Apologies for absence: Cllrs J.S. Flanders, V. Leivers-Millership and R. Smith.

Declarations of interest: None were declared.

Election of Officers for 2005/2006.

Chairman. - Cllr P.A. Wise was unanimously elected unopposed to serve as Chairman for the year 2005/2006.
Vice-Chairman. - Cllr S.A.T. Gascoigne was unanimously elected unopposed to serve as Vice-Chairman for the year 2005/2006.

Council Representatives.

School Governor	No longer an appointment from a Minor Authority.
Newstead Partnership	The Chairman
Crime	Cllr J. Booth
Youth and Community Centre	The Vice-Chairman
Cemetery	The Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Cllr W.Evans
Transport	The Chairman
Notice Board – Village	The Clerk
Notice Board – Abbey	Cllr J.S. Flanders
Hidden Valleys	The Chairman
Services Scrutiny Committee	The Vice-Chairman
Newstead Liaison Group	Cllr R. Milliken

Financial Statement 2004/2005 - The Chairman signed a copy of the provisional accounts and also signed the Accounts Book.
The Council agreed to accept the current Standing Orders.

Closure - There being no further business the Chairman closed the Annual General Meeting at 8.00pm.