that has taken place to-date along with plans for the future.

The AGM and presentations are expected to end at 7.15pm.

Sarah Lister, Trustee and current Chair of the Board, will be standing down at the AGM after serving as Chair for six years, the maximum time permitted under the Trust’s Articles of Association.

Members who would like further information on becoming a Trustee by seeking election to the Board should contact the Trust Director at jcokill@durhamwt.co.uk or call 0191 5843112.

Please note, nomination forms for those seeking election to the Board must be received not less than 28 calendar days before the date set for the AGM.

Sign-up to attend by clicking on the button below. Please note only members of Durham Wildlife Trust can attend the AGM, those who register will be checked against current members before being accepted.

Book a place at the AGM

AGM Pack

Papers for the AGM, including the annual report and accounts plus details of members seeking election to the Board, will be made available soon on this page and will be sent to everyone registering to attend.