Thursday 1st April (no joke)

The night of the Penkridge & District Round Table AGM, and after a swift pint or two at The Cross Keys, we head to The Barns at Cannock for a meal, and the AGM.
A good attendance – the AGM is always a highlight of the table year. After the meal each of the officers gives a report that reviews their role for the year. Following this I give a short address as outgoing Chairman, then I resign my post and hand over to the Secretary. The Secretary appoints a new Chairman – there was only one person standing (as with all posts, this year) so there is no voting. So Richard Bisiker takes over, states what he hopes to achieve in his year, and elects his officers for the year. There is plenty of discussion, a fair amount of heckling and banter – all in all a good balance between formality and jovial leg pulling. The meeting concluded just after 1am, then afterwards we retired back to the new chairman’s house for drinks into the small hours – and a new Table year begins!