It's just a small literary society. No, tiny. The youngest member is probably well over 50. Numbers are inevitably falling. There is no plan to expand the membership, and the society is in terminal but cosy decline.
It's a very sad picture indeed.
Not everyone is happy, as this recent letter shows. I think I must be one of the 'vociferous minority' who want change.
The organisation is 'dynamically conservative'. I think the definition of that is: 'will fight like mad to stay the same'. Right now, the committee seems to be frozen in the headlights of an alarming present and terrifying future.
Some of us think it might be useful to have a plan. Whoa ! Way too radical.
Anyway, this is the state of play right now:
I should add that Mr Boase is a tireless enthusiast, a brilliant former editor of the Society's journal, whose huge energy is matched only by his passion and integrity. He dared to think that there might be another way, and was crazy enough to think that the society might want to stick to its constitution.
Oh dear.
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