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CONSTITUTION

Updated Constitution as agreed at CycleWilmslow.

 

CycleWilmslow – the Wilmslow Area Cycling Campaign

CONSTITUTION

  1. The name of the group shall be CycleWilmslow.
  2. The group shall be a voluntary, not-for-profit, community group.
  3. The aims of the group shall be:
  • to lobby for improved provision for cyclists on and off the road,
  • to promote cycling as an environmentally-friendly and healthy form of leisure, sport and transport.
  • to represent the interests of cyclists in Wilmslow, Handforth, Styal, Alderley Edge and Morley Green, regardless of age, gender and level of cycling experience.
  1. Membership shall be open to all persons and bodies in agreement with these aims. There is an annual membership fee due 1st April. The Committee will consider a relaxation of the fee where appropriate. Members may make a voluntary donation towards the group’s running costs.
  2. The group shall be guided by Committee consisting of the following:

Chairperson

Secretary

Treasurer

And up to 4 others.

These shall be elected at an Annual General Meeting to be held every year, within 14 months of the previous AGM. Members shall receive a minimum of two weeks’ notice in writing of the Annual General Meeting.

Committee meetings shall take place at least 4 times every 12 months with a quorum of 3 as well as an AGM.

The Committee may co-opt members to replace any who may resign during the year pending elections at the next AGM. It may also co-opt up to 2 additional members between Annual General Meetings.

Committee members not attending 3 consecutive meetings may, at the discretion of the other members, be removed from the Committee.

  1. Any amendments to the Constitution shall be made by a majority of no less than two thirds at a General Meeting of members; as shall be any decision to suspend or disband the group and dispose of any funds that may be left to a non-profit organisation promoting cycling as a leisure or utility activity.