Swallowfield Fishing Club Constitution 2018
1. NAME – The club shall be called Swallowfield Fishing Club.
2. OBJECTIVES – The objectives of the club shall be the promotion of angling, good fellowship, and the renting, preservation, and restocking of their fisheries solely for the benefit of the membership.
3. MEMBERSHIP – This shall run from 16th June of the current year to 15th June of the following year. There shall be five categories of membership which are as follow:
Adult – Any person between the ages of 18 and 65 as of the 16th of June in the year of membership.
Colt – Any person not having attained the age of 18 as of the 16th June in the year of membership.
Senior – Any person having attained the age of 65 as of the 16th June in the year of membership.
Family – One or two adult members plus any dependant colt members of their immediate family.
Honorary – Membership as designated by the committee to persons deemed to be deserving of this honor.
Note: The committee will require agreements and/or indemnities from the parents or guardians of Colt members as a condition of membership.
4. OFFICERS – The officers of the club, who shall be members of the committee, shall Any person not having attained the age of 18 as of the 16th June in the year of membership be a Chairman, a Secretary, and a Treasurer and shall be nominated and elected at Each Annual General Meeting.
5. COMMITTEE – The Club shall be managed by a committee of up to 12 members, including the Officers who shall be nominated and elected at the Annual General Meeting. The committee shall have the right to fill any vacancy that shall occur during the year.
6. SUBSCRIPTIONS – The annual subscriptions and joining fees shall be determined by the committee and circulated to the members prior to the Annual General Meeting.
7. EXPULSION OR SUSPENSION OF MEMBERS – The committee shall have the power to expel, suspend or caution any member who shall offend against the rules of the club, or whose conduct shall, in the opinion of the committee, render that person unfit for continuing membership of the club. Before any member is expelled, suspended, or cautioned, the secretary shall give him or her, a minimum of seven days’ notice to appear before the committee to answer the complaint(s) made against them.
8. BYE-LAWS & RULES – The committee shall have the power to make and amend by-laws and rules for regulating the conduct of the club providing that these rules are not in conflict with existing rules or the constitution of the club. The committee shall have the power to make and amend competition rules.
9. TRUSTEES – The trustees of the club shall be the Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer and any property of the club shall be vested in them as trustees. All ordinary members of the club will indemnify the trustees in respect of any liabilities incurred by the trustees by virtue of their office.
10. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – A notice convening the Annual General Meeting shall be sent to the members not less than ten days prior to the meeting. The Annual General Meeting shall be held every year and no later than the 30th of September and shall conduct business as advised by the committee, but must include the approval of the club’s accounts for the previous year and the election of officers and committee for the coming year.
11. EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING – An Extraordinary General Meeting may be convened by the committee at any time if deemed appropriate and notification of this shall be sent to ordinary members at least 14 days prior to the date of the meeting. Such a meeting may also be convened if requested, by no fewer than 7 ordinary members of the club to deal with any matter(s) that these members deem important enough to require such a meeting.
12. CHAIR AT MEETINGS – The Chairman of the club, if present, shall preside at committee and general meetings. In his absence, a Chairman shall be elected to preside. In all cases, the Chairman of any meeting shall have the casting or additional vote in the equality of votes.
13. QUORUM – At committee meetings, five shall form a quorum, of which one must be an officer of the club. At general meetings, seven shall form a quorum, of which one must be an officer of the club.
14. DISSOLUTION – Should the club at any time be dissolved, then an Extraordinary General Meeting will be convened in accordance with the terms outlined in paragraph 11 to decide the disposal of funds available after all liabilities have been discharged. It is agreed that any such funds will be donated to a suitable charity as agreed by the majority of those present at such a meeting. Any such meeting should also decide on the disposal of the club’s property, including all trophies previously awarded.
Swallowfield Fishing Club
Club Rules and Match Rules
All members are Club Water Keepers. Please check other anglers’
permits and be ready to present your own permit if asked to do so.
- Please use barbless hooks.
- Take special care in areas with overhead power lines.
- Chairman: Barney Fairbrother 07849834844
Treasurer: Le Atkins 07711017557
Membership Sec: David Randall 07941794154
The general club rules applicable for the Rivers, Decoy Pond & Matches can be found at the link below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Kj3qqE50g4KE2b3x0yKckeAJlQlPj8v_/view?usp=drive_link
