The Club AGM
AGM 2009
The Annual General Meeting of the club was held at Blackmore Camping and Caravanning Club Site, Hanley Swan, Worcestershire, WR8 0EE, on Saturday 6th June starting at 1.00pm.
All nominations for the AGM this year must be registered with the Club Secretary before 9 May. This includes any committee member who wishes to stand for another year.
The official nominations as received within the Club Constitution and Rules by the deadline were as follows
Chairman Paul Jarvis Was voted back in
Secretary Keith Bourbage Stood down
Phil Shaw Volunteered to stand in
President Phil Shaw (Honorary) voted back in
Treasurer Jenny Austin Voted back in
Membership Ian and Tina Grice Voted back in
Camping Derek & Christie Leary Voted back in
Valuations Sean Powell Voted back in
Magazine Carol Jarvis Voted back in
Events Keith Miller Voted back in
Shop Rex and Natalie Bale Voted back in
Web site Clare Walsh Voted back in
Vanfest Simon Holloway Voted back in
General Sheila Miners Voted back in
General Tim Hutchinson Voted back in
General Emma Hamilton Voted in
Every year, the Club has an AGM. This does not happen at a fixed location, but is usually held at the end of May or beginning of June. This is the opportunity for the members to meet up, vote on the committee members, ask questions of the committee and learn about the plans for the Club over the coming year.
The Committee page of the website has a listing of all the current committee members as voted for at the June 2009 AGM.
Any member can become a member of the committee, and there are a number of ways this can happen. First of all, a post may become vacant, or a new post is identified as necessary for the Club to function. Once this happens, the committee can co-opt any willing volunteer member onto the post by a majority vote at a committee meeting.
Otherwise, the member could be nominated and voted for through the normal AGM process. Any nominee needs a proposer and a seconder, and must win a majority vote at the AGM. There are a few roles that can only be filled by someone who has previously been on the committee, but otherwise anyone is welcome to volunteer.
The other major attraction at the AGM is the Van of the Year award, which is decided during the AGM camp by the members in attendance voting for their top three vans. The van must attend the AGM and camp overnight, and the prize is presented at the BVF event by the President, Phil Shaw.