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- Club Rules
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- 1. Name
- 1.1 The name of the club is
Stopsley Striders Jogging Club.
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- 2. Aim
- 2.1 The aim of the club is to
promote running and provide a forum for runners of all abilities to meet and
- run in an atmosphere of goodwill.
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- 3. Management
- 3.1 The club is to be managed by
a committee elected annually at the AGM consisting of the following:-
- Chairperson, Hon. Secretary, Hon. Treasurer, Men’s Captain, Ladies Captain,
and six other members
- with five members to form a quorum. The committee have the right to fill any
vacancy that may occur.
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- 4. Club Presidents
- 4.1 A
Life President may be elected at an Annual General Meeting, (AGM) serving for
that person’s lifetime.
- Honorary Vice-Presidents to be given Life Membership
for long service to the Club shall be nominated
- by the Management Committee and
elected at the AGM.
- Vice-Presidents shall be nominated
by the Management Committee and re-elected annually at the
- Annual General
Meeting on the basis of continued support of the Club.
- One of the Presidents shall preside
at the AGM during election of the new Chairman, and at Special
- Meetings where
the Chairman declares an interest in the proceedings of that meeting.
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- 5. Membership
- 5.1 Membership of the club is
open to persons aged 16 years and over, male and female, who are eligible
- to compete under the rules of UK
Athletics and the Association of Running Clubs (ARC). Under UK
- Athletics rules an amateur “is a person who is eligible
to compete under the rules of UKA.”
- The following persons are ineligible to take part in competition under UKA
Rules
- Any persons who (Inter-alia):
- Rule 3(a) have taken part in any competition in which any of the competitors
in any of the events were
- to their knowledge ineligible to compete under UKS
Rules
- Rule 3(e) have competed, or are competing in any sport for pecuniary reward,
other than as permitted
- by IAAF Rules which have been accepted by UK Athletics.
- Rule 3(g) ask for, or receive, directly or indirectly, any monetary
consideration, reward or employment
- for becoming or continuing as a member of a
club or any other athletic association.
- 5.2 Candidates for membership
must apply in writing on the application forms provided, being proposed
- by one
member and seconded by a second member and be elected by the committee at their
next meeting.
- Applications from persons
under 18 years must also be signed by their parent or guardian.
- Prospective members are allowed up to 8 visits as a guest prior to applying
for membership.
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- 6 Subscriptions
- 6.1 Members shall pay an agreed
initial joining fee to the Hon. Treasurer upon election to the club and
- an
annual subscription due on the first day of January each year. An attendance fee is also payable
- on club
nights; rates of charges to be decided by the committee.
- The committee shall have the power to expel any member whose subscription is
2 months in arrears,
- provided a months notice in writing shall have been sent
to such a member at their last known address,
- informing them of the proposed
action by the committee.
- The name and address of any person expelled shall be sent to the Hon.
Secretary for the relevant
- Athletic Association who shall enter their name in a
book (to be called “the Suspension Book”) kept
- for that purpose. Every person whose name has been entered in
the “Suspension Book” shall be suspended
- from competing in any event held under
UKA or ARC Rules until the liability causing their expulsion,
- which shall not
exceed a years subscription, has been discharged.
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- 7 Resignations
- 7.1 A
member wishing to withdraw from the club must give notice in writing to the
Hon. Secretary, and
- their membership shall terminate on the date of that notice
unless they are financially indebted to the
- club, in which case the committee
may withhold accepting the resignation until such liability has been
discharged.
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- 8 General Meeting
- 8.1 An Annual General Meeting
will be held during the month of October in each year to receive the
committee’s
- report and financial statement, elect officers and committee
members and to deal with other items
- specified on the agenda. The Hon. Secretary shall give members 21
days notice of the meeting.
- Nominations
for the committee and notice of items
to be placed on the agenda must be made in
- writing to the Hon. Secretary 14
days prior to the meeting.
- 8.2 A Special General Meeting
will be called by the Hon. Secretary within 14 days of receipt of a request
- in
writing signed by 11 members fully stating the business to be brought before
such a meeting.
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- 9 Alteration of the Rules
- 9.1 No
alteration nor addition to the rules of the club may be made except by an
Annual General Meeting
- called for such a purpose and then only on the approval
of two thirds of those present entitled to vote.
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- 10 Finance
- 10.1 No funds nor properties of the club shall be distributed among the
members but shall be applied to the
- furtherance and upkeep of the club.
- In the event of the dissolution of the club, all assets, after any
outstanding liabilities have been discharged,
- shall be given over to the trustees appointed by the committee, for distribution to local charities.
- The club can only be dissolved with the
written agreement of the members.
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- 11 Club Colours
- 11.1 When competing
in any team, relay or run under UKA or ARC
rules, members must wear the
- registered club colours.
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