http://arthur-ransome.org/forum This is the Arthur Ransome society's message Forum. To post to this forum you must be a member of the Arthur Ransome society and have logged into the site using your username and password. If you are a member and do not have a username and password, please send your name, address and membership number to 'tarsnet@arthur-ransome.org' daily 1 2008-09-12T10:08:46Z http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/tars-general-discussion/685512929/398701022/view I tend to think that AR usually got things right. So I was surprised to read, in the current Mixed Moss, an article claiming that “Ransome knew that Scottish ... 2012-01-12T11:05:23Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-lake-district/610505552/496541547/view As someone very far away from the action (in Ottawa, Canada) let me stick in an oar. I made a (small) contribution to the appeal to buy the film Swallow ... 2012-01-04T17:58:44Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-tars-website/447324234/788266489/view There was an included "." in the Members Only link provided by Ted Evans. If you use this one it should work properly ... 2012-01-03T00:50:33Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-tars-website/447324234/725110341/view Addendum to the above. You need to login via the website before you can access the members only pages.  Then use the link on the first page of the TARS ... 2011-12-30T15:16:40Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-tars-website/447324234/670623045/view Thank you for these thoughts, Ted. Whilst philosophically I might agree that a forum can be a place for people to let off steam. Practically an active site, ... 2011-12-30T02:48:29Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-tars-website/447324234/274659811/view Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ ... 2011-12-28T17:37:01Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-lake-district/610505552/78656800/view Damn good work Rob, I'm so pleased you are on the spot and taking an active interest in things. I hope we will soon see the Dog's Home safe for another decade. ... 2011-12-21T20:39:45Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-lake-district/610505552/648393824/view I think you will find that the old pitsteads were quite large, Rob.   There was enough space to incorporate both the charcoal mound and wigwam on ... 2011-12-18T17:58:41Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-tars-website/447324234/712550461/view Catching up - Thank you for these thoughts Geraint. As you have correctly enlarged on my point regarding the option to charge non members for access to our ... 2011-12-18T17:39:16Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-lake-district/610505552/423508380/view Back to pitsteads. One thing that confuses me is, if the wigwam is built on an old pitstead, and they also need one to make charcoal, why don't they come in ... 2011-12-15T11:59:27Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-lake-district/610505552/143986328/view The FC Building Surveyor has now visited - sneaked past me and the FC Warden to do their own thing - and the news is slightly better. The stonework is mainly ... 2011-12-15T11:52:04Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-tars-website/447324234/168678806/view Owen, So far as I can see we are all arguing for the same thing here: proper management of the Society and fulfilment of the Board's and Officers' duties by ... 2011-12-09T08:49:34Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-tars-website/447324234/47859643/view I am not really sure where Peter is coming from with these comments.   TARS is a Limited Company as is subject to the Companies Act 2006 as much as ... 2011-12-09T00:13:34Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-tars-website/447324234/310694311/view I regret that my patience with Owen's postings is being stretched somewhat. I did not say that "the Board ignores the Forum" but that the Forum is not regarded ... 2011-12-08T19:13:22Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-tars-website/447324234/587055711/view Thank you for this Geraint. I cannot remember receiving these 8 pages with other literature. This may be down to the efforts of the post office. Their ... 2011-12-07T23:53:27Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-tars-website/447324234/429058331/view If I recall correctly, copies of the Society Constitution (The "Memorandum of Association", "Articles of Association" and "Rules of the Company", the latter ... 2011-12-07T14:09:20Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-tars-website/447324234/442905877/view Previously Peter Hyland wrote: One of my suggestions for Qwen's communication on TARS and Technology for the Board. All these matters are governed by ... 2011-12-07T12:37:46Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-tars-website/447324234/436204523/view Again, thank you for the information, Peter. Not sure that I have ever seen the TARS Constitution including Leading Lights. I joined several years after ... 2011-12-07T11:36:14Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-tars-website/447324234/198247837/view Board meetings are attended by all 14 Trustees - ie the 8 Elected Trustees and the 6 Regional Representative Trustees. It is sometimes thought, erroneously, ... 2011-12-06T14:56:43Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-tars-website/447324234/502016829/view Thank you the information on the structure, Peter. Who actually attends the Board meetings, please? Is it just the 8 Trustees (knowing that some of them ... 2011-12-05T23:35:14Z Comment