However boring AGMs may be, they are a breath of fresh air compared with threads about train timetables, fer Chrissake...

Personally I would rather my subs were spent on the library, educational projects, outreach work etc rather than subsidised jollies for delegates. As folks have pointed out, there is already plenty going on in Sheffield for delegates to get their teeth into. I live in Manchester so I don't personally benefit from Cecil Sharp House. I pay my subs to help support the work the society does, rather than for what it gives me - though I do appreciate the magazines.