Annual General Meeting Invitation & Calling Notice

The Club invites all members to join us for our Annual General Meeting and club social on Tuesday 23 April 2024. Please join us at the bar at 18.30 before the meeting convenes at 19.00 and is expected to last one hour. After that we will celebrate all things paddlesport into the evening with chip butties, a cash bar and great friendship.

Agenda

- Welcome

- Chairperson's Report and Photo Presentation

- Secretary's Report

- Treasurer's Report

- Club Plan Update 2024 & Safer Together

- Motions and Matters Arising

- 2024/25 Committee Election

- AOB

Motions and Matters Arising

Members are invited to raise any motions or matters arising no later than 5 days prior to the date of the AGM with the Secretary at secretary@shrewsburycanoeclub.org. Any such motions or matters arising should be raised and seconded by two different members to eligible for discussion.

Committee 2024/25

The Committee make up for 2024/25 shall be the same as 2023/24, with the following roles in place. Descriptions of the roles are available on our website here: Purpose and Roles of the Committee

- Chairperson

- Vice Chairperson

- Secretary

- Treasurer

- Safety Officer

- Membership Secretary

- Welfare Officer

- Coaching Officer

- Communications Officer

- Quartermaster

- Placid Water Discipline Lead

- Sea Discipline Lead

- Polo Discipline Lead

- #ShePaddles Lead

- Moving Water Discipline Lead

Nominations are welcome for any member to join the Committee in one or more of these roles, which must be seconded by a different club member. Such nominations must be submitted to the Secretary at secretary@shrewsburycanoeclub.org no later than 5 days prior to the date of the AGM.

Where there are two or more nominations for any Committee role, then the same shall go to vote by the membership present at the AGM.

We take this opportunity to remind members that any member is welcome to join and observe committee meetings, and that all minutes are published on our website for your information.

Closing

We hope as many members as possible will be able to join us at the AGM. For the meeting to go ahead no less than 30 members need to be present, so please do come along. Please register for the event so we can be sure to lay on enough chips for everyone!

Should you have any questions please don't hesitate to get in touch. 

On behalf of Shrewsbury Canoe Club,

Karen Darby (Vice Chair)

& Stephen Thomas (acting on behalf of Grant Mckelvie Club Secretary)