Annual General Meeting
Sunday 24 February 2008 at 08:40 amNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain will be held on 5th April 2008 at Blackbird Leys Sports Centre, Pegasus Road, Blackbird Leys, Oxford commencing at 13.30 hours for the following purpose:
AGENDA
To read the Notice convening the Meeting.
Minutes of last Annual General Meeting and any matters arising.
To receive the Annual Report as required by the Constitution.
Nominations for Executive Committee members and Officers in accordance with the Constitution. Present holders are:- Dan Docherty (Executive & Chairman)
- Marnix Wells (Executive and Vice Chairman)
- Peter Ballam (Executive and Secretary)
- Gary Wragg (Executive)
- David Hackett (Executive)
- Shelagh Grandpierre (Executive)
- Mark Peters (Executive)
- Jayne Storey (Executive)
- Andreas Schoter (Executive)
- Faye Yip (Executive)
- Karen Limb (Membership Secretary & Treasurer)
- Ronnie Robinson (Promotions & Publicity Officer)
Please note that all members of the Executive Committee are required to retire after one year, but with the exception of Andreas Schoter, all offer themselves for re-election. Nominations for members of the Executive Committee must be made by members of the TCUGB who are eligible to vote. Nominees can only be considered if they can fulfill the requirements set out in Clause 8 b. of the Constitution. The Constitution restricts the maximum number of Executive members to 10 and should the number of nominations exceed the number of posts, election shall be by ballot.
Any Other Business.
If a member wishes to raise any item under this section, please ensure that a written submission is made to the Secretary at least 10 working days before the meeting so it can be considered for inclusion by the Executive members.
Note: A member entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint a Proxy to attend and vote on his/her behalf, such Proxy needs to be in writing.
last years minutes after the jump: (more)
Deyin Tai Chi Gala
Saturday 23 February 2008 at 09:33 am
Union Instructor Faye Li-Yip sent us a report and some pictures of the Deyin Tai Chi Gala. I have add them to the Union Image Gallery: Deyin Tai Chi Gala
TCFE Congress/Forum - Int. Push Hands Meeting
Saturday 16 February 2008 at 5:22 pm
TCFE Sec (and TCUGB Promotons Officer) Ronnie Robinson writes:
February 2008 saw the Taijiquan & Qigong Federation for Europe’s Congress/Forum which, for this year was linked to Nils Klug’s annual International Push Hands Meeting, staged in his native Hannover, Germany. Dan Docherty and I, in our official capacities as President and Secretary attended the event, teaching various workshops, demonstrating and networking with our European colleagues.
Running over 9 days, taking in two weekends, a range of workshops, covering various aspects of taijiquan, qigong and internal arts included and international array of instructors including Thierry Alibert (FR), Roberto Benetti (IT), Fernando Chedel (SP), Cornelia Gruber (CH) Dan Docherty (UK), Sam Masich (DE), Luis Molera (SP) William Mertens (DE) Le My-Lac (FR), Maria Nedelcheva (BUL) Ronnie Robinson (UK), Lauren Smith (DE), and Rob & Erick Volke (NTH).
Aside from the interesting workshops and impressive demonstrations there was also the General Meeting of the TCFE which will be followed by the Election of the new Executive Committee.
You can find out more about the TCFE on their website by visiting www.tcfe.org Go to the Gallery section to see images from the event.
Ronnie Robinson 16.02.08
Judges Training Update
Tuesday 05 February 2008 at 8:07 pm Two new events:WU STYLE TAI CHI CHUAN JUDGES TRAINING.
GARY WRAGG- London, Wu's Tai Chi Chuan Academy, Bethnal Green - Sunday - February 17th 2008.
CONTENT,
The standard 54 form WU STYLE TAI CHI CHUAN COMPETITION ROUND FORM.
11am-4pm.
£40, including buffet lunch.
For bookings contact, email Gary or by telephone/fax, 02070333993, or by post, to Sifu Gary Wragg, Wu's Tai Chi Chuan Academy, Unit 2a, 1st Floor, 449-453 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 9QH.
Chen Style Judges Seminar
Liming Yu - south of Manchester - March 8th details to follow.
World Kung Fu and Tai Chi Championships
Sunday 03 February 2008 at 12:30 pm Union Instructor Keith roost has sent us an article: World Kung Fu And Tai Chi Championships-Oporto PortugalRead the Rest of World Kung Fu And Tai Chi Championships-Oporto PortugalThere was a promised 2000 entrants for the 4 day event, our choice to attend on the final day was directed by the majority of the Tai Chi events happening at that time. The excellent venue was clearly directed and easily found from Oporto.
