Club Quiz and Annual General Meeting, 2 August 2023

As some members will be aware, it proved impossible to complete the AGM originally called for 18 May. The resumed meeting will now take place at 7.00 p.m. on Wednesday 2 August at Washington Wetland Centre, Barmston Lane, Pattinson, Washington NE38 8LE, to be followed by a quiz put together by Mark Harper.

The documentation for the business part of the meeting is available here.

The meeting will include annual elections. It is vital for the future of the Club and the development of its activities that we should strengthen the Board of Trustees. At present several of the permitted twelve seats are vacant. A printable/downloadable form for nominations to the Board can be found here. The original deadline on this form can be ignored, but nominations must be received not later than midnight on Tuesday 1 August.

DBC Constitution

One of our members has recently asked “Where can we read the written constitution ?”

Here is a link to the Club Constitution and Byelaws.

Note that the Constitution is closely based on a template provided by the Charity Commission and so contains a lot of administrative, procedural and regulatory detail designed to ensure that an organisation operates within the requirements of the Charities Act.

DBC AGM, 18 May 2023 and Quiz arranged by Mark Harper

Planning is now underway for the 2023 Club Annual General Meeting, which will take place on Thursday 18th May at 7.00 p.m. at the Washington Wetland Centre, Barmston Lane, Pattinson, Washington NE38 8LE.

The documentation for the business part of the meeting will be added here over the next few weeks.and will be complete no later than 28 April, with most papers available well before that.

The meeting will include annual elections. It is vital for the future of the Club and the development of its activities that we should strengthen the Board of Trustees. At present several of the permitted twelve seats are vacant. A printable/downloadable form for nominations to the Board, to be received no later than Monday 24 April, can be found here.

Following the formal agenda there will be a quiz arranged by Club Trustee and Treasurer Mark Harper.