DUNFERMLINE and WEST FIFE LOCAL TOURIST ASSOCIATION
Meeting - Wednesday 14th January2015
Keavil House Hotel
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Minutes
1 Welcome and Attendance
The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.
2 Present
Alistair Bruce Chair
Cllr Helen Law Dunfermline Area Cttee
Cllr Mike Shirkey SW Fife Area Cttee
Jack Pryde Discover Dunfermline
James Lawson NQ Heritage Trust
Peter Wilson LTA Projects
Karen Davidson Kingsgate
Linn Williamson Grill 48
Paul Foley NTS Culross
Kevin Fleming Little Thistle
Apologies
Joe McGuiness Area Services Manager – Fife Council
Roger Pickering Forth Pilgrim
2 Minutes of AGM Meeting 23rd January 2014
The Minutes were approved
3 Chairman’s Report
The Chair provided a summary of the activity of the LTA over the previous 12 months, a year in which Scotland’s profile had been heightened by the year of Homecoming, the Commonwealth Games and the Ryder Cup. He listed a series of positive achievements for the LTA, which had continued to work to support the development of tourism in the area. In line with the publication of the Fife Tourism Partnership Strategy he had been pleased to see the completion of the LTA Strategy 2014-2016.
Activities in the past year had seen LTA participation in the successful Forth Bridges Festival, the continuing achievements of the Cruise Project bringing evermore visitors to the Dunfermline area, and the success of the Welcome Volunteers in winning the Regional Thistle Award in the Warmest Welcome category, the continuing progress of the Pilgrimage project, and the initiation of the Outlander Project.
The chairman welcomed the breadth of work being undertaken by members of the LTA and thanked them for their efforts.
4 Appointment of Office Bearers and Committee
Chair – Alistair Bruce – nominated by Peter Wilson, seconded by Jack Pryde
It was decided to combine the post of Secretary and Treasurer – Karen Davidson - nominated by Alistair Bruce, seconded by James Lawson.
Karen Davidson would be added to the Bank Signatory list alongside Alistair Bruce and Peter Wilson (LTA Projects). Maggie Mitchell would be removed from the list of signatories.
It was agreed that the position whereby those individuals who supported the management of the LTA by regular attendance at LTA meetings would form the membership of the LTA committee.
5 Finance Report
Peter Wilson tabled a summary of current LTA finances. The main issues were the untying of the funds for the LTA, and for the Cruise project which prior to 2014 had been managed via the single bank account operated by Royal Dunfermline. On 31st December the LTA Bank account stood at £3091.39, the majority of which should be transferred to the Cruise bank account.
LTA expenditure since 2013 had been expended on the Showcase Event, Visitor Guide publication and Landmark Bedroom Brochure advertising in 28,000 Edinburgh Hotel Bedrooms, and administration costs. An application for additional funding had been made to the SW Fife Area Cttee, but had not been successful. Recent discussions had taken place with Fife Council to ensure funds would be available to cover pending invoices.
The LTA had approved a future funding strategy during 2014, and it would be the subject of continuing monitoring in 2015.
The proposal to maintain LTA membership fees at £50 was agreed and the Projects Officer would issue invoices accordingly.
There was no other competent business.