Our AGM was held on Sunday 13th July at the Brown Cow in Mansfield, at which many members of the committee were reappointed unopposed, but with some changes, as outlined below.
Royce Holmes will be Branch Secretary again for 2025/26, and Andrea Gilbert-Holmes will continue as our minute-taker, with Richard Coleman remaining as Treasurer. Dick Dawson keeps the role of Social Secretary after doing a great job last year, and the award-winning Kirsten Yates remains in the roles of Website Coordinator and Magazine/Newsletter editor.
As well as remaining as Chair, Membership Secretary and Clubs Coordinator, Karl Ransford also takes on NBSS (Beer Scoring) and GBG Submission roles. With experience in all of these areas last year, Karl is well-equipped to juggle them again.
Retaining his Social Media role, Sean Saxton has added the role of Pub Data Coordinator – a great fit for him as he probably visits the most pubs across our branch.
Joss Dutton added the Pub Promotions & Awards Coordinator role (including LocAle) to that of Young Members’ Contact. He also agreed to start a TikTok channel supporting Sean, hoping to attract a new audience for the branch.
Leaving the committee are Carl Brett (formerly Vice Chair, Pub Data Coordinator, Branch Contact, NBSS Coordinator and GBG Submissions Coordinator) and Andrew Brett (formerly LocAle Coordinator) – although Andrew will continue with his Brewery Liaison Officer role for Beermats. The committee thanks them for their contributions since the branch was reformed in 2022, as well as for their ongoing activity over the last 20-plus years.