| The Annual General Meeting of the Newcastle & Area Group will take place on Tuesday, 19th September 2023, starting at 11:00am at St John the Baptist Church Hall Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 5JG |
| Agenda Welcome, introductions and apologies. Guest HQ speaker Chris Haswell (The CSPA Pensions Officer) and Civil Service and State pensions expert. Case study of recent Civil Service pension disputes. Guest speaker Andy Aitcthison (North East Regional Representative). Update on the recent Group & Regional Structure review and other Alliance matters. Questions and discussion on the governance framework of our Group and the Group’s desired core purposes. Election or appointment of the Group’s governance body.Approval of audited annual accounts 2022.Review of motions scheduled for the CSPA Annual General Meeting 2023, October 11 & 12 2023.Any other business. Members are asked to bring their copy of the autumn edition of the Pensioner magazine. |
| Refreshments (tea, coffee, soft drinks & biscuits) will be available on arrival and during the meeting. The meeting will last no longer than 2 hours. To ensure sufficient refreshments and seating is available, can members kindly let me know whether or not they will be attending, by emailing me at peter.sleightholme@outlook.com. Can you include your name and membership number in your message and whether you are happy for the Group’s governance team to email you directly in the future on CSPA Group matters only. Due to extenuating circumstances, this meeting will be our only second Group meeting since before the COVID pandemic. Your attendance will be greatly appreciated by our guest speakers who look forward to meeting and speaking to as many Group members as possible. Peter Sleightholme Committee team member 0741 931 2853 peter.sleightholme@outlook.com |
Christine Haswell, CSPA Pension Case Manager, will be a guest speaker
