Minutes of the Annual General Mooting

1. Minutes of the last Annual General Mooting were agreed to be a fair representation of last year's meeting. Although nobody could really remember much about it, particularly after the fight broke out.

2. Matters arising - Nobody had carried out any of the actions from last year. Everybody meant to have got round to doing their actions, but you know how it is. They were busy, and then Harold Camping forecast the end of the world. Twice. So there didn't see any point in starting anything before November. And then it was Christmas, and it hardly seemed time to start anything up before the AGM.

3. Archdruid's Report - Eileen thanked Hnaef, Daphne, and Young Keith for their support, and expressed her loathing of Burton Dasset. She said it had been a very hard year, spiritually and financially. But she had high hopes that the daily pouring-out and filling-up of beakers continues, sunrise, sunset, sunrise, sunset, Consider Yourself Our Mate. Sorry, her attention wandered there, but she didn't suppose anyone was still listening anyway. Onwards and Upwards!

4. Treasurer's Report - Burton Dasset reported that official income was 45p last year. It was probably more than that in reality, but all the electronic records are missing, believed hacked. It is a fundamental rule of the Beaker Folk that Druidic Expenses are reported every year. However this year all the receipts have been eaten by a mutant sentient star-cheese. Having failed to report on the Druidic Expenses yet again, Burton received his annual sacking.

5. Election of New Treasurer - Eileen paid an eloquent tribute to the outgoing Treasurer's superb combination of a financial qualification with extreme gullibility, and proposed that Burton be elected as the new Treasurer. Proposal carried  Nem ausus con.

6. Light Bulb Report - Ardwulf, our Light Bulb Committee Chair, reported that blown light bulbs have been down by 7% since Eileen started cutting the electric off every night at 9.30. Eileen said that this was a great environmental achievement, and was also preserving the mountain of 100W incandescent bulbs that she picked up cheap before their sale was banned. Ardwulf reported that the bulb in the downstairs male toilet has been needing replacement for 6 months, while the Light Bulb Committee have discussed whether it should be a 40W or 60W. Since the committee couldn't decide, he wondered if the Mooting could rule on the matter. Eileen pointed out that under para 642 sub-section 4a, it was the Lightbulb Committee's job to decide where bulbs should be replaced, and which power should be appropriate. She told Ardwul that the Committee would have to knuckle down at their May meeting, and try to get a resolution with Capital Expenditure request and justification to the June Budget Committee, to be approved at the July Moot. She suggested that Ardwulf get a bit of a move on, as by the time of the July Moot the nights will be drawing in, and it will soon be Christmas.

7. Mission and Outreach - We all felt a bit shy this year.

8. Social Activities - With 45 Bingo Nights, 61 Quizzes, 12 Ceilidhs, 31 Pizza Nights, the weekly Druidic Zumba, the three-monthly Revue  and the weekly shopping trips to Milton Keynes, Bedford, London and Peterborough, we've not been as busy socially in previous years. Eileen suggested that we could use the spare time that's been created to spend more time in prayer. Everyone looked at her "gone out", and indoor football has now been introduced to mop up some of the spare time - at least for the physically active.

9. Children's Work - Eileen said they weren't trying hard enough. The under-12s "play" shoe factory, in particular, was well below production targets. It was pointed out that "Children's work" really meant work with children. Eileen said Charlii was still dressing up as Shelly the Friendly Chicken - what more could be wanted?

10. Election of the new Moot - Eileen pointed out that the maximum size of the monthly Moot is set at 10. With the Archdruid, Executive Arch-Assistant Druid (Hnaef), Arch-Assistant Executive Druid (Daphne Hnaef),  Trainee Druid (Charlii), Chief Scientist (Young Keith), Treasurer (Burton), Children's Rep (Charlii), Fundraising Committee Chair (Burton), Outreach Administrator (Hnaef) and Disciplinary Officer (Hnaef), all ten places are occupied by ex officio committee members. It's a bit rough, remarked Eileen, but that's democracy.

11. Any Other Business - Chalybert asked why Eileen's preaching isn't as dynamic as her predecessors, her pastoral visiting less diligent and her vision less visionary. Eileen pointed out that this was because, she being the founder of the Beaker Folk, her predecessor is a figment of the imagination and as such wonderful. Indeed, reflected Eileen, one has to wonder if the virtues of all previous leaders of churches are also figments of the imagination.

12. Closing prayers - The meeting finished with holding-hands-in-a-circle-and-saying-a-blessing-while-looking-at-everyone-else. Except for Marston who's not running away from that part of his personality, but it does make him feel a bit uncomfortable.