AGM 2012

Please be aware that the AGM will be held at on the last Tuesday in October. Details will follow but we hope to hold it at the Mount Skip Golf Club Hebden Bridge as last year.

It is at this point that I have to put out a call for election of officers. I will contact the committee members over the next few weeks to confirm if they would be willing to continue with their roles. Of course all roles are open for election and if anyone would like to get involved on the committee please do contact me This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it tel 07779162363.

I once again would love to have a break from the role of Chairman and ask that if anyone would like to have a go at it please do not be shy, have a word with me and I’ll do my best to persuade you that it’s a great idea J In all honestly I have been chairman for quite a while now and it would be good to get a fresh approach and invigorate new ideas into our club, so please do come forward if you feel you would like to give it a go.

Part of the AGM agenda is to discuss membership fees, this was discussed at length last year and we decided to freeze it at £22 single £36 family with the £5 initial joining fee. I will once again visit this at the AGM and ask that people think about what they would like to do. It was noted that most riding club and Pony club membership fees are higher than ours and suggested that an increase in the fee would reduce the amount of fund raising we need to do. It would also ensure that EVERY member contributed to the club funds over and above the basic running cost of the club.

I will publish a full agenda in the October Newsletter with nominees for office also included. Please can all nominees be put forward to Cher the secretary by the end of September. We will bring nomination forms to the next meeting and a form will be included at the end of the newsletter.

All roles are listed below:

• Chairman
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• Training
• Team Manager Horse Trails and Hunter Trails
• Team Manager SJ
• Team Manager Dressage
• Area 4 Rep
• Minutes Secretary
• Social Events
• Membership
• Bridleways
• Newsletter
• Points Secretary

In addition we trialed a role of Fundraising Officer this year which Alison Butterworth Kindly took on, I will add this onto the agenda for the AGM to see if this role should continue.

Ok please do get in touch if you would like to discuss any of the committee positions everyone welcome.

Thanks Nicki