AGM – South Staffordshire & District Beekeepers Association

The South Staffordshire & District Beekeepers’ Association’s AGM (Annual General Meeting) has to be held by the end of March each year. This is the key meeting open to all the membership to elect members of the Committee.

Each year we elect a number of people to do specific officer roles and general committee members. All committee members must be nominated and stand for election each year. Officers must stand down from their officer role after 3 years and normally committee members are expected to step down after 3 years in the same role.

Please note: all Officers and Committee members are elected for a period of 3 years but still have to be re-elected each year.

You can nominate any member of the association. All we is ask is that you have a willingness to get involved and work as part of a team so that we can make the club work as efficiently as possible and in the interest’s of all members, and of course the bees!

At the AGM we will consider written and verbal reports from the officers. Additionally the AGM can make changes to the rules and constitution as required. The AGM also recognises the achievements of individual members and groups of members within the Association.

AGM 2026

The SSDBKA AGM 2026 will take place on:

Saturday 28th of March at 10:30. Venue: Northfield Village

More information to follow but the provisional material is presented below:

Current Officers

Chair of Committee – Wendy Woodward – Term Completed
President – Paul Twibill – Term Completed
Treasurer – Ed Bennett -Term Completed
Secretary – Penny Twibill – Term Completed

All officers are stepping down and will need to be replaced at the AGM.

Apiary Coordinator – Chris & Alan Brewin – Stepping Down
Quartermaster – Stephen Gibbins (Non-committee member)
Communication Lead – Vacancy
Membership Secretary – Alisdair Lewis
Exam Secretary – Trevor Smith
Education Lead – David Primrose
Health & Safety Lead/Honey Coordinator – Martin Davies

Additional Support Roles

Fund Raising Support
Newsletter Editor
Grounds Maintenance
Honey Show Coordinator
IT Support
Photography
WebMaster

If you feel you have skills in any of theses areas or are simply willing to volunteer your services please do not hesitate to get in touch. You would be made most welcome. Please note that much of the work of comittee requires a wide range of skills but it is not necessary to be a vastly experienced Bee keeper. Enthusiasm, preparedness to get stuck in and an interest in the work of the association are much more important.