Yesterday’s Medieval Section AGM was one of the best-attended and longest-lasting AGMs that I can remember in all the years that I have been a member. Twenty-one people were present. Unfortunately Axel Muller (Chairman), Jo Heron (Treasurer) and Steve Moorhouse (Hon. Editor) could not come so I read their respective reports to the gathering. Janet Senior kindly stepped in to chair the meeting which meant I was not talking all of the time.
Basically we are in much better shape than we were a year ago.The twin strategy of reviving the Saturday afternoon monthly lectures and creating a section blog has stimulated interest so that once again members are offering themselves for election to committee. Craig Fletcher has joined the committee and replaces Marta Cobb who has stepped down. Thanks to them both for serving. It was the absence of volunteers willing to stand for committee that prompted last year’s proposal that the section be wound up. The membership is about the same at 130, although there are still subscriptions outstanding.
The main point of discussion was the Section journal Medieval Yorkshire. David Asquith kindly offered to facilitate the production of the journal. Whilst David has not said he will become Hon. Editor this is a most welcome step that hopefully will enable us to resume publication of Medieval Yorkshire. Sadly due to the ill-health of Stephen Moorhouse there has not been any progress with the catch-up volumes 38 and 39/40.
The AGM was followed by Dr Hugh Willmott (University of Sheffield) who talked to us about recent work at Monk Bretton Priory. I’ll put a summary of this talk on the blog in due course.
Medieval Section of the Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society 