2014 AGM

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Time: November 3, 2014 from 7pm to 10pm
Location: Pizza Express Herne Hill
Event Type: agm, 2014
Organized By: Laura
Latest Activity: Nov 3, 2014

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Windrush AGM 2014

This is an official announcement that the Windrush annual general meeting will be held on Monday 3rd November 2014. Subject to confirmation it will be held in the downstairs of Pizza Express, Herne Hill, with a social afterwards.

At the AGM the Chair will give a report of the club year, along with the secretary and head coach. Following this, all of the committee positions will be voted in. For those that do not know about the committee positions, please take a look at who currently occupies the positions under the 'Home' tab and what they involve.

All of the positions will need to be filled for the next club year and we are encouraging members old and new to consider stepping forwards. The club works as well as it does due to the committee, and without it there would be no Windrush!! Feel free to message or approach any current committee members at any time to find out more. We will also be organising a social in mid October where you can chat to all of us, and a post on this will follow soon from Nicky. Members are also welcome to our next committee meeting on Monday 13 October, 7:30pm, Pizza Express downstairs, if they want to see what happens there!!

I would also like to take this opportunity to say that I will not be standing again as chair this year. I have been chair since we formed a committee 3.5 years ago, and I think that it would be a good idea for someone new to take on this position. I have absolutely loved being the chair, and there have been so many wonderful experiences during this time. I feel so proud of the club and what we have achieved. Windrush means a great deal to me and it is not without some considerable sadness that I will step down, but I think that it is now time for this to happen. I really hope we have several people step forward who want to be considered for this role. I came into it with no experience and we built the club up to what it is now. Somebody new can take the club in new directions and with new strengths. All you need is passion, organisation, and a bit of free time!

I hope everybody within the club can take some time to think how they can contribute to the running of the club, and what position they would like to stand for next year. Without you guys stepping forwards there will be no Windrush in 2015, so it's down to you!

Laura

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Comment by Andy B on October 28, 2014 at 16:04: Yay - though it'll be slightly disappointing to no longer be in the company of Cuba and North Korea in not having term limits ...

Now you know folks - you have to annouce beforehand!

Comment by Laura A on October 28, 2014 at 15:58: Hi Andy - yes if there are 2 or more people standing for a position then there will be a paper ballot on the night. This is why people need to let us know beforehand if they want to stand for a position, so we can arrange the paperwork!

There will be an anonymous paper ballot for all positions - sorry if that wasn't clear.

We will also be discussing a maximum Chair term into the club consititution as well.

Comment by Andy B on October 28, 2014 at 15:53: I’m looking forward to huge portions of drama, and possibly even pizza. One issue that is slightly tricky is the awkward if not cringe-worthy business of, in the case of a contested position, voting. At previous AGM’s it’s been a matter of vaguely wafting an arm and not looking too self-conscious. Given the importance of electing a new Chair, would it not be slightly less uncomfortable to have pieces of paper in the case of two or more people putting themselves forward?

Choice A would represent one named person, choice B another named person, etc.

The most important thing is obviously the pizza but wondered if we could also look at this?

Also, might this meeting be an appropriate juncture to discuss a term limit for the Chair position?

Comment by Liz Dey on October 27, 2014 at 9:13: I'll be therefrom about 7.45 ish, save some pizza for me :-)

Comment by Laura A on October 23, 2014 at 10:09: The AGM will be meet around 7 for a 7:30 start to give more people time to get there and buy a drink before we start. Pizza will be £5 a head and the club will make up the difference.

Comment by Laura A on October 22, 2014 at 13:50: That's great Janet, just turn up when you can...and there's pizza afterwards!

Comment by Janet Bartlett on October 22, 2014 at 13:47: I play touch rugby (i know, cheating on triathlon) on monday nights so depending on game time will only be able to come from 8pm earliest...but I'll try to pitch up when I can if not too late. Sorry.