Shortly after the Institute was built
its welfare was placed into the hands of a group of Trustees.
The first trustees appointed on 26 January 1898 were:
-
Henry John Gepp (Vicar of St Mary's
Church) - ex officio (ie. appointed by virtue of his office and
status).
-
James Walker Larnach (owner of
Adderbury House) - appointed by the owner or owners of Adderbury
House.
-
Hugh William Stilgoe (who's descendent
currently own Adderbury Grounds Farm) - appointed by Adderbury
East Parish Council.
-
Samuel Choyce (village carpenter) -
appointed by Adderbury West Parish Council.
-
James Smith (no occupation) -
appointed by the Church Wardens.
The deed states that if any of these
persons ceases to be a trustee a new trustee shall be appointed in
writing by the body/person as indicated above. Any
change to the deed rules must be approved by four out of the five
Trustees.
Parish and District Councillor John
Harper recently resigned his position as a Trustee.
The Parish Council nominated Parish Councillor Graham Harris as
his replacement.
Currently the following people take on the role of Trustees and custodians
of Adderbury Institute.
|
Rev Stephen Fletcher |
Vicar of Adderbury |
|
Mr Ray Perry |
Owner of Adderbury House |
|
Cllr Keith Mitchell |
Parish, District and County Councillor |
|
Cllr Graham Harris |
Parish Councillor |
|
Mr Noel Towe |
appointed by the Church Wardens |
The on-going management of
Adderbury Institute is in the hands of a Management Committee who
operate under these instructions, dated October 22, 1898:
| There shall
be a permanent President who shall be an ex-officia member
of the Committee and shall be appointed by the Trustees
whenever a vacancy shall occur.
There shall be a Treasurer and a
Secretary to be appointed annually. The first
appointment shall be made by the Trustees and all subsequent
appointments by the Committee.
The entire management of the
Institute shall be vested in a Committee who shall frame such
rules and regulations from time to time as shall be necessary
subject nevertheless to the approval of the Trustees.
The Committee shall consist of
eight members besides the President. The first
appointments thereto to be made by the Trustees and subsequent
appointments as to two of the members by the Committee (who shall
appoint two of their in number one of whom shall be the Vicar of
the Parish for the time bring or his Curate in charge) and as to
the rest of the members by the members of the Institute.
All the property of the
Institute shall be vested in the Trustees.
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The Management Committee for 2008-9 is
made up as follows:
|
Andy Green |
Chairman |
|
Dr David White MBE |
Treasurer and
Bookings Secretary |
|
Mike Dolamore MBE |
Secretary |
|
Parish
Councillor Rhoda Woodward |
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|
Gary Fisher |
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|
Oliver Davies |
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|
Derek Fearne |
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Villagers will be
aware that the future of the Institute is under discussion in
certain quarters. However the Institute Management
Committee is tasked with the current maintenance and running of
the Institute on behalf of the Trustees. As such the Committee
is apolitical and has no say or direct impact in future plans;
its sole concerns are with ensuring that the building remains
fit for use in the future, and is managed and run effectively, until directed
otherwise by the Trustees.
Villagers may
have read that the Institute Committee has voted that the
Institute is no longer suitable for purpose. This is
not true: no such vote has taken place, and the Institute
Committee is apolitical on this issue.
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