AGM and Open Meeting 22nd June 2009 With the Partnership business concluded, the large audience at Merchants' Place listened attentively to four speeches with subjects including the Cromer and Sheringham Area Arts Festival, the Poppyland Community Bank, the Belfry Arts Centre and a reminder of the Partnership's recent open meetings which focussed on Coastal Living. Please click on the photos below to hear the speeches. Alan Squirrel from Norfolk Credit Union launched the Poppyland Community Bank with an inspiring speech reminding us that, when it comes to Community Banks, the community comes first. Nora Gaston is the Artistic Director for the Belfry Arts Centre and shared her vision for this exciting new project. Kate Royall explained her role as Coordinator of the Cromer and Sheringham Arts Festival which will be held in October 2010. Mark Danson-Hatcher is the Partnership's Vice-Chair and gave us an excellent oral précis of the two Coastal Living Open Meetings that the Partnership has hosted over the past twelve months.