Constitution of The Banbury
Evergreens
The Association shall be
called “The Banbury Evergreens”.
The object of the Association
shall be to promote sports and leisure
activities for people in the 50+ age group.
Anyone who attends “The Banbury
Evergreens” shall be entitled to join
the Association.
The management of the Association
shall be vested in a Committee
Consisting of Chairman, Treasurer,
Secretary and seven (7) Committee
Members, to be elected by members of the
Association at an Annual General
Meeting. The Committee may co-opt casual
members as necessary. Co-opted members
may not vote. The quorum for all
Committee Meetings shall be five (5).
Each member attending General
Meetings may have one vote. The Chairman
may not have a casting vote (he may at
Committee Meetings). To qualify for
attendance under this rule a member’s
contribution shall have been paid to 31
December. The Annual General Meeting to
be held in the last week in November, of
which 21 days notice will be
given.
Contributions shall be £4.00
per year which shall run from 1st
January to 31 December and shall be
deemed irrevocably
donated.
The Treasurer shall keep a list
of all names, addresses, receipts and
payments of the Association. It shall be
the responsibility of the Treasurer to
prepare annual accounts and submit them
at the Annual General Meeting. Two
auditors shall be appointed.
The rules may be added to,
deleted or amended only at a General
Meeting, of which 21 days notice must be
given.
Any group of eight (8) members
joining together may call a Special
General Meeting.
Any member of 5 or more
continuous years reaching the age of
eighty (80) shall have life membership.
In the event of the club closing,
any residual funds in the club’s bank
account will be donated to a local
charity or charities. At such time, all
members will be invited to attend a
Special General meeting to decide which
charity/charities would benefit.
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